HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-10-05 - Mitigation PlanCITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AND TO WORK TOWARD BECOMING
A SAFER COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside, Missouri, recognizes that no community is
immune from natural hazards whether it be tornado/severe thunderstorm, flood, severe winter weather, drought,
heat wave, earthquake, dam failure or wildfire and recognizes the importance enhancing its ability to withstand
natural hazards as well as the importance of reducing the human suffering, property damage, interruption of
public services and economic losses caused by those hazards; and
WHEREAS, the City of Riverside, Missouri has previously pursued measures such as building codes,
fire codes, floodplain management regulations, zoning ordinances, and stormwater management regulations to
minimize the impact of natural hazards; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Missouri State Emergency
Management Agency have developed a natural hazard mitigation program that assists communities in their
efforts to become Disaster-Resistant Communities that focus, not just on disaster relief, but also on recovery and
reconstruction that brings the community to at least apre-disaster conditions i n an accelerated, orderly and
preplanned manner (the "Natural Hazards Mitigation Program"); and
WHEREAS, by participating in the Natural Hazards Mitigation Program, the City of Riverside,
Missouri will be eligible to apply for post-disaster mitigation funds; and
WHEREAS, upon implementation the Natural Hazards Mitigation Program, the City of Riverside,
Missouri will implement pertinent precepts of the program in cooperation with community partners and by
incorporation of relevant information into other community plans and mechanisms where appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City of Riverside, Missouri will participate in the evaluation and review of the Natural
Hazards Mitigation Program after a disaster as well as complete a mandated five-year update submitted to the
State Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for review and
approval; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside, Missouri finds that implementation of the
Natural Hazards Mitigation Program is in the best interests of the City and promotes the public health, safety
and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside, Missouri,
as follows:
The City of Riverside, Missouri hereby approves and adopts the Regional Multi-Jurisdictional
Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A for the purpose of building a safer
community~-by reducing natural hazard vulnerability.
Passed on this 5th day of October 2004.
Betty Burch
Mayor