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CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY , MiNNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 958
Applying for Inclusion in the Federal Flood
Insurance Program
WHEREAS, certain areas of Eden Prairie are subject to periodic
flooding from streams , rivers and lakes causing serious damages to properties
within these areas ; and
WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of Federally subsidized
flood insurance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of
1 968 ; and
WHEREAS , 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
WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use and control
measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to cite appropriate section
of -state law and any other relevant authority;
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this 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 with effective enforcement provisions consistent
with the Criteria set forth in Section 1910 of the National Flood Insurance
Program Regulations ; and
2. Vests -the City Engineer with the responsibility, authority, and means
to.
(a) Delineate or assist the Administrator, at his request, in de-
lineating 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 con-
cerning present uses and occupancy of the flood plain .
(c) Cooperate with Federal , State, and local agencies and private
firms which undertake to study, survey, map and identify flood plain or mud-
slide areas , and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to
management of adjoining flood plain areas in order to prevent aggravation
of existing hazards.
Resolution 958
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(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 within the community in the development and imple-
mentation of flood plain management measures .
3 . Appoints the City Engineer to maintain for public inspection and
to furnish upon request a record of elevations in relation to mean sea
level of the lowest floor ( including basement) of all new or substantially
improved 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 immediately above must also be recorded.
4 . Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
ADOPTED on the llth day of March, 1975.
David W. Osterholt, Mayor
SEAL
ATTEST:
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Jo D . Frarl , Clerk