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Professional Engineering Services contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for the FY21 Capital Improvement Process Community Rating System Program Support in the total amount of $96,000.
Presenter
Gabe Johnson, Director of Public Works
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The Community Rating System Program Support project was identified and approved during the FY20-21 Capital Improvements Projects Budget process.
Halff Associates, Inc. will evaluate the City's floodplain management program to develop a Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) Community Rating System (CRS) application. CRS is a voluntary program for recognizing and encouraging community floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) standards. Under the CRS program, flood insurance premium rates could potentially be discounted based on creditable community actions to reduce flood risk and associated accrued points of the CRS Class rating system. The CRS program is divided into 19 credited activities as outlined in the current 2017 CRS Coordinators Manual. New minimum program requirements included in the 2021 CRS Addendum will be utilized in conjunction with the current manual.
Halff will analyze the City's current floodplain management program to determine the requirements and documentation necessary to maintain a CRS Class 5 rating. They will also provide 5-year update guidance for the City's current CRS credited plans, including the Activity 330 Program for Public Information (PPI), Activity 370 Coverage Improvement Plan (CP), Activity 450 Watershed Master Plan (WMP), and Acitivity 510 Floodplain Management Plan (FMP), and the associated committee meetings.
Financial Consideration
Funding for Professional Engineering Services contract with Halff Associates, Inc., in the amount of $96,000, is available in the Storm Drainage Capital Projects Fund (401592) WO #02104003 (CIP CRS Recertification).