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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />1 <br />E TA cA o� lo <br />MARCH 16 20 <br />1 <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />New Business <br />SUBJECT: <br />Emergency Management - Adoption of Cabarrus - Stanly -Union Regional <br />Hazard Mitigation Plan - Public Hearing 6:30 P.M. <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />On January 6, 2015, the Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />(FEMA) issued a letter stating that the Cabarrus Stanly Union Regional <br />Hazard Mitigation Plan* is approvable pending receipt of adoption <br />documentation and documentation that the final public meeting took <br />place. FEMA will issue a Final Approval letter once both requirements <br />have been met. <br />Per both Federal and State legislation, a FEMA- approved hazard <br />mitigation plan is required for communities to remain eligible for Hazard <br />Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds following a Presidentially - <br />declared disaster and for State Public Assistance (PA) funds following a <br />State - declared disaster. A hazard mitigation plan is also required for <br />communities to remain eligible for future grant funds available through <br />FEMA's Pre - Disaster Mitigation (PDM), and Flood Mitigation Assistance <br />(FMA) programs. <br />*Due to the large size of the Hazard Mitigation Plan, it is not included in <br />the Agenda, but is on file as supplemental material both in the Emegerncy <br />Management and the Clerk's Offices. <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Motion to hold a public hearing. <br />Motion to approve the Cabarrus - Stanly -Union Regional Hazard Mitigation <br />Plan and adopt resolution. <br />G -2 Page 166 <br />