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ITEM: RESOLUTION NO. R2024-65 (PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION (PPI) UPDATE)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL ADOPTING FORMAL PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION UPDATE, INCLUDING FLOOD INSURANCE PROMOTION UPDATE, FOR INTEGRATION INTO WELLINGTON'S COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM, TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEMA'S COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Resolution No. R2024-65 adopting Program for Public Information (PPI) and Flood Insurance Promotion for integration into Wellington’s Community Rating System (CRS).
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EXPLANATION: In October 2003, the Village of Wellington qualified for the Community Rating System (CRS) Program. CRS is a component of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). CRS provides flood insurance premium reductions for residents and businesses within participating communities. The reductions are based on community floodplain management programs, including public information activities. To keep those reductions, communities must continue to implement their programs and provide status reports to the NFIP each year. Since entrance into the CRS Program, the Village has prioritized the dissemination of flood-related information to its residents and businesses. Over the years, the Village has expanded this outreach to include, among other items, a community brochure mailed to all properties in the community and numerous outreach items using electronic media.
The Village of Wellington has emphasized not only the life and property protection components of floodplain management but also the natural and beneficial functions of floodplains and the maintenance of open space. Furthermore, it continues active compliance with the MS4 program (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems). The MS4 program is part of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to reduce pollution caused by untreated stormwater runoff.
In 2019, the Village completed the first 5-year update of the Plan. The Village is pleased that its efforts to disseminate flood hazard information can not only prove beneficial to the Wellington community through mitigation of the hazardous effects of flooding, but they can also be beneficial in maximizing credit in the CRS program by conforming to the PPI standard outlined in the 2017 CRS Coordinator’s Manual.
In anticipation of adoption of the updated PPI, the Village’s PPI Committee met on two occasions in September and October to develop the attached document. In accordance with FEMA requirements, the Committee was staffed with a combination of government and non-government representatives. Pursuant to FEMA’s suggestion, non-government committee members included representatives of lending institutions, insurance agencies and businesses. The Committee’s report is attached for reference.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: NO QUASI-JUDICIAL: NO-Legislative
FIRST READING: YES SECOND READING:
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Protecting our Investment
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of Resolution No. R2024-65 adopting Program for Public Information (PPI) and Flood Insurance Promotion for integration into Wellington’s Community Rating System (CRS).