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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 6B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Katy Thompson, WSB & Associates, Inc. MEETING DATE: November 23, 2015 TOPIC: City Code Chapter 1103: Floodplain Management, Katy Thompson, WSB & Associates i) Consider 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 10-15, Amending City Code Chapter 1103 ii) Consider Resolution No. 15-137 Approving Summary Publication of Ordinance No. 10-15 *Council may vote to dispense with full reading of ordinance * Roll call vote is required for adoption of the ordinance VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION Staff is requesting City Council consideration to amend the City's Floodplain Management regulations. Council approved the 1st Reading on November 9, 2015. A few typographical and formatting corrections have been made since the 1st Reading. BACKGROUND As part of a national five-year map modernization effort, FEMA flood risk maps being updated for the state of Minnesota. These maps are used to determine flooding risks and flood insurance premiums for property owners. The new maps will incorporate new available technical data, have aerial photo backgrounds, to make it easier to find specific addresses, and will also be produced digitally for use with computer mapping programs. The current City of Lino Lakes flood risk maps were last updated in 1982. FEMA has issued their Final Letter of Determination for the updated Anoka County Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Maps. As part of the process, communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, like Lino Lakes, must adopt new floodplain management ordinances before the new maps become effective on December 16, 2015. The City's existing requirements within Chapter 1103 of the City Code are based on previous National Flood Insurance Program [NFIP] regulations. City staff has been working with WSB to amend the code requirements for consistency with the new FEMA flood risk maps, as well