Res. #14-017 - Petitioning RCWD for Assistance with Flood Plain Study

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RESOLUTION #14 -017 A RESOLUTION PETITIONING RCWD FOR ASSISTANCE WITH FLOOD PLAIN STUDY WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has undertaken a study to update flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) for Centerville as well as other parts of Anoka County, and WHEREAS, Rice Creek Watershed District completed a flood study in 2011 which shows flood protection elevations along portions of Clearwater Creek should be as much as four feet lower than the findings of FEMA, and WHEREAS, the lowered regulatory elevations if accepted by FEMA could save Centerville property owners and residents thousands of dollars in flood insurance premiums as well as substantially lower development costs for unimproved properties near Clearwater Creek, and WHEREAS, FEMA has indicated that it may be able to use the RCWD study findings, if certain additional work is completed and the data is submitted, and WHEREAS, RCWD, apparently believing that it may be burdensome on staff to participate with the city, has been reluctant to assist the city with securing the additional work requested by FEMA, even though the most cost effective way of gathering the required data would be to have RCWD consultant engineers do the additional work. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CENTERVILLE, MINNESOTA, 1. The City hereby petitions the Board of Managers of Rice Creek Watershed District to assist in securing the additional engineering work to sustain the regulatory flood elevations of RCWD's previous study. 2. The City would enter into a written agreement to pay consultant fees to do the additional flood plain study and would reimburse reasonable costs incurred by RCWD for its assistance. Passed by the City Council of the City of Centerville this 12th da o f March, 2014. Tom Wilharber, Mayor Attest Teresa Bender, City Clerk