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April 12. 2005 . The Community Rating System Coordinators Manual requires that a task force be approved by the local governing board. It is recommended that the following be appointed to serve on the task force and develop the Flood Plain Management Plan: Deputy City Manager, Director of Planning and Zoning, Director of Engineering, Building Official, Director of General Services, Director of Public UtilitieslWorks, Fire Chief, Police Chief, CRS Coordinator, Director of Information Technology, and any other individuals as the City Manager or his designee may appoint. . This item contributes to City Council's vision principle of "Neighborhood and Community Transformation." Financial Impact: . Removal from the program will cause all flood insurance policies to increase 5 percent. . The creation and adoption of the program will be accomplished through existing staff with no increase in existing budgets. Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "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 government 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 manner 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 Planning 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.