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Home My WebLink AboutFloodplain Management Plan to be prepared by Planning Depart .Zelenwy- Council/Agency Meeting Held: // 9 Def red/Continued to: Appro d ❑ Conditionally Approved ❑ Denied y Clerk's Signature Council Meeting Date: November 1, 1999 Department ID Number: PL99-61 z CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH c::- _ REQUEST FOR ACTION Q r,i r-E >. SUBMITTED TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS - SUBMITTED BY: RAY SILVER, City Administrator-- PREPARED BY: HOWARD ZELEFSKY, Director of Planning / ,/ 04` __� SUBJECT: DIRECT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO PREPARE A FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLAN. Statement of Issue,Funding Source,Recommended Action,Alternative Action(s),Analysis,Environmental Status,Attachment(s) Statement of Issue: The City of Huntington Beach participates in the Community Rating System (CRS) program sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to allow flood insurance premium reductions. As a participant in the program, the City is now required to prepare and adopt a Floodplain Management Plan. This plan must be adopted by the City Council prior to October 1, 2000. Staff is recommending that the City Council direct the Planning Department to prepare a Floodplain Management Plan for adoption by the City Council. , Funding Source: Not applicable. Recommended Action: Motion to: "Direct the Planning Department to prepare a Floodplain Management Plan for adoption by the City Council." a REQUEST FOR ACTION MEETING DATE: November 1, 1999 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PL99-64 Alternative Action(s): The City Council may make the following alternative motion: "Deny the Planning Department's request to prepare a Floodplain Management Plan for adoption by the City Council." Analysis: A. Background: In 1994, the City Council directed staff to apply for participation in the Community Rating System (CRS), a program sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to allow flood insurance premium reductions. The CRS program contains many activities that exceed FEMA's minimum requirement for cities to adopt a floodplain ordinance. Communities that demonstrate that they implement various CRS activities are awarded credit points. The credit points are then translated into classes ranging from 10 to 1 (best). In 1995 the City received 1,112 points and a Class 9 rating and was upgraded to a Class 8 rating in 1996. This Class 8 rating allows a 10% reduction for flood insurance policies issued in the City. (This reduction is not available to properties designated as A99 on the current flood insurance rate maps; the A99 zone is a lower risk area and a lower premium is applicable.) A 5-year reverification visit from FEMA's consultant was recently conducted. The consultant reviewed each activity cited in the original 1994 application and reviewed additional activities. New activities submitted include: flood warning program, capital improvement program drainage projects, and additional stormwater drainage items. CRS credit points are being calculated. The final calculation may result in additional points, better class rating, and lower insurance premiums. B. STAFF ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION: Properties that have received financial assistance from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) two or more times within a 10-year period are considered by FEMA as repetitive loss properties. As part of the CRS program, communities which have 10 or more repetitive loss properties must prepare and adopt a Floodplain Management Plan. The City has been notified that there are 15 repetitive loss properties in Huntington Beach. Therefore, a plan must be completed and adopted by the City Council by October 1, 2000. PL99-64.DOC -2- 10/13/99 9:03 AM REQUEST FOR ACTION MEETING DATE: November 1, 1999 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PL99-64 The purpose of the Floodplain Management Plan is threefold: ■ to identify potential flood hazards and problems ■ to identify methods and projects to reduce or mitigate damage to repetitive loss properties, to properties located within the floodplain, or to the entire city, and ■ to comply with the requirements of the CRS program. Additional credit points will be attained by City Council sanction of the preparation of a Floodplain Management Plan and its adoption. Although FEMA has tentatively determined that much of the City will be removed from the floodplain due to completion of Santa Ana River and several flood control channel improvements, preparation and adoption of the plan is still required. This plan will satisfy FEMA and CRS requirements and afford insurance premium reductions to all properties remaining in the floodplain. If the City does not prepare or adopt a Flood Management Plan before October 1, 2000, the City will revert to a Class 10 with no reduction in flood insurance premiums available to its citizens and business owners. Presently there are approximately 17,500 flood insurance policies with over 2.5 billion dollars of flood insurance coverage for structures within the City. $2.3 million in losses have been paid by FEMA for 824 flood damage