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9.A. - Page 4 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br /> CITY AMENDING CHAPTER 41 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY <br /> REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES <br /> ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. The City Council adopts the following findings: <br /> A. The Federal Emergency Administration (FEMA) produces Flood Insurance Rate <br /> Maps (FIRMs) and manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), of which the <br /> City of Redwood City is a participant; and <br /> B. As part of the NFIP, FEMA conducts periodic Community Assistance Visit (CAV) <br /> with member communities to assess the effectiveness of local floodplain management <br /> ordinances and enforcement practices; and <br /> C. On August 6, 2014 FEMA representative met with the City Engineer (the <br /> designated floodplain administrator) and staff to review the program and the City's <br /> Ordinance; and <br /> D. A required action resulting from the CAV is to amend the City's Floodplain <br /> Management Ordinance to bring it up to date with the model ordinance provided by <br /> FEMA; and <br /> E. This ordinance amendment is a prerequisite for continual participation in the <br /> NFIP. <br /> Section 2. The Redwood City Municipal Code is hereby amended as shown in <br /> the following Sections by adding the text shown in underlined italics (example) and <br /> deleting the text shown in strikeout (ee). The preceding Section, following table of <br /> contents and text in brackets, [example] are informational only and need not be published <br /> in the Municipal Code. <br /> Section 3. Chapter 41, Article IV, Section 41.15 is hereby amended to read as <br /> follows: <br /> ATTY /ORD.407 /FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE <br /> REV: 12 -16 -14 VR <br /> Page 1 of 10 <br />