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RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE UPDATE OF THE COOK COUNTY MULTI- JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within our community; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park recognizes the importance of reducing or eliminating vulnerability to disasters caused by natural hazards for the overall good and welfare of the community, and
WHEREAS, on October 10, 2000, the U.S. Congress passed the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (“Act”) which provides the legal framework for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation, planning requirements for state, local, and tribal governments as a condition of mitigation grant assistance emphasizing the need for pre-disaster mitigation of potential hazards; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of future funding for mitigation projects, the Act requires jurisdictions to prepare and adopt a hazard mitigation plan to identify and address certain vulnerabilities that exist prior to and during a disaster; and
WHEREAS, FEMA supports post-disaster grant funding through the Hazard Mitigation Plan Grant program, which has as a condition of funding eligibility, a requirement for jurisdictions to prepare and adopt a hazard mitigation plan; and
WHEREAS, to maintain continued eligibility for FEMA mitigation grant assistance programs the Act requires a hazard mitigation plan be updated every five years; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act’s requirements, 121 Cook County jurisdictions engaged in the FEMA-prescribed mitigation planning process to prepare the 2024 Plan and its associated local hazard mitigation plan annexes; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Plan has been approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region V; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
1. The President of Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park hereby accept, approve and adopt in its entirety, Volume 1, the Countywide Mitigation Actions in Volume 2; and the Village of Orland Park Jurisdictional Annex of Volume 2 of the 2024 Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
2. The Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois will continue to participate in the updating and revision of the 2024 Plan with another plan review and revision to occur within a five-year cycle, and designated staff will provide annual progress reports on the status of implementation of the 2024 Plan to the Village President and Board of Trustees.