HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/19/1999 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 4, 1999, APPROPRIA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 11
DATE:
! January 19, 1999
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF' Glenn Levy/
' Dave Agee
( SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 4, 1999, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Flood
Mitigation Fund - Project Impact Grant.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City has received approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a
grant funded under the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 which authorized the
Disaster Resistant Community Initiative. The City's Office of Emergency Management,Utilities,
and the Poudre Fire Authority will be involved in the implementation of the Initiative in Fort
Collins. Ordinance No. 4, 1999, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on January 5, 1999.
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ITEM NUMBER: 19
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
DATE: January 5, 1999
. FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL Glenn Levy/
STAFF: Dave Agee
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 4, 1999, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Flood
Mitigation Fund-Project Impact Grant.
RECOMMENDATION: `
Staff recommends adoption o(the rdinanc on irs lead ing.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Project Impact Grant consists of the following:
• $500,000 Federal are
! $166,666 Local s hreP y
The$166,666 local share will be from in-kin contributions from the City and other local businesses
! or agencies. The City has identified over$52 million of potential in-kind services to satisfy the local
match requirement. This grant reflects a 75% federal/25% local split mandated by Congress.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City has received approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a
grant funded under the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 which authorized the
Disaster Resistant CommunityI 'ti ve. Ci Af E enc Management,Utilities,
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and the Poudre Fire Authori will be volvetq ' th p}em ntation of the Initiative in Fort
i Collins.
The Fort Collins area is subject to potential riverine flooding, flash flooding, sheet flooding, hail,
severe summer and winter storms,gale force winds,tornadoes,urban wildland fires,and dam breaks.
The heavy rainfall that caused the Flood of 1997 resulted in 5 deaths, 160 injuries, and over $500
million in losses to individuals,businesses,and institutions. The loss of life and property impacted
the whole community.
Fort Collins has a Class 6 rating in the Community Rating System and has implemented many
mitigation techniques during the past 20 years. The Project Impact Initiative will provide the
. community with the next level of mitigation goals - risk reduction through public education and
training while incorporating new methods to make the community a safer place to work and live.
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Implemented actions will maintain and sustain the hazard mitigation capability to support a Disaster
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Resistant Community.
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Results and Benefits
Anticipated results from Project Impact include: (1)increased awareness and education to prepare
for and mitigate against the threats facing the community; (2) enhanced education and training
combined with promoting mitigation techniques to reduce threats to individuals, families, and
businesses; (3) enhanced and strengthened public/private partnerships through planning, hazard
assessment,and coordination; (4)improved floodplain management and risk reduction for existing
facilities; and (5) education programs to reach school children-our future decision makers.
Benefits derived from these actions will a n g e 'o f c' zens with skills and knowledge
of prevention, risk reductio mitigatrn an p es or the hazards that impact the
community. This will result in educed s of e d reduce amages in the event of a disaster.
The community will be safer because Fort ollins will be more disaster resistant by having well=
educated citizens and efficient and cost-effective mitigation methods incorporated into the
community.
Among the projects expected to be funded by the grant are: irrigation gate activation, