2007-058 RES-Authorizing and Approving the Execution of a Community Partner Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA in order to update our current flood insurance rate maps.RESOLUTION N0. 2007-058
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF A
COMMUNITY PARTNER MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH
FEMA (FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY) IN ORDER
TO UPDATE OUR CURRENT FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has been made aware of the need to update the Current
Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has started a Map
Modernization Initiative and has selected Lamar County for a digital flood insurance study
update; and,
WHEREAS, the process will take approximately 18 months and the City of Paris will
be supplying FEMA with any information that we currently have to assist them; and,
WHEREAS, in order to participate in updating the Current Flood Insurance Rate Maps
it is necessary for the City of Paris to enter into a Community Partner Memorandum of
Agreement with FEMA at no cost to the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, the form of agreement for such map modernization initiative attached
hereto and Exhibit A should in all things be approved, and the Interim City Manager should be
authorized to execute the same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble of this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Paris does hereby approve the Map
Modernization Initiative by FEMA for a Digital Flood Insurance Study (FIS) update in Lamar
County in accordance with the Community Partner Memorandum of Agreement hereto as
Exhibit A.
Section 3. That the Interim City Manager of the City of Paris be, and he is hereby
authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City of Paris the agreement with FEMA in
the form shown in Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after the date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of June, 2007.
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W. C. Strat ern, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
nice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
W. Kent cIlyar, i Attorney
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Community Partner Memorandum of Agreement
AGREEMENT is made on June 11, 2007 {Insert Date}, by these parties:
The City of Paris, Tegas {Insert community partner name(s)} and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
BECAUSE the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), established by the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, has several purposes, the most significant being:
• To better indemnify individuals from losses through the availability of flood insurance;
• To reduce future flood damages through community floodplain management regulations;
and
• To reduce costs for disaster assistance and flood control.
BECAUSE a critical component of this program is the identification and mapping of the nation's
floodplains to create a broad-based awareness of the flood hazard and to provide the data
necessary for community floodplain management programs and to actuarially rate flood
insurance;
BECAUSE FEMA administers the NFIP and is authorized by § 1360 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S,C. 4101), to establish and update flood-risk zone
data in floodplain areas.
BECAUSE, in the identification of flood-prone areas, FEMA is authorized to consult with,
receive information from, and enter into agreements or other arrangements with the head of any
State, regional, or local agency in order to identify these flood-prone areas;
BECAUSE FEMA encourages strong Federal, State, regional, and local partnerships for the
purposes of reducing flood losses and disaster assistance; and FEMA and its State, regional, and
local partners have determined that it is advantageous to encourage and formalize greater
cooperation in the flood hazard identification and mapping processes;
BECAUSE the City of Paris {Insert community partner name(s)}
participates in the NFIP, and Ernest R. Clark, City Manager {Insert name of community
representative}, has been deemed by FEMA to be in good standing in the NFIP; and
BECAUSE the City of Paris {Insert community partner name(s)} has
expressed a desire to cooperate with FEMA in the flood hazard identification process and has
worked with FEMA to identify and prioritize The City of Paris' {Insert
community partner name(s). Note name is possessive here.} flood mapping needs and
develop a scope of study to produce an updated digital flood map.
Lamar County EXHIBIT .~. ~
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed that the parties enter into this agreement to work
together to produce an updated, digital flood map for The City of Paris, Tegas {Insert
name(s) of community}.
Ernest R. Clark, Interim City Manager
Print Name (Community Authorized Representative)
Signature (Community Authorized Representative)
Title of Community Authorized Representative
Print Name (FEMA Authorized Representative)
Signature (FEMA Authorized Representative)
Title of FEMA Authorized Representative
Tune 11, 2007
Date
Date
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