HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-01-08-Resolutions 01-16_Flood Plain Management ProgramThe City of Waukee,Iowa
IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA
RESOLUTION APPROVING FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM
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RESOLUTION 01-16
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)is a Federal
Program enabling property owners in participating communities to
purchase insurance protection against losses from flooding;and
The NFlP was established because of mounting flood losses and
escalating costs of disaster relief to general taxpayers;and
The United State's Congress established the NFIP with the passage
of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968;and
Flood is defined in the Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFlP),in
part,as:
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from overflow of inland or
tidal waters or from the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff
of surface waters from any source;and
Through the NFlP,property owners in participating communities
are able to insure against flood losses;and
Community participation is voluntary and not mandatory;and
The Federal Emergency Management Agency may be reached toll
free at 1-800-427-4661.
NOW,THEREFORE,the City of Waukee,Iowa does hereby approve the Flood Plain
Management Program on this 5th day of February 200 1.I
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,I have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal for the City
of Waukee,Iowa to be affixed.Done this 8th day of
Jan y in the year 0 our Lord Two Thousand One.
Attest:
ROLLCALL A YES NAYS ABSENT
Nicholas Gruber
Marvin Berger
Mike Watts
Bill Peard
Wayne Johnson
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