Resolution No. 2023-005RESOLUTION NO. 2023-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
ADOPTING THE 2023 CITY OF VERNON LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION
PLAN
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. The City of Vernon recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and
property within our community and has prepared a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP)
update in compliance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
B. City Council adoption of a current LHMP will make the City eligible to receive
earmarked mitigation grant funding, as well as eligible to apply for additional federal
mitigation grants.
C. City staff has collaborated with numerous partner agencies and hazard experts
to develop the LHMP.
D. City officials designated in the LHMP are authorized and directed to prepare
future revisions and plan maintenance required by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and submit them to the
City Council for approval for a period of five (5) years from the date of this resolution.
E. On March 9, 2023, FEMA determined the plan to be eligible for final approval
pending its adoption by the Vernon City Council.
F. The LHMP has been prepared in compliance with California Government Code
Sections 8685.9 and 65302.6, which ensures the plan will be integrated with the City of
Vernon General Plan Safety Element.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon finds and determines that the
above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds that this action
is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, because it is an
administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the
environment, and therefore does not constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA
Guidelines Section 15378. The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan acts as a guide for hazard
mitigation strategies but does not implement any specific project, action, or funding.
SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby approves the Vernon
2023 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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SECTION 5. The respective officials identified in the LHMP are hereby
directed to pursue implementation of the recommended actions assigned to them.
SECTION 6. In compliance with Government Code Sections 8685.9 and
65302.6, the City Council instructs staff to include the following text into the General
Plan Safety Element:
“The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) for the City of Vernon planning area was
developed in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) and
followed FEMA’s 2011 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan guidance. The LHMP
incorporates a process where hazards are identified and profiled, the people and
facilities at risk are analyzed, and mitigation actions are developed to reduce or
eliminate hazard risk. The implementation of these mitigation actions, which include
both short-term and long-term strategies, involve planning, policy changes,
programs, projects, and other activities. The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan can be
found on the City’s website at www.cityofvernon.org.”
SECTION 7. All resolutions or parts of resolutions not consistent with or in
conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED April 4, 2023.
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LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH N. MOUSSA, City Attorney
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I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION NO. 2023-05 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at the Regular meeting on April 4, 2023
by the following vote:
AYES: 3 Council Members: Merlo, Larios, Lopez
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 1 Council Member: Ybarra
ABSTAIN: 0
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LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
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