HomeMy WebLinkAbout72-R-24, Adopting the Update of Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
10/07/2024
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72-R-24
A RESOLUTION
Adopting the Update of the Cook County
Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston recognizes the threat posed by natural
hazards to people and property within the community, especially in the context of global
climate change; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the importance of reducing or eliminating
vulnerability of people and property to disasters caused by natural hazards for the overall
good and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, on October 10, 2000, the United States 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 before and during a disaster; and
WHEREAS, FEMA supports pre- and post-disaster grant funding through
the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant program, which has as a condition of funding
eligibility, a requirement for jurisdictions to prepare and adopt a hazard mitigation plan;
and
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WHEREAS, to maintain continued eligibility for FEMA mitigation grant
assistance programs, the Act requires a hazard mitigation plan to be updated every five
years; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act’s requirements, 125 Cook County
jurisdictions engaged in the FEMA-prescribed mitigation planning process to prepare the
2024 Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and its associated local
hazard mitigation plan annexes; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Plan has been approved by the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region V,
NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The City of Evanston, located within Cook County, hereby
accepts, approves, and adopts in its entirety Volume 1, the Countywide Mitigation
Actions in Volume 2, and the City of Evanston Jurisdictional Annex of Volume 2 of the
2024 Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
SECTION 2: The City of Evanston will continue to participate in updating
and revising the 2024 Plan, with another plan review and revision occurring within a five-
year cycle. Designated staff will provide the president of the City of Evanston City
Council with annual progress reports on the status of implementation of the 2024 Plan.
SECTION 3: That this Resolution 72-R-24 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: __________________,
2024
Approved as to form:
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Alexandra B. Ruggie, Corporation
Counsel
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