Res No. 190-19RE SOLUTION NO. 190-19
A RE SOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH
PROVIDING ITS SUPPORT FOR APPROVING AND
ADOPTING THE 2020 REVISED PALM BEACH COUNTY
LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN ; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DA TE ; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WH EREA S, Palm Beach County is susceptible to a variety of natural, technological, and
human-caused disasters, including but not limited to, severe weather, hazardous materials incidents,
nuclear power plant emergencies, comm unicable diseases, and domestic security incidents as well as
climate change impacts and sea level rise that causes increased inundation, shoreline erosion, flooding
from severe weather events, accelerated saltwater contamination of ground water and surface water
supplies, and expedited loss of critical habitats; and
WHEREA S, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, was enacted to establish a national disaster
hazard mitigation program to reduce the loss of life and property, human suffering, economic
disruption, and disaster assistance costs resulting from disasters, and to assist state, local, and tribal
governments in implementing effective hazard mitigation measures to ensure the continuation of
critical services and facilities after a natural disaster; and
WHEREA S, as a condition for quali fyin g for and receiving future Federal mitigation assistance
fun ding as well as reimbursement for Presidentially Declared Disasters, the Disaster Mitigation Act of
2000 requires such governm ents to have Federal Emergency Management Agency approved hazard
mitigation plans in place that identify the hazards that could impact their jurisdictions, identify actions
and activities to mitigate the effects of those hazards, and establish a coordinated process to implement
plans; and
WH EREAS, Palm Beach County's Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS), in coordination with
governmental and non- governmental stakeholders having an interest in reducing the impact of
disasters, and with input from the private sector and other members of the public, developed and
revised the Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy; and
WHEREA S, the 2020 revised Local Mitigation Strategy has been approved by the Florida
Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency subject to
adoption by the County Board of County Commissioners; and
WH EREAS, the LMS Steering Commi ttee recommends the formal adoption of the 2020
Revised Local Mitigation Strategy, including planned future enhancements described therein, by the
County and all 38 participating municipalities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being
true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption hereof.
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Delray Beach hereby approves and adopts
the 2020 Revised Local Mitigation Strategy Plan (attached hereto as Exhibit A) in its entirety, as revised
by the LMS Steering Committee as submitted to the Palm Beach County Board of County
Commissioners, the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
Section 3. The City Commission of the City of Delray Beach authorizes the appropriate
City Officials to pursue available funding opportunities for implementation of proposed mitigation
initiatives described in the Local Mitigation Strategy, and upon receipt of such funding or other
necessary resources, seek to implement the actions in accordance with the mitigation strategies set out
by the Local Mitigation Strategy.
Section 4. The City Commission of the City of Delray Beach will continue to support
and participate in the Local Mitigation Strategy planning and implementation process as required by
Federal Emergency Management agency, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and the
Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy Steering Committee.
Section 5. The City Commission of the City of Delray Beach will consider incorporating
mitigation strategies for dealing with climate change, sea level rise, and natural hazards into the local
comprehensive plan and into future reviews of flood prevention regulations and zoning codes.
Section 6. The City Commission of the City of Delray Beach directs the Clerk to transmit
an original of the executed Resolution to the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency
Management, attention Local Mitigation Strategy Coordinator (712-6481), for filing in the Office of
the Clerk & Comptroller.
Section 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOP'fED in regular session on the/
and legal sufficiency:
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