Burlington board adopts Des Moines County pre‑disaster mitigation plan update to preserve federal grant eligibility
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Summary
The board adopted the 2025 Des Moines County multi‑jurisdictional pre‑disaster mitigation plan update, which staff said is required every five years and preserves eligibility for federal non‑disaster mitigation grants (examples cited: local flood wall project).
District emergency management staff asked the board to adopt the county's updated hazard mitigation plan so the district’s emergency operations plan can reference the refreshed county assessment. "The plan is required to be updated every five years," the presenter said, and staff explained adoption preserves eligibility for non‑disaster federal grant funding used for hazard mitigation projects.
Staff cited the Burlington flood wall as an example of a hazard mitigation project identified in the county plan. The presenter also described a planned county‑wide exercise tentatively set for Oct. 3 and noted use of the high school parking lot for staging that exercise.
A board member moved to approve the 2025 Des Moines County multi‑jurisdictional pre‑disaster mitigation plan update; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The board's approval does not itself obligate the district to pursue any particular mitigation project; it makes the district eligible to apply for relevant federal grants in the future.