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A F.I:SOLUTION OF T111; CITY COIT;~CIL OF TfIE CITY Or CUPI:RTINO
' APPLYIhG TO THC I'CDL'Rt1L GOVi:P.1`;i•IT:NT FOR It•fPL£PI1:I~TAT70IJ OF '
~ THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCI: ACT OF 1968~ ~
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WfiER~AS, certain areas of City of Cupertino are s~ibject to periodic
~ flooding from streams, having the possibility•of causing serious damages to ~
properties within these areas; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally subsidized ilood
insurance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of '1968; and ~
~ k~iEREAS, it is the intent of this Council to require 'the recognition ,
and evaluation of flood hazards in all official actions relating to land use
in the flood plain areas having special flood hazards; and
. WEiEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use and control
~ measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to Chapter 3, Article S, Sec-
tions 65300 et seq. and Chapter 4, Article l, Sections 65800 et seq. of the
~ Government Code of the State of California.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, t~iat this City Council hereby: ~
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 ~ith effective enforcem~nt provisions consistpnt
with the Criteria set forth in Section 1910 of the National Flood Insurarece
~ Program Regulations; and ~ ' ~ .
2. Vests the Planning Director and Public ~dorks Director with the
~ responsibility, authority, and neans to:~ ' , .
. ~.(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his request, 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 Ad.ministrator may request ~
concerning present uses and occupancy of the flood plain. .
~ (c) Cooperatc ~~ith Federal, State and local agencies and private
firms which undertake to study, survey, map, and identify flood plain areas, ~
. and cooperate caith neigt~boring communities with respect to manaoe?nent 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 Administrator on the progress made
. during the past year ~~itliiii the community in the development and implemcntation
' of flood plain mar.agemeut measures.
3.~ Appoints t}ie~Public Works Di.rector to maintain for puUlic inspection
and Co furnisli upon requcst- a record oL elcvations (in rclation to mcan sea
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,'''leve~l) of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new or substantially
A impro.ved structures located in the special flood hazard areas. If the lowest •
floor is below grade on one or more sides, the elevation of the floor fmmediately ~
above must'also be recorded. ~ ' ~
4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably neces- .
sary to carry out the objectives of the program.
. ~ PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Cupertino this 16th day of June , 1975, by the following vote:
~ Vote ' Members of the City Council ~ ~ ~
~ AYES:, Frolich, Meyers, Nellis, Sparks, Jackson . •
NOES: ~None ~ . . .
ABSENT: None ~ ~ . .
• ABSTAIN : None . ~ ~ ' ~ . . _ .
ATTEST: ~ ~ APPROVED: . ' .
. /s/ Wm. E. Ryder /s/ James E. Jackson
City Clerk ~ Mayor, City of Cupertino _
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