RES NO 06-04-2005 rr CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. {O" 1 2005
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, Certain areas of the City 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 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, the City
of Van Buren, Arkansas, with the assistance of Western Arkansas
Planning and Development District, has initiated development of a
county wide, multi jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan the county
and all jurisdictions in the county, specifically the cities and
school districts;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: THAT, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, hereby adopts those
portions of the Plan relating to and protecting its jurisdictional
area against all hazards, 2005 -2010; and
SECTION 2: Appoints the 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;
and
SECTION 3: Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the Hazard Mitigation
Plan.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS ciw DAY OF JUNE, 2005.
MAYOR JOHN RIG "G
ATTESTED:
CI CLERK/TREASURER