Okaloosa County BOCC — September 15, 2015 — Local Mitigation Strategy - Community Rating System Annual Update — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: September 15, 2015 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Local Mitigation Strategy - Community Rating System Annual Update DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Each year, the County must provide the Florida Division of Emergency Management an update as to the status of the adopted Local Mitigation Strategy, including any new and completed projects as well as a brief summary of any other changes. Failure to provide the annual update could jeopardize the County's ability to receive funds in the event of a declared disaster. BACKGROUND: In 2011, Okaloosa County and all its municipalities adopted a substantially revised version of the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS). The new LMS was found in compliance by the Florida Division of Emergency Management in April 2011, and by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in May 2011. By July 2011, all the municipalities as well as the County had passed ordinances or resolutions adopting the 2011 LMS. Because it includes a comprehensive analysis of the County’s and municipalities’ floodplain areas and floodplain management strategies, as well as analyses of all other hazards by which the County is threatened, the LMS serves as the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan as provided in Section 510 of the Community Rating System (CRS) Coordinator’s Manual. The attached Annual Report is structured to comply with the requirements of CRS Activity 510 reporting criteria as provided in Section 510 of the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System Coordinator’s Manual, FEMA publication FIA-15/2013. By providing this update to the media as well as being made available to the public, the County will receive points for its CRS ranking under the Activity 510 Criteria. Accompanying the Annual Report is the project priority list for 2015. No new projects have been added since 2014, nor have any projects been completed or removed. OPTIONS: The Board may approve or not approve the 2015 LMS-CRS Update. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the 2015 LMS-CRS Annual Update and authorize transmittal to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator