CITY OF MONTICELLO RESOLUTION NO. 15-54
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE
JONES COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Monticello recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within our community; and
WHEREAS, undertaking hazard mitigation actions will reduce the potential for harm to people and property from future hazard occurrences; and
WHEREAS, the U.S Congress passed the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (“Disaster Mitigation Act”) emphasizing the need for pre-disaster mitigation of potential hazards;
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act made available hazard mitigation grants to state and local governments; and
WHEREAS, an adopted Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is required as a condition of future funding for mitigation projects under multiple FEMA pre- and post-disaster mitigation grant programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monticello fully participated in the hazard mitigation planning process to prepare this Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monticello desires to comply with the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act and to augment its emergency planning efforts by formally adopting the Jones County .Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, adoption by the governing body for the City of Monticello demonstrates the jurisdictions’ commitment to fulfilling the mitigation goals outlined in this Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, adoption of this legitimizes the plan and authorizes responsible agencies to carry out their responsibilities under the plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Monticello adopts the Jones County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan” as an official plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Monticello will submit this Adoption Resolution to the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VII officials to enable the plan’s final approval.
Passed and approved the 1st day of June, 2015.
Dena Himes, Mayor
Sally Hinrichsen, City Clerk