8638-13 Severe Weather Awareness Week

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RESOLUTION NO. 8638-13 By; Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Nowlin, Powers, Smith. A RESOLUTION proclaiming proclaims March 3`d through March 9th, 2013 "Severe Weather Awareness Week." WHEREAS, every state in the United States has experienced tornadoes and severe weather; and WHEREAS, last year was the most active year for disasters in recent history, with more than 1,000 weather related fatalities and 8,000 injuries; and WHEREAS, everyone is at risk and should take steps to prepare for when severe weather strikes in our community; and WHEREAS; planning for such threats as tornadoes andlor flooding can result in the saving of lives and prevention of injury, particularly in populations at schools, day cares, nursing homes and health care facilities, Now Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. That the City of Lakewood proclaims March 3`s through March 9`h, 2013 as "Severe Weather Awareness Week". Section 2. That Lakewood's Outdoor Early Warning Siren will sound at 9:50 a.m., on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, and that this exercise is specifically designed for local, municipal participation and for testing of the Emergency Alert System and other appropriate components of emergency management. Section3. That the Lakewood Division of Fire will observe tornado drills on March 6, 2013 in as many schools as possible. Section 4. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. Adopted: ~ (, ~,,~;~,. ICI, 2~i3 Approved: l`~~'~^* Z~~~ r~ - g~ President Clerk ~~~~- ayor ~~