2001 Local Mitigation Strategy F tL E
RESOLUTION NO. 00-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTING THE LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY REPORT; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONFLICT
RESOLUTION PROCEDURE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the State Department of Community Affairs has provided funding and entered
into an agreement with Okeechobee County to develop a county-wide unified Local
Mitigation Strategy that will become part of a Statewide Hazard Mitigation Strategy; and
WHEREAS, the Local Mitigation Strategy must include a report detailing county-wide hazards
and vulnerabilities, define critical facilities and provide specific latitudinal and
longitudinal locations of those facilities, provide for a method of conflict resolution
between the participants, and pre-identify and prioritize hazard mitigation programs,
project and initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the development of the county-wide unified Local Mitigation Strategy requires the
participation of local municipal governments within Okeechobee County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee entered into an interlocal agreement with Okeechobee
County and the Development of Community Affairs to develop a county-wide unified
Local Mitigation Strategy, and assigned a voting representative to the Local Mitigation
Strategy Steering Committee (also known as the LMS Workgroup); and
WHEREAS, the Local Mitigation Strategy Steering Committee has developed a county-wide
Local Mitigation Strategy that includes description of county-wide hazards and
vulnerabilities, definition of critical facilities, a database detailing specific latitudinal
locations of those facilities, a method for conflict resolution between participants, a list
of pre-identified and prioritized mitigation programs, projects and initiatives, and a
methodology to revise the prioritized list of mitigation programs, projects and initiatives;
and
WHEREAS, as required by the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs, the local
Mitigation Strategy, including the specifics mentioned above, must be adopted by
Okeechobee County and by each participating local municipal government within the
County.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, CITY COUNCIL,
FLORIDA;
SECTION 1. That the Okeechobee County Local Mitigation Strategy is declared to be
a workable program for planning, identifying and implementing hazard mitigation
programs, policies and projects.
SECTION 2. That the City will strive to ensure that all future proposed hazard
mitigation activities that may be undertaken within areas that are under the jurisdiction
of the City will be in conformance with the Local Mitigation Strategy.
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SECTION 3. That in the event that a proposed hazard mitigation activity is not
consistent with the Local Mitigation Strategy, appropriate written analysis and
justification shall be developed to justify whether the proposed activity should or should
not be implemented and that with appropriate ppropriate justification, non conformance shall not
be grounds for the City rejecting a proposed mitigation activity.
SECTION 4. Adoption of this resolution by the city demonstrates the City's support of
the Local Mitigation Strategy. However, adoption of this resolution shall not mean that
the City is obligated to spend local funds for mitigation initiatives. In addition, the City
shall not be obligated to apply for future hazard mitigation grant funds if such actions
are not in the best interests of the City.
SECTION 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida in
regular session this 15th day of February , 2000.
Olir
rJames E. Kirk
Mayor
ATTEST:
Bonnie S. Thomas, CMC
City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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John R. Cook
City Attorney
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