HomeMy WebLinkAbout4933 RESOLUTION NO. 4,933
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS MAKING
APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE;
AND OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of Little Rock are subject
to periodic flooding from the Arkansas River and Fourche Creek, and
their tributaries causing serious damages to residential properties
within these areas; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of flood insurance as
authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as amended;
and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Board of Directors to comply
with land use and management criteria regulations as required in
said act; and
WHEREAS, it is also the intent of this Board of Directors to
recognize and duly evaluate flood hazards in all official actions
relating to land use in the flood plain areas having special flood
hazards; and
W HEREAS, the State Statute of the State of Arkansas enabling .
the City of Little Rock to adopt land use and control measures is
State Act 186 of the Acts of 1957 as amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this BOARD OF DIRECTORS
hereby assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it takes
the following legislative action;
(1) Appoints the Community Development Department with the
responsibility, authority, and means to :
(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his re-
quest, 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.
(b) Provide such information as the Administrator may
request concerning present uses and occupancy of the flood plain area.
(c) Maintain for public inspection and furnishing upon
request, with respect to each area having special flood hazards, inform-
ation on elevations (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest
floors of all new or substantially improved structures; and
(d) 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.
(e) Submit on the anniversary date of the community's
initial eligibility, an annual report to the Administrator on the
progress made during the past year within the community in the develop-
ment and implementation of flood plain area management measures.
(2) Take such other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this BOARD OF DIRECTORS hereby
appoints the Community Development Department with the overall
responsibility, authority, and means to implement all commitments
made herein.
This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from' and after
its adoption.
ADOPTED: February 6, 1973
ATTEST: 94pii/2, APPROVED: 1644t ear
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