2007-085-RES-Committing the Community to Floodplain managementRESOLUTION N0. 2007-085
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
TEXAS, COMMITTING THE COMMUNITY TO FLOODPLAIN
MANAGEMENT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, certain areas of the city of Paris are subject to periodic flooding, causing
serious damages to properties within these areas; and,
WHEREAS, under the National Flood Insurance act of 1968, as amended, residents of the
City of Paris can purchase Federally subsidized flood insurance if the City qualifies for and
participates in the National Flood Insurance Program; and,
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this City Council to qualify for participation in the National
Flood Insurance Program and to require the recognition and evaluation of flood hazards for all
proposed developments within the identified floodplains of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has the legal authority to adopt and enforce
floodplain management criteria to reduce future flood losses pursuant to Subchapter I, Section
16.315 of the Texas Water Code;
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 is hereby in all things
approved.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby assures the Federal Emergency Management
Agency it will enact as necessary, and maintain in force in those areas having flood hazards,
adequate floodplain management standards with effective enforcement provisions consistent with
the minimum criteria set forth in Section 60.3 of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations.
Section 3. That the City Council hereby vests the City Manager, or his official designate,
with the responsibility, authority, and means to (1) assist the Floodplain Administrator, at her
request, in her delineation of the limits of the areas having special flood hazards; (2) provide such
information as the Floodplain Administrator may request concerning present uses and occupancy of
the floodplain; (3) cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies and private firms which
undertake to study, survey, map, and identify floodplain areas and cooperate with neighboring
political subdivisions with respect to management of adjoining floodplain areas in order to prevent
aggravation of existing flood hazards; (4) submit, as requested by the Floodplain Administrator, a
biennial report to the Floodplain Administrator on the progress made during the past year within the
city in the development and implementation of floodplain management measures; and (5) upon
occurrence, notify the Floodplain Administrator in writing whenever the boundaries of the city have
been modified or changed by annexation of new areas or if the city no longer has the authority to
enforce floodplain management regulations in a particular area. Include within such notification a
copy of a map of the city clearly delineating the new corporate limits or new area for which the city
has assumed or has relinquished floodplain management regulatory authority.
Section 4. That the City Council hereby appoints the Director of Community Development
to maintain for public inspection and to furnish upon request any certificates offlood-proofing and
information on the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the level of the lowest habitable floor
of all new and substantially improved structures located within the identified floodplain of the City
of Paris. The information should include whether or not such structures contain a basement, the
elevation of the basement, and if the structure has been flood-proofed, the elevation to which the
structure was flood-proofed.
Section 5. That this resolution shall be effective from and after the date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of August, 2007.
ATTEST:
ice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
W. Kent cIl ity Attorney
sse Jam Freelen, ayor
NOW, THEREFORE, on this 13th day of August, 2007 , in a meeting of the City Council
of City of Paris, duly convened and acting in its capacity as governing body of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, the following members being present:
Jesse James Freelen, Mayor
Bill Stratharn, Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Ann Fisher, Councilwoman
Will Biard, Councilman
Kevin Gray, Councilman
Don Wilson, Councilman
Steven Brown, Councilman
On motion of Councilman ,seconded by Councilman
duly put and carried, this Resolution is hereby adopted.
The vote of the City Council on this matter was as follows:
Voting AYE:
Voting NAY:
STATE OF TEXAS )
CITY OF PARIS )
COUNTY OF LAMAR )
I, Janice Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution made and entered by the City Council in
regular session, on the 13th day of August, 2007, as it appears on record in the Minutes of said City
Council.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 13th day of August, 2007.
Janice Ellis, City Clerk