HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES-CC-2013-17RESOLUTION #17- 2013
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE UPDATED NATURAL HAZARDS: PRE -DISASTER
MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF UTAH AS REQUIRED
BY THE FEDERAL DISASTER MITIGATION AND COST REDUCTION ACT OF 2000.
WHEREAS, President William J. Clinton signed H.R. 707, the Disaster Mitigation and Cost
Reduction Act of 2000, into law on October 30, 2000.
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all jurisdictions to be covered by a Pre -
Disaster Mitigation Plan to be eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency post -disaster
funds,
WHEREAS, Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments (SEUALG) has been contracted
by the State of Utah to prepare a Pre -Disaster Mitigation Plan covering all of the jurisdictions in the
SEUALG area except Utah Navajo portion, and
WHEREAS, Moab City is within the SEUALG Area, and
WHEREAS, the Moab City Council is concerned about mitigating potential losses from natural
hazards/disasters before they occur, and
WHEREAS, the plan identifies potential hazards, potential losses and potential mitigation
measures to limit losses, and
WHEREAS, the Moab City Council has determined that it would be in the best interest of the
community as a whole to adopt the Natural Hazard Pre -Disaster Mitigation Plan as it pertains to the
City, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MOAB CITY COUNCIL THAT:
The attached updated "NATURAL HAZARDS: PRE -DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE
SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF UTAH" be adopted to meet the requirements of the Disaster
Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act of 2000.
This resolution shall be effective on the date it is adopted.
DATED this 24th day of September, 2013.
Mayor David L. Sakrison
ATTEST:
Rachel E. Stenta, City Recorder
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