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. . . ~ ~HlLLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 05-61 RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN WHEREAS, Chapter 12 of Minnesota Statutes and the Robert T. Stafford Act, and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 require all counties and incorporated municipalities to develop and adopt plans for preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating the effects of emergencies and disasters; and WHEREAS, such plans are required to address all hazards and must meet no fewer than 64 specific planning items; and WHEREAS, such plans must be well integrated and coordinated to account for the fact that emergencies in one jurisdiction impact on other nearby jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, the plan must include an implementation and maintenance process including plan updates, integration of the plan into other planning documents and how the County will activate and coordinate activities with the affected jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, Ramsey County Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security has indicated its willingness to coordinate these efforts should thc municipality so desire; and WHEREAS, the plan will be shared with all municipalities, the County Board of Commissioners and the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for coordination; and WHEREAS, the above reasons make it desirable for the county to utilize common planning and response elements designed to integrate our emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts; and WHEREAS, such indication is a requirement of the National Incident Managemcnt System (NIMS) and the National Response Plan which is the template for all jurisdictions in the United States; and