HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-032 CC Resolution_ RESOLUTION NO. 91-32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR
SUBSIDIZED FLOOD INSURANCE
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Temecula be subject to period flooding,
mudslides, (i.e. mudflows), or flood- related erosion, causing serious damage to properties within
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, it is the intent of this City Council to require the recognition and evaluation
of flood mudslide (ie., mudflow), or flood-related erosion 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 losses pursuant to State of California Government Code Sections 65302, 65560 and
65800;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this City Council hereby:
SECTION 1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will enact as necessary,
and maintain in force in those areas having flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow), 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
SECTION 2. Vests Public Works Director/City Engineer with responsibility, authority,
and means to:
A. Assist the Administrator, at his request, in his delineation of the limits of the
area having special flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) or flood-related erosion hazards.
B. Provide such information as the Administrator may request concerning present
uses and occupancy of the flood plain, mudslide (i.e. mudflow), or flood-related erosion areas.
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C. Cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies and private firms which
undertake to study, survey, map, and identify flood plain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow), or flood-
related erosion areas, and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to management
or adjoining flood plain, mudslide (i.e. mudflow) 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 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.
SECTION 3. Appoints Public Works Dir~tor/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, and 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 flood proofed the elevation (in
relation to mean sea level) to which the structure was flood proofed;
SECTION 4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably necessary
to carry out the objectives of the program.
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SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause
a certified resolution to be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of March, 1991.
Ronald J. Parks, Mayor
ATrEST:
June~-~City Clerk
[SEAL]
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, June S. Greek, City Clerk of the City of Temecula HEREBY DO CERTIFY that the
foregoing Resolution No. 91-32 was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Temecula on the 26th day of March, 1991, by the following vote.
AYES: 5
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Birdsall, Moore, Lindemans,
Mufioz, Parks
NOES:
0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Jun~.j' Or~eek, City Clerk
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