Item Text

F-1. PRESENTATION FOR COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM CLASS 4 Presentation regarding the Community Rating System Class 4. Unincorporated Maricopa County is being recognized by the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) with a Class 4 rating. Unincorporated Maricopa County is one of only 12 communities in the country to have a CRS Class 4 rating or better. Flood insurance policyholders located within special flood hazard areas (SFHA) will receive a 30 percent reduction on flood insurance premiums, and those outside the SFHA will receive a 10 percent discount. The average annual discount for a policy located in the SFHA will be $215. The CRS rewards communities that voluntarily implement programs and policies that go beyond the NFIP’s minimum requirements. These actions reduce a community’s vulnerability to flooding and help to make the community more resilient and sustainable. Unincorporated Maricopa County earned its CRS Class 4 rating because of higher regulatory standards, public outreach, floodplain management planning, flood warning, watershed master planning, buy out programs, open space preservation, identification of floodplains, and drainage system maintenance. Over 21,000 communities in the country participate in the NFIP and 1,200 participate in CRS. The Flood Control District manages unincorporated Maricopa County’s participation in both the NFIP and CRS. Gregor Blackburn, FEMA Region IX’s Flood Mitigation and Insurance Branch Chief (C-69-12-073-P-00)