HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2003-052CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2003 -052
A RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN A
HAZARD MITIGATION 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 include 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, RE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Lake Elmo supports the county
hazard mitigation planning effort, wishes to join with the county in preparing the plan and recognizes that
the plan will apply within the city.
ADOPTED this 3 day of June, 2003.
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Lee Hunt, Mayor
ATTEST:
CharCharlerud
Acting Administrator