13992 1 RESOLUTION NO. 13,992
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3 A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE PULASKI COUNTY HAZARD
4 MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS;
5 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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7 WHEREAS, certain areas of Little Rock, Arkansas, are subject to periodic flooding and other natural
8 with the potential to cause damages to people's properties within the area; and,
9 WHEREAS,the City of Little Rock desires to prepare and mitigate for such circumstances; and,
10 WHEREAS, under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, the United States Federal Emergency
11 Management Agency (FEMA) required that local jurisdictions have in place a FEMA-approved Hazard
12 Mitigation Action Plan as a condition of receipt of certain future Federal Mitigation Funding after
13 November 1, 2004; and,
14 WHEREAS, to assist Cities and Counties in meeting this requirement, the City of Little Rock, with
15 the assistance of CSA International, Inc., has initiated development of a County-wide, multi jurisdiction
16 Hazard Mitigation Plan for Pulaski County and all jurisdictions in the County, specifically the Cities and
17 School Districts;
18 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
19 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
20 Section 1: The City of Little Rock hereby adopts those portions of the Plan relating to and protecting
21 its jurisdictional area against all hazards, (2014-2019 =time span of plan).
22 Section 2: The Emergency Management Administrator is appointed to assure that the Hazard
23 Mitigation Plan is reviewed at least annually and that any needed adjustment to the Hazard Mitigation
24 Plan is developed and presented to the governing board for consideration and agrees to take such other
25 official action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the objectives of the Hazard Mitigation Plan.
26 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
27 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
28 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
29 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
30 resolution.
31 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with
32 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
33 Section 5. This resolution will be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
34 ADOPTED: October 21,2014
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4 ''.11 an 14 n ,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
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8 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Atte ey
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