RESOLUTION 2025-05-457 AF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LYNN HAVEN, BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE 2025 BAY COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, areas of Bay County which include the City of Lynn Haven are vulnerable to the human and economic costs of natural, technological, and societal disasters; and WHEREAS, the City of Lynn Haven governing body realizes the importance of reducing or eliminating those vulnerabilities for the overall good and welfare of the community; and WHEREAS, the City of Lynn Haven has been an active participant in the Bay County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan update process, which has established a comprehensive, coordinated planning process to eliminate or decrease these vulnerabitities; and WHEREAS, the City of Lynn Haven representatives and staff have identified, justified and prioritized a number of proposed projects and programs needed to mitigate the vulnerabilities of Bay County and the City of Lynn Haven to the impacts of future disasters; and WHEREAS, these proposed projects and programs have been incorporated into the updated edition of the 2025 Bay County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan that has been prepared and issued for consideration and implementation by the communities and jurisdictions of Bay County. NOWTHEREFORE BE ITI RESOLVED byt the City Commission ofthe City ofLynn Haven, Bay County, Florida, that: 1. The City of Lynn Haven hereby accepts and approves the Bay County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan. 2. The agency personnel of the City of Lynn Haven are requested and instructed to pursue available funding opportunities for implementation of the proposals designated therein. 3. The agencies and organizations within the City of Lynn Haven will, upon receipt of such funding or other necessary resources, seek to implement the proposals contained in its section of the strategy. 4. The City of Lynn Haven will continue to participate in the updating and expansion of the Bay County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan in the years ahead. 23 5. The City of Lynn Haven will further seek to encourage the businesses, industries and community groups operating within the city to also participate in the updating and expansion of the Bay County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan in the years ahead. 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Lynn Haven, Bay County, Florida on this the 13+ day of MAY 2025. CITY OF LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA 24u - - Mayor. Jesse Nelson Bhckbi u Vickie Gainer - City Manager 24