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. . . R-05-14 A RESOLUTION CREATING AND APPOINTING MEMBERS OF A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT PLAN. WHEREAS the City of Portsmouth desires to protect its citizens from damage and injury resulting from flooding and, WHEREAS the U.S. federal goverrunent has adopted numerous programs to reduce the effects of flood damage and, WHEREAS the City of Portsmouth is a participating community in good standing in the National Flood Insurance Program and, WHEREAS the City of Portsmouth is one of sixteen communities within the Commonwealth of Virginia participating in the Community Rating System Program of the National Flood Insurance Program and, WHEREAS in order to continue in this worthwhile and necessary program the City of Portsmouth, Virginia must adopt a "Flood Plain Management Plan." NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that there is hereby created the Flood Plain Management Plan Task Force whose duty shall be to prepare a "Flood Plain Management Plan" in a marmer as required by the Community Rating System Coordinators Manual. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Task Force shall be composed of the following city staff members: Deputy City Manager Director of PI arming and Zoning Director of Engineering Building Official Director of General Services Director of Public Works/Utilities Fire Chief Police Chief CRS Coordinator Director of Information Technology BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager may appoint up to three additional members to the Task Force should he deem it necessary. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Task Force shall complete its work and present a proposed Flood Plain Management Plan to the City Council for adoption by September 1,2005.