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RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE UPDATED MADISON COUNTY ALL-HAZARD MITIGATIO PLAN
Resolution No. 2020 - 03
WHEREAS, the City of Rexburg recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within our community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rexburg 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, Madison County, the City of Rexburg, and the City of Sugar City engaged in the FEMA-prescribed mitigation planning process to prepare
the 2019 Plan and its associated local hazard mitigation plan annexes; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 Plan has been approved, pending City of Rexburg adoption, by the Idaho Office of Emergency Management and Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region X; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
The Rexburg City Council hereby accepts, approves, and adopts in its entirety Chapter 1 and Appendix A-D of the Madison County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan;
The City of Rexburg will continue to participate in the updating and revision of the 2019 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 2019 Plan to the Madison County Commissioners and City Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on February 5, 2020.
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SIGNED BY: Jerry Merrill, Mayor
ATTEST:
I hereby attest that the above is a true copy of a Resolution passed at a regular meeting of the Rexburg City Council, City of Rexburg, held on February 5, 2020.
(Seal)
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Deborah Lovejoy, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT: Executive Overview of Madison County 2019 All-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update