CITY OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH

To: Mayor Cleveland and City Commission From: Kyle Fegley, P.E. City Engineer, CRS Coordinator Subject: Floodplain Management 2023 Annual Progress Report Date: April 27, 2023 Background Staffhas prepared this report for submittal of continued certification under the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) program, activity 510. The NFIP provides federally supported flood insurance in communities that regulate development in Special Flood Hazard Areas commonly referred to as floodplains.

The City of New Smyrna Beach voluntarily participates in the NFIP Community Rating System (CRS) program which qualifies property owners in floodplains for reduced rates on flood insurance. Under the CRS, flood insurance premiums are discounted to reward community actions that: 1) Reduce flood damage to insurable property through planning and outreach; 2) strengthen and support the insurance aspects of the NFIP; and 3) encourage a comprehensive approach to floodplain management. FEMA recognizes New Smyrna Beach as a Class 5 CRS community which means that new and renewed flood policies in the Special Flood Hazard Area qualify for a 25% discount.

New and renewed flood policies outside the Special Flood Hazard Area qualify for a 10% discount. Floodplain Management Plan On April 23, 2019, the City adopted the 2018 Volusia County Integrated Floodplain Management Plan. The plan is designed to encompass a snapshot of floodplain hazards throughout the county and also provide individual jurisdictional plans. The Volusia County Integrated Floodplain Management Plan follows the format and outline of the CRS requirements and is integrated with the Volusia County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) developed in 2020. The City has been a participant in the Volusia County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) initiative since 2000. The LMS was created and adopted to more effectively plan disaster related responses and provide mitigation initiatives designed to reduce hazards and/or to protect people and property when hazards do occur.

The Volusia County Multi-Jurisdictional LMS recently was updated and found in compliance with the federal hazard mitigation planning standards. On May 12, 2020, by Resolution 19-20, the City Commission formally adopted the five-year update of the Volusia County LMS which includes the Volusia County Integrated Floodplain Management Plan and the County's Flood Response Plan.

To continue participation in the NFIP and fulfill the CRS criteria, an annual progress report on the status of the project implementation is required. There are eight countywide goals adopted in the Integrated Floodplain Management Plan and fifteen separate objectives established by the City to minimize the effects of flood events in the City of New Smyrna Beach, with the status of each goal and objective's implementation provided. Availability Copies of the 2018 Volusia updated Integrated Floodplain Management Plan, the 2020 Volusia County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and this report can be obtained from the City of New Smyrna Beach Engineering Department or on the City website. Status of Plan Implementation

The 2020 Volusia County Multi-Jurisdictional LMS was updated and found in compliance with the federal hazard mitigation planning standards. The City Commission formally adopted the five-year update of the Volusia County LMS which included the Floodplain Management Plan (FMP) pertaining to the City and the County's Flood Response Plan. There are eight countywide goals adopted in the Integrated Floodplain Management Plan and fifteen separate objectives established by the City to minimize the effects of flood events in the City of New Smyrna Beach, with the status of each goal and objective's implementation provided: