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4 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations a. Presentation by State Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Officials on the County's Floodplain Management Program The Board received formal recognition by FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS), through the State of North Carolina Department of Emergency Management, designating that Orange County has achieved a CRS rating of 6. Michael Harvey and Randy Mundt, State Federal Emergency Management Agency (State FEMA), reviewed the following information: BACKGROUND: Orange County has been a member of the NFIP since approximately 1976. The NFIP offers flood insurance to homeowners, renters, and business owners if their community participates, specifically through the adoption and enforcement of regulations designed to mitigate/reduce flood risk. This includes the adoption of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) denoting areas where flooding is a possibility. Through the enforcement of flood damage prevention regulations, the County requires incorporation of design standards (i.e. elevation of structures and utilities, installation of flood vents, prohibition of specific activities, prohibition of structures within the floodplain, etc.) in an effort to reduce the risk of loss during a flood event. As part of ongoing floodplain management efforts, Orange County is a participant in the CRS program, a voluntary incentive based program recognizing communities who implement floodplain management practices exceeding minimum Federal requirements. Participating communities are ranked in one of ten `CRS classes' with Class 10 being awarded to those communities choosing to adopt and enforce the minimum Federal floodplain management standards. As a community implements additional floodplain management practices, it is possible to achieve a higher `CRS class' designation thereby contributing to a reduction of flood insurance premiums for local residents. As of this date the County has a CRS rating of 8, allowing for a 10% reduction in the typical floodplain insurance premium for local property owners. Through our continued floodplain management efforts, including: a. Comprehensive outreach and education including annual information letters to property owners encumbered by identified floodplain, b. Mapping services, c. Establishment and enforcement of floodplain buffers, d. Proactive enforcement efforts, and e. Willing community partners the County's CRS rating has been lowered to 6 meaning a further reduction in flood insurance premiums. Randy Mundt, NC Outreach Coordinator, made the following PowerPoint presentation: Orange County Community Rating System Class 6 October 17, 2017 Goals of the CRS Encourage, Recognize, and Reward Communities that: ➢ Reduce and avoid flood damage to insurable property; ➢ Strengthen and support insurance aspects of the NFIP;