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RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester that the City approve
of and execute a grant application for hazard mitigation assistance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City approve of and execute the Resolution
Authorizing Participation in Planning Process and Execution of a Sub -Grant Agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City approve of and execute the Letter of
Commitment of Funds.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City approve of the Statement of Interest in All
Hazard Mitigation Planning and direct the Emergency Management Director to execute the
document.
The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to sign the grant application, the
Resolution, the Letter, and any other documents needed to implement this resolution on behalf
of the City.
• PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA,JTHIS 157- DAY OF ! , 2013.
ACTING PRE IDENT OF SAID
COMMORCOUNCIL
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ITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS DAY OF A04e_e , 2013.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY `
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RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING PROCESS
AND EXECUTION OF SUB -GRANT AGREEMENT
. WHEREAS, the Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996 places responsibility
upon each political subdivision to establish a local organization for emergency management,
including appointment of a director to organize, administrate, and operate the local
organization under the direction and control of the Mayor and Common Council; and,
WHEREAS, Chapter 14A of the Rochester Code of Ordinances established an Office of
Emergency Management within the Rochester Fire Department for. the purpose of
coordinating all emergency and disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery
activities, including identification of mitigation opportunities within the City. and authorized the
Mayor to appoint an Emergency Management Director who shall have responsibility for the
organization, administration, and operation of the office, subject to the direction and control of
the City Administrator and Common Council; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester is participating in a hazard mitigation planning
• process as established under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000; and,
WHEREAS, the Act establishes a framework for the development of a single
jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Act as part of the planning process requires public involvement and
local coordination among neighboring local units of government and business; and,
WHEREAS, the plan must include a risk assessment including past hazards, hazards
that threaten the city, maps of hazards, an estimate of structures at risk, estimate of potential
dollar losses for each hazard, a general description of land uses and future development
trends; and,
WHEREAS, the plan must include a mitigation strategy including goals and objectives
and an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and costs; and,
WHEREAS, the plan must include a maintenance or implementation process including
plan updates, integration of plan into other planning documents and how the city will maintain
public participation and coordination; and,
WHEREAS, the draft plan will be shared with the State of Minnesota and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for coordination of state and federal review and
•comment on the draft; and,
WHEREAS, approval of the all hazard mitigation plan will make the city eligible to
receive Hazard Mitigation Assistance grants as they become available.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Rochester Common Council that
the City of Rochester City of Rochester will enter into a sub -grant agreement with the
Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management for the program entitled Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) for the
development of the City of Rochester All Hazard Mitigation Plan (AHMP).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby
authorized and directed to execute this resolution, the sub -grant agreements, and any
amendments thereto as are necessary to implement this plan on behalf of the City of Rochester.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS 1sr DAY F , 2013.
ACTING PRE IDENT O SAID
ATTEST:
COMMO UNCIL
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CITY CLERK
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APPROVED THIS ZO-( DAY OF , 2013.
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF OLMSTED
I, Judy Scherr, City Clerk of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, the custodian of its
records, do hereby certify the above is a true and exact copy of a Resolution passed, adopted
and approved by the Common Council of said City on April 1, 2013, as shown by the minutes
of said meeting in my possession.
Dated at. Rochester, Minnesota, this 4¢, day of April, 2013.
By ...1
City Clerk
Notary Public
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