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RESOLU~fiONNO. 7548-01 BY: Corrigan, FitzGerald, Roth, Seelie, <br /> Skindell, Smith. <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION proclaiming the week of March 25-31, 2001 as Severe Weather <br />Safety Awareness Week and urging participation in safety activities; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood joins the Governor of the Slate of Ohio and the <br />Board of Commissioners of Cuyahoga County declaring Severe Weather Safety Awareness <br />Week; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Cuyahoga County is located in the area of the Slate of Oh/o described as <br />Tornado Alley, wherein the potential hazards of loss of life and injury to persons and <br />property from tornadoes are high; and Cuyahoga County is also located in an area of the <br />Slate of Ohio wherein there is the potential for the loss of life and injury due to the perils of <br />floods; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, community awareness and planning for such threats as tornadoes and/or <br />flooding can result in saving of lives and prevention of injury, particularly among special <br />populations such as in schools, day cares, nursing homes and health care facilities; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, a Tomado Safety Exercise will be conducted on Wednesday, March 28, <br />2001, at 9:50 a.m., and that such exercise shall be specifically designed for county-wide <br />elementary school and local municipal participation and for testing of the Emergency <br />Broadcast System and other appropriate components of the emergency management; now, <br />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 the Governor of Ohio and <br />Commissioners of Cuyahoga County in declaring March 25,31, 2001 as Severe Weather <br />Safety Awareness Week in the City of Lakewood and support the county-wide Tornado <br />Safety Exercise that will be conducted on Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at 9:50 a.m. <br /> <br /> Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be and she is hereby directed to forward a <br />certified copy of this Resolution each to Craig Tame, Director, Department of Justioe Affairs, <br />and to Murray A. Withrow, Manager, Emergency Services, 1255 Euclid Avenue, Suite 102, <br />Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1807. <br /> <br />Adopted: <br /> <br />Pr6sident ' <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CI~~, <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />