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RESOLUTION N0.7 2 2 0
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH ADVISING THE FEDERAL INSURANCE
ADMINISTRATION THAT THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH HAS
AN INTEREST IN SECURING COVERAGE UNDER THE NATIONAL
FLOOD, INSURANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, portions of the City of Newport Beach have been,
and are, subject to damage from flood, mudslides and abnormal tidal
action; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach be-
lieves that flood and landslide insurance would be greatly beneficial
to residents within our City; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Insurance Administration is offering
protection under its emergency program which would allow City resi-
dents to purchase insurance to cover floods, landslides and inunda-
tions by tidal waters; and
WHEREAS, the City Council would like to show its expression
of interest by submitting the following information to the Federal
Administration:
and
.A citation of the legal authority necessary for
both State and local action;
.A summary of State and local public and private
flood plain management regulatory measures, if any,
which have been adopted for the area;
.A map, in duplicate, delineating local flood = prone
areas, showing the names of rivers, bays, gulfs,
lakes and similar bodies of water causing floods;
.An outline of the community's flood history and
flood -prone characteristics;
WHEREAS, the City Council does give assurance of future
compliance and pledges to submit the following assurances in the
form of action to the Federal Insurance Administration, including:
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.To recognize and duly evaluate flood hazards in
• all official actions relating to land use in the
flood plain areas having special flood hazards;
.To enact by December 31, 1971, and maintain in
• force for areas having special flood hazards,
adequate land use and control measures with ef-
fective enforcement provisions;
.If necessary, to seek State enabling legislation
conferring authority to enact land use and control
measures designed to reduce the exposure of pro-
perty to flood loss;
.To take such other official action as may be re-
asonably necessary to carry out the objectives of
the program. Such actions must include but will
not be limited to:
Assisting the Administrator, at his re-
quest, in delineating the limits of the
flood plain having special flood hazard
on available local maps of sufficient
scale to identify the location of building
sites;
After flood insurance is made available,
furnishing representatives of appropriate
Federal or State agencies or of the
National Flood Insurers Association in-
formation,. as requested, concerning new
or substantially improved structures
within the area of special flood hazard;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach, as follows:
The City has a need for and'a positive interest in partici-
pating in the National Flood Insurance Program.
ADOPTED this 29th day o
ATTEST
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C PIED AS THO,�NGINAL .
6FPY CLERK OF THE CITY OF NE ORT BEACH -
June , 1970.
Mayor
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