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<br />September 20, 2004
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<br />11PON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Chairman Freeman and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Resolution:
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<br />Resolution to Adopt the
<br />Cabarrus County Hazard Mitigation Plan
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<br />Resolution No. 2004-36
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<br />Cabarrus County
<br />Board of Commissioners
<br />September 20, 2004
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<br />WHEREAS, the citizens and property within Cabarrus County are subject
<br />to the effects of natural hazards and man-made hazard events that pose
<br />threats to lives and cause damages to property, and with the knowledge and
<br />experience that certain areas, i. e., flood hazard areas, are particularly
<br />susceptible to flood hazard events; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the County desires to seek ways to mitigate situations that
<br />may aggravate such circumstances; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of North Carolina has in Part 6,
<br />Article 21 of Chapter 143; Parts 3, 5, and 8 of Article 19 of Chapter 160A;
<br />and Article 8 of Chapter 160A of the North Carol~na General Statutes,
<br />delegated to local governmental units the responsibility to adopt regulations
<br />designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its
<br />citizenry; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of North Carolina has in Section
<br />1 Part 166A of the North Carolina General Statutes (adopted in Session Law
<br />2001-214-Senate Bill 300 effective July 1, 2001), sta,tes in Item (a) (2) "For
<br />a state of disaster proclaimed pursuant to G.S. 166A-6(a) after November 1,
<br />2004, the eligible entity shall have a hazard mitigation plan approved
<br />pursuant to the Stafford Act"; and
<br />
<br />WHEREAS, Section 322 of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
<br />states that local government must develop an All-Haza'rds Mitigation Plan in
<br />order to receive future Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds, and
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<br />WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners
<br />to fuifill this obligation in order that the County will be eligible for,
<br />state assistance in the event that a state of disaster is ,declared for a
<br />hazard event affecting the County;
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<br />NOW, therefore,
<br />Commissioners hereby:
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<br />be
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<br />it
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<br />resolved
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<br />that
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<br />the
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<br />Cabarrus
<br />
<br />County Board
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<br />1. Adopts the Cabarrus County Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
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<br />2. Vests staff with the responsibility, authority, and the means to:
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<br />(a)
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<br />Inform all concerned parties of this action.
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<br />(b)
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<br />Cooperate' with FedeJtal; State ;and local agencies and private firms
<br />which undertake to study, survey, map, and identify floodplain or
<br />flood-related erosion areas, and cooperate with neighboring
<br />communities with respect to management of adjoining floodplain
<br />andlor flood-related erosion areas in order to prevent aggravation
<br />of existing hazards.
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<br />3. Appoints the Cabarrus County Departments of Commerce and 'Emergency
<br />Management to assure that the Hazard Mitigation Plan is reviewed annually
<br />and in greater detail at least once every five years to assure that the
<br />Plan is in compliance with all State and Federal regulations and that any
<br />needed revisions or amendments to the Plan are developed and presented' to
<br />the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners for consideration.
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<br />4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably necessary
<br />to carry out the objectives of the Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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<br />Adopted this 20th day of September, 2004
<br />
<br />Isl Robert M. Freeman
<br />
<br />Robert M. Freeman, Chairman
<br />Board of Commissioners
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