City Council

A. Public Hearing on Consideration of a Municipal Code Amendment to the City of\nRosemead Floodplain Management Section, and Introduce for First Reading\nOrdinance No. 1022\nThe City of Rosemead is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program that\nenables property owners in participating communities to purchase insurance\nprotection against losses from flooding and mudflow damage. Furthermore, the\nCity of Rosemead is in the process of updating its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan\nLHMP) for approval by the California Governor' s Office of Emergency Services\nCalOES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The purpose of the\nLHMP is to provide hazard, vulnerability, and mitigation information; to ensure that\nlocal hazard mitigation planning is coordinated to the greatest extent feasible; and to\nensure that local jurisdictions are made aware of the local hazards and vulnerabilities\nwithin their jurisdiction and to develop strategies to reduce those vulnerabilities.\nAs part of the updated draft LHMP, CalOES requested that the City of Rosemead\nupdate its Municipal Code to incorporate " substantial improvement and substantial\ndamage" provisions consistent with the State of California Model Floodplain\nManagement Ordinance language as administered by the California Department of\nWater Resources ( DWR). Delays in the approval of the LHMP could result in the\nloss of Federal funding in the event of a disaster or emergency.\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:\n1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony; and\n2. Move to introduce for first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1022:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE\nSECTION 13. 17. 040, RELATING TO SUBSTANTIAL\nIMPROVEMENT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITHIN\nTHE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CODE