Resolution 2019-31083 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-31083
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PROGRAM FOR
PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNUAL UPDATE AND EVALUATION REPORT,
ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A, AND RE-CREATING AN AD HOC,
ADVISORY PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE TO
SERVE AS A PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION("PPI")COMMITTEE,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDIT UNDER THE COMMUNITY RATING
SYSTEM, TO IMPLEMENT, MONITOR, AND EVALUATE THE PPI, AND
PRESCRIBING THE PURPOSE, DUTIES,APPOINTMENTS,AND TERMS OF
THE COMMITTEE'S MEMBERS WHICH SHALL COMMENCE ON JANUARY
1, 2020 AND EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2020.
WHEREAS, the goals of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's ("FEMA")
National Flood Insurance Program ("NFIP") are to provide flood insurance to property owners,
to encourage flood loss reduction activities by communities, and to save taxpayers' money; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach participates in the NFIP and the Community Rating
System ("CRS"), a voluntary program that provides both incentives and tools to further these
goals; and
WHEREAS, participation in the CRS saves residents money by reducing flood
insurance premiums; and
WHEREAS, the Program for Public Information ("PPI") provides activity points to
improve the City's CRS score, which in turn helps to reduce flood insurance premiums; and
WHEREAS, an advisory ad hoc Resiliency Communications Committee was first
created per Resolution No. 2016-29585 to serve as a PPI Committee from October 1, 2016
through October 1, 2017; and
WHEREAS, second PPI Committee was created pursuant to Resolution No. 2017-
30104 to serve from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018; and
WHEREAS, third PPI Committee was created pursuant to Resolution 2018-30658, and
will expire on December 31, 2019; therefore, a new PPI Committee should be re-created in
order for the City to continue to participate in the CRS; and
WHEREAS, a Program for Public Information was developed by the prior ad hoc PPI
Committee according to a seven-step planning and public involvement process defined by the
Community Rating System Program, and the PPI was adopted by the City Commission per
Resolution 2017-29771; and
WHEREAS, membership criteria for a PPI Committee is specified by the Community
Rating System and must include: real estate agent(s), insurance agent(s), banking industry
representative(s), the City's Floodplain Manager, and a Communications Department
representative, and at least half of the Committee's members must be from outside the local
government; and
WHEREAS, an evaluation report is prepared annually by a PPI Committee and
submitted to the City Commission. The annual update and evaluation report prepared by the
Committee that was created per Resolution No. 2018-30658 is attached hereto as Exhibit A
and is accepted by the Mayor and City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the members of the new ad hoc, advisory PPI Committee, to be known as
the Committee, shall be as follows: the City's Communications Director; the City's Floodplain
Manager, Scott Diffenderfer; a real estate agent, Carlos Gutierrez; a real estate agent, Alan
Randolph; a local bank representative; and a local insurance agent, John Lee; and
WHEREAS, the powers and duties of the committee will be to serve as a PPI
Committee in accordance with NFIP requirements for credit under the Community Rating
System to implement, monitor and evaluate the PPI, and to submit an annual evaluation report
of the PPI to the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the terms of membership on the new ad hoc committee shall commence on
January 1, 2020, and expire on December 31, 2020, subject to earlier or later sunset by the
City Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby accept the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System
Program for Public Information Annual Update and Evaluation Report, attached hereto as
Exhibit A, and re-create an ad hoc, advisory Program for Public Information Committee to
serve as a Program for Public Information ("PPI")committee, in accordance with National Flood
Insurance Program requirements for credit under the Community Rating System, to implement,
monitor, and evaluate the PPI, and prescribing the purpose, duties, appointments, and terms of
the committee's members which shall commence on January 1, 2020 and expire on December
31, 2020.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 11 day bece ber, 2019
ATTEST:
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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Rafae E. Gr nado, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: December 11, 2019
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PROGRAM FOR
PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNUAL UPDATE AND EVALUATION REPORT,
ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A, AND RE-CREATING AN AD HOC,
ADVISORY PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE TO
SERVE AS A PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION ("PPI")
COMMITTEE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDIT UNDER THE COMMUNITY
RATING SYSTEM, TO IMPLEMENT, MONITOR, AND EVALUATE THE PPI,
AND PRESCRIBING THE PURPOSE, DUTIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND
TERMS OF THE COMMITTEE'S MEMBERS WHICH SHALL COMMENCE
ON JANUARY 1, 2020 AND EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2020.
