2022-01-04 Ex 01Exhibit 1
01 /04/2022
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; ADOPTING THE FINAL REVISED
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY 2021 LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Florida
Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) requires that all Hazard
Mitigation Plans must be reviewed and updated as appropriate and
resubmitted to FEMA and FDEM for review and approval every five (5) years;
and,
WHEREAS, the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) is a repository for all hazard
mitigation analyses, policies, programs, and projects for Okeechobee County
(the County) and the City of Okeechobee (the City) due to its multi -
jurisdictional and intergovernmental nature. The LMS identifies hazard
mitigation needs in a community and structural or non-structural initiatives
that can be employed to reduce community vulnerability; and
WHEREAS, this is an updated version of the original County Local Mitigation
Strategy that was drafted and adopted by County Resolution in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the County Local Mitigation Working Group has completed the County
2021 LMS, which has been reviewed and found to be compliant with Federal
and State standards by the FEMA and the FDEM. Therefore, the LMS is now
ready for consideration and approval by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved before the City Council; presented at a duly
advertised public meeting; and passed by majority vote of the City Council,
as follows:
1. The Final Revised LMS is adopted by the County Commission as the
official document for inclusion in the Statewide Hazard Mitigation
Strategy.
2. The Final Revised County LMS is formally approved by the City Council
for the City of Okeechobee.
3. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of January 2022.
Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Mayor
ATTEST:
Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
John J. Fumero, City Attorney
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