RES NO 08-01-2011 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. 2011
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED:
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CRAWFORD COUNTY
HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATES (v2) FOR THE
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, Certain areas of Van Buren, Arkansas, are subject to periodic flooding and
other natural and man- caused hazards with the potential to cause damages
to people's properties within the area; and
WHEREAS, The City of Van Buren desires to prepare and mitigate for such
circumstances; and
WHEREAS, Under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, the United States Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) required that local jurisdictions
have in place a FEMA- approved Hazard Mitigation Action Plan and
updated Mitigation Plan as a condition of receipt of certain future Federal
mitigation funding after November 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, To assist cities and counties in meeting this requirement, Crawford County
with the assistance of Westem Arkansas Planning and Development
District and Bold Planning, has initiated updating the county wide, multi
jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan that was initially approved in 2005.
This plan includes the county and all jurisdictions in the county,
specifically the cities and school districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The City of Van Buren, Arkansas hereby adopts those updated portions of
the Plan relating to and protecting its jurisdictional area against all
hazards, 2011 -2016.
SECTION 2: The City of Van Buren, Arkansas appoints the Crawford County
Emergency Management Director to assure that the Hazard Mitigation
Plan be reviewed at least annually and that any needed adjustment to the
Hazard Mitigation Plan be developed and presented to the governing
board for consideration.
SECTION 3: The City of Van Buren, Arkansas agrees to take such other official action
as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the objectives of the Hazard
Mitigation Plan.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City
Council, did pass, approve, and adopt, by a vote of 5 for and Q against, the foregoing
Resolution at its Special Meeting on the 8 day of August 2011.
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Rose D. reeman
Mayor
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ATTESTED:
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Barbie Curtis
City Clerk/Treasurer