R-17-11VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE COUNTY, IL
RESOLUTION R-17-11
ADOPTION OF THE 2017 LAKE COUNTY
ALL NATURAL HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, Lake County is subject to flooding, tornadoes, severe summer and winter
storms, and other natural hazards that can damage property, close businesses, disrupt traffic,
and present a public health and safety hazard; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee has prepared and
recommended the 2017 update of Lake County All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan that reviews
the County's options to protect people and reduce damage from hazards; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County and Lake County municipalities prepared and adopted the
2012 Lake County All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan and the 2017 Lake CountyAll Natural
Hazards Mitigation Plan is an update required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
and
WHEREAS, the 2017 Lake County All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan was developed
as a multi -jurisdictional plan and has been submitted and approved by Illinois Emergency
Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
WHEREAS, the preparation and adoption of a community mitigation plan is a
requirement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order for Lake County and the
Village of Deerfield to be eligible for federal mitigation funds under Section 104 of the Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000 (42 USC 5165), and under 44 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part
201.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the 2017 Lake County All Natural Hazards
Mitigation Plan, is hereby adopted as an official plan of the Village of Deerfield, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Barbara K. Little, P.E., Director of Public Works and
Engineering, is hereby appointed as the Village's representative on the Lake County Hazard
Mitigation Planning Committee and she will keep the Village appraised of the mitigation action
items undertaken by or reported to the Lake County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village Clerk is hereby requested to distribute a
certified copy of this Resolution to the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission.
ADOPTED this 02 da, October, 2017.
Clerk
APPJ/RpVEDthis 02 day of October, 2017
JV _ Village President