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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 98-127
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, certain areas with the City of Seward are subject to periodic flooding, causing
serious damage to properties within these areas, health and safety hazards, disruption of
communication and governmental services and extraordinary public expenditures; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally subsidized flood insurance as
authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and
WHEREAS, the city has previously adopted Resolution No. 84-48 and Resolution No. 84-49
pertaining to the participation of the City of Seward in the National Flood Insurance Program; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this City Council to require the recognition and evaluation of
flood hazards in all official actions relating to land use in flood plain areas having special flood
hazards; and
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use and control measures to
reduce future flood losses pursuant to AS 29.40.01O(b), Kenai Peninsula Borough Code of
Ordinances 21.01.020, and Seward City Code 15.01.010; and
WHEREAS, the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and
recommended City Council approval ofthis resolution at its October 7, 1998 meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, that the City Council:
Section 1. Assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will enact as necessary, and
maintain in force for those areas having flood hazards, adequate land use and control measures with
effective enforcement provisions consistent with the Criteria set forth in Section 1910 ofthe National
Flood Insurance Program Regulations.
Section 2. Vests the City Manager with the responsibility, authority and means to:
(a) Delineate or assist the Federal Insurance Administration, in delineating the limits
of the areas having special flood hazards on available local maps of sufficient scale to identify the
location of building sites.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-127
(b) Provide appropriate information concerning present uses and occupancy of the
flood plain.
(c) Cooperate with Federal, State and local agencies and private firms which
undertake to study, survey, map and identifY flood plain areas, and cooperate with neighboring
communities with respect to management of adjoining flood plain areas in order to prevent
aggravation of existing hazards.
(d) Submit on the anniversary date of the community's initial eligibility an annual
report to the Federal Insurance Administration on the progress made during the past year with the
community in the development and implementation of flood plain management measures.
Section 3. Appoints the City Manager to maintain for public inspection and to furnish upon
request a record of elevations (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including basement)
of all new or substantially improved structures located in the special flood hazard areas. If the
lowest floor is below grade on one or more sides, the elevation ofthe floor immediately above must
also be recorded.
Section 4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably necessary to carry
out the objectives of the program.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 26 day
of October, 1998.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Blatchford, Callahan, Gage, Orr, Satin, Shafer
None
King
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