RES NO 11-02-2011 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 AUTFIORIZING THE MAYOR TO DESIGNATE
WESTERN ARKANSAS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT, INC. (WAPDD) TO ASSIST TITE CITY OF VAN
BUREN WITH ADMINISTRATION OF A FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas has been awarded Hazard Mitigation Grant
(HMGP) funds with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to
construct a community safe room; and
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas recognizes the need for assistance in
administering the HMGP grant in compliance with FEMA and the Arkansas
Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) regulations and Federal, State,
and Local laws; and
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren has a long standing relationship with the WAPDD and
feels confident that it will administer the above referenced project competently,
and that ADEM requires that grants be administered by a qualified agency that
has received grants administration training. The WAPDD is the only agency in
Western Arkansas that meets all these requirements.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VAN
BUREN, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to designate WAPDD as the
project administrator for the FIMGP grant, and enter into a contract for
Administrative Services with said agency for project administrative services.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did
pass, approve, and adopt, by a vote of for and against, the foregoing Resolution at its
meeting held on the 21 of November, 2011.
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Robert D. Freem
Mayor
ATTESTED: API'120 ED AS 1 FORM:
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s w CtiC,teAL Candice A. Settle
City Attorney