2020-R-18 - Volusia County Mitigation Plan RESOLUTION NO.2020-R-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA; SUPPORTING THE VOLUSIA COUNTY
LOCAL MITIGATION PLAN 2020; DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE COUNTY OF VOLUSIA;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, AN
EFFECTIVE DATE,AND ADOPTION.
WHEREAS, areas of the City of Edgewater are vulnerable to the human and economic
costs of natural, technological and societal disasters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater's governing body realizes the importance of
reducing or eliminating those vulnerabilities for the overall good and welfare of our community;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater has been an active participant in Volusia Prepares,
the Local Mitigation Strategy working group, which has established a comprehensive,
coordinated planning process involving the county and its municipalities, as well as other public
and private sector organizations, to eliminate or decrease these vulnerabilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater's representatives and staff have identified,justified
and prioritized a number of proposed projects and programs needed to mitigate the
vulnerabilities of unincorporated areas of Volusia County to the impacts of future disasters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater's representatives and staff have reviewed the
information provided by or for other participating jurisdictions and organizations, including the
projects and programs they have proposed for incorporation into the Volusia County Local
Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, these proposed projects and programs have been incorporated into the
current edition of the Volusia County Local Mitigation Plan that has been prepared and issued
for consideration and implementation by the communities and jurisdictions of Volusia County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the People of the City of Edgewater,
Florida:
Section 1. The City of Edgewater hereby accepts and approves of its designation
portion of the Volusia County Local Mitigation Plan.
Section 2. The City of Edgewater accepts and endorses the mitigation goals and
objectives established by Volusia Prepares for the countywide plan, and the anticipated schedule
for the next updating of the plan.
Section 3. The City of Edgewater finds that the proposed mitigation projects and
programs included in the plan by other jurisdictions and organizations are acceptable, that they
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will not adversely affect the county or its neighborhoods, and that they do not conflict with or
duplicate the mitigation proposals made by the county itself.
Section 4. The agency personnel of the City of Edgewater are requested and
instructed to pursue available funding opportunities for implementation of the proposals
designated therein.
Section 5. The City Manager or his designee is hereby requested and instructed to
pursue available funding opportunities for implementation of the proposals designated therein,
subject to the approval of the City Council for application of grants or other contracts offered to
provide such funding. Upon the City finding such funding or other resource, the proposals
contained in the applicable section of the Plan will be implemented.
Section 6. The City of Edgewater will further seek to encourage the businesses,
industries and community groups operating within the City of Edgewater to also participate in
the updating and expansion of the Volusia County Local Mitigation Plan in the years ahead.
Section 7. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this
Resolution to the County of Volusia.
Section 8. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 9. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
After Motion to approve by -1 ,�,.,� 1 { �; with Second by
4 L , the vote on this resolution on July 6, 2020, was
as follows:
AYE NAY
Mayor Mike Thomas \J
Councilwoman Christine Power _N4—
Councilwoman Kim Yaney
Councilwoman Megan O'Keefex�=t-�pct.c
Vice-Mayor Gary Conroy
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 6th day of July, 2020.
ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDGE E LO PA
By:
Robin L. Matusick, CMC T o
City Clerk/Paralegal Mayor
For the use and reliance only by the City of Approved by the City Council of the City of
Edgewater,Florida. Approved as to form and Edgewater at a meeting held on this 6th day of
legality by: Aaron R. Wolfe, Esquire July,2020 under Agenda Item No. 8--!V--.
City Attorney
Doran, Sims,Wolfe,Kundid,
Ciocchetti&Yoon
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City of
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CERTIFICATION
I, Robin L. Matusick, City Clerk/Paralegal of the City of Edgewater Florida, do hereby
certify that the attached is a true and Correct Copy of the City of Edgewater's Resolution
Number 2020-R-18 as it appears in the public records of the City of Edgewater, Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and the seal of the City of Edgewater,
Florida, on this 6th day of July, 2020.
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Robin L. Matusick
City Clerk/Paralegal
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