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_ _ • ti .. i~~ choose to speak at this time. Agenda Item 3: Proclamation Declaring March~22~28_ Future Farmers of America Week. Commissioner Gustaveson moved to adopt a Proclamation declaring February 22-28, 1981, FFA Week; Commissioner Walker seconded the motion. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0. - Agenda Item 4: Clerk submits Minutes of Meetings held . January 2~and 26, 1981, for_Baard__ Commissioner Whitted moved to adopt the Minutes of January 20th as submitted; Commissioner Willhoit seconded the motion. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0. Carnnissioner Whitted moved to adopt the Minutes of January 26th as .. corrected; seconded by Commissioner Barnes. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0. Agenda Item 5: A Public Hearin to Consider A Count ood P gin Ordinance. Mr. Luce of .the planning staff presented the report. He said the Federal Flood Insurance program had been established 'in 1968 and Orange County had applied and been accepted in 1976 into a limited Federal Flood Insurance Program. He identified the purpose of the Ordinance as to reduce damage from flooding and to save lives. If the Ordinance is not adopted by Orange County Federal Fiaod Insurance could no longer be purchased nor would it be renewable; the County would na longer be eligible for . disaster relief for losses incurred in those areas identified as flood prone in the event of a flood. Ms. Josephine Barbour--said she was unable to find a copy of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance in the library as advertised and asked the following questions: The amount of money spent on flood control projects, how many times had the County had to rescue people and how frequently had businesses been. interrupted. by flooding and the number of tributaries affect- ed by this Ordinance. .Mr. Luce replied that the Ordinance had been placed in the library by himself. He said the Planning Board had recommended t"e more stringent ordinance feeling that fill areas would impede and store up flood water causing it to back upstream. Caroline .Diamond--wished to know if the passage of the Ordinance re- quired any money outlay from the County. The Board said no; it was simply to enable those persons already living in such areas to apply for Federal Flood Insurance.