R-1275 - 06/11/2013 - DUPAGE COUNTY - ResolutionsRESOLUTION 2013- DU -EM -R -1275
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE DUPAGE COUNTY NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook is subject to natural hazards such as floods, severe
summer and winter storms, tornadoes, and extreme heat events; and
WHEREAS, natural hazards can damage property, close businesses, disrupt traffic, threaten
lives, and present public health and safety hazards; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( "FEMA') requires municipalities to
prepare and adopt natural hazard mitigation plans in order to be eligible to receive federal mitigation
funds; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage County Natural Hazards Mitigation Workgroup has prepared a "DuPage
County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan of 2012," ( "Plan') to be adopted by the participating
municipalities in DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, the Village participated in the development of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, by adopting the Plan, the Village will satisfy the FEMA requirement to be eligible for
federal mitigation funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak
Brook, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into, and made a part
of, this Resolution as the findings of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook.
Section 2: Adoption of the Plan. The Plan is hereby approved and adopted in its entirety.
Section 3: Repealer. The natural hazard mitigation plan adopted by the Village pursuant to
Resolution 2008- DU -EM -R -1004 shall be, and is hereby, repealed in its entirety and shall no longer be in
force and effect.
Section 4: Effective Date. This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon
its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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APPROVED THIS 11th day of June, 2013
PASSED THIS 11`h day of June, 2013
Resolution 2013- DU- EM -EX -R -1275
DuPage Mitigation Plan
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Gopal G. Lalmalani
Village President
Ayes: Trustees Adler, Baar, Mov, Wolin, Yusuf
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Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk