BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Approve the 2021 Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information; a program under the Community Rating System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program. (Previously Listed as Item 8.1)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Review the 2021 Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information; and
B. Approve the implementation of the PPI 5-Year Plan for the Community Rating System Program.
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SUMMARY:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires the elected body of each community who participates in the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) to approve a Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information (PPI) (5-Year Plan) to receive points under the CRS program. The PPI was introduced into Santa Clara County's CRS program in 2013 and participation is voluntary. In the PPI process, communities can work together to decide which flood risk reduction messages are the most appropriate and design a program to deliver those messages. The number of points earned as a result of having an approved PPI will vary depending on how extensive a program is implemented within each participating community's jurisdiction. Staff estimate that the 2021 Santa Clara County PPI (Attachment 1) recommended to the Board, will earn from 80-200 points per Santa Clara County community in Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) CRS User Group. These points contribute to discounts on flood insurance for the participating communities' constituents.
CRS Program Background
CRS is a voluntary program under the NFIP that allows communities to earn flood insurance premium discounts for their residents and businesses. Communities earn CRS points for activities that promote good flood risk reduction practices, including implementation of outreach activities under the PPI. Communities are assigned class ratings ba...
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