City Council Special Meeting - FEMA Floodplain Code Amendments

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:30 p.m., the Florence City Council will hold an informational session at the Florence Events Center in-person with the option to view virtually. 

City staff will present proposed amendments to Florence City Code Title 4, Chapter 4 (Flood Damage Prevention), required by FEMA to maintain compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program and the Endangered Species Act. The code amendments are designed to protect floodplain habitat and achieve “no net loss” of beneficial floodplain functions, such as fill, impervious surfaces, and tree cover. This is an opportunity to learn and ask questions about the proposed amendments and how it may affect your property and other properties. No formal public testimony will be taken. The City will be holding formal public hearings on the proposed amendments at later dates, including June 10.   

Watching / Listening to the Meeting Live:

Interested citizens may attend in person or listen and view the meeting through the 'GoToWebinar' platform through this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1399122396546599258

To learn more about how to participate in a GoToWebinar meeting, visit the tutorial link at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ3Xwwgbd8Y&t=2s for a video, or at https://support.goto.com/webinar/how-to-join-attendees for a written guide

Meetings are also shown live on Cable Channel 191 and online at http://video.ibm.com/channel/Hjzx9zagzZc. 

Those without internet or Charter Cable may listen to the meeting live via phone conference line. For more information on how to do so, contact the City Recorder via email cityrecorder@ci.florence.or.us or phone at 541-997-3437.

Providing Comments:

Those wishing to express their views to the City Council may do so in the following ways:

1. Written Comments: Citizens are encouraged to submit written comments since it allows the public body an opportunity to review and consider the remarks in advance of the public meeting. Written comments may be submitted by:

Email to City Recorder HERE; 
Mail to Florence City Hall; Attn: City Council, 250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR 97439
Drop off at City of Florence City Hall during regular office hours (8am - 12pm, 1pm - 4pm Monday through Friday) or at the City of Florence drop box located to the right of the main entrance. ** NOTE: Written comments received at least 2 hours prior to the start of the meeting (May 20, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.), that concern a public hearing or action item on the agenda, or are designated as public comments to be provided for the meeting, will be distributed to the City Council, posted to the City of Florence website, and made part of the record.

2. Verbal Comments: In order to provide verbal comments, citizens are required to complete a speaker's card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting (May 20, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.). Speaker's cards are available online at https://www.ci.florence.or.us/council/request-address-city-council-speakers-card or by contacting City Recorder Lindsey White via email HERE, or via phone at 541-997-3437. Once a speaker's card is received, City Staff will contact the speaker to let them know the process to participate in the meeting. In order to be contacted, parties must complete the contact information in the speaker's card form. 

Citizens may provide verbal comments in the following ways:

In Person or Virtually via GoToWebinar

To provide comments in this manner, please contact City Recorder Lindsey White via email HERE, or via phone at 541-997-3437

The GoToWebinar platform allows parties to participate in the meeting online via video conference, or offline via phone. For more information about the GoToWebinar platform, including how to register, join, and participate in the meeting, visit the links above. 

More Information / Questions:

For more information about the City of Florence's Public Meeting Policies, visit the City of Florence website at https://www.ci.florence.or.us/council/rules-procedure. For details regarding the upcoming City Council meeting, please contact City Recorder Lindsey White at 541-997-3437 or via email HERE. 

Agenda / Meeting Materials Publication Timeline & Council Email Subscription

The Florence City Council agenda is published on the Thursday afternoon the week preceding the meeting. To be notified when the agenda and meeting materials are available please subscribe to the City Council meeting email distribution list at www.ci.florence.or.us/newsletter/subscriptions.