HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-03 Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) with Orange County ECILUITTION
of the
CITY OF OCOEE
Regarding
LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY
Resolution No. 2023-03
WHEREAS, the areas of the City of Ocoee are vulnerable to the human and economic
costs of natural, technological and societal disasters; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee recognize the importance of
reducing or eliminating those vulnerabilities for the overall good and welfare of the community;
and
WHEREAS, Section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §5165, as amended by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, provides
for States and local governments to undertake a risk-based approach to reducing risks to natural
hazards through mitigation planning; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has implemented various
hazardous mitigation planning provisions through regulation at 44 CFR §201.6 requiring local
governments to have a FEMA approved Local Mitigation Strategy ("LMS") in order to apply for
and/or receive project grants; and
WHEREAS, 44 CFR §201.6(d)(3) requires local jurisdictions to review and revise their
LMS to reflect changes in development, progress in local mitigation efforts, and changes in
priorities, and resubmit it for approval within five (5) years in order to continue to be eligible for
mitigation project grant funding; and
WHEREAS, the representatives and staff of Orange County government have identified,
justified and prioritized a number of proposed projects and programs needed to mitigate the
vulnerabilities of areas of the City of Ocoee to the impacts of future disasters; and
WHEREAS, these proposed projects and programs have been incorporated into the 2016
edition of the Orange County Local Mitigation Strategy that has been prepared and issued for
consideration and implementation by the communities of Orange County.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE:
Section 1. The City of Ocoee hereby accepts and approves its designated portion of
the Orange County Local Mitigation Strategy.
Section 2. The staff of Orange County and the City of Ocoee are requested and
instructed to pursue available funding opportunities for implementation of the proposals
designated therein.
Section 3. The City of Ocoee will, upon receipt of such funding or other necessary
resources, seek to implement the proposals contained in its section of the strategy.
Section 4. The City of Ocoee will continue to participate in the updating and
expansion of the Orange County Local Mitigation Strategy in the years ahead.
Section 5. The City of Ocoee will further seek to encourage the businesses, industries
and community groups operating within and/or for the benefit of Orange County and the City of
Ocoee to also participate in the updating and expansion of the Orange County Local Mitigation
Strategy in the years ahead.
Section 6. Effective Date. The resolution shall take effect upon the date of its
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this / day of , 2023.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA
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FOR USE,ASD.IZELIANCE ONLY APPROVED BY THE CITY OF OCOEE
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA COMMISSION AT A MEETING
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND HELD ON fekrthe 7 ,2023,
LEGALITY THIS tro-k- DAY OF UNDER AGENDAgEM NO. ifi
,2023.
Shuffield,Lowman&Wilson P.A.
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