HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 18-099RESOLUTION NO. 18-099
WHEREAS, as part of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the Federal
Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) publishes Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(FIRMs) to identify areas that are subject to flooding; and,
WHEREAS, to participate in the NFIP, a city or county must adopt Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and require certain building regulations within these
special areas; and,
WHEREAS, FEMA updates these maps through formal adoption process; and,
WHERAS, City of Beaumont Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) were last
updated in 2002 and have been undergoing an update since approximately 2011; and,
WHEREAS, since the last public information event was held at Ford Park in
February 2012 the City of Beaumont believes an additional opportunity for public input
should be offered; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont is requesting that FEMA consider the "real-
world" data from Hurricane Harvey prior to the revision and publication of Beaumont's
updated Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) accept the
City of Beaumont's request for public input prior to the revision and publication of
Beaumont's updated Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM); and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Federal Emergency Management
Administration (FEMA) accept the City of Beaumont's request to consider data from
Hurricane Harvey prior to the revision and publication of Beaumont's updated Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 1st day of
May, 2018.
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