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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 ...
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