From
Anda Upchurch
Title
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Application to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) in the amount of $750,000 with the City designating $187,500 or more in matching funds for a generator at the Dorchester Levee
Presenter
Stephanie Griffin, Floodplain Administrator
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The State of Texas received a Presidential Disaster Declaration, DR-4272, following severe storms and flooding in May-June 2016. The Presidential Disaster Declaration allocated federal funding through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to communities in Texas impacted by the disaster. Although not directly impacted by these flooding events, the City is an eligible applicant for this grant opportunity.
The HMGP grant includes an allocation of funding for initiative projects, including generators. The City of Grand Prairie previously pursued two HMGP grants for a generator at the Dorchester Levee. The HMGP program received more funding requests than available funding and the project was not funded. The Stormwater Department, Streets Department and the Office of Emergency Management would like to resubmit the following project to DR-4272.
The HMGP grant pays for 75% of the anticipated project cost as requested in the grant application. The City understands that if one of the HMGP initiative project grants is awarded and the actual costs are greater than the funding awarded, the City of Grand Prairie will be responsible for the additional costs. Therefore, Grand Prairie commits to providing 25% or more of the local share in the event that one or more grants are awarded to the City.
75% Federal 25% Grand Total Project
Project Description Share* Prairie Share* Cost*
Purchase and Install a permanent $562,500 $187,500 $750,000
Generator at the Dorchester Levee
*The costs presented are estimated cos...
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