Res 1910 - Disaster ResilienceCOUNCIL BILL NO. 2749
RESOLUTION NO. 1910
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER
INTO AN OREGON PARTNERSHIP FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WHEREAS, the City Council considers the participation in pre -disaster
mitigation planning for public safety and economic benefit of the community as being
necessary and beneficial; and
WHEREAS, The City, by policy, endeavors to apply both land use planning and
the identification of municipal capital improvement projects that reduce the risk of public
safety and economic loss to the community in the event of a natural disaster, and
WHEREAS, the cost associated with participating in this pre -disaster mitigation
planning is a 25 percent local match of the total project cost, with 75 percent of the
project cost receiving Federal funding through a FEMA grant program, and
WHEREAS, completion of the pre -disaster mitigation plan provides an
opportunity for the City to engage the community in identifying potential hazards and
opportunities to mitigate those hazards enhance public safety and the economic resiliency
of the community in the event of a natural disaster.
WHEREAS, the City Council designates the Public Works Department as the
lead department in the preparation and implementation of the Pre -disaster Mitigation
Plan, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City of Woodburn enters into the Oregon Partnership for
Disaster Resilience Memorandum of Understanding, which is affixed hereto as
Attachment "A" and incorporated herein.
Section 2. That the City Administrator be authorized to sign said memorandum.
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
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RESOLUTION NO. 1910
Date
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
ATTEST: C� 1
Mary T ant, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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OREGON PARTNERSHIP FOR DISASTER RESII.11ENCE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH
OREGON'S NATURAL HAZARD REGION 3: INCLUDING:
The Cities of: AURORA, KEIZER, SILVERTON AND WOODBURN
This collaborative partnership sets forth a Memorandum of Understanding amongst the cities of
Aurora, Keizer, Silverton, and Woodburn under the Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience
Oregon Showcase State Initiative ("The Partnership')
The primary purpose of this agreement is to promote communication, coordination and
collaboration among partners to develop and adopt city addenda to the Marion County Natural
Hazard Mitigation Plan. This increase in communication and collaboration will help leverage our
limited resources to promote awareness of natural hazard risks and facilitate risk reduction
strategies. Each signatory participant agrees to promote and support a cooperative and
collaborative environment amongst all signing partners, including the Oregon Partnership for
Disaster Resilience and those jurisdictions in Marion County.
The collaborative partnership will serve to advance these two primary objectives
1. Develop jurisdiction level non -regulatory natural hazard mitigation plans, and
2. Expand mutually beneficial activities which:
• Further the County's efforts to reduce risks, and
• Demonstrate the benefits of taking specific, creative and collaborative actions to
reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering
caused by natural disasters.
PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS
The Memorandum of Understanding will be implemented by Region 3 participating cities and
The Partnership's public and private partners to the extent to which existing city and The
Partnership budgets and staff resources allow.
This partnership will be characterized with the slogan: "Working in Partnership to Build a More
Disaster Resilient Region."
City/Partner jurisdiction activities and contributions may include, but are not limited to
• Designate a primary point of contact (liaison);
• Develop and foster crucial relationships among governments, nonprofit institutions, and
the private sector;
• Identify and organize a plan development Steering Committee;
• Attend the Pre -Disaster Mitigation plan development training series,
• Provide community -specific information relevant to the mitigation plan to the Partnership
staff;
• Document city level in-kind match toward the development of the city addendums, and
• As project funding becomes available. implement mitigation measures that are effective
in reducing losses through partnerships that are essential for the success of these
efforts.
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The Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience: Oregon Showcase State supports the
regional partnership to the extent to which existing Partnership budgetary and staff resources
allow The contributions from Oregon Office of Emergency Management & the Partnership at
the University of Oregon's Community Service Center may include, but are not limited to:
• Support local plan development and activities;
• Offer connections to the state planning goals and activities:,
• Assist in locating and providing technical data;
• Facilitate plan development work sessions with each participating community;
• Assist in identifying (but not providing) matching funds for grant documentation;
• Provide Pre -Disaster Mitigation plan development and other relevant training sessions
• Provide communities with a CD copy of the Partnership city addendum template and
additional technical resources,
• Provide assistance through the FEMA review and local adoption process:
• Serve as information clearinghouse (Partnerships in Action newsletters and The
Partnership website).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement as of the date and year set
forth below:
Signing Partner:
/w
Dated