2026R-10 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ERIE COUNTY NATURAL HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the citizens and property within the City of Vermilion have historically been subjected to the effects of natural hazards and manmade hazard events that pose threats to lives and cause damages to property; and
WHEREAS, the City of Vermilion desires to seek ways to mitigate the risks from known natural hazards, reducing the impact on people and property; and
WHEREAS, the Erie County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan has been updated after over a year of work by government organizations and participating jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, Erie County and all jurisdictions within have been charged by the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the responsibility of developing a hazard mitigation plan aimed at reducing the community’s vulnerability to natural hazards; and
WHEREAS, Section 322 of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 states that local governments must develop a Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan to receive future Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds: and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of Vermilion to fulfill this obligation and show support for the importance of mitigation in Erie County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Vermilion hereby adopts the Erie County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan as the City of Vermilion’s Hazard Mitigation Plan and resolves to take official action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the strategies outlined within the Plan.
SECTION 1: This Council hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Resolution were taken in an open meeting of this Board; and that all deliberations of this Board and of its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were taken in meetings open to the public, in full compliance with applicable legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Revised Code.
SECTION 2: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare; and the necessity for emergency being the deadline to submit to Erie County is the end of July; wherefore this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and immediately after its passage and approval by the mayor.