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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7220 - National Flood Insurance Program• • 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: - I - .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 Ayte"rf C PIED AS THO,�NGINAL . 6FPY CLERK OF THE CITY OF NE ORT BEACH - June , 1970. Mayor THS : bl