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1 RESOLUTION NO. 84-55
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF UKIAH CITY COUNCIL
3 ACCEPTING A PROPOSED REVISION TO THE FLOOD INSURANCE
RATE MAP (FIRM) FOR THE CITY OF UKIAH-ORR CREEK, 1984
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5 WHEREAS, the firm of Scherf and Rau, Inc. has prepared a floodway study
6 along Orr Creek between Highway 101 and Ford Street, and is requesting, by
7 letter dated April 3, 1984 (attached as Exhibit A) , a change to the Flood
8 Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) of the City of Ukiah, and
9 WHEREAS, in order to obtain a map amendment for the affected area, the
10 City of Ukiah must consider whether or not to accept the results of
11 said study, and
12 WHEREAS, Scherf and Rau, Inc. used the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's
13 HEC-2 computer model, which is the same model used by the Federal Emergency
14 Management AGency (FEMA) in developing their original floodway study, and
15 WHEREAS, Scherf and Rau, Inc. has arrived at the modification to the
16 original map by including more detailed topography, updated to include some
17 construction and grading which was not present during the initial FEMA study,
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19 WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah engineering staff has made a preliminary
20 review of the work submitted and found that it appears to conform to actual
21 ground contours and has been prepared in compliance with acceptable
22 engineering standards and practices, and
23 WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah does not have the financial resources nor the
24 computer access necessary to make a complete check of all of the work
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26 WHEREAS, in spite of not being able to unequivocably approve the
27 floodway study in all technical respects, the City of Ukiah does recognize
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1 that a report has been prepared by a registered civil engineer in the State
2 of California and it conforms to the FEMA floodway studies along its
3 boundaries, and
4 WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah relies on the methodology used and the
5 technical expertise of the study's author to make a decision supporting the
6 requested amendment of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the City of
7 Ukiah, and
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8 WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah understands that the FEMA will conduct an
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9 independent engineering analysis of the proposal prior to finalizing
10 any modification to the maps.
11 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Ukiah does accept the
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results of the study by Scherf and Rau, Inc. forwarded by letter dated April
13 3, 1984, shown on a map entitled "Orr's Creek FIRM Revision", dated
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14 March 29, 1984, and Exhibit A to this resolution, and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is authorized to forward a
16 copy of this resolution to FEMA with the request to amend the FIRM for the
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City of Ukiah, Community Panel Number 060186 0001 D and 060186 0002 D, in
18 accordance with the aforementioned map.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of April, 1984 by the following roll
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call vote: "
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AYES: Councilmembers Feibusch, Dickens , Hickey, Ayers , and Mayor Kelley h
22 NOES: None
ABSENT: None F
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MAYOR
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26 ATTEST:
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27 ITY CLERK
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