HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution of Support Cnty All Hazard Plan May 2003 do a3
RESOLUTION 03-05 -
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN A
HAZARD MITIGATIN PLANNING PROCESS
WHEREAS, the County of Washington is participating in a hazard mitigation planning
process as established under the Hazard Mitigation Act of 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Act establishes a framework for the development of a county hazard
mitigation plan; and
WHEREAS, the Act as part of the planning process requires public involvement and
local coordination among neighboring local units of government and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the plan must inclue a risk assessment including past hazards, hazards that
threaten the county, maps of hazards, an estimate of structures at risk, estimate of potential dollar
losses for each hazard, a general description of land uses and development trends; and
WHEREAS, the plan must include a mitigation strategy including goals and objectives
and an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and costs; and
WHEREAS, the plan must include a maintenance or implementation process including
plan updates, integration of plan into other planning documents and how the county will
maintain public participation and coordination; and
WHEREAS, the draft plan will be shared with Minnesota Planning for coordination of
state agency review and comment on the draft; and
WHEREAS, approval of the all hazard mitigation plan will make the county eligible to
receive Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) project grants; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution does not preclude the city from preparing its own plan
sometime in the future should it desire to do so.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Oak Park Heights supports
the county hazard mitigation planning efford, wishes to join with the county in preparing the , an
and recognizes that the plan will apply within the City.
Passed by the City Council of Oak Park Heights this 1 • �`1 , y/ ay, 2003
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A ES .: Mayor
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City Admini /ator