RESOLUTION NO. 7098 

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE

REGION K ALL-HAZARD, MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL MITIGATION PLAN

IN FULFILLMENT OF THE PLANNING CRITERIA OF

THE FEDERAL DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000

WHEREAS, The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000), as administered by the Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides Federal assistance to local governments to alleviate suffering and damage from disasters, and broadens existing relief programs to encourage disaster preparedness plans and programs, coordination and responsiveness, insurance coverage, and hazard mitigation measures; and,

WHEREAS, as a condition for qualifying for certain Federal disaster assistance programs in the future, DMA 2000 requires the development and adoption of a local all hazards mitigation plan; and,

WHEREAS, the KDEM awarded a planning grant funded through the FEMA Pre-Disaster

Mitigation Grant Program to Douglas County Emergency Management Agency; and,

WHEREAS, the Region K All-Hazard, Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plan has been prepared in accordance with DMA 2000 requirements under the direction of the Douglas County Hazards Mitigation Planning Committee which represents all the jurisdictions· within Douglas County; and,

WHEREAS, said mitigation plan addresses all hazards deemed to threaten property and persons within the unincorporated and incorporated areas of Douglas County, Kansas; and

WHEREAS, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners last adopted a Regional Mitigation Plan on April 22, 2009, Resolution No. 09-14; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the Region K All-Hazard Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plan for the Northeast Region of Kansas on August 22, 2014 finding that it met the requirements of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Region K All-Hazard, Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plan, dated April 2014, is hereby adopted and immediately made effective.  Such plan shall supersede all previously adopted mitigation plans for Douglas County, Kansas.

The signatures below signify an understanding of, and concurrence with, the Region K All-Hazard, Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.

                                                                                                            Approved:

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Mike Amyx, Mayor

Attest:                                                                                          Date:

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           Diane M. Trybom, City Clerk