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2004-14

A RESOLUTION

APPROVING THE DENVER REGIONAL NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN

WHEREAS, natural hazards in the nine county Denver Region historically have caused significant disasters with losses of life and property and natural resources damage,

WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood 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, the City of Lakewood has been an active participant in the Regional Natural Hazard Steering Committee, which has established a comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional, Regional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan to identify hazards and develop strategies to mitigate natural hazards, and

WHEREAS, the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires jurisdictions to prepare and adopt a natural hazard mitigation plan to be eligible for future pre-disaster and post-disaster federal funding for mitigation purposes,

WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood has identified and justified a number of proposed projects and programs needed to mitigate the vulnerabilities of the City of Lakewood to the impacts of future disasters to be included in the Regional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the City of Lakewood, Colorado, that:

SECTION 1. The City of Lakewood hereby accepts and approves its designated portion of the Denver Regional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, upon approval by the Colorado Office of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and

SECTION 2. The agency personnel of the City of Lakewood are directed to pursue available funding opportunities for implementation of the proposals designated therein, and

SECTION 3. The City of Lakewood will continue to participate in the updating and revision of the Denver Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan with a 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 plan to the Public Works Director.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the vote of 11 for and 0 against at a regular meeting of the City Council on February 9, 2004, at 7 o'clock p.m., at the Lakewood Civic Center, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.

Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor

ATTEST:
Margy Greer, City Clerk