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CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION NO.2023-109 <br />A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY ALL -HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN <br />WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo has participated in the hazard mitigation planning process as <br />established under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, and <br />WHEREAS, the Act establishes a framework for the development of a multi jurisdictional <br />County Hazard Mitigation Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, the Act as part of the planning process requires public involvement and local <br />coordination among neighboring local units of government and businesses; and <br />WHEREAS, the Washington County Plan includes a risk assessment including past hazards, <br />hazards that threaten the County, an estimate of structures at risk, a general description of land uses and <br />development trends; and <br />WHEREAS, the Washington County Plan includes a mitigation strategy including goals and <br />objectives and an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and costs; and <br />WHEREAS; the Washington County Plan includes a maintenance or implementation process <br />including plan updates, integration of the plan into other planning documents and how Washington <br />County will maintain public participation and coordination; and <br />WHEREAS, the Plan has been shared with the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and <br />Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for review and comment; and <br />WHEREAS, the Washington County All -Hazard Mitigation Plan will make the county and <br />participating jurisdictions eligible to receive FEMA hazard mitigation assistance grants; and <br />WHEREAS, this is a multi jurisdictional Plan and cities that participated in the planning process <br />may choose to also adopt the County Plan. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lake Elmo supports the hazard <br />mitigation planning effort and wishes to adopt the Washington County All -Hazard Mitigation Plan. <br />APPROVED by the Lake Elmo City Council on this 8th day of Nyoyemb r,1023. <br />Lisa McGinn` <br />Acting Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />J lie J hn n <br />City <br />