CC Resolution No. 1104 1985
RESOLUTION NO. 1104
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO APPLY TO THE
COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION ; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS , the National Flood Insurance Program has
successfully encouraged communities throughout the country to
enact and enforce flood plain regulations; and
WHEREAS, in order to encourage communities to do more than
enforce minimum regulatory standards, the Federal Insurance
Administration has implemented a Community Rating System; and
WHEREAS, the Community Rating System provides incentives for
communities to take additional actions to reduce flood damage by
the increasing public awareness, by identifying potential flood
hazards , and by engaging in additional flood mitigation
activities; and
WHEREAS , the Community Rating System provides these
incentives by allowing for reduced flood insurance premiums to
property owners in participating communities, sometimes reducing
premiums by 45%; and
WHEREAS, the application process requires the applicant to
submit information describing the activities that the community
is undertaking to promote public awareness , to identify flood
hazards, and to mitigate flood damage, and further requires the
applicant to submit plans for future activities to promote these
goals; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown has a long history of actively
participating in efforts to reduce flood losses in the Baytown
area, having joined the National Flood Insurance Program almost
immediately after the Program's inception in 1968; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the administration is hereby authorized and
directed to submit a Community Rating System Application and
Flood Mitigation Plan to the Federal Insurance Administration.
Section 2 : This resolution shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of
Baytown.
1986
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown , this the 31st day of
January, 1991.
�RMMETT O. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN Y. HALL, City Clerk
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17ANDALL B. STRONG ity Attorney
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