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RESOLUTION NO. 7023-95 <br /> <br />BY: Boscia, Flannery, George, Gibbons, <br /> Roth, Seelie, Smith <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION proclaiming the week of March 12-18, 1995 as Tornado <br />and Flood Safety Awareness Week and urging participation in safety activities; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood joins the Governor of the State of <br />Ohio and the Board of Commissioners of Cuyahoga County declaring Tornado and <br />Flood Safety Awareness Week; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Cuyahoga County is located in an area of the State of <br />Ohio described as Tornado Alley, wherein the potential hazards of loss of life <br />and injury to persons and property from tornadoes are high; and Cuyahoga <br />County is also located in an area of the State of Ohio wherein there is the <br />potential for the loss of life and injury due to the perils of floods; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, community awareness and planning for such threats as <br />tornadoes and/or flooding can result in saving of lives and prevention of <br />injury, particularly among special populations such as schools, day cares, <br />nursing homes and health care facilities; and <br /> <br /> W~EREAS, a Tornado Safety Exercise will be conducted on Wednesday, <br />March 15, 1995 at 10:10 a.m., and that such exercise shall be specifically <br />designed for county-wide elementary school and local municipal participation <br />and for testing of the Emergency Broadcast System and other appropriate <br />components of emergency management; now, therefore <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That this Council and the Mayor join with theGovernor <br />of Ohio and COmmissioners of Cuyahoga County in declaring March 12-18, 1995 as <br />Tornado and Flood Safety Awareness Week in the City of Lakewood and supports <br />the county-wide Tornado Safety Exercise that will be conducted on Wednesday, <br />March 15, 1995 at 10:10 a.m. <br /> <br /> Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be and she is hereby <br />authorized and directed to forward a copy of this resolution each to Edwin C. <br />Price, Director, ~epartment of Community Services and to Edmund Mecklenburg, <br />Manager, Emergency Management Division. <br /> <br />PRESIDENT <br /> <br />CLERK. <br /> <br />Approved' ~~ r~, I~ <br /> <br />I~YOR ~ <br /> <br /> <br />