2012-48 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: September 24, 2012 RESOLUTION NO: 2012 -48
MOTION BY: Laufenburger SECONDED BY: Ernst
RESOLUTION ADOPTION OF THE
CARVER COUNTY ALL - HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen has participated in the 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 multi jurisdictional
County 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 businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Carver County Plan includes a risk assessment including past hazards, hazards
that threaten the County, an estimate of structures at risk, a general description of land uses and
development trends; and
WHEREAS, the Carver County Plan includes a mitigation strategy including goals and
objectives and an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and costs; and
WHEREAS, the Carver County Plan includes a maintenance or implementation process
including plan updates, integration of the plan into other planning documents and how Carver County
will maintain public participation and coordination; and
WHEREAS, the Plan has been shared with the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for review and comment; and
WHEREAS, the Carver County All- Hazard Mitigation Plan will make the county and
participating jurisdictions eligible to receive FEMA hazard mitigation assistance grants; and
WHEREAS, this is a multi jurisdictional Plan and cities that participated in the planning process
may choose to also adopt the County Plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Chanhassen supports the hazard
mitigation planning effort and wishes to adopt the Carver County All- Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 24 day of September, 2012.
ATTEST:
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YES NO ABSENT
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Ernst
Laufenburger
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