Res2024-100 Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy PlanRESOLUTION 2024-100
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2024 PALM
BEACH COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Palm Beach County is susceptible to a variety of natural, technological, and human -
caused disasters, including but not limited to, severe weather, hazardous materials incidents, nuclear
power plant emergencies, communicable diseases, and domestic security incidents as well as climate
change impacts and sea level rise that cause increased inundation, shoreline erosion, flooding from
severe weather events, accelerated saltwater contamination of ground water and surface water
supplies, and expedited loss of critical habitats, and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 was enacted to establish a national disaster hazard
mitigation program to reduce the loss of life and property, human suffering, economic disruption, and
disaster assistance costs resulting from disasters, and to assist state, local and tribal governments in
implementing effective hazard mitigation measures to ensure the continuation of critical services and
facilities after a natural disaster; and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, as a condition for qualifying for and receiving
future Federal mitigation assistance funding as well as reimbursement for Presidentially Declared
Disasters, requires such governments to have Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA")
approved hazard mitigation plans in place that identify the hazards that could impact their
jurisdictions, identify actions and activities to mitigate the effects of those hazards, and establish a
coordinated process to implement such plans; and
WHEREAS, Palm Beach County's Local Mitigation Strategy ("LMS"), in coordination with
governmental and non-governmental stakeholders having an interest in reducing the impact of
disasters, and with input from the private sector and other members of the public, developed the Palm
Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Local Mitigation Strategy has been approved by the Florida Division of
Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and adopted by the
County Board of County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, Appendix O of the Local Mitigation Strategy includes a Multi -Jurisdictional Program
for Public Information to satisfy the floodplain management requirements of the County and its
participating municipalities (CRS Activity 330); and
WHEREAS, the LMS Steering Committee recommends the formal adoption of the 2024 Local
Mitigation Strategy, including planned future enhancements described therein, by the County and all
participating municipalities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are
hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption thereof.
Section 2. The Village Council of the Village of North Palm Beach hereby approves and adopts
the 2024 Local Mitigation Strategy Plan (attached hereto as Exhibit A) in its entirety, as prepared by
the LMS Steering Committee and as approved by the Palm Beach County Board of County
Commissioners, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
Section 3. The Village of North Palm Beach authorizes the appropriate Village officials to pursue
available funding opportunities for implementation of proposed mitigation initiatives described in the
Local Mitigation Strategy, and upon receipt of such funding or other necessary resources, seek to
implement the actions in accordance with the mitigation strategies set out by the Local Mitigation
Strategy.
Section 4. The Village of North Palm Beach will continue to support and participate in the Local
Mitigation Strategy planning and implementation process as required by Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and the Palm Beach County
Local Mitigation Strategy Steering Committee.
Section 5. The Village of North Palm Beach will consider incorporating climate change concerns,
sea level rise and natural hazards into its Comprehensive Plan and into future reviews of flood
prevention regulations and zoning codes.
Section 6. The Village of North Palm Beach directs the Village Clerk to transmit an original of
the executed Resolution to the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management, attention
Local Mitigation Strategy Coordinator, for filing in the Office of the Clerk and Comptroller.
Section 7. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this Resolution are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024
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