City Council

A. Public Hearing on Consideration of a Municipal Code Amendment to the City of Rosemead Floodplain Management Section, and Introduce for First Reading Ordinance No. 1022 The City of Rosemead is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program that enables property owners in participating communities to purchase insurance protection against losses from flooding and mudflow damage. Furthermore, the City of Rosemead is in the process of updating its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan LHMP) for approval by the California Governor' s Office of Emergency Services CalOES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The purpose of the LHMP is to provide hazard, vulnerability, and mitigation information; to ensure that local hazard mitigation planning is coordinated to the greatest extent feasible; and to ensure that local jurisdictions are made aware of the local hazards and vulnerabilities within their jurisdiction and to develop strategies to reduce those vulnerabilities. As part of the updated draft LHMP, CalOES requested that the City of Rosemead update its Municipal Code to incorporate " substantial improvement and substantial damage" provisions consistent with the State of California Model Floodplain Management Ordinance language as administered by the California Department of Water Resources ( DWR). Delays in the approval of the LHMP could result in the loss of Federal funding in the event of a disaster or emergency. Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions: 1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony; and 2. Move to introduce for first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1022: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 13. 17. 040, RELATING TO SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CODE