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Reference: Resolution Adoption- 2026 Adams County Hazard Mitigation Plan
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Stephanie Hackett, Emergency Manager
Date Prepared: June 1, 2026
PURPOSE
To review and adopt the proposed multi-jurisdictional 2026 Draft Adams County Hazard Mitigation Plan, of which the City of Brighton participated, and is included in Annex B of the document. This document has been approved by Adams County, the State of Colorado and is awaiting approval by FEMA and serves as a framework to guide current and future hazard mitigation planning with the goal of ensuring the City of Brighton remains a prepared, resilient community- focused on pre disaster opportunities to mitigate hazards and protect our residents.
The City of Brighton's section of the plan includes an in-depth community profile, the identification and prioritization of local hazards, vulnerability and capability assessments and a mitigation action plan.
BACKGROUND
Following the 2013 floods, The City of Brighton worked closely with Weld County to develop and create the 2016 multi-jurisdictional Weld County Hazard Mitigation Plan which was federally approved and subsequently adopted by the Brighton City Council. In 2020, the City of Brighton opted to coordinate with Adams County in the Adams County Hazard Mitigation Plan. In 2024, the 2026 Adams County Hazard Mitigation plan was developed and, due to unforeseen circumstances, has not yet completed the full approval process and is currently awaiting review and approval by FEMA. As these plans are valid for 5 years, we do not have a current local Hazard Mitigation Plan as required for eligibility for several federal grants.
As we are currently in the process of addressing many of our Mitigation Action items by applying for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant (BRIC), the State of Colorado suggested we locally adopt the 2026...
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