Amy CannonPublic Works & Transportation DepartmentApril 9, 2019

National Flood Insurance ProgramCommunity Rating System

• The National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP) allows all residents to purchase flood insurance.

• The NFIP Community Rating System (CRS) recognizes the City for efforts to reduce flooding.• Class 6 Community

• Results in flood insurance discounts for all residents

Current Floodplain Outreach Efforts

Required Outreach Topics

• Know Your Flood Hazard

• Insure Your Property for Flood Hazards

• Protect People from Flood Hazards

• Build Responsibly

• Protect Natural Floodplain Functions

Current Floodplain Outreach Efforts

Required Target Audiences

• The City at large

• Property owners in the floodplain

• Repetitive flood loss properties

Current Floodplain Outreach Efforts

• Utility bill inserts

• Public presentations

• Adult education classes

• Turn Around, Don’t Drown Art Contest

• Repetitive flood loss mailout

• City website and social media

• Flood Response Plan

Current Floodplain Outreach Efforts

Floodplain Program for Public Information

PPI Goals:

• Tailor outreach program for local needs

• Promote greater flood awareness

• Clearly say what people should do before, during and after a flood

• Repeat the message from different sources, and

• Evaluate and update efforts annually

Floodplain PPI Committee

• The PPI Committee consists of 10 members• 2 City staff members from Public Works and

Transportation

• 1 City staff member from the Office of Communications

• 1 insurance agent

• 6 representatives from the community• Floodplain residents, utility companies, major

employer, real estate agents, mortgage lenders, HOA representatives, etc.

Evaluate Current Outreach Efforts

• Review all floodplain education and outreach materials

• Review outreach efforts from other communities and agencies

• Discuss flood issues in Arlington

• Identify additional target audiences

• Identify additional topics

Flood Insurance Assessment

• Assessment Evaluates:

• Number and location of flood insurance policies

• Flood insurance coverage by land use

• Number of claims in each flood zone and by each land use

• Identifies areas that need coverage improvement

• Develops a Flood Insurance Coverage Improvement Plan

Flood Response Plan

• Identify pre-flood messaging and target audiences

• Identify active flood messaging

• Review and identify improvements to current post-flood response education and outreach

PPI Committee Outcomes

• Develop a PPI and Flood Insurance Coverage Improvement Plan • Define additional target

audiences

• Define additional topics

• Develop program outcomes and goals

• Review progress and update plan annually

Next Steps

• Resolution to form PPI Committee on April 23 agenda

• Staff to contact potential committee members

• Staff to schedule meetings with committee beginning in the summer

• Final PPI and Flood Insurance Coverage Improvement Plan to be completed and adopted by City Council in 2020