HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5467RESOLUTION NO. 5467
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OP
THE CITY OF DOWNEY WITH REGARD TO
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Downey are subject to
periodic flooding or causing serious damages to properties within
these areas; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally
subsidized flood insurance as authorized by the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968; and
WHEREAS, the Downey City Council affirmed its commitment to
flood hazard mitigation by adoption of Resolution No. 4662 on
November 26, 1985, expressing their desire to join the National
Flood Insurance Program, approving an application for participation
in the Program, and directing the City Manager and the Public Works
Director to take the necessary actions to enroll the City of Downey
in the Program; and
WHEREAS, it remains the intent of this Council to require
recognition and evaluation of flood hazards in all official actions
relating to land use in areas having these hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use
and control measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to
Article II, Section 5 of the California Constitution, Section 400
of the Charter of the City of Downey and Section 9100 et. seq. of
the Downey Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Downey hereby:
1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will
enact as necessary, and maintain in force in those areas having
flood or flood- related erosion hazards, adequate land use and
control measures with effective enforcement provisions consistent
with the Criteria set forth in Section 1910 of the National Flood
Insurance Program Regulations; and
2. Vests the Building Official and the City Engineer with
the responsibilities, authorities, and means to:
(a) Assist the Administrator, at his request, in his
delineation of the limits of the area having special
flood or flood- related erosion hazards.
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(b) Provide such information as the Administrator may request
concerning present uses and occupancy of the flood plain
or flood- related erosion areas.
(c) Cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies and
private firms which undertake to study, survey, map, and
identify flood plain or flood- related erosion areas, and
cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to
management of adjoining flood plain and /or flood- related
erosion areas in order to prevent aggravation of existing
hazards.
(d) Submit on the anniversary date of the community's initial
eligibility an annual report to the Administrator on the
progress made during the past year within the community
in the development and implementation of flood plain
management measures.
(e) Upon occurrence, notify the Administrator in writing
whenever the boundaries of the community have been
modified by annexation or the community has otherwise
assumed or no longer has authority to adopt and enforce
floodplain management regulations for a particular area.
In order that all Flood Hazard Boundary Maps and Flood
Insurance Rate Maps accurately represent the community's
boundaries, include within such notification a copy of a
map of the community suitable for reproduction, clearly
delineating the new corporate limits or new area for
which the community has assumed or relinquished flood
plain management regulatory authority.
3. Appoints the City Engineer to maintain for public
inspection and to furnish upon request, for the
determination of applicable flood insurance risk premium
rates within all areas having special flood hazards
identified on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Flood
Insurance Rate Map. Appoints the Building Official to
maintain for public inspection and to furnish upon
request any certificates of flood- proofing, and
information on the elevation (in relation to mean sea
level) of the level of the lowest habitable floor
(including basement if habitable) of all new or
substantially improved structures, and include whether or
not such structures contain a basement, and if the
structure has been floodproofed the elevation (in
relation to mean sea level) to which the structure was
floodproofed;
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4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be
reasonably necessary to carry out the objectives of the
program.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
day of July, 1991.
/
'BARBARA J. HAYDEN
MAYOR
Judith E. McDonnell
CITY CLERK
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the following is a true copy of a
Resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of ,lulu
1991, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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5 Council Members: Cormack, Boggs, Paul, Brazelton, Hayden
0 Council Members: None
0 Council Members: None
0 Council Members: None
Judith McDonnell
CITY CLERK