16-1397 Adopting the Seminole County 2015-2020 Floodplain Management PlanRESOLUTION NO. 16-1397
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA ADOPTING THE SEMINOLE COUNTY `2015-
2020 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Longwood, Florida is
charged with the duty of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City of Longwood is vulnerable to a wide range of natural disasters, as
demonstrated by the very high human and economic costs of events that have impacted the State
in the past decade; and
WHEREAS, flooding is a significant threat to the health and safety of the citizens of
Seminole County and its municipalities and the City of Longwood recognizes the importance of
reducing vulnerabilities to flood events for the overall public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City of Longwood has been an active participant in Seminole Prepares,
the Local Mitigation Strategy working group, which has established a comprehensive,
coordinated planning process involving Seminole County and its municipalities, as well as other
public and private sector organizations, to eliminate or decrease flooding vulnerabilities ; and
WHEREAS, floodplain management encompasses corrective and preventative measures
for reducing flood damage; and
WHEREAS, a community's agreement to adopt and enforce a Floodplain Management
Plan helps to reduce the community's flooding risk; and
WHEREAS, through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the Floodplain
Management Plan benefits municipalities that participate in the Community Rating System with
credits that reduce consumers' flood insurance premiums; and
WHEREAS, the Longwood City Commission continues to work with Seminole Prepares
in an effort to reduce the potential for personal and property losses in flood -prone areas; and
WHEREAS, Seminole County and its municipalities, including the City of Longwood,
are required to develop and implement a Floodplain Management Plan as part of Seminole
County's NFIP requirements for participation in the CRS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Seminole County Charter and the Seminole County
Administrative Code, the Seminole County Floodplain Management Planning Committee was
established to ensure the timely development of the Floodplain Management Plan through
assessment of flooding problems throughout the County; and
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WHEREAS, the Seminole County Floodplain Management Planning committee assisted
in the development of goals that address the identified flood hazards and in the creation of
various mitigation strategies that will be implemented to reduce damage to insurable structures
and help protect lives, which will also reduce the cost of flood insurance to County residences;
and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government has implemented new and updated Code of
Federal Regulation (CFR) standards which further enhance the minimum standards previously
required; and
WHEREAS, the Floodplain Management Plan complies with the Federal Hazard
Mitigation Planning Standards contained in 44 CFR 201-206 (b)-(d); and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the 2015-2020 Seminole County Floodplain Management
Plan and integration into the Local Mitigation Strategy supports the effort to reduce the potential
for personal and property losses in flood -prone areas; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the Seminole County 2015-2020 Floodplain Management Plan
by the Longwood City Commission will provide for continued grant funding for the City of
Longwood through local mitigation initiatives as approved through the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMNIISSION OF THE CITY
OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, THAT:
1. The City of Longwood hereby accepts and formally adopts the 2015-2020 Seminole
County Floodplain Management Plan, a copy of which is hereby attached, to support
and supplement Seminole County's Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS).
2. The City of Longwood hereby accepts and endorses the mitigation goals and
objectives established in the 2015-2020 Seminole County Floodplain Management
Plan and the anticipated schedule for the next updating of the Plan.
3. The City of Longwood will continue to participate in the updating and expansion of
the 2015-2020 Seminole County Floodplain Management Plan in the years ahead.
4. The City Manager, or designee(s), are hereby authorized and directed to implement
the provisions of this Resolution by means of such administrative actions as may be
deemed necessary and appropriate.
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The City Manager, and designees, are hereby directed and instructed to pursue
available funding opportunities for implementation of the proposals set forth in the
2015-2020 Seminole County Floodplain Management Plan, and upon receipt of
funding, take other necessary resources and when otherwise determined to be
appropriate, to implement the proposals contained in the City's individual section of
the Plan.
6. Effective Date: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage
and adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this %7,% day of March 2016.
CITY COMMISSION
CITY OF I,,ONGWOOD, FLORIDA
DURSO, MAYOR
ATTES
MICHELLE LONGO, CMC, CITY CLERK
Approved as to form and legality for the use and reliance of the City of Longwood, Florida only:
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