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REGULAR MEETING
<br />REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED - (Cont.)
<br />RESOLUTIONS
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 288 -71
<br />NOVEMBER 8, 1971
<br />A RESOLUTION TO ENABLE RESIDENTS AND /OR PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE
<br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND TO APPLY FOR LOW COST FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE.
<br />WHEREAS, certain areas of the City of South Bend, Indiana, are subject to peri-
<br />odic flooding from the St. Joseph River and its tributaries, causing serious damages to pro-
<br />perties within these areas; and
<br />WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Flood Insurance as authorized by the
<br />National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as amended; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana has the authority to adopt the land use
<br />and management criteria as required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, in
<br />accordance with Indiana Code 1971, Title 18, Article 7, Chapter 7 (formerly Chapter 174, Acts
<br />of 1947, as amended) or Indiana Code 1971, Title 18, Article 7, Chapter 4 (formerly Chapter 138,
<br />Acts of 1957, as amended); and
<br />WHEREAS, it is the intent of this City of South Bend, Indiana to comply with land
<br />use and management criteria regulations as required in said National Flood Insurance Act; and
<br />WHEREAS, it is also the intent of this City of South Bend, Indiana to recognize
<br />and duly evaluate flood hazards in all official actions relating to land use in the flood plain
<br />areas having special flood hazards;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana hereby assures the Federal Insurance Administration that it will take proper action as
<br />follows:
<br />(1) Enact by December 1, 1971, and maintain in force for those areas, adequate
<br />land use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions consistent with the criteria
<br />set forth in Section 1910 of the National Flood Insurance Regulations; and
<br />(2) If necessary, seek State enabling legislation conferring authority to enact
<br />land use and control measures designed to reduce the exposure of property to flood loss; and
<br />(3) Take such other official action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out
<br />the objectives of the program. Such actions will include, but not be limited to:
<br />(a) Assisting the Federal Insurance Administrator, at his request, in de-
<br />lineating the limits of the flood plain(s) having special flood hazards on available local maps
<br />of sufficient scale to identify the location of the building sites.
<br />(b) After flood insurance is made available, furnishing representatives of
<br />the National Flood Insurers Associations (also appropriate Federal agencies, upon request) and
<br />the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Indiana, information concerning new or sub-
<br />stantially improved structures within the areas of special flood hazards. This information will
<br />include floor elevations (Mean Sea Level Datum, General Adjustment of 1929) and, if there is a
<br />basement, the distance between the first floor and the bottom of the lowest opening where water
<br />flowing on the ground may enter.
<br />(c) Cooperating with Federal State, Local agencies or others who will under-
<br />take to study, survey, map and identify flood -prone areas as well as cooperating with contiguous
<br />areas or jurisdictions with respect to adjoining and adjacent flood plains in order to prevent
<br />aggravation of the flooding problems.
<br />(d) Providing the name of the individual and the office that will be re-
<br />sponsible for furnishing the first floor elevation information.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Common Council hereby appoints the Board of
<br />Public Works and Safety with the responsibility, authority and means to implement the commitments
<br />made herein.
<br />/s/ Robert O. Laven
<br />Member of the Common Council
<br />Public hearing on this resolution was continued from the last regular meeting of October 11, 1971,
<br />when it was read for the first time and public hearing was continued so that further information
<br />on same could be submitted. Additional information was submitted in written form to all Council
<br />members by the Engineering Department. This insurance is available to residents in certain areas
<br />at reasonable cost. This type of insurance is not available on the open market but can be pur-
<br />chased from private insurance firms. Councilman Grounds moved for adoption of the resolution,
<br />seconded by Councilman Szymkowiak. The resolution passed by a roll call vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays,
<br />3 absent (Councilmen Wise, Palmer and Zielinski).
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 289 -71
<br />A RESOLUTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN ACCOUNT G -262, "LAW
<br />BOOKS ", IN THE OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $250.00,
<br />AND THE TRANSFER OF SAID SUM FROM ACCOUNT G -213, "TRAVELING EXPENSES ",
<br />ALL BEING WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.
<br />(Resolution continued on next page)
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