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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONEI�S
Grant County, Washington
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE GRANT RESOLUTION 11�TTo. 13-��j� -CC
COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
UPDATE FOR 2013-2018 AS APP1aOVED
I3Y THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
WHEREAS, Section 322 of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires local
government agencies to develop and submit a natural hazards mitigation plan to receive future
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds; and
WHEREAS, the County has lcnowledge and experience that natural and human-caused
hazard events pose threats to livas and cause damages to property within Grant County; and
WHEREAS, staff working with technical experts have used available technologies,
information, and historical documents to conduct a comprehensive rislc assessment process
resulting in the preparation of Grant County's Hazard Mitigation Plan Update; and
I WHEREAS, the Hazard Mitigation Plan Update formalized the County's comprehensive
efforts to make the County safer through preventing damage in the built environment; and
WHEREAS; the Hazard Mitigation Plan Update builds on the objectives and actions
established in the 2006 Hazard Mitigation Plan and the County's Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS; the Hazard Mitigation Plan Update has been reviewed by all relevant
departments, boards, committees and the Washington State Department of Emergency
Management; and
WHEREAS the Hazard Mitigation Plan Update was presented to the Grant County
Board of County Commissioners and was available for public comment and review for the
required time period; and
WHEREAS, approval of the Hazard Mitigation Plan Update by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) constitutes formal completion of the plan and establishes
eligibility for the County to pursue Hazard Mitigation funds.
NOW, THEItEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Grant County I�oard of
Commissioners hereby adopts the Grant County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update in
accordance with the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 thereby meeting the eligibility
, requirements for the potential receipt of Hazard Mitigation Grant funds.
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; DATED this���day of �CJ , 2013.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMIVIISSIONERS
Yea Nay Abstain GRANT COUNTY,WASHINGTON
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Carolann Swartz, Member
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Grant County Department of Emergency Management
Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
PROMULGATION
The 2013 Grant County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update dated � C�, � 2013 is hereby adopted this
___���5�' day of�, _��r , 2013 as the official plan providing hazard mitigation guidance for
Grant County. It is also the official plan providing hazard mitigation guidance for the municipalities and
special purpose districts participating in and adopting the plan. It does not replace the original 2006
Grant County Hazard Mitigation Plan but continues the process. As part of routine emergency
management practice, this plan will be updated every 5 years. Between plan update cycles, new
planning partners mayjoin the plan and updated data and hazard information may be included.
Approved by:
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�oard of County Commissioners
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Cindy Ca ter, Chair Carolann Swartz, Vice Chair Richard Stevens, Member
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