NUMB:
981664
VERS:
ORIGINAL
REF:
971282
XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of additional federal and state disaster assistance for damage incurred by the City during the flood of June 1997. (DOA)
ANLS:
- Analysis -
With this resolution, the City accepts $396,031 in Federal Emergency Management Agency grant funds and $65,136.50 in Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Emergency Management Division, grants funds to repair damage at the Northlawn housing development caused by the June 1997 flooding. The Housing Authority shall be responsible for the remaining project costs ($65,136.50).
The resolution also authorizes the Department of Administration to administer this disaster assistance program. It further authorizes the City Comptroller to create the necessary project/grant values, perform the necessary budget transfers and take other actions relating to the budgeting of the disaster assistance program. In addition, this resolution authorizes Housing Authority officials to expend the grant funds on repairs to damaged furnaces, hot water heaters and plywood partitions and supplies in basements of 248 units and office at Northlawn housing development.
BODY:
Whereas, On January 20, 1998, the Common Council adopted File Number 971282, a resolution accepting a total of $2,299,576 in federal and state disaster assistance to repair damage to City-owned property resulting from the June 1997 flood; and
Whereas, At the time this assistance was awarded, the City had sought an additional $521,093 for repairing damage to Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee property, but was denied the additional funding because the subject properties were not covered by flood insurance; and
Whereas, The Housing Authority subsequently obtained flood insurance for these properties and provided detailed documentation of its flood-related expenditures to the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Emergency Manag...
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