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Commissioners discuss streamlining routine floodplain approvals while protecting FEMA CRS rating
Summary
Commissioners and staff weighed delegating routine floodplain approvals to a director-level process to reduce administrative burden, while staff noted Redding participates in FEMA's Community Rating System (CRS) and will examine whether delegation would affect the city's CRS score (currently cited as 7, with a 15% insurance discount).
Commissioners raised the possibility of delegating routine floodplain approvals to the director level to reduce the time and staff hours consumed by items that consistently meet engineering review and produce no measurable floodplain impact.
"If you keep getting presented things for your signature and you approve every one of them, then you should not be involved," Commissioner Wenham said, arguing that items that are engineering'verified to have "0 change to the flood plain" could be delegated. Commissioner Wenham suggested reviewing the ordinance to permit director approval for items that do not alter flood levels.
Commissioner (speaker 2) reminded the commission the city's floodplain regulations are part of its FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) participation. "Our current rating is 7. So ... residents who buy flood insurance get a 15% discount," the speaker said, and added staff should assess whether any procedural relaxation would affect that rating. Director Jeremy Pagan and staff agreed to look into FEMA implications and report back.
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