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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN A HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING PROCESS
WHEREAS, the County of Ramsey Division of Emergency Management and
Homeland Security is participating in the all-hazard mitigation planning process as
established under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-390; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires all counties and municipalities to develop and maintain
all-hazard mitigation plans either independently or on a county-wide, multi jurisdictional basis;
and
WHEREAS, such plans must be well .integrated and coordinated to account for the fact
that hazards in one jurisdiction impact on other nearby jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the Act establishes a framework for the development of an all-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 Ian must include a miti ation strate includin oats and ob'ectives
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and an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and costs; and
WHEREAS, the plan must include an implementation and maintenance process
including plan updates, integration of the plan into other planning documents and how the
County will maintain public participation and coordination; and
WHEREAS, Ramsey County Division of Emergency Management and Homeland
Security has indicated its willingness to coordinate these efforts should the municipality so
desire; and
WHEREAS, the draft plan will be shared with all municipalities, the County Board of
Commissioners and the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of
Homeland Security and Emergency Management for coordination of state agency review and
comment on the draft; and
WHEREAS, final approval of the all-hazard mitigation plan will make the municipalities
and the County eligible to receive Hazard. Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) project grants;
and
WHEREAS, this resolution does not preclude the [city or township] from preparing its
own plan in the future should it desire to do so; Therefore be it
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Mounds View supports the
county-wide all-hazard mitigation planning effort, and, be it further
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Mounds View
wishes to join with the County in preparing and maintaining the plan and recognizes that the
final plan will apply within the City and, be it further
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that City of Mounds View
requests that the Ramsey County Division of Emergency Management and Homeland
Security coordinate all-hazard mitigation planning efforts for the City in the future.
Adopted this 12th day of December 2005.
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Rob arty, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
(seal)
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