Number
100509
Version
Original
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL and ALD. WADE
Title
Resolution directing the Fire and Police Commission - Homeland Security to apply for a Hazard Mitigation Grant to repair flood-damaged homes, or purchase and raze them.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Fire and Police Commission - Homeland Security to apply for a grant through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to repair flood-damaged homes, or purchase and raze damaged homes which are beyond repair.
The Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management, administrator of the grant program, estimates total Hazard Mitigation Grant Program awards for the state stemming from the rainstorms of July, 2010, will be approximately $2.4 million. Preference for grant awards will be given to communities in counties which were declared federal disaster areas, including Milwaukee County.
These grants are competitive, and the state Division of Emergency Management expects grant applications will exceed available funds.
The City of Milwaukee will be expected to pay 12.5% if grants are awarded, while the State of Wisconsin will fund another 12.5% and the remaining 75% of grant funding will come from the Federal Emergency Management Administration.
Body
Whereas, Many homes in Milwaukee sustained substantial flood damage during the heavy rainstorms of July, 2010; and
Whereas, The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (“HMGP”) is established by the Federal Emergency Management Administration to make grant awards to communities like Milwaukee to help repair flood-damaged homes which represent hazards to the health and safety of residents, or to purchase and raze flood-damaged home hazards which are beyond repair; and
Whereas, It is in the City’s best interest to apply for these HMGP grants as soon as possible even though the application deadline is nearly a year away on August 11, 2011, because:
1. HMGP grants are competitive and the Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management expects grant applications will exceed available funds.
2. The Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management expects to mail out pre-application forms in September, 2010, and these pre-applications will be reviewed, scored and ranked with only the highest ranked pre-applications invited to make formal HMGP grant applications.
; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Fire and Police Commission - Homeland Security is directed to complete as soon as possible the Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management pre-application process for a grant through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to repair flood-damaged homes, or purchase and raze damaged homes which are beyond repair, and to complete any and all formal HMGP applications requested, or for which the City is eligible; and, be it
Further Resolved, All City departments will promptly comply with any requests to identify properties for flood damage mitigation, gather information needed for the grant application, analysis or perform other tasks requested by the Fire and Police Commission - Homeland Security to complete the HMGP pre-application or formal application process in a timely fashion.
Requestor
Drafter
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ANC
08/25/10
Clerical Correction - 9/8/10 - tb