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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-37 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Bodnar AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 17-23,2021 AS STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CUYAHOGA SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WHEREAS, urban stormwater runoff impacts water quality in the Chagrin River and in the Euclid Creek in Mayfield Village, Ohio; WHEREAS, population growth, residential and commercial development, and the resulting changes to the landscape will only increase stormwater quality and quantity concerns throughout Cuyahoga County; WHEREAS, these impacts cannot be entirely avoided or eliminated but can be minimized; WHEREAS, it is currently recognized that control of stormwater quantity and quality is most effectively implemented when people and organizations understand the related causes and consequences of polluted stormwater runoff and flooding, and the actions they can take to control these; WHEREAS, the need arises not only from the regulatory requirements of EPA General Construction and Municipal Stormwater rules, but also from the recognition that citizens and local decision makers will benefit from a greater awareness of how the cumulative impacts of decisions at home, at work and through local policies impact our water quality, stream corridors and flooding; and WHEREAS, the development and implementation of effective, outcomes -based stormwater education and outreach programs will meet the related federal stormwater pollution control requirements and those of the communities they serve so that Cuyahoga County and the Greater Cleveland region continues to be a green city on a blue lake. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: SECTION 1. Mayfield Village joins the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District in recognizing the week of October 17-23, 2021 as Stormwater Awareness Week. SECTION 2. The Mayor and Council of Mayfield Village are dedicated to continued outreach to the community to educate residents about the consequences of polluted stormwater runoff and flooding and the actions they can take to minimize its impacts.