2024-10-21 - Resolution 2024-23 - ADOPTING THE 2024 UPDATE OF THE COOK COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 4
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BUFFAL�J A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2024
UPDATE OF THE COOK COUNTY MULTI-
���E JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITICATION
PLAN
WHEREAS the Village of Buffalo Grove is a home rule unit pursuant to the
Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove recognizes the threat that natural
hazards pose to people and property within our community; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove recognizes the importance of
reducing or eliminating vulnerability to disasters caused by natural hazards for the
overall good and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, on October 10, 2000, the U.S. Congress passed the Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000 ("Act") which provides the legal framework for the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation, planning requirements for
state, local, and tribal governments as a condition of mitigation grant assistance
emphasizing the need for pre-disaster mitigation of potential hazards; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of future funding for mitigation projects, the Act
requires jurisdictions to prepare and adopt a hazard mitigation plan to identify and
address certain vulnerabilities that exist prior to and during a disaster; and
WHEREAS, FEMA supports pre- and post-disaster grant funding through the
Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant program,which has as a condition of funding
eligibility, a requirement for jurisdictions to prepare and adopt a hazard mitigation
plan; and
WHEREAS, to maintain continued eligibilityfor FEMA mitigation grant
assistance programs the Act requires a hazard mitigation plan be updated every five
years; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act's requirements,125 Cook County
jurisdictions engaged in the FEMA-prescribed mitigation planning process to
prepare the 2024 Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and its
associated local hazard mitigation plan annexes; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Plan has been approved by the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region V.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Buffalo Grove, Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby adopted and incorporated and made a
part of this Resolution as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. The Village of Buffalo Grove hereby accepts, approves and adopts in its
entirety, Volume 1, the Countywide Mitigation Actions in Volume 2; and the Village
Jurisdictional Annex of Volume 2 of the 2024 Cook County Multi-�urisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan.
SECTION 3. The Village of Buffalo Grove will continue to participate in updating and
revising the 2024 Plan, with another plan review and revision occurring within a five-
year cycle. Designated staff will provide annual progress reports on the status of
implementation of the 2024 Plan to the Village Board of Trustees.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval.
AYES: 6-Johnson. Cesario. Ottenheimer, Stein. Bocek Weidenfeld
NAYES: 0- None
ABSENT: 0- None
PASSED: October 21. 2024
APPROVED: October 21. 2024
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Jan . Sirabian, Village Clerk Eric N. Smith, Ilage President
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