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THE STATE OF TEXAS X
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COUNTY OF HARRIS X
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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,
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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,
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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
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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.
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