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Commission Minutes--June 2, 1997 1637 RESOLUTION #1997-12 TO APPLY FOR FLOOD INSURANCE WHEREAS, certain areas of Cass County are subject to periodic flooding, mudslides (i.e. mudflows), or flood-related erosion, causing serious damages to properties within these areas; and WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of federally subsidized flood insurance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Cass County Commission to require the recognition and evaluation of flood, mudslide (i.e. mudflow), or flood-related erosion hazards in all official actions relating to land use in areas having these hazards; and WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use and control measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to North Dakota Century Code 11-33 and 11-33.2. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Cass County Commission hereby: 1) Assures the Federal Emergency Management Agency that it will enact as necessary, and maintain in force in those areas having flood, mudslide (i.e. mudflow), or flood-related erosion hazards, adequate land use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions consistent with the criteria set forth in Section 60.3 of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations; and 2) Vests Cass County Planning with the responsibility, authority and means to: a) Assist the Administrator, at his request, in his delineation of the limits of the area having special flood, mudslide (i.e. mudflow), or flood-related erosion hazards. b) Provide such information as the Administrator may request concerning present uses and occupancy of the flood plain, mudslide (i.e. mudflow) or flood-related erosion areas. c) Cooperate with Federal, State and local agencies and private firms which undertake to study, survey, map and identify flood plain, mudslide (i.e. mudflow), or flood-related erosion areas, and cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to management of adjoining flood plain, mudslide (i.e. mudflow) and/or flood related erosion areas in order to prevent aggravation of existing hazards. d) Submit on the anniversary date of the community's initial eligibility an annual report to the Administrator on the progress made during the past year within the community in the development and implementation of flood plain management measures.