HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving FEMA Grant Funding Agreement with the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Flood Mitigation - River Flooding Project RESOLUTION NO. 20-070
RESOLUTION APPROVING FEMA GRANT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR FLOOD MITIGATION-RIVER FLOODING PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, following the floods of 2010,the City Council established a goal of mitigating
the impact of future flooding in Ames,and a Comprehensive Flood Mitigation Study was completed
in 2013 that considered many possible mitigation alternatives; and,
WHEREAS, on December 10,2013,the City Council approved a series of flood mitigation
measures that included elements targeted at: a) Undertaking a stream bank restoration of Squaw
Creek;b)working with the Iowa Department of Transportation to improve the conveyance capacity
of the US Highway 30 bridge;c)Work through the Squaw Creek Watershed Management Authority
to pursue flood mitigation alternatives in the upper reaches of the watershed; and d) conducting
workshops to review and discuss the range of possible floodplain regulatory approaches; and,
WHEREAS, the stream bank restoration project involved flood mitigation in the Squaw
Creek channel including conveyance improvements to approximately 2,000 feet on either side of the
South Duff Avenue bridge; and,
WHEREAS, in working with the Iowa Department of Homeland Security & Emergency
Management, City staff and the engineering consultant submitted an application to Federal
Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) for grant funding; and,
WHEREAS,on January 21,2020,the City Manager received Congressional notification that
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
would be announcing a Federal grant of$3,747,450 for the stream bank restoration project; and,
WHEREAS,the cost share amounts total$4,996,600,with$3,747,450 from the FEMA Grant
and $1,249.150 coming from local funding; and,
WHEREAS, the period of performance would be from October 1, 2018, through June 19,
2022,with all costs incurred during the period of performance, including eligible pre-award costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the FEMA Grant Funding Agreement with the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management for the Flood Mitigation -River Flooding project is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS I Ph day of February, 2020.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Junck
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 I'day of February, 2020.