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10 <br /> 1 As a part of the process, the County must adopt a resolution designating an agent to apply for <br /> 2 and receive project assistance from FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grants Program. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Kirby Saunders, Emergency Management Coordinator, made the following PowerPoint <br /> 5 presentation. He said, after a declared disaster, the County is eligible for mitigation funding, <br /> 6 which is used to reduce the impact of potential impacts: <br /> 7 <br /> ORANGECOUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Hurricane Florence <br /> Hazard Mitigations Grant Program <br /> October 15,2019 <br /> 8 <br /> U.5 2f11990eon�R5l WealManO Gireele DSaaxre <br /> U.&2014006 4>w;'A'aavw•aye C i M,D—Ars <br /> ^ 0 <br /> Q\ <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Kirby Saunders said the country has already seen 10 major disasters this year, and this <br /> 13 is the 5t" consecutive year of$10 billion disasters. He said this has been the costliest of all <br /> 14 disasters in the history of the country. He resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> National Benefit-Cost Ratio <br /> :.. a..,. sass $sa <br /> RUF <br /> 15 <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Kirby Saunders said the mitigation program has a significant return on investment; every <br /> 18 $1 spent on mitigation results in $7 in savings in recovery. He resumed the PowerPoint <br /> 19 presentation: <br /> 20 <br />