claims since the City entered the flood program in 1983. Loss of the rate reduction will increase the amount of insurance coverage based on current floodplain boundaries. C. SUMMARY Planning staff recommends that the City Council direct staff to complete a Floodplain Management Plan for the following reasons: ■ It will provide guidance to the city and community to mitigate and minimize future damage/loss to properties due to flooding. ■ It will continue to allow flood insurance premium reductions for residents and property owners. ■ It will allow additional CRS credits that may result in a better class rating. ■ It will comply with one of the minimum requirements for participation in the CRS program. Environmental Status: The proposed project is categorically exempt pursuant to Class 6, Information Collection Section 15360 of the California Environmental Quality Act which states that basic data collection, research, and resource activities as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted or funded is exempt from environmental analysis. PL99-64.DOC -3- 10/13/99 9:03 AM REQUEST FOR ACTION MEETING DATE: November 1, 1999 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PL99-64 Attachmengs): City Clerk's Page Number No. Description 1. Letter from FEMA consultant dated June 8, 1999 2. Repetive loss properties listing 3. Floodplain map RCA Author: SP PL99-64.DOC -4- 10/13/99 9:04 AM MA \� a » INSURANCE SERVICES UFFICE, INC. RONALD P.MIELNICKI PO BOX 2819 CHINO VALLEY,AZ 86323 PHONE/FAX 520-636-5969 e-mail: rtnielnicki@iso.com June 8, 1999 Ms. Susan Pierce, CRS Coordinator JUN i 1 1999 City of Huntington Beach 2000 Main Street ":-C-r1 %a�,t,rn Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Dear Ms. Pierce: This letter is being sent to you as a reminder that based on the current 1999 Repetitive Loss list, Huntington Beach is now a Community Rating System (CRS) Category C community. A Category C community is a community with 10 or more repetitive losses. The current list shows your community has 15 repetitive losses. I would like to take this time to encourage you to contact FEMA, if you have not already received your Repetitive Loss Correction Worksheets (AW-501), and request that they be sent to you as soon as possible. Please review the sheets and make any corrections that are necessary. If after the corrections are made and your community still has 10 or more repetitive losses, you will need to do a Floodplain Management Plan, as per CRS, which addresses these repetitive losses. For pertinent information regarding the preparation and adoption of this plan, refer to the 1999 CRS Coordinator's Manual pages 500-3 through 510-26. If you need additional help or information, contact our plan reviewer, David Stroud @ 919-789-8030. If Huntington Beach remains a Category C community after the worksheets are corrected, you will have until October 1, 2000 to complete, implement and adopt the plan. Any additional questions-or concerns feel free to contact me at your convenience. Respectfully yours, jJ" Ronald P. Mielnicki ISO/CRS Specialist and Program Coordinator T l '-,� _ > it-I E MI r mole! _ _. - A REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTIES Address Date of Loss 8211 San Angela Dr BG M Feb 11, 1992 Address Date of Loss Jan 4, 1995 8762 Baywood Jan 11, 1995 16572 Thames Lane Feb 9, 1978 Feb 21, 1998 Aug 16, 1978 19842 Chesapeake Jan 3, 1995 5802 Trophy Feb 12, 1992 Dec 6, 1997 Jan 3, 1995 20331 Colonial Jan 1, 1995 9252 Velardo Feb 12, 1992 Dec 5, 1997 Jan 3, 1995 8441 Clarkdale Jan 4, 1995 9272 Velardo Mar 2, 1983 Dec 6, 1997 May 12, 1992 9172 Carrolltown Jan 23, 1995 Jan 4, 1995 Dec 6, 1997 Dec 6, 1997 17562 Crown Jan 9, 1995 9271 Velardo Jan 3, 1995 Feb 23, 1998 - Dec 6, 1997 8061 Mermaid Jan 27, 1983 19161 Woodward Mar 2, 1983 Mar 2, 1983 Jan 4, 1995 8311 Newman Feb 12, 1992 Dec 6, 1997 Dec 6, 1997 PierceTlood\femaloss o; •.. • rem, 3 lm Will MINNOW ''w7�•�•D•i•��ssrr1 � --- .. ®i••��i'i•Oi•Oi00.O•i� �O a•zra.r.arrrr•rrrr.rr.rr.> ••r••••rrr rrrrrr•'••• • `�O• ��ib�• 9-a-ArAwr� • ;�I■ONE •!•i•♦i•°i•i♦•i i••i�i•♦i•i•♦� V'•�• .♦••••u♦♦••♦♦♦♦��♦•Q•♦i•♦i�♦i••i•♦♦��•••••♦♦♦fir•••♦' O �dDd♦-♦•ddOOdd•►•' Va •♦.♦•♦♦•♦drp•Mill D•�♦♦••♦••i•.i•. •�jdM♦ice♦i��i•�i��i•� ai i�•i!♦i•i� FLOOD HAZARD AREAS 100 &- 500 YEAR FLOOD ------------ a RCA ROU.TING SHEET INITIATING DEPARTMENT: Planning SUBJECT: Floodplain Management Plan COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 1 , 1999 RCA AT STATUS Ordinance (w/exhibits & legislative draft if applicable) Not Applicable Resolution (w/exhibits & legislative draft if applicable) Not Applicable Tract Map, Location Map and/or other Exhibits Not Applicable Contract/Agreement (w/exhibits if applicable) (Signed in full by the City Attomey) Not Applicable Subleases, Third Party Agreements, etc. (Approved as to form by City Attorney) Not Applicable Certificates of Insurance (Approved by the City Attorney) Not Applicable Financial Impact Statement (Unbudget, over $5,000) Not Applicable Bonds (If applicable) Not Applicable Staff Report (If applicable) Not Applicable Commission, Board or Committee Report (If applicable) Not Applicable Findings/Conditions for Approval and/or Denial Not Applicable ... .... 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