HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5632 RESOLUTION NO. 5632
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY REQUESTING THAT PORTIONS OF THE CITY BE
DESIGNATED RESTORATION ZONE AR ON FLOOD INSURANCE
RATE MAPS UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT
OF 1968.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that portions of the City
of Downey within the floodplain area as designated in the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
for the Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA) should be designated Restoration Zone
AR pursuant to Section 928 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.
SECTION 2. The City Council further finds and determines that the aforementioned
described portions of the City of Downey meet the requirements of Section 928 of said Act
for the following reasons:
(1) The LACDA Flood Protection System has been deemed restorable by a federal
agency, the Army Corps of Engineers.
(2) A minimum level of flood protection is still provided to the floodplain area as
' designated in the LACDA FIRM.
(3) The LACDA Flood Control Project, authorized by Congress and approved by the
Secretary of the Army, would restore the LACDA Flood Protection System
within 10 years.
SECTION 3. The City of Downey, having met the criteria for AR Zone designation as
required by Section 928 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, hereby
requests that areas of the City of Downey included in the floodplain as designated on LACDA
Flood Insurance Rate Map be designated Restoration Zone AR.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and file the
same with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency prior to January 31,
1993.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 12th day of January, 1993.
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Diane P. Boggs, May
ATTEST:
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Judith E. McDonnell, City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was approved and adopted at the
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the 12th day of January,
•'`� 1993, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Riley, Brazel ton, Lawrence, McCaughan, Boggs
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
J udith E. McDonnell, City Clerk