NUMB:
981262
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 2
REF:
XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Substitute resolution to authorize acceptance and expenditure of a Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and to authorize acceptance and expenditure of Housing and Urban Development funds allocated to the City of Milwaukee by Milwaukee County.
ANLS:
- ANALYSIS -
This resolution allows the Commissioner of Public Works to accept Hazard Mitigation Grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and to accept Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds from Milwaukee County. Both FEMA and HUD funds will be used for the acquisition, relocation and demolition of substantially damaged properties in the Lincoln Creek area and for flood proofing homes in the Menomonee Valley area. The FEMA funds will support 87.5% of the costs for both acquisition and flood proofing projects and the HUD funds will provide the 12.5% local share of both projects.
BODY:
Whereas, Southeastern Wisconsin Counties experienced flooding on June 21, 1997 due to severe storms; and
Whereas, A Presidential Disaster Declaration was declared, which made funding available for mitigation activities through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and as authorized by Resolution 971325 the Commissioner of Public Works submitted a formal application for flood hazard mitigation funds to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on January 8, 1998; and
Whereas, The original grant application for $1,500,000 was for flood proofing homes in the Lincoln Creek ($1,255,600) and Menomonee Valley ($244,400) areas of the City of Milwaukee; and
Whereas, After experiencing another flood event on August 6, 1998 an amendment to the original application was submitted to FEMA on September 25, 1998 requesting the funds for the Lincoln Creek area be used for the acquisition, relocation and demolition of substantially damaged properties; and
Whereas, The Department of Building Inspec...
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