TITLE
Title
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 2020 GUILFORD COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Jim Albright, Emergency Services Director (Don Campbell)
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BACKGROUND
Background
In an effort to reduce the Nation's mounting natural disaster losses, the U.S. Congress passed the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) in order to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Section 322 of DMA 2000 emphasizes the need for state, local, and Tribal government entities to closely coordinate on mitigation planning activities and makes the development of a hazard mitigation plan a specific eligibility requirement for any local or Tribal government applying for federal mitigation grant funds. In short, if a jurisdiction is not covered by an approved mitigation plan, it will not be eligible for Federal mitigation grant funds or state disaster recovery funding. To be considered covered by the hazard mitigation plan, the county and its municipalities must adopt the plan by resolution.
The existing Guilford County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) was approved by FEMA in September 2015. FEMA requires that hazard mitigation plans be updated every five (5) years, including an update to any projects or strategies listed in the plan. Over the past year and a half, representatives from Guilford County and all ten (10) municipalities have participated in updating the Guilford County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. This update of the plan draws from the previous plan to document the efforts of each jurisdiction to incorporate hazard mitigation principles and practices into routine government activities and functions. At its core, the Plan recommends specific actions to minimize hazard vulnerability and protect residents from losses to those hazards that pose the greatest risk.
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RESOLUTION
Resolution
WHEREAS, the citizens and property within Guilford County are subject to the eff...
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