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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-16 <br />A RESOLUTION proclaiming March 22"d through March 28th, 2020 "Severe Weather <br />Awareness Week." <br />WHEREAS, every state in the United States has experienced tornadoes and severe weather; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, tornadoes can occur day or night, during any time of year, with peak tornado <br />season April through July; and <br />WHEREAS, everyone is at risk and should take steps to prepare for when severe weather <br />strikes in our community; and <br />WHEREAS, planning for such threats as tornadoes and/or flooding can result in the saving <br />of lives and prevention of injury, particularly in populations at schools, day cares, nursing homes <br />and health care facilities. Now Therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: <br />Section 1. That the City of Lakewood proclaims March 22"d through March 28th, 2020 as <br />"Severe Weather Awareness Week." <br />Section 2. That Lakewood's Outdoor Early Warning Siren will sound at 9:50 a.m., on <br />Thursday, April 2" d, 2020, and that this exercise is specifically designed for local, municipal <br />participation and for testing of the Emergency Alert System and other appropriate components of <br />emergency management. <br />Section3. That the Lakewood Division of Fire will observe tornado drills on April 2"d, 2020 <br />in as many schools as possible. <br />Section 4. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and <br />relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this council, and that <br />all such deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, <br />were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. <br />f <br />Adopted: 3 1 a o�o )-0 <br />resident <br />Clerk <br />Approved: <br />Mayor <br />