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RESOLUTION NO. 2002-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE CONCERNING
PARTICIPATION IN THE ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL
MITIGATION STRATEGY.
WHEREAS, the City of Ocoee is vulnerable to the human and economic costs of natural,
technological and societal disasters; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the importance of reducing or eliminating
those vulnerabilities for the overall good and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ocoee has been an active participant in the preparation of the
Orange County Local Mitigation Strategy, which establishes a comprehensive, coordinated
planning process to eliminate or decrease these vulnerabilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ocoee' s representatives and staff have identified, justified and
prioritized a number of proposed projects and programs needed to mitigate the vulnerabilities of
the City of Ocoee to the impacts of future disasters; and
WHEREAS, these proposed projects and programs have been incorporated into the
initial 1999 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, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Commission hereby accepts and approves of its designated portion of the
Orange County Local Mitigation Strategy; and
2. The agency personnel of the City of Ocoee are requested and instructed to pursue
available funding opportunities for implementation of the proposals designated therein;
and
3. The City ofOcoee will, upon receipt of such funding or other necessary resources, seek
to implement the proposals contained in its section of the strategy; and
4. The City ofOcoee will continue to participate in the updating and expansion of the
Orange County Local Mitigation Strategy in the years ahead; and
5. The City ofOcoee will further seek to encourage the businesses, industries and
community groups operating within and/or for the benefit of the City ofOcoee to also
participate in the updating and expansion of the Orange County Local Mitigation Strategy
in the years ahead.
Resolved this
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day of :JLJ..-Y
,2002.
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CITY OF OCOEE, FLO
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FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
APPROVED AS TO,.E.O~ AND LEGALITY
this Jb- day of -0 vi 7 ' 2002.
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City Attorney
APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
COMMISSION AT A MEETING HELD
ON J U L'1 I ~ ' 2002
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. \TIT E.