Fiscal Note
No Fund Required.
Mitigation items in the Annex may require City funds, but there is no commitment to proceed included in this resolution.
Title
Resolution to adopt the City of Madison Annex to the Dane County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Body
WHEREAS the City of Madison recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within our community; and
WHEREAS the City of Madison recognizes the importance of reducing or eliminating vulnerability to disasters caused by natural hazards for the overall good and welfare of the community, and
WHEREAS the City of Madison has been an active participant in the Dane County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee, which has established a comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional, Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan to identify natural hazards and develop strategies to mitigate natural hazards, and
WHEREAS the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires jurisdictions to prepare and adopt a hazard mitigation plan to be eligible for future pre-disaster and post-disaster federal funding for mitigation purposes,
WHEREAS City of Madison has identified and justified a number of proposed projects and programs needed to mitigate the vulnerabilities of City of Madison to the impacts of future disasters to be included in the City of Madison Annex to the Dane County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that,
1. The City of Madison hereby proposes to accept and approve the City of Madison Annex to the Dane County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
2. The City of Madison will continue to participate in the updating and revision of the City of Madison Annex to the Dane County Hazard Mitigation Plan with a plan review and revision to occur within a five year cycle, and designated staff will provide annual progress reports on the status of implementation of the plan to the City of Madison ; and
3. On behalf of City of Madison, Dane County is authorized to submit this plan adop...
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