City of Rochelle Council Chambers
420 N 6th Street, Rochelle IL 61068
I. CALL TO ORDER:
• Pledge to the Flag
• Prayer
II. ROLL CALL:
III. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC:
IV. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
• Mayor
o Appointment of Dan Lundquist to the Utility Advisory Board for a term to expire July 1, 2020
o Appointment of Richard Ohlinger to the Utility Advisory Board for a term to expire July 1, 2020
• Council Members
• Financials – pdf June 2016 (819 KB)
• Employee Introductions – pdf Jay Mulholland (163 KB)
V. PUBLIC COMMENTARY:
VI. BUSINESS ITEMS:
1) CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS VOTE with Recommendations:
a) Approve Minutes of City Council Meeting – pdf July 11, 2016 (161 KB)
b) Approve Bills – pdf 070116-070716 (85 KB) , pdf 070816-071416 (88 KB)
c) Approve Payroll – pdf 070416-071716 (52 KB)
2) Ordinance Adopting Updated Chapter 46, Article II, Flood Hazard Area Development of the Rochelle Municipal Code, Including Updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps
VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda Item #2 Ordinance Adopting Updated Chapter 46, Article II, Flood Hazard Area Development of the Rochelle Municipal Code, Including Updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps
References:
pdf Memo from City Engineer Sam Tesreau (114 KB)
pdf Ordinance Amending Chapter 46 of the Municipal Code (61 KB)
Recommended Action:
Consider an Ordinance Adopting Updated Chapter 46, Article II, Flood Hazard Area Development of the Rochelle Municipal Code, Including Updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps
History and Fact:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the national regulatory authority which governs flood maps. These maps include information regarding the type of flooding in specific areas and identify floodways and flood plains which are used to establish base flood elevations. The FEMA flood maps currently available for the City of Rochelle are dated April 1, 1982.
In October of 2009 the Mayor and Council hired Wills Burke Kelsey to develop a comprehensive flood study to establish the base flood elevations for the Kyte River and associated tributaries as well as remapping of the existing FEMA/Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) for the greater Rochelle area. The limits of the regional study were bounded by Bethel Road to the north, Mulford Road to the east, Perry Road to the south, and Brooklyn Road to the west and encompass approximately 125 square miles.
Discussion:
After several years of engineering analysis, submittals and review, FEMA notified the City in late 2014 that the updated FIRM maps had been released for public inspection and an open house was subsequently held in March of 2015. Earlier this year FEMA sent City staff a letter notifying us that the modified flood hazard determinations for our community would be effective as of August 17, 2016 as long as we have taken action to modify the City’s floodplain ordinance and adopt the map panels prior to that date. City engineering staff has discussed the proposed, revised ordinance with the National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator and it appears that the ordinance will meet or exceed the requirements with some minor modifications. Adoption of this ordinance will allow staff to move forward with submittal of the necessary documents to allow the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and FEMA to begin the final review prior to the August 17th effective date.
Recommendation:
Approve an Ordinance Adopting Updated Chapter 46, Article II, Flood Hazard Area Development of the Rochelle Municipal Code conditional upon final review, modification and/or acceptance by IDNR and FEMA as well as recodification or modifications of Chapter 46 as requested.
