15-2742 Update to Mitigation Strategy for Seminole County & Municipalities

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RESOLUTION 15 -2742 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY AND ITS LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, via Resolution 98 -1137, the City Commission approved City participation with Seminole County and other municipalities to develop a strategic plan to prioritize mitigation initiatives and projects in order to receive consideration of grant and disaster funding from the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and WHEREAS, this Local Mitigation Strategy assists the City, Seminole County, and the other municipalities with becoming more disaster resistant; and WHEREAS, in August of 2000, the City Commission approved the initial Local Mitigation Strategy which provided for City participation for five years; and WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted updates to the Local Mitigation Strategy via Resolution 04 -1488 in March 2004 and via Resolution 10 -2148 in June 2010; and WHEREAS, since that time, the Federal Government has implemented new and updated Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) standards which further enhance the minimum standards previously required; and WHEREAS, the Local Mitigation Strategy requires continued updating to ensure mitigation initiatives and projects meet compliance for obtaining grants and disaster funding from DCA and FEMA before and after a disaster; and WHEREAS, adoption of the updated Local Mitigation Strategy will provide for an additional five -year period (2015 -2020) for continued participation for prioritizing mitigation initiatives and /or projects which are part of the plan; and WHEREAS, City staff has reviewed the information provided by or for other participating jurisdictions and organizations, including the projects and programs they have proposed for incorporation into the Seminole County Local Mitigation Strategy update for 2015; and WHEREAS, adoption of this document by the City will provide for continued grant funding for local mitigation initiatives, as approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).