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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 05-62
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS PARTICIPATION
IN THE RAMSEY COUNTY ALL-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the County of Ramsey Division of Emergency Managemcnt and
Homeland Security has participated in the all-hazard mitigation planning process as
established under the Disaster Mitigation Act of2000, Pub. L. No. 106-390; and
WHEREAS, the Act rcquires all counties and municipalities to develop, adopt
and maintain all-hazard mitigation plans either independently or on a countywide, multi-
jurisdictional basis; and
WHEREAS, snch plans must be well integrated and coordinated to account for
. the fact that hazards in one jurisdiction impact on othcr nearby jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the Act establishes a framework for the development of an all-
hazard mitigation plan; and
WHEREAS, the Act as part of the planning process requires public involvement
and local coordination among neighboring local units of government and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the plan must include a mitigation strategy including priorities,
goals and strategies and an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and
timeframcs; 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 maintain public participation and coordination; and
WHEREAS, Ramsey County Division of Emergency Management and
Homeland Sccurity has indicated its willingness to coordinate these efforts should the
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
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WHEREAS, adoption of the all-hazard mItIgation plan will make the
municipalities and the County eligible to receive Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
(HMGP) project grants and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program grants; and
WHEREAS, this Countywide All-Hazard Mitigation Plan has been approved by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and by the State of Minnesota
Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management for Ramsey County and for any jurisdiction with Ramsey County that
chooses to adopt this plan as their municipal All-Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, this resolution does not preclude any municipality horn preparing
its own plan in the future should it desire to do so;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Arden Hills supports the
countywide All-Hazard Mitigation Plan development effort, and, be it further
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Arden Hills hereby adopts
this countywide All-Hazard Mitigation Plan as the All-Hazard Mitigation Plan for the
city, and, be it further
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Arden Hills requests
that the Ramsey County Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
coordinate the All-Hazard Mitigation Plan development and maintenance efforts for the
City of Arden Hills in the future.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
THIS 14th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2005.
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MICHELLE A.WOLFE, CITY ADMINISTRATOR