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Home My WebLink About031455 ORD - 06/19/2018 Ordinance amending the Corpus Christi Code to establish Flood Hazard Mitigation Information Committee WHEREAS, The City of Corpus Christi is part of the Community Rating Systems Program under the National Flood Insurance Program. The Community Rating Systems Program awards the community credits for doing activities that are above the minimum requirements. The credits determine the Class rating for the City which allows for discounts on flood insurance policies; WHEREAS, The Community Rating System strongly encourages locally designed plans to prevent and reduce flood loses; and WHEREAS, The Community Rating System awards credit for creating a committee and adopting the Program for Public Outreach and Flood Insurance Coverage Promotion plans. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2 —Administration, Article IV.- Miscellaneous Boards, Commissions and Committees, is amended by adding Division 32. - Flood Hazard Mitigation Information Committee, Sections 2-303 to Section 2-305 to read as follows: Division 32. - Flood Hazard Mitigation Information Committee Sec. 2-303 Created; composition; appointment, terms of members; organization (a) The Flood Hazard Mitigation Information Committee is created to advise the mayor and city council on development and implementation of the Program for Public Information Plan and Flood Insurance Coverage Promotion Plan. (b) Membership. The Flood Hazard Mitigation Information Committee shall be comprised of at least five members appointed by City Council. At least three members must be from outside local government. The membership must include: (1) One or more representatives from the community's floodplain management office; (2) One or more representatives from the community's public information office; (3) One or more representative from the insurance industry. (c) Quorum. Three members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. (d) Secretary of the Committee. The Floodplain Administrator or authorized representative shall act as secretary of the committee. The secretary shall make a detailed record of all committee proceedings which shall set forth the committee's 031455 INDEXED reasons for a decision, each member's vote, any member's absence, and any failure of a member to vote. A record of all business conducted by the committee shall be maintained in the office of the floodplain management division. Sec. 2-304 Duties. (a) The Flood Hazard Mitigation Committee prepares and updates two plans, which are included below: (1) The Program for Public Information Plan's duties are included, but not limited to: A. Assessing the community's needs for public information, formulate outreach messages, identify outreach projects and monitor and evaluate the program. B. The highest priority for Committee regarding the Program for Public Information Plan includes, but is not limited to: 1. Assessing the community's public information needs by priority areas. 2. Formulating messages needed for each priority audience to meet the desired outcome. 3. Identifying outreach projects to convey the messages. 4. Examining other public information activities for website or technical assistance. 5. Preparing the Program for Public information document for governing body adoption. 6. Reevaluating the Program at least once annually. (2) The Flood Insurance Coverage Promotion Plan's duties are included, but not limited to: A. Assessing the community's needs for flood insurance based on identifying the current levels of coverage and where it needs to be improved. B. The highest priority for the Committee with regards to the Flood Insurance Coverage Promotion Plan includes, but is not limited to: 1. Conducting a flood insurance assessment. 2. Collecting flood insurance information. 3. Determining the level of flood insurance coverage. 4. Preparing the plan. 5. Reevaluating the Plan at least once annually. Sec. 2-305 Frequency of meetings. The Committee shall meet at least twice a year. SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word of provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 3. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. SECTION 4. This ordinance takes effect after official publication. That the foregoing ordinpnce was r ad for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the \2-" day of t , 2018, by the following vote: Joe McComb OL ,C2 Ben Molina ___% Rudy Garza a Everett Roy Paulette Guajardo l. A. Lucy Rubio 4'1 Michael Hunter tj,' - AZ Greg Smith _____* Debbie Lindsey-Opel VA j-/ That the foregoing ordina ce was read for the second time and passed finally on this the ( Cil L day of , 2018, by the following vote: Joe McComb Ben Molina _le._ Rudy Garza Everett Roy ---(Liji Paulette Guajardo QJU Lucy Rubio /I_ Michael Hunter Greg Smith / '1 Debbie Lindsey-Opel ______4_ I PASSED AND APPROVED on this the iq day of ,t, , 2018. ATTEST: 1/ • I 14ididL ___ V/1_ Re•ecca Huerta Joe McComb City Secretary Mayor EFFECTIVE DATE Co + ;6112 031 455 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS (City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8) I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council. City Council Action Date: Legistar Number: 18-0536 June 19, 2018 Agenda Item: Ordinance amending the Corpus Christi Code to establish Flood Hazard Mitigation Information Committee. Amount Required: (Amount to be Certified) $ 6,000.00 Fund Name Accounting Unit Account No. Activity No. Amount Development Services 4670-11300-281 530000 $6,000.00 Total $6,000.00 ❑ Certification Not Required • Director of Financial Services Date: JUN 1 2 2018 Caller Times PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK Certificate of PUBLICATION NOTICE Publcation NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF In Matter of Publication of: NO.031 54,Ordinance) rezon- ing property at or near 6665 Lipes Boulevard from "FR" Farm Rural District to the "RM-1"Multifamily 1 District. NO.031455,Ordinance amend- ing the Corpus Christi Code CORPUS CHRISTI to establish Flood Hazard CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI MitigationietInformation Com t PO BOX 9277 NO.031456,Ordinance amend- ing Corpus Christi Code to CORPUS CHRISTI,TX 78469-9277 adopt Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regu- lations for the inspection and testing of backflow preventer assemblies for residential irrigation systems; and pro- viding for penalty. These ordinances were State of Wisconsin) passed and approved on sec- ond reading by the Corpus County of Brow n)§ Christi s1City Council on June 8. /s/Rebecca Huerta I,being first duly sworn,upon oath depose and say that I am a legal City Secretary clerk and employee of the publisher, namely, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio, Counties, and that the publication of which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on the following dates: June 25,2018 *ge- 144- Legal erk On this June 25, 2018, I certify that the attached document is a true and exact copy made by publisher. a=; data 1m& J Notary Public,State of Wisconsin,County of Brown i �.o —77 V I TARA MONDLOCH Notary Public State of Wisconsin Ad#: 2049463 P.O.: #of Affidavits:0