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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program match for Waterbury Court project RESOLUTION NO. 11-260 RESOLUTION APPROVING LOCAL MATCH FOR FEMA HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR WATERBURY COURT PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, Public Works has submitted 10 projects for consideration under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP); and, WHEREAS,Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division(HSEMD)has now completed its preliminary eligibility review of the Notices of Interest(NOI)and the proposed projects described in the NOIs have been determined to meet the preliminary eligibility requirements established through the State HMGP Administrative Plan and the State Hazard Mitigation Plan; and, WHEREAS,the City was then invited to complete and submit an HMGP project application for each proposed project; and, WHEREAS,successfully completing and submitting an application does not guarantee that the proposed projects will be eligible or funded;rather,it is the next step in the HMGP funding process;and, WHEREAS, the Waterbury Court homes (along Waterbury Circle and Stonebrook Road) experienced damage to their basements during the 2010 floods as a result of water backing up to the west from Ada Hayden Heritage Park; and, WHEREAS,this project would include grading,storm sewer installation,and reconstruction of the impacted shared-use path to prevent further damage; and, WHEREAS,if approved for funding,the cost-share basis will be an amount not to exceed 75% from federal funds,an amount not to exceed 10%from state funds,with the remaining minimum of 15% coming from local funds; and, WHEREAS, this local match funding has been included in the City's 2011/12 Low Point Drainage Improvements Program. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program application for the Waterbury Court Project with local match funding being a minimum of 15% is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24' day of May, 2011. ii Lie/ Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Goodman Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Larson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: Wacha Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of May, 2011.