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Since that time, FEMA and AECOM representatives have met with local officials on a number of occasions for discussion and review of draft working maps of revisions relating to Vero Lake Channel A and also relating to a Coastal Study Area update. On September 29, 2017, FEMA issued preliminary revised maps of the Levee Analysis and Coastal Study updates, which are available for public access and viewing through a link on the County's Flood Information web page: http://www.ircgov.com/flood/ . On March 21, 2018, FEMA, in coordination with the County and local municipalities, held an advertised open house at Sebastian River High School inviting the public to view and provide comments on the preliminary revised maps. The preliminary revised maps are currently on schedule to go into effect later this year in September/October 2019. Summary The LMS, which serves as the County's Floodplain Management Plan under the CRS of the NFIP, underwent a five-year update that was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on July 7, 2015. As a part of that update, an LMS Project Prioritization List (PPL) was revised and has since been updated. The 2015 LMS is set to expire in August 2020, and an updated LMS must be submitted to the FDEM for formal review no later than February 11, 2020. Indian River County has achieved and maintains a Class 6 certification under the CRS. Activities are undertaken by various county departments on an ongoing basis to retain the CRS certification, which results in substantial discounts to flood insurance premiums in the unincorporated county. In 2012, FEMA completed a FIRM modernization project in Indian River County, resulting in the County formally adopting revised digital FIRMs effective December 4, 2012. Those FIRMS are available for public access and viewing on Indian River County's website. More recently, representatives of FEMA and its consultant, AECOM, have met with local officials as part of a process to resolve a disputed flood mapping area affected by the Vero Lake Channel A levee, which has been deemed by FEMA to be non -accredited. Preliminary issuance of revised maps affected by the non -accredited Vero Lake Channel A levee, as well as Coastal Study Area revised maps, are on schedule to become effective in September/October 2019. Attachment: LMS Project Prioritization List. -4— M:\NFIP CRS\CRS 2019\IRC Floodplain Mgt Progress Report April 2019.doc 9