Resolution 170-2019 RESOLUTION NO. 170-2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE MONROE COUNTY
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN AS AN APPENDIX TO THE
GREENKEYS PLAN; PROVIDING FOR AN EleirECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the 2017 Coordinator's Manual for the National Flood_Insurratice'Prbgram
(NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) introduced a series of credit options for"community
efforts to anticipate" future flood risk in relation to climate change (FEMA 2017, pg. 110-15);
and
WHEREAS, since, sea-level rise is expected to be an increasingly critical issue for
floodplain management, many of the CRS credit options and assessment criteria,for coastal
communities specifically refer to studies of sea-level rise impact on future hydrologic conditions
and the local drainage systems; and
WHEREAS, the 2017 Coordinator's Manual notes that a mandatory prerequisite for a
community to achieve CRS Class 4 status is that the community must "receive credit for
managing the impacts of a 100-year storm and/or sea level rise, where applicable, based on a
watershed management plan" (FEMA 2017, Credit 450,pg. 14); and
WHEREAS, each improvement in CRS Class rating(starting from a Class 10)translates
into a 5%premium discount on qualifying NFIP policy-holders within the Special Flood Hazard
Area (SFHA), meaning that a CRS Class 4 status makes qualified policy-holders within the
community eligible for a 30%total premium discount; and
WHEREAS,Monroe County is currently rated as a CRS Class 5 community and achieving
CRS Class 4 status would result in an additional 5%premium discount for qualified NFIP policy-
holders within the SFHA; and
WHEREAS, a qualified watershed management plan is defined as a mandatory
prerequisite for CRS Class 4 status and any further NFIP premium discounts that Monroe County
residents may receive through the CRS program will likely require the development and adoption
of a watershed management plan that meets or exceeds the criteria outlined in the 2017
Coordinator's Manual; and
WHEREAS,the CRS Watershed Master Plan—Prerequisites for Section 452b require the
County to adopt a watershed master (or management) plan that evaluates the future conditions,
including the impacts of a median projected sea level rise (based on the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) "intermediate-high" projection for the year 2100) on
the local drainage system during multiple rainfall events, including the 100-year rainfall event;
and
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WHEREAS, the County has included the development of a CRS-compliant Monroe
County Watershed Management Plan as part of a NOAA Grant entitle& "Advancing
Understanding of Risk:Increasing Accuracy of Hazard Damage Assessment Tools by Improving
Base Data and Analyzing Opportunities and Barriers for Use in.Adaptation Planning", June
2019;and
WHEREAS, the County has updated its GreenKeys Climate and Sea Level Rise Plan to
incorporate the Monroe County Watershed Management Plan to meet these CRS requirements;
and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County that:
Section. 1. The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this resolution as
restated herein constitute the legislative findings and intent of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida.
Section: 2. The Monroe County Watershed Management Plan is hereby adopted.
Section. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 19 th day of June,2019.
Mayor.Sylvia Murphy
Mayor Pro Tem Danny L.Kohage : es
Commissioner Heather Carruthers .Y
Commissioner David Rice Yes
Commissioner Michelle Coldiron Yes
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