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Public Safety

Goal 2: Mitigate Flood Risks and Protect Stormwater Infrastructure
Objective 2: Enhance Awareness of Stormwater Risk
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Core Community Rating System Develop and Implement plans for Flood Public Works
PS Awareness, Responses, and Warning Systems.
2.2.1
Summary:
Estimated Actual
Outreach Task
The City participates in the National Flood Insurance Completion Completion
Program’s Community Rating System (CRS). This voluntary Develop 5-year Plan Sep. 2025
incentive program recognizes communities that implement Adopt Substantial Apr. 2025
floodplain management practices beyond FEMA minimum Damage Plan
requirements by offering discounted flood insurance rates Develop and July 2025
to all residents within the community. The City currently Implement Flood
maintains a CRS classification of 5, which provides a 25% Warning and
discount on insurance premiums. Response Plan

Core components of CRS include Public Information Update:
Activities, Flood Damage Reduction Activities, and Warning Task 1: Floodplain Program for Public Information
& Response Activities. Implementation of plans under each Committee (FPPIC) met on June 11, 2025, to complete the
of those categories will improve public safety for flooding review/update process for the new 5-year PPI plan. The
by raising public awareness of flooding, reducing efforts
required for post-flood response, and providing advance new plan utilizes updated flood insurance data and a
warning for potential flood events. community-needs assessment to update messaging and
projects for community outreach. Staff is currently
• Task 1: Develop a new 5-year plan for the Program updating the plan with changes requested by the FPPIC
for Public Information (PPI) based on updated from the review process and the new 5-year plan will be
insurance data and community needs. sent to City Council in the 4 Quarter of FY 2025.”
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• Task 2: Adopt a Substantial Damage Plan in
accordance with CRS Activity 512. Task 2: The draft SDP has been written and reviewed by
• Task 3: Develop and Fully Implement Flood City Staff and FPPIC. Additional updates are being made
Warning and Response plan in accordance with
during preparation of supporting information for the 2025
CRS Activity 610.
CRS Verification scheduled for November 2025. The final
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plan will be submitted to City Council in the 4 Quarter of
FY 2025

Task 3: Flood Warning System has been installed.
Maintenance, inspection, and repairs occurred in March
and June 2025. Public Works is coordinating the Warning
and Response with Office of Emergency Management to
incorporate recommendations with City-wide emergency
plans.

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