City of Milwaukee - File #: 101197

• File #: 101197
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/19/2011
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/8/2011
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to acceptance and expenditure of funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management to reimburse the City for expenses incurred as a result of damage to City infrastructure, facilities and equipment during the flooding of July 2010.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: FEDERAL GRANTS, FLOOD CONTROL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/15/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/8/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	12:0
1/26/2011	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Steve Fronk, Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security	Pass	4:0
1/19/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number                                                                                    

101197

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. BAUMAN

Title

Substitute resolution relating to acceptance and expenditure of funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management to reimburse the City for expenses incurred as a result of damage to City infrastructure, facilities and equipment during the flooding of July 2010.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes 6 City departments (Library, Police, Public Works, Sewer Maintenance Fund, Health and Fire department) to accept a total of $3,285,777 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $547,630 from the State of Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management as reimbursement for expenses incurred by the departments as a result of damage to City infrastructure, facilities and equipment during the flooding of July 2010. The City matching share for this grant-funded project is $547,630, for a total project cost of $4,381,037.

Body

Whereas, Various infrastructure, facilities and equipment owned by the City of Milwaukee were damaged by the severe flooding that occurred in Milwaukee County during July 2010; and

Whereas, As a result of this flooding, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) declared Milwaukee County a federal disaster area for the period extending from July 22-24, 2010; and

Whereas, FEMA and the State of Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management have notified the City that they will reimburse the City for portions of various expenses the City incurred as a result of the flood damage, as follows:

Department	Explanation		FEMA reimbrsmnt.	State reimbrsmnt.	City match/ share	Grantor(s)/ local shares(%)
Library	Personnel & Operating		4,152	692	692	87.5/12.5
Police	Personnel & Operating		34,001	5,667	5,667	87.5/12.5
Public Works	Debris		981,268	163,545	163,545	87.5/12.5
Sewer Maint. Fund	Sewers		325,868	54,312	54,312	87.5/12.5
Fire	Personnel & Operating		55,143	9,190	9,190	87.5/12.5
Health	Personnel &    Operating		$85,345	$14,224	$14,224	87.5/12.5
Sewer Maint. Fund	Public Improvement Sink Hole		$1,800,000	$300,000	$300,000	87.5/12.5
TOTAL - All Departments			$3,285,777	$547,630	$547,630	87.5/12.5

; and

Whereas, The operation of this grant project from July 22, 2010 through December 31^st, 2010 will cost $4,381,037, of which $3,833,407 will be provided by the grantors (FEMA and the State of Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management) and $547,630will be provided by the City as the City’s matching share; and

Whereas, The City’s share of this grant project will be funded as follows:

Department	Explanation	City match/ share
Library	Personnel	398	Library Operations
Library	Fringe	186	Library Operations
Library	Operating	108	Library Operations
Police	Personnel	1,569	Police Operations
Police	Operating	4,098	Police Operation
Fire	Personnel	1,150	Fire Operations
Fire	Operating	8,040	Fire Operations
Public Works-Debris	Personnel	35,655	DPW Operations
Public Works-Debris	Operating	70,288	DPW Operations
Public Works-Debris	Equipment	57,602	DPW Operations
Sewer Maint. Fund	Personnel	21,589	DPW-Sewer
Sewer Maint. Fund	Operating	13,683	DPW-Sewer
Sewer Maint. Fund	Equipment	19,040	DPW-Sewer
Sewer Maint. Fund	Improvement Costs- North Avenue Sink Hole	300,000	Capital Funds
Health	Personnel	692	Health-Personnel
Health	Fringe	95	Health-Fringe
Health	Operating	13,437	Health-Operating
TOTAL - All Departments		$547,630

; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Milwaukee Public Library, Police Department, Department of Public Works, Sewer Maintenance Fund, Health Department and Fire Department are authorized to accept reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management for damage to various City facilities incurred during the flooding of July 2010 in the following amounts:

Department	Explanation	FEMA reimbrsmnt.	State reimbrsmnt.	Total Reimbursmnt
Library	Personnel & Operating	4,152	692	4,844
Police	Personnel & Operating	34,001	5,667	39,668
Public Works	Debris	981,268	163,545	1,144,813
Public Works	Sewers	325,868	54,312	380,180
Fire	Personnel & Operating	55,143	9,190	64,333
Health	Personnel & Operating	85,345	14,224	99,569
Sewer Maint. Fund	Personnel & Operating	1,800,000	300,000	2,100,000
TOTAL All Departments		$3,285,777	$547,630	3,833,407

; and, be it

Further Resolved that the City Comptroller is authorized to:

1.  Commit funds, within the Project/Grant Parent of the 2010 Special Revenue-Grant and Aid Projects Fund, the following amounts for the project titled “2010 Flood Damage Reimbursement”:

Project/Grant	GR0001000000	GR0001000000	GR0001000000
Fund	0150	0150	0150
Org	9990	9990	9990
Program	0001	0001	0001
Budget Year	0000	0000	0000
Subclass	R999	R999	R999
Account	000600	000600	000600
Project	Grantor Share	Grantor Share	Grantor Share
Amount	$4,844	$39,668	$1,144,813
	(Library)	(Police Dept.)	(Public Works)

Project/Grant	GR0001000000	GR0001000000	GR00001000000
Fund	0150	0150	0150
Org	9990	9990	9990
Program	0001	0001	0001
Budget Year	0000	0000	0000
Subclass	R999	R999	R999
Account	000600	000600	000600
Project	Grantor Share	Grantor Share	Grantor Share
Amount	$380,180	$99,569	$64,333
	(Sewer Maint. Fund	(Health)	(Fire)

2.  Create the necessary Grant and Aid Project/Grant and Project/Grant levels and budget against these Project/Grant values the amounts required under the grant agreement(s).

3.  Establish the necessary City share Project Values.

; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized and directed to commit, within the City’s 2010 capital project funds, the following amounts for the project titled “E. North Ave Sink Hole”:

Sewer Maintenance Fund

Project ID: FEMA-

Account No.

Grantor Share: $2,100,000

Account No. and Name: SM495100000 “E. North Ave Sink Hole”

006300-0491-6830-R999-2010

City Share: $300,000

Total:  $2,400,000

; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Library, Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Public Works, Sewer Maintenance Fund,and Health Department are authorized to:

1.  Incur costs and expend sums, from the amounts appropriated, for the purposes specified in the grant budget(s), consistent with the award date(s).

2.  Sign agreements, forms, claims and other required documents binding upon the City in connection with the acceptance and expenditure of these grant dollars.

Requestor

Steven Fronk

Office of Emergency Management

January 2011

Drafter

Desiree Matel-Anderson

Office of Emergency Management

January 2011