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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 06/23/2026 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Not Applicable 5.9. Title: Adopt Resolution #26-147 Adopting the2025 Anoka County Hazard Mitigation Plan Purpose/Background: The City participated in the development of the Anoka County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan, which has been reviewed by FEMA Region 5 and determined to meet applicable FEMA local mitigation planning requirements except for formal adoption by participating jurisdictions. FEMA has granted the plan Approvable Pending Adoption (APA) status. To obtain full FEMA approval and maintain eligibility for FEMA hazard mitigation grant programs, each participating jurisdiction must formally adopt the plan by resolution. Adoption does not approve future mitigation projects or expenditures. Rather, it acknowledges the City's participation in the countywide plan and satisfies the FEMA requirement for local plan adoption. Notification: FEMA Region 5 notified Anoka County and participating jurisdictions that the plan is eligible for full approval upon local adoption. City staff coordinated with county emergency management staff regarding the adoption requirement and submission of the executed resolution to FEMA/State HSEM after Council action. Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives: Time frame • FEMA has issued APA status and is awaiting adoption resolutions from participating jurisdictions. • Jurisdictions adopting more than one year after APA issuance must validate that risk assessment and mitigation strategy information remains current or update the plan before adoption. • Staff recommends adoption at the earliest practical Council meeting and prompt transmittal of the signed resolution. Observation • FEMA found the plan technically acceptable; adoption is the remaining step for full approval. • An approved local mitigation plan is a prerequisite for applying for and/or receiving several FEMA mitigation grants, including HMGP, HMGP Post -Fire, BRIC, FMA, and the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund. • Failure to adopt could affect the City's eligibility for future FEMA mitigation funding opportunities. Funding Source: Adoption of the plan itself has no direct project appropriation or grant match associated with this agenda item. Staff time for coordination and processing is covered within existing operating budgets. Future mitigation projects, if pursued, would be brought forward separately with identified funding sources and any required local match. Recommendation: Approve the resolution adopting the Anoka County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan and authorize staff to transmit the executed adoption resolution to Anoka County and the appropriate State/FEMA contacts to obtain final FEMA approval.