8950-17 Adopt Councty 2017-2022 All-Hazard Mitigation Plan

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RESOLUTION NO. 8950 -17 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Litten, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. A RESOLUTION adopting the Cuyahoga County 2017 -2022 All- Hazards Mitigation Plan as the official Hazard Mitigation Plan of the City of Lakewood WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood is most vulnerable to natural and human-made haz- ards which may result in loss of life and property, economic hardship, and threats to public health and safety, and WHEREAS, Section 322 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) requires state and local governments to develop and submit for approval to the President a mitigation plan that outlines processes for identifying their respective natural hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities, and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood acknowledges the requirements of Section 322 of DMA 2000 to have an approved Hazard Mitigation Plan as a prerequisite to receiving post - disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds, and WHEREAS, the Cuyahoga County 2017 -2022 All- Hazards Mitigation Plan has been de- veloped by the Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency Management in cooperation with other county departments, and officials and citizens of the City of Lakewood, and WHEREAS, a public involvement process consistent with the requirements of DMA 2000 was conducted to develop the Cuyahoga County 2017 -2022 All- Hazards Mitigation Plan, and WHEREAS, the Cuyahoga County 2017 -2022 All- Hazards Mitigation Plan recommends mitigation activities that will reduce losses to life and property affected by both natural hazards that face the County and its municipal governments; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Cuyahoga County 2017 -2022 All- Hazards Mitigation Plan is hereby adopted as the official Hazard mitigation Plan of the City of Lakewood. Section 2. The respective officials and agencies identified in the implementation strategy of the Cuyahoga County 2017 -2022 All-Hazards Mitigation Plan are hereby directed to imple- ment the recommended activities assigned to them. Section 3. 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,