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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION No. <br /> 07-072 <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING 2007 the Year to GET READY! And call upon local residents to Get a <br /> Plan, Get a Kit, and Get Involved to help save lives in our community. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IN 2006 FOUND THAT THE MA.IORI'I'Y OF <br /> AMERICANS HAVE NOT TKAEKN THE BASIC STEPS NE DF,D TO PREPARE FOR A DISASTER OR AN <br /> EMERGENCY SITUATION; AND <br /> WHEREAS, DISASTER CAN STRIKE QUICKLY AND WIHTOUT WARNING AND BEING PREPARED IS CRUCIAL to <br /> SAVING LIVES AT HOME, IN SCHOOL, AT WORK AND IN THE COMMUNITY; AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE BEST WAY TO BE PREPARED FOR A HOUSE FIRE, TORNADO, OR OTI IF,R DISASTER IS FOR <br /> INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN; AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, A DISASTER KIT WITH ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR EACII FAMILY MEMBER FOR THRF+" DAYS CAN <br /> I IFLI.1 YO[JR FAMILY IN A WINTER STORM, PANDEMIC FIX, OR OTHER DISASTER WHEN ACCESS TO <br /> SUPPLIES MIGIIT BECOME LIMITED; AND <br /> WHEREAS, CHILDREN AND ADULTS TRAINED IN FIRST AID AND CPR SAVE; LIVES AND MAKES OUR <br /> COMMUNITIES SAFER; AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, TI IE TWIN CITIES AREA CHAPTER OF -1-1IE AMERICAN RED CROSS THROUGI I IT-S COMMUNITY <br /> CHALLENGE HAS OFFERED TO ASSIST OUR COMMUNITY TO PREVENT, PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND'I'O <br /> EMERGENCIES; <br /> <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON PROCLAIMS 2007 THE YEAR TO GET <br /> READY! AND CALL UPON LOCAL RESIDENTS TO GET A PLAN, GET A KIT, AND, GET INVOLVED TO HELP <br /> SAVE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. <br /> Adopted this 10th day of July, 2007 <br /> <br /> Steve Larson, Mayor <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dean R. Lotter, City Manager <br /> <br /> ATTEST: <br /> <br /> Daniel A. Maiers, <br /> Director of Finance and Support <br /> Services/City Clerk <br /> <br /> (SEAT..,) <br /> <br /> <br /> I:\COUNCIL\RESOLUTIONS\2007\Public Safety\Get Ready Re:solution.doc <br />