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RESOLUTION REGARDING THE CTP CONTRACT WITH CARTER-BURGESS
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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro contracted with FEMA and Carter-Burgess to update the city’s FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (flood maps) through a Community Technical Partnership (CTP) grant;
WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers - Memphis District (Corps) has provided information to FEMA for the city’s previous and current flood maps and has used the same methodology since 1974 when the city’s first flood maps were published through the city’s current effective flood maps published in 1991 and subsequent Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs);
WHEREAS, the Corps has observed historical rainfall events for approximately 70 years to supplement its methodology and has observed little or no variations from its studied areas;
WHEREAS, Carter-Burgess used a methodology in the CTP project that, although approved by FEMA, is different from the methodology used by the Corps which results in significant differences between the existing and proposed flood maps; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro authorizes Mayor Formon to take the following action:
1. Immediately notify FEMA that the City of Jonesboro will terminate the CTP contract upon expiration of the 60-day notice requirement.
2. Immediately notify FEMA that if mandated, the city intends to repay the expended grant funds;
3. Immediately terminate the services of Carter-Burgess and demand the return to the City of Jonesboro by Carter-Burgess of all proprietary information produced by or delivered to Carter-Burgess related to any and all contracts between the parties since 2003;
4. Request the Corps to resubmit its recent Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) related to approximately $10 million of improvements by the Corps and the city in and around the City of Jonesboro including improvements to Whiteman’s Creek, Turtle Creek, Higginbottom Creek, Moore Lateral and Ditch 26 (Viney Slough);
5. Request FEMA to use its 1991 flood maps and subsequent LOMRs since 1991 as the City of Jonesboro’s effective flood maps.
Entered this 6th day of November, 2007.