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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF THE COOK COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 FOR PURPOSES OF ALLOWING THE VILLAGE TO BECOME A PARTICIPATING MEMBER JURISDICTION UNDER THE COOK COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
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WHEREAS, all of Cook County has exposure to natural hazards that increase the risk to life, property, environment and the County’s economy; and
WHEREAS, pro-active mitigation of known hazards before a disaster event can reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property; and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390) established new requirements for pre- and post-disaster hazard mitigation programs; and
WHEREAS, a coalition of 115 partners, including Cook County, cities, villages and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, with like planning objectives (the “Coalition”) has been formed to pool resources and create consistent mitigation strategies within Cook County; and
WHEREAS, the Coalition has completed a planning process that engages the public, assesses the risk and vulnerability to the impacts of natural hazards, develops a mitigation strategy consistent with a set of uniform goals and objectives, and creates a plan for implementing, evaluating and revising this strategy. The outcome of these efforts resulted in the production of a Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan dated September 10, 2014 (“HMP”), which has received the approval of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the HMP will allow all participating jurisdictions and partners to receive grant funds through the Cook County Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (“HMGP”); and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the adoption process, the Village of Orland Park makes the following commitments as required by Cook County:
1. The Village of Orland Park agrees to adopt Volume 1 (Planning - Area-Wide Elements) and Chapter 80, the Village of Orland Park Jurisdictional Annex of Volume 2, of the HMP.
2. The Village of Orland Park will use the adopted and approved portions of the HMP to guide pre- and post-disaster mitigation of the hazards identified.
3. The Village of Orland Park will coordinate the strategies identified in the HMP with other planning programs and mechanisms under its jurisdictional authority.
4. The Village of Orland Park will continue its support of the Steering Committee and continue to participate in the Planning Partnership as described by the HMP.
5. The Village of Orland Park will help to promote and support the mitigation successes of all HMP Planning Partners; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park find that it is in the best interests of the Village, its residents, businesses and property owners to authorize the approval and execution of this Resolution to allow the Village to become a participating jurisdiction under the HMP so that the Village and its residents, businesses and property owners can apply for and receive the benefits available under the HMP. The Village is authorized under the intergovernmental cooperation powers set forth at Article VII, Sections 6 and 10 of the 1970 Illinois Constitution and the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.) to approve this Resolution and the Village’s participation in the HMP.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
Each Whereas paragraph above is incorporated by reference into this Section 1 and made a part hereof as material and operative provisions of this Resolution.
SECTION 2
The President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park approve and authorize the execution of this Resolution to allow the Village to become a participating jurisdiction under the Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan dated September 10, 2014 (“HMP”) so that the Village and its residents, businesses and property owners can apply for and receive the benefits available under the HMP. A copy of the HMP is on file with the Village Clerk’s Office and is incorporated by reference as Exhibit A and made a part hereof. In addition, the Village Board authorizes and directs the President and Clerk of the Village of Orland Park and the Village Manager, or their designees, to execute and submit such other documents as are necessary to allow the Village to become a participating jurisdiction under the HMP and to fulfill the Village’s obligations under the HMP.
SECTION 3
After approval and execution of this Resolution by the Village President and Village Clerk, a certified copy of this Resolution and any other required documents shall be delivered to Cook County by the Village Manager, or his designee, to confirm the Village’s approval of the HMP in order to become a participating jurisdiction under the HMP.
SECTION 4
This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption as provided by law.