HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 17-26RESOLUTION NO. 17-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE UPDATED
PINAL COUNTY MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
2016.
WHEREAS,the City of Apache Junction has experienced damage
from natural hazards such as flooding, wildfire,drought,severe
winds and others on many occasions in the past century, resulting
in loss of property and/or life, economic hardship, and threats to
public health and safety; and
WHEREAS,the Pinal County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Plan 2016 (the "Plan")has been developed after more
than one year of review,research and update work by the Pinal
County Multi -Jurisdictional Planning Team,in association and
cooperation with the City of Apache Junction,for reduction of
hazard risk to the community; and
WHEREAS,the Plan specifically addresses natural hazard
vulnerabilities,mitigation strategies,and Plan maintenance
procedures for the City of Apache Junction; and
WHEREAS,the Plan recommends several hazard mitigation
actions/projects that will mitigate specific natural hazards that
impact the city, in an effort to protect individuals and property
from loss associated with those hazards; and
WHEREAS,an adopted Hazard Mitigation Plan is required as a
condition of future funding for mitigation projects under multiple
Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA")pre-and post-
disaster mitigation grant programs pursuant to the 1988 Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the
"Stafford Act")(Public Law 100-707) as amended by the Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000; the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968,
(42 U.S.C. §4104c), as amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION NO. 17-26
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1)The updated Pinal County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Plan 2016,a copy of which is on file with the
Public Works Department, is hereby approved and adopted.
2)The City of Apache Junction acknowledges that all previous
Pinal County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plans are
hereby superseded and replaced.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA TO THIS /10 DAY O F 0e7vA6ie , 2017.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS /DAY OF
JEFFOURDY
Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RICHARD J. STERN
City Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 17-26
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elf77.46,(, 2017.