HomeMy WebLinkAboutHazard Mitigation Plan Authorization LetterTOMPKINS
COUNTY
T N OF DANBY - TOMPKINS COUNTY
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
1830 Danby Road
Ithaca, New York 14850
January 31, 2020
Scott D. Doyle, AICP
Associate Planner
Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability
Daniel D. Tompkins Building
121 E. Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Subject: Tompkins County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update - Authorization and Letter of
Intent to Participate
Town of Danby
Dear Mr. Doyle:
This is to confirm that the Town of Danby is committed to participating in the Planning
Partnership for the Tompkins County Resiliency and Recovery Plan - Hazard Mitigation Plan
(HMP) update. Byway of this letter, the Town of Danby:
1. Authorizes the Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability and the
Tompkins County Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee ("Steering Committee"),
comprised of a smaller group of yet -to -be selected municipal planning points of contact
(POC), as described below, who have the interest and time to devote to detailed
document review, to guide and direct this planning process, perform certain parts of the
planning process, and prepare certain parts of the plan documents on'our behalf.
2. Agrees to meet the minimum requirements of municipal participation (a.k.a., the Planning
Partner Expectations), specifically:
• Execute and return this "Authorization and Acknowledgement" letter to the
Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability, attention: Scott
Doyle.
• Identification of a municipal representative and one alternate/secondary
representative to serve as the planning point of contacts. These people will be
responsible for representing your community and assuring that these
participation expectations are met by your community.
Phone: (607) 277-4788 Fax: (607) 277-0559 email: townderk@town.danby.ny.us
• Support the Steering Committee selected to oversee the development of this plan.
• Provide representation at municipal HMP Planning Partnership meetings where
all municipal POCs would be invited to attend (— 3 meetings over 6-8 months,
including a Kick -Off Meeting and a Mitigation Strategy Workshop).
• Provide data and information about your community as requested by the Steering
Committee or the contract consultant, including:
o Structure and facility inventory data
o Identification of new development and anticipated development
o Identification of natural hazard risk areas
o Identification of natural hazard events and losses that have impacted your
community in the last five years
o Identification of plans, studies, reports and ordinances addressing natural
hazard risk
o Identification of mitigation activity in your community in the last five years,
including progress on previously identified mitigation actions.
• Support public outreach efforts in your community which may include:
o Providing notices on your municipal website with links to the HMP website
o Providing notice of the planning project, the availability of Plan documents,
and notice of public meetings via available local media (e.g., newsletters,
flyers, email blasts, social media, etc.)
o Advertising and supporting public meetings in your area
o Supporting outreach to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Repetitive Loss and Severe Repetitive Loss property owners in your
community.
• Assist with identifying stakeholders within your community that should be
informed and potentially involved with the planning process.
• Completing data and information collection survey forms in a timely manner.
• Identify specific mitigation actions to address each of the natural hazards posing
significant [or high or medium] risk to your community.
• Involve your local NFIP Floodplain Administrator in the planning process.
• Review draft Plan sections when requested and provide comment and input as
appropriate.
• Adopt the Plan by resolution of their governing body after FEMA conditional
approval.
• Periodically provide the Steering Committee with reports of municipal staff and
volunteer labor spent on the planning process.
3. Assigns the following persons to be the Points of Contact for our jurisdiction. We
understand that these POCs are responsible for assuring municipal representation at
municipal Planning Committee meetings, and assuring that the other minimum
requirements of jurisdictional participation, as detailed in the Planning Partner
Expectations above, are met.
Primary POC:
Steve Cortright
Phone Number:
607-277-0799
Alternate/Secondary POC:
Matt Ulinski
I
Phone Number:
607-272-2906
Position/Department:
Code Enforcement Officer
Email Address:
code@townofdanbyny.org
Position/Department:
Town Councilperson/Deputy Supervisor
Email Address:
muliinski@townofdanbyny.org
4. Our designated local Floodplain Administrator (FPA) under the NFIP is:
Name of NFIP FPA: Position/Department:
Steve Cortright Code Enforcement Officer
Phone Number:
607-277-0799
Email Address:
code@townofdanbyny.org
5. Recognizes that failure to meet the minimum participation expectations and deadlines,
as determined by the Steering Committee will result in our municipality being excluded
from the planning process.
Sincerely,
,1
Joel Gagnon, Supervisor
Town of Danby