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POLICY Hl <br />• 9/22/04 <br />ITEM: Consideration of Ramsey County hazard mitigation planning <br />resolution <br />SUBMITTED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator/Emergency Management <br />Director <br />EXPLANATION: <br />Summary: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is requiring all counties and cities to <br />adopt an All Hazards Mitigation Plan by mid-October, and submit that plan to the State of <br />Minnesota by November 1. The city will be able to adopt the County's plan by reference, <br />thereby ensuring that Falcon Heights is utilizing the same plan as other communities. This also <br />saves staff time and resources that would otherwise be unnecessarily expended on the <br />development of our own plan. <br />The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA) requires counties and communities to have a <br />Mitigation Plan to receive disaster funds whether from a tornado, flood or terrorist event. The <br />Act "reinforces the importance of mitigation planning in both pre and post-disaster situations, <br />and emphasizes planning for disasters before they occur." <br />• Ramsey County Emergency Management/Homeland Security is asking each municipality in the <br />County to adopt the attached resolution indicating their desire to participate in the Hazard <br />Mitigation Planning Process. <br />ATTACHMENT: <br />• Resolution 2004-19 on pages ~~"'9 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />• Adoption of Resolution 2004-19 <br /> <br />~h <br />