2026-R-10 - Countywide Program for Public InformationA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA ADOPTING THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM, COMMUNITY RATING
SYSTEM, 2025 MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL PROGRAM FOR
PUBLIC INFORMATION PLAN, AND SET FORTH AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, areas of the County of Volusia are vulnerable to coastal and riverine flooding
that significantly threaten the safety of residents; and
WHEREAS, since 1973 the County has participated in the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP), a program that provides federally supported flood insurance in communities that
regulate development in floodplains; and
WHEREAS, since 1993 the County has participated in the Community Rating System
(CRS) program, an NFIP incentive program to participating communities that exceed the minimum
requirements, with benefits that include discounts on flood insurance, increased grant
competitiveness and increased flood hazard awareness; and
WHEREAS, the City's participation in the CRS program has earned a Class 6 rating,
providing flood insurance to policy holders located with the Special Flood Hazard Areas and
providing a 20 percent discount on annual premiums; and
WHEREAS, the CRS program requirements were revised by the NFIP in 2013 to include
new creditable activities, one of which is to develop and implement a Program for Public
Information (PPI) plan, a coordinated flood hazard outreach program for the purpose of building
community resilience to flooding; and
WHEREAS, the CRS program requirements provide extra benefit for partnering with
other jurisdictions to develop and implement a Program for Public Information (PPI) plan,
covering a broader, multi jurisdictional area; and
WHEREAS, the County Council adopted the original PPI plan by Resolution 2016-050
on the 7t" of April, 2016, with updates approved by Resolution 2021-39 on the 6'h of April, 2021;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater adopted with the County of Volusia the original PPI
plan by Resolution 2016-R-01 on the 4t" of January, 2016, with updates approved by Resolution
2021-R-10 on the 3" of May, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the County of Volusia joined with its neighboring CRS communities,
Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, Deltona, Edgewater, Holly Hill, New Smyrna Beach,
Ormond Beach, Ponce Inlet, Port Orange, and South Daytona, to develop the updated 2025 Multi -
Jurisdictional Program for Public Information (Multi -Jurisdiction PPI plan) that provides a
comprehensive, coordinated approach to improving communication with citizens to reduce injury
and damage to property from future floods; and
RESOLUTION: 2026-R-10 I P A G E I I
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the PPI plan consistent with its goal and objectives in
reducing the potential for personal/property losses in flood prone areas and ensuring the lowest
possible flood insurance premiums for property owners.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF EDGEWATER OF THE COUNTY OF
VOLUSIA, FLORIDA, IN OPEN MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, EDGEWATER FLORIDA THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 2026 AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The City Council hereby adopts the 2025 Volusia, Multi -Jurisdictional
Program for Public Information Plan, attached hereto to its Resolution.
SECTION 11. All other resolutions or parts thereof that are in conflict with this Resolution
are hereby rescinded and repealed.
SECTION 111. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its final adoption.
PASSED AND D ](�j,LYAD OPTED this n.day of mav6V\
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Interim City Clerk
REVIEWED AND APPROVED:
Anthony Sabatir)�,/Esq., City Attorney
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