HomeMy WebLinkAbout4795-19 Resolution Adopting Updates to St. Joseph County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan RESOLUTION
No. 4795-19
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 10, 20 19
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Attest: City Clerk
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Attest' President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 10, 19
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City Clerk
Kareemah N. Fowler
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BILL NO. 19-424
RESOLUTION NO. -I1 q 15-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
ADOPTING THE ST.JOSEPH COUNTY
MULTI-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has participated in the hazard mitigation planning
process as established under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000; and
WHEREAS,the Act establishes a framework for the development of a multi-jurisdictional
County Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS,the Act as part of the planning process requires public involvement and local
coordination among neighboring local units of government and businesses; and
WHEREAS,the St. Joseph County Plan includes a risk assessment including past hazards,
hazards that threaten the county, an estimate of structures at risk, a general description of land uses
and development trends; and
WHEREAS,the St.Joseph County Plan includes a mitigation strategy including goals and
objectives and an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and costs; and
WHEREAS, the St. Joseph County Plan includes a maintenance or implementation
process including plan updates, integration of the plan into other planning documents and how St.
Joseph County will maintain public participation and coordination; and
WHEREAS, the County Plan has been shared with the Indiana Department of Homeland
Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for review and comment; and
WHEREAS, the St. Joseph County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan will make the County
and participating jurisdictions eligible to receive FEMA hazard mitigation assistance grants; and
WHEREAS, St. Joseph County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan updates the existing Multi-
Hazard Mitigation Plan adopted by this Council on October 2010 by Resolution No.4060-10; and
WHEREAS, this is a multi-jurisdictional plan and cities and towns that participated in the
planning process may choose to also adopt the County Plan.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the South Bend Common Council of the
City of South Bend as follows:
Section I. The City of South Bend supports the hazard mitigation planning efforts and
wishes to adopt and participate in the St. Joseph County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Section II. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by
the South Bend Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
Tim Scott, Council President
South Bend Common Council
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