R-3417-9-16RESOLUTION NO. 3417-9-16(R)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, APPROVING THE COLLIN COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION
PLAN, SEPTEMBER 2016; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Allen recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property
within Collin County; and,
WHEREAS, the County ofCo0m has prepared a multi -hazard mitigation plan, hereby known as Collin
County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, September 2016, in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation
Act of 2000; and,
WHEREAS, Collin County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, September 2016 identifies mitigation
goals and actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property in the City of Allen from
the impacts of future hazards and disasters; and,
WHEREAS, adoption by City of Allen demonstrates their commitment to the hazard mitigation and
achieving the goals outlined in the Collin County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, September 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
' SECTION 1. The Collin County Hazard Mitigation Plan is approved in its entirety.
SECTION 2. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this resolution,
be adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of said resolution which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. All prior resolutions of the City of Allen, Collin County, Texas, in conflict with the provisions
of this resolution, and the same are hereby repealed; provided, however, that all other provisions of said
resolutions not in conflict with the provisions of this resolution shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage in accordance with the
provisions of the Charter of the City of Allen, and it is accordingly so resolved.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 13- DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2016.
APPROVED:
Stephen Terrell, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Shelley B. George, RMC, CITY SECRETARY
Collin County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan
Executive Summary
Mitigation is commonly defined as sustained actions taken to reduce or eliminate long-temr risk to people
and property from hazards and their effects. Hazard mifigabon focuses attention and resouross on
community policies and actions that will produce successive benefits over time. A mitigation plan states
the aspirations and specific courses of action that a community intends to follow to reduce vulnerability
and exposure to future hazard events. These plans are formulated through a systematic process centered
on the participation of citizens, businesses, public officials, and other community stakeholders.
The planning area for this plan update is for Collin County, Texas and includes the following jurisdictions:
A. Collin County (unincorporated)
B. City of Allen
C. City of Anna'
D. City of Blue Ridge*
E. City of Celina'
F. Town of Fairview*
G. City of Farmersville•
H. City of Frisco
I. City of Josephine
J. City of Lavon
K. City of Lowry Crossing'
L City of Lucas
M. City of Melissa'
N. City of Murphy'
O. Town of New Hope*
P. Cay of Parker'
Q. Clty of Princeton'
R. Town of Prosper'
S. Town of St. Paul'
T. City of Wylie
'Newjuns6 w nat lndudealn me 1011 HaxMAP
The contents of this plan update are designed and organized to be as reader -friendly and functional as
possible. The structure and format of this plan has significantly changed from the initial Mitigation Plan
that was adopted in 2011. However, the content or base information has been maintained.
As this plan is an update to the original plan, there have been developments and evolutions to the hazard
mitigation strategy of Collin County. The first is the addition of new jurisdictions to the plan. Each
jurisdiction's individual mitigation strategy is discussed in their annex. Fourteen new jurisdictions
participated in this plan. Jurisdictions that participated in the 2011 HazMAP have changes in development
highlighted in their individual annex.
As the growth of Collin County has expanded since the previous version of the plan, the vulnerability
analysis has changed. New hazards have been added, including:
• Expansive Soils
• Lightning
Discussion of these hazards, along with expanded discussion of all previously -included hazards, can be
found in chapter 3.
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The objectives of this updated plan remain the same as in the previous plan. These include:
• To save lives and reduce injuries.
Minimize damage to buildings and infrastructure (especially critical facilities).
• Minimize economic losses
Further examination of the action items from the 2011 plan, including the status of each action item, can
be found in Chapter 4 of the main plan. New action items for each jurisdiction are located in the
jurisdictional annexes.
During the development phase of this updated planning document, the review team noted some changes.
While the scope and intent of the 2011 priorities remain the same, some of the underlying factors driving
the priorities reflect new external trends, such as public perceptions and expectations, or are indicative of
new awareness and approaches to community mitigation strategies.
2011 Plan Priorities:
11 Local Plans and Regulations, including: changes to plans and regulations across a variety of
community departments and commissions for the purpose of strengthening future documents
2) Structure and Infrastructure Projects, including: construction regulations; rights-of-way,
easements and road specifications: implementation of the Tomado Safe Room Rebate Program;
development of extreme temperature shelters
3) Natural Systems Protection, including: flood zone regulations, wildland fire planning and
prevention, and acquisition of hazard prone land; studies to further identify hazard -prone areas
4) Educations and Awareness Programs, including: systems to alert residents of impending hazard
events, and public education programs to promote awareness of natural hazards and mitigation
efforts
Areas of 2015 Priority Refinement:
Post disaster conditions
o With the potential for significant reimbursement for post -disaster projects through FEMA
grants, it was prudent the plan be updated.
Financial, legal and political realities
o The Collin County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan (HazMAP) was updated to new standards
utilizing a HMA grant and the Nath Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). This
provided the necessary financial assistance and personnel to help organize the jurisdictions
of Collin County, as well as compile the data into a cohesive plan.
o Due to a HMA grant funding the NCT Safe Room Rebate Program, there was initial conoem
that only jurisdictions that were part of the county plan or had their own HazMAP would be
eligible. As a result, most of the Collin County jurisdictions opted to participate In the Collin
County HazMAP.
Changes in hazard focus
o Collin County has not changed the overall tows on hazards but has updated the likelihood of
an occurrence based on new data from past meteorological and archival data. With these
updates, the data has shown we are more likely to experience certain disasters over others.
Through the use of the Priority Risk Index, persons interested in the plan will be able to better
understand the rank of disasters and why one disaster may be considered at a higher risk
than others. In addition, expansive soils and lightning were included as potential hazards.
These hazards were not included in the 2011 plan.
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The 2015 Planning Team admovAedges this mitigation plan is a planning document, not a regulatory
document. The plan meets Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) planning requirements by
addressing hazards, vulnerability and risk.
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