RECOMMENDATION
The City of Miami Beach Administration recommends that the City Commission accept the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Program for Public Information (PPI) Annual
Evaluation Update and Evaluation Report prepared for Community Rating System (CRS)and to
reconvene the annual ad hoc committee starting on January 1st of 2020 and ending on
December 31st of 2020. The committee's continuous participation and work is required to
monitor the implementation of flood awareness projects, which provide valuable activity points
for the CRS program.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
This program helps the city reduce flood risk and earn flood insurance discounts for residents
and businesses. This year, the committee focused on implementing the Program for Public
Information, which focuses on flood risk reduction messaging projects and evaluating progress
toward the established outcomes. The original plan was approved on March 1, 2017 via
Resolution No. 2017-29771. On November 5, 2019, the committee approved the Annual
Update and Evaluation Report to be transmitted to City Commission, as required by the
Community Rating System (CRS).
ANALYSIS
The Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary program under the Federal Emergency
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Management Agency (FE MA) allowing communities to earn flood insurance discounts. Under
FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), cities earn points for conducting activities
promoting flood insurance and reducing flood risk. The CRS rating scores range from 1 to 10
(1 being the highest and 10 the lowest). Miami Beach pursued an aggressive goal to improve its
CRS ranking from a Class 6 to a Class 5 and was officially awarded the new score in May of
2019. As a result, many new policies and renewals after May 1, 2019 can save 5% more on
flood insurance premiums in comparison with last year. With this score improvement, the City
receives a 25% discount, that totals $8.4 million in savings annually. This helps offset
increasing federal rates.
The mission of the National Flood Insurance Program Program for Public Information is to
create and monitor a Program for Public Information (PPI), referred to as the Program for
Public Information Plan with the purpose of reducing flood risk and ultimately reducing the cost
of flood insurance.
The committee meets twice a year to address CRS requirements as well as monitoring and
evaluating the plan. The committee's composition requires representation from the Marketing
and Communications Office, the City's Floodplain Office, real estate, banking, and insurance.
The committee was previously created by the City Commission through Resolution No. 2017-
30104 on November 29, 2017. The recommended Program for Public Information Committee
members for 2020 are:
2020 PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE
Tonya Daniels Director, Marketing and Communications Department
Scott Diffenderfer, Real Estate Agent
CIPS, LCAM Licensed Real Estate Broker Associate, Compass
President of the Belle Isles Residents Association
Residential Board of Governors for the Miami Association of
Realtors
Carlos Gutierrez, PA Real Estate Agent
Sales Manager, Compass
2016 President Miami Association of Realtors
Mohsen Jarahpour, Floodplain Manager, Building Department
CFM
John J. Lee Insurance Agent
Vice President, FirstService Financial
Alan Randolph Banking Industry Representative
Deputy Director of Community Banking, Bank OZK
The National Flood Insurance Program Public Information Plan Update and Annual Evaluation
Report highlights the progress made toward desired outcomes established on the plan adopted
on March 1, 2017 via Resolution No. 2017-29771. It provides data and details regarding project
implementation status and recommendations for future improvements.
The Annual Evaluation Report, Attachment 1, includes:
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• A review of projects conducted in 2019;
• Progress towards the desired outcomes; and
• Recommendations for improvement.
CONCLUSION
The administration recommends the City Commission accept the National Flood Insurance
Program for Public Information Committee Annual Evaluation Update and Report and
reconvene the annual ad hoc Program for Public Information Committee for 2020 to continue
reducing flood risk through awareness communications and to achieve CRS points, thereby
earning flood insurance premium discounts for residents and businesses.
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a Resident Right to Does this item utilize G.O.
Know item? Bond Funds?
No No
Strategic Connection
Environment & Infrastructure - Reduce risk from storms, high tides, groundwater, and sea level
rise.
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Manager
Sponsor
Commissioner Mark Samuelian
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
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