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Agenda Item: 7(a) |
Prepared By: Chris Byrne, Fire-Rescue Chief |
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Business: Consent Agenda Resolution |
Department: Fire-Rescue Department |
Subject:
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Resolution - Adoption of the 2025 Collier County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Mitigation Strategy Plan - Chris Byrne, Chief, Fire-Rescue Department
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Marco Island faces a variety of natural, technological, and human-made hazards that pose risks to public health and safety, threaten economic stability, and impact the quality of the natural environment. To mitigate these risks, a comprehensive planning process has been undertaken through a collaborative partnership between public and private sector entities within Collier County. This effort has resulted in the “Collier County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Mitigation Strategy” (LMS), a strategic plan for long-term risk reduction and resilience building.
The Collier County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group (LMSWG) is responsible for this planning process. The LMSWG has conducted in-depth studies to identify specific hazards affecting Collier County and assessed the risk levels posed by these hazards to the community.
The Collier County LMS Pan is subject to formal community adoption, of the jurisdictions below:
Collier County, Unincorporated City of Naples Airport Authority
Collier County Public Schools Greater Naples Fire Rescue District
City of Everglades City North Collier Fire Control & Rescue District
Immokalee Fire Control District City of Marco Island
City of Naples Port of the Islands
Using this data, the LMSWG evaluated the vulnerability of public facilities, neighborhoods, and other key assets across Collier County to these hazards. This analysis resulted in the development of targeted projects and programs-referred to as “mitigation initiatives”-designed to reduce the county’s vulnerability and enhance its resilience against future disasters.
The Local Mitigation Strategy is developed in accordance with Florida Statute Chapter 252 and Florida Administrative Code Rule 27P-22, which set forth the requirements for hazard mitigation planning at the local level. The Florida Division of Emergency Management has approved this LMS plan. The City Council’s adoption will help ensure that our Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, also being updated, properly addresses all-hazard preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation, and prevention.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION: The City Council adopt the attached resolution in support of the 2025 Collier County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Mitigation Strategy Plan.
POTENTIAL MOTION: “I move approval of Resolution 25-24.”