Res 2022-93 All Hazard Mitigation Plan - Dakota CountyCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2022-93
ADOPTION OF DAKOTA COUNTY ALL -HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires counties and cities to prepare
an All -Hazard Mitigation Plan (Plan) every five years; and
WHEREAS, plans must address potential natural and manmade hazard and develop
mitigation strategies to reduce the impacts of hazard events both in dollars and lives saved; and
WHEREAS, the County and participating cities must have an adopted Plan to be eligible
for federal disaster relief and mitigation project grants; and
WHEREAS, the first Plan was approved by the Minnesota Department of Homeland
Security and Emergency Management (MNHSEM) and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) in 2006 and the was updated again in 2011 and 2017; and
WHEREAS, since late 2020, the City of Mendota Heights has participated in updating
the City's mitigations strategies as part of the required five-year update to the 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 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 Plan includes a mitigation strategy including goals and objectives and
an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and costs; and
WHEREAS, the Plan includes a maintenance or implementation process including plan
updates, integration of the plan into other planning documents and how Plan participants 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 comments and received conditional approval on August 4, 2022; and
WHEREAS, The Dakota County Board of Commissioners formally approved and
adopted the 2022 update to the All -Hazard Mitigation Plan in late September 2022,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED that the City of Mendota Heights supports
the hazard mitigation planning effort and wishes to adopt the 2022 update to the Dakota County
All -Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 6a day of December, 2022,
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF NDOTA HEIGHTS
Stephanie B. Levine, Mayor
ATTE
Ch ' City Clerk
R 2022-93