TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director
PREPARED BY: Andre? Kinney, Management Analyst, Public Works/Engineering
SUBJECT:
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Match Commitment Letter for Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
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RECOMMENDATION
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Authorize the City Manager to sign the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Match Commitment Letter subject to City Attorney's final approval; and
Approve the appropriation of General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance for the local match twenty-five percent requirement for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post Fire for the Murrieta Hot Springs Channel Project in the amount of $238,605.99.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
None.
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Plan, program and create infrastructure development.
BACKGROUND
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to help agencies fund eligible mitigation activities (Acquisition Demo-Relocation, Drainage/Flood Control, Elevation-Floodproofing, Seismic Retrofitting, Wildfire & Vegetation Management, Mitigation Reconstruction, Generators), Other Power Sources(s), Tsunami Vertical Evacuation, Safe Room/Shelter, and Utility and Infrastructure Protection). The grants cover up to seventy-five percent (75%) of the overall project cost with the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) being financed through local match funding.
The Engineering Division has identified the Murrieta Hot Springs Channel Project as a suitable candidate for the HMGP as shown in Attachment 1. This project is located on Murrieta Hot Springs Road, between Margarita Road and Warm Springs Creek, which spans approximately 4.9 acres. Staff selected this area because of its significant accumulation of flammable biomass, which includes dry grasses, shrubs, and invasive plant species, such as non-native palm trees. This project is essential for mitigating ...
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