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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 2025-R-28
PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 2025-R-28 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA; ADOPTING THE CITY’S 2025 WATERSHED MASTER PLAN; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
1. The Community Rating System (CRS) scores National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP) communities by awarding credits for implementing higher floodplain management standards. Communities are graded along ten classes. A CRS Class 10 ranking provides no flood insurance discount, and a Class 1 ranking provides a 45% discount on flood insurance premiums for policyholders within that jurisdiction.
2. Importantly, CRS Class 5 communities cannot progress to a CRS Class 4 ranking without the creation and adoption of a Watershed Master Plan.
3. Due to this CRS Class barrier, the Watershed Planning Initiative was created to ensure Florida communities progress to better CRS Class rankings, which in turn would reduce flood insurance costs for Florida residents and enhance mitigation practices in communities vulnerable to flood risk exposure.
4. The Watershed Planning Initiative is funded through a $26.6 million grant under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), as approved by the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with the purpose of creating standardized, cost-effective, and easily replicable Watershed Master Plans (WMPs) throughout the state of Florida.
5. The City of Pembroke Pines accepted HMGP grant DR-4337-004-P that was awarded by FEMA to FDEM to create a Watershed Master Plan (WMP). This grant was awarded to FDEM as a “pass-through” entity, providing the monies as a “subaward” to the City, which is considered a Sub-Recipient.
6. The City then contracted with Florida Atlantic University(FAU) to perform the services required to prepare a Watershed Master Plan(WMP).
7. The Watershed Planning Initiative includes the following tasks:
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Task |
Step |
Party |
|
1 |
1 - Background Info Gathering |
FAU |
|
1 |
2 - Policy Documentation for Hydrologic Areas |
FAU |
|
1 |
3 - Risk Models for Hydrologic Areas(HAS) |
FAU |
|
1 |
4 - Identify Critical Areas/Solutions in HAS |
FAU |
|
1 |
5 - Action Plan |
FAU |
|
1 |
6 - Submit for Staff Review |
City Staff |
|
2 |
Revise Draft WMP |
FAU |
|
2 |
7 - Submit draft WMP to CRS for Review |
City Staff & FAU |
|
2 |
Revisions based on the CRS’s feedback |
FAU |
|
2 |
8 - Submit completed WMP |
City Staff & FAU |
|
2 |
9 - Commission Approval |
City Staff & FAU |
8. The WMP has been submitted to and approved by the CRS reviewers. The final step is adoption of the WMP by the City Commission.
9. Request Commission to approve the proposed resolution 2025-R-28 and adopt the City’s 2025 Watershed Master Plan.
Financial Impact
FINANCIAL IMPACT DETAIL:
a) Initial Cost: Not Applicable
b) Amount budgeted for this item in Account No: Not Applicable
c) Source of funding for difference, if not fully budgeted: Not Applicable
d) 5-year projection of the operational cost of the project: Not Applicable
e) Detail of additional staff requirements: Not Applicable
FEASIBILITY REVIEW:
A feasibility review is required for the award, renewal and/or expiration of all function sourcing contracts. This analysis is to determine the financial effectiveness of function sourcing services.
a) Was a Feasibility Review/Cost Analysis of Out-Sourcing vs. In-House Labor Conducted for this service? Not Applicable.
b) If Yes, what is the total cost or total savings of utilizing Out-Sourcing vs. In-House Labor for this service? Not Applicable.