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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1993-38RESOLUTION NO. 93 -38 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA; STRONGLY OPPOSING SENATE BILL 1405 REGARDING THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM ACT OF 1993 AS IT IS CURRENTLY WORDED; AND RECOMMENDING CERTAIN CHANGES WHICH WOULD MAKE THE PROPOSED LAW ACCEPTABLE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1405 is being deliberated in the U.S. Senate as the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1993; and WHEREAS, the bill recognizes the need for reform of the present National Flood Insurance Program to be more actuarially sound; and ,WHEREAS, the bill would require mapping the entire U.S. coastline at a cost of 25 million dollars from policy premiums to establish 30 Year and 60 Year Erosion Control Zones; and WHEREAS, the establishment of said 30 and 60 Year Erosion Control Zones is arbitrary and unpredictable throughout the entire coast of the United States on a standardized basis and is highly controversial; and WHEREAS, the bill does not permit flood insurance for any new construction or additions to existing structures in the 30 year zone; and WHEREAS, the bill does not permit flood insurance for any non- residential structure or residential structure that is not readily movable in the 60 year zone; and WHEREAS, existing structures are grandfathered into the bill, but will ultimately be denied insurance after two (2) claims totaling 50% within ten (10) years; and WHEREAS, the bill would prohibit federally backed mortgage financing institutions from financing structures within flood prone areas unless such structures were insured under the National Flood Insurance Program; and WHEREAS, the bill would therefore greatly diminish the value of property within virtually every coastal community in the nation because owners could not insure the structures on their property or sell to buyers having to finance the purchase of such property; and City of Cape Canaveral, Florida Resolutions No. 93 -38 Page 2 WHEREAS, the bill would impose no similar prohibitions on the insurability of structures within other areas of the nation which are chronically and predictably flood prone, such as the riverine areas, even though statistics show that the number and value of flood insurance claims from riverine areas have exceeded those from I coastal areas; and WHEREAS, the severe economic 'impact of the bill on coastal tax bases has not been considered and this impact far exceeds the intent of the bill; and WHEREAS, the Senate should not enact this bill in its current form due to this inequity and fundamental:_unfairness to coastal property owners. l NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE.'CANAVERAL, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. The .City.Council of`the .City of Cape Canaveral urges the Senate to reject Senate Bill 1450 in its current form due to its 'devastating impact on—the tax- base and fundamental unfairness to the nation's coastal property' owners and, in particular, those in Florida who` make .'up more,' than 43 percent of all NFIP policy holders. SECTION 2. The City Council of '`the City of Cape Canaveral strongly recommends that the actuarial soundness of the NFIP be significantly increased by enforcing regulations to mandate that the other 8.5 million uninsured`,structures in federally designated, flood areas be brought into compliance.. SECTION 3. The City. Council of the City of Cape Canaveral furthers recommends, that the controversial and scientifically i unreliable mapping to create 30 and 60 year coastal zones of erosion be deleted until the chronic and repetitive riverine losses are addressed. SECTION 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to provide copies'of this Resolution to Governor Lawton Chiles, Senators Bob Graham and Connie Mack, as well as to the Florida members of the United. States House of Representatives, the Senate Banking City of Cape Canaveral, Florida Resolution No. 93 -38 Page 3 Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, and other interested part i.es . SECTION 5. That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, th4k. 5th day of October 1993. w E } Fs,I, Ja Salamone, MAYOR ATTEST! ait`h GJ'. Mi,ller,.- C `TY CLERK z`oyv Approve:16a6 toT r John R./Kancilia, CITY ATTORNEY a �;iT.�ile�i ®Q © ■