Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Implement Floodplain Management Performance Measures For Compliance With The National Flood Insurance Program.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City has been a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) participant in good standing since October 1, 1992 and seeks to maintain and improve its flood resiliency through the NFIP and Community Rating System (CRS). The City wants to re-dedicate itself to be compliant with the NFIP subject to determination by the Florida Division of Emergency Management and/or the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by virtue of a determination through a Community Assistance Visit that the City has an NFIP-compliant floodplain management program.
The City has developed and is actively implementing “Performance Measures” to ensure that its floodplain management program meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the NFIP. The purpose of the performance measures is to ensure the City maintains compliance with the NFIP and retain points under the Community Rating System (CRS) program to improve flood resiliency and reduce flood insurance premiums for property owners within the City of Hollywood. It is the intent of this Commission to continue participation in the CRS program and strive to exceed the minimum NFIP requirements set forth in Parts 59, 60, and 65 of the NFIP Regulations (Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations).
The purpose of this resolution is to vest the City of Hollywood floodplain administrator and his/her associates with the responsibility, authority and means to implement the following performance measures which are incorporated by reference and attached:
(1) Adopt and maintain a flood damage prevention ordinance based on the State model that is coordinated with the Florida Building Code
(2) Conduct annual inspections of development in Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) to be reported annually that addresses identified compliance issues to be resolved through enforcement and mitigation to the maximum extent possible
(3) Administer a flood zone permit application for regulating all development in SFHAs with procedures and checklists approved by the State and FEMA Region IV
(4) Ensure accurate completion of all elevation certificates before vertical construction and prior to issuance of certificates of occupancy
(5) Annually disseminate letters to utility companies concerning tanks that must be elevated or anchored and new HVAC equipment that must be elevated above the BFE
(6) Administer substantial improvement/damage determination procedures approved by State and FEMA Region IV staff and maintenance of permanent records of determinations
(7) Provide DFIRMs or links to DFIRMs and elevation certificates on the community’s website where feasible
Fiscal Impact
This action does not require any funding. The Department of Public Utilities staff will manage this project. No additional staff is needed as a result of this action.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Clece Aurelus, PE, Engineering Support Services Manager, Department of Public Utilities
Vivek Galav, Director, Department of Public Utilities
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager/Sustainable Development
Attachments
FEMA Flood Plain Management Performance Program