§ 8-7. Coordination with FEMA and other agencies.

(a)

The committee shall coordinate recovery and reconstruction actions with those of state, federal, or mutual aid agencies involved in disaster response and recovery, including but not limited to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Horry County Emergency Preparedness Office, the American Red Cross, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Small Business Administration, the South Carolina Emergency Management Office and other entities that provide assistance in the event of a major disaster. Intergovernmental coordination tasks including but not limited to the following:

(1)

Assign trained personnel to provide information and logistical support to the FEMA disaster field office;

(2)

Supply personnel to provide information support for FEMA disaster recovery centers;

(3)

Participate in damage assessment surveys conducted in cooperation with FEMA and other entities;

(4)

Participate in the development of hazard mitigation strategies with the South Carolina Hazard Mitigation Interagency Coordinating Committee with FEMA and other entities;

(5)

Cooperate in the joint establishment with other agencies of one-stop service centers for issuance of repair and reconstruction options and permits, business resumption support, counseling regarding temporary and permanent housing, and other information regarding support services available from various governmental and private entities;

(6)

Coordinate the preparation and submission of supporting documentation for damage survey reports to FEMA;

(7)

Determine whether damaged structures and units are within floodplains identified on flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) and whether substantial damage has occurred;

(8)

Implement such other coordination tasks as may be required under the specific circumstances of the disaster.

(b)

The manager and the recovery task force may schedule and conduct community meetings, convene ad hoc advisory committees comprised of representatives of business and community organizations, or implement such other means as to provide information and receive input from members of the public regarding measures undertaken under the authority of this chapter.

(c)

A short-term hazard mitigation program shall be maintained. It shall be comprised of hazard mitigation program elements of highest priority for action, including preparation and adoption of separate ordinances dealing with specific hazard mitigation and abatement measures, as necessary. Such ordinances may require special site planning, land-use, and development restrictions or structural measures in areas affected by flooding, urban/wildland fire, wind, seismic, or other natural hazards, or remediation of known technological hazards, such as toxic contamination.

(d)

Following a major disaster, the manager shall participate in developing a mitigation strategy as part of the Interagency Hazard Mitigation Team or equivalent with FEMA and other entities, as called for in Section 409 of the Stafford Act and related federal regulations. As appropriate, the manager may recommend to the city council that Myrtle Beach participate in the state's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, authorized in Section 404 of the Stafford Act, in order to partially offset costs of recommended hazard mitigation measures.

(Ord. No. 2013-51, § 2, 8-13-13)