<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Emergency Management and Regional Security Committee on 9/25/2019 at 11:30 AM</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=722009&amp;GUID=2DC5EB3C-D201-4248-80ED-51615C2EB840</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://cook-county.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=2DC5EB3C-D201-4248-80ED-51615C2EB840&amp;ID=722009&amp;M=CalendarDetail" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>19-5711</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=4139859&amp;GUID=6271AEE7-4328-423A-8658-1B03D0BC4465</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6271AEE7-4328-423A-8658-1B03D0BC4465-2023-01-30-17-31-04</guid><description>File #: 19-5711&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Committee Minutes&lt;br /&gt;Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES

Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 4/24/2019&lt;br /&gt;Action: approve&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Committee Minutes</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:31:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>19-5348</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=4125646&amp;GUID=EFE02B84-742B-4718-9499-FC491CD6FCD8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">EFE02B84-742B-4718-9499-FC491CD6FCD8-2023-01-30-17-31-04</guid><description>File #: 19-5348&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Resolution&lt;br /&gt;Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION

ADOPTION OF THE 2019 COOK COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 

WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners (“Board”) recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within our community; and

WHEREAS, The Board recognizes the importance of reducing or eliminating vulnerability to disasters caused by natural hazards for the overall good and welfare of the community; and

WHEREAS, on October 10, 2000, the U.S. Congress passed the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (“Act”) which provides the legal framework for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation, planning requirements for state, local, and tribal governments as a condition of mitigation grant assistance emphasizing the need for pre-disaster mitigation of potential hazards; and

WHEREAS, as a condition of future funding for mitigation projects, the Act requires jurisdictions to prepare and adopt hazard mitigation plan to identify and address certain vulnerabilities that exist prior to and during a disaster; and 

WHEREAS, FEMA supports post-di&lt;br /&gt;Action: recommend for approval&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Resolution</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:31:04 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>