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RESOLUTION NO. 92-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
FLORIDA, OPPOSING S1650 , ALSO KNOWN AS THE
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE, MITIGATION AND
EROSION MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1991
WHEREAS: the City of Atlantic Beach, State of Florida, has
reviewed and discussed S1650 also known as the National Flood
Insurance, Mitigation and Erosion Management Act of 1991; and
WHEREAS: this act has been incorporated into the "National
Affordable Housing Act of 1992" as "TITLE XI--NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE, MITIGATION, AND EROSION MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1992" ; and
WHEREAS: the proposed legislation will delineate "erosion
hazard" zones within which many coastal properties will be
located; and
WHEREAS: the proposed legislation will provide funding up
to 40% of the insured value of the structure on said properties
to relocate the structure, with no compensation to be paid for
the lot which must be abandoned nor the land which must be
acquired for relocation; and
WHEREAS: affected property owners who do not accept the
relocation (or demolition) funding within 24 months of the offer
will thereafter be eligible for one flood claim payment to a
reduced maximum of 40% of the structures insured value, after
which the flood insurance on the structure will be canceled by
the National Flood Insurance Program; and
WHEREAS: the proposed legislation does not incorporate
experience-related insurance that separates coastal properties
from riverine properties; and
WHEREAS: land use restrictions contained within proposed
legislation prohibit new construction or substantial improvement
of any structure not deemed readily moveable; and
WHEREAS: State building codes require coastal construction
or substantial improvement of any structure to incorporate
pilings into their foundation, thereby making them immovable; and
WHEREAS: the coastline of Atlantic Beach, State of Florida,
and Duval County, State of Florida, is almost totally developed
land and offers no reasonable areas for relocation of displaced
coastline structures; and
WHEREAS: the effect of the proposed legislation will be to
require coastal property owners to purchase flood insurance as
per mortgage requirements of Federally insured lenders while
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making said insurance impossible to obtain, thus severely
reducing the marketability and value of coastal properties; and
WHEREAS: the baseline or reference feature from which the
erosion hazard setbacks will be measured can be arbitrarily drawn
by a certified state agency, and periodically redeliniated
landward, particularly after a severe storm; and
WHEREAS: the proposed legislation will have the effect of
forcing the coastal municipalities to adhere to land management
policies which are not in their interest, are not initiated with
their representative input, and are confiscatory to their
constituents; and
WHEREAS: the proposed legislation represents a major step
by the Federal government toward a policy of retreat from the
sea, to the detriment of beach management programs for our
developed coast which include beach renourishment projects; and
WHEREAS: the proposed legislation will have an enormous
detrimental impact on the coastal tourism economy which provides
substantial economic and social benefits to our nation' s
population; and
WHEREAS: it has been demonstrated by the United States Army
Corps of Engineers at sundry coastal locations that the cost of
beach preservation and nourishment is returned by a factor of at
least $1 . 40 to $2 . 50 dollars for every dollar spent thereby
providing a benefit to the State of Florida and the United
States.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Atlantic
Beach, State of Florida, as follows:
1 . That the City of Atlantic Beach hereby formally states its
opposition to TITLE XI--NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE, MITIGATION, AND
EROSION MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1992 .
2 . That the City of Atlantic Beach requests United States
Senators work vigorously toward the defeat of this Act, in the
interests of residents of all our coasts.
2. That upon adoption of this resolution, a certified copy
shall be forwarded to President George Bush, Vice President Dan
Quayle, Senator Alan Cranston, Chairman, the Senate Housing
Subcommittee, the membership of the United States Senate,
Congressmen Charles Bennett and Craig James, and state and local
legislators.
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ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA
this 11th _ day of May , 1992 . 1i
IL b A! I . GULLI ORI .
Mayor, Presiding Of . -
Approved as to form and correctness:
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AN C. JE N, ESQUIRE
City Atto ey
ATTES T:
MAUREEN KING
City Clerk