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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1970-03 ",,- -- . ,--. e e THE STATE OF TEXAS X X COUNTY OF HARRIS X X CITY OF LA PORTE X On this, the 6th day of July, 1970,. the City Commission convened in r~gular session at La Porte, ,Texas, with the follow- ing members present, constituti~g a quorum: H. C. Smith, Mayor E. A. Thomas, Commissioner I. J. KibOdeaux, Commissioner B. J. Bu~gin, Commissioner H. G. Crofoot, Commissioner when, among other business, the Commission adopted the follow- ing resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 70-3 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING A POSITIVE INTEREST IN SECURING FLOOD INSURANCE UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM, AND REQUESTING THE FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATOR TO DECLARE THE CITY OF LA PORTE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the City of La Porte is a political subdivision of the State of Texas referred to in Article 8280-13, Vernon's Revised Civil Statutes (Texas); and WHEREAS, political subdivisions of the State of Texas are authorized by Article 8280-13, Vernon's Revised Civil Statutes (Texas) to take all necessary and reasonable actions to comply with the requirements and criteria of the National Flood Insurance Pr~gram; and WHEREAS, the .ge~gr?phical area under the jurisdiction of the City of La Porte has suffered damage from floods from high tides in Galveston Bay, Deer Creek, Little Cedar Bayou and B~g Island SlO~lgh and other low areas; and WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of La Porte are desirous of obtaining insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program; and WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has not adopted adequate flood plain regulatory measures, but is willing to do so;now, therefore, e . -2- '." BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: THAT the City of La Porte recognizes a public need for flood insurance and hereby evidences a positive interest in securing flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Pr~gram; and THAT the City of La Porte will cooperate with the Federal, State, and local agencies which undertake to study, survey, map and identify flood-prone areas, and to identify and evaluate local flood hazards, all within the boundaries of the city; and THAT the City of La Porte will adopt by December 31, 1971, . land use and control measures, with effective enforcement measures, which are consistent with such criteria for land management and use as may be developed by the Federal Insur- ance Administrator; and THAT the City of La Porte will apply and enforce such land use and control measures commencing as soon as the necessary technical info~~ation on floodways and controlling flood eleva- tions becomes available; and THAT the City Administrator is authorized and directed to submit to the Federal Insurance Administrator, with the necessary . supporting documentation, an application for the establishment of premium rates and the declaration of el~gibility of the City of La Porte for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Pr~gram. Adopted, this 6th day of, July, ,1970. -- ;?/ d:L~ Mayor AP~ tt/ City Attorney