2020-0069
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
DICK GIBBS, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT III
JULIA FISHER-PERRIER, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT VII
RESOLUTION NO.
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A resolution approving and adopting the St. Charles Parish 2020 Floodplain and Stormwater Management Program for Public Information (PPI) Document, for Credit under the Community Rating System (CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and to provide for related matters.
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WHEREAS, the Parish of St. Charles is a participant in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS); and,
WHEREAS, FEMA provides flood insurance discounts to communities that participate in the CRS based on floodplain management activities further, the adoption of a Program for Public Information (PPI) can improve the Parish of St. Charles' CRS rating through coordinated outreach around flood awareness, mitigation, and safety; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish of St. Charles Floodplain Manager and members of the community have participated in and have prepared a Parish PPI Plan in coordination with participants of the real estate, banking insurance and other private sectors, thereby making them members of the PPI committee; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish PPI identifies specific target audiences, existing outreach projects, outreach messages, delivery mechanisms, and desired outcomes; and,
WHEREAS, the PPI Plan will be evaluated and updated by the committee annually; and,
WHEREAS, adoption by the Council for the Parish of St. Charles demonstrates commitment to sound floodplain management activities and to achieving the goals of the outreach projects outlines in the Parish PPI.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, acting as the governing authority of said Parish authorizes the adoption of Flood Aware, the 2020 Floodplain and Stormwater Management Program for Public Information (PPI) document, for cre...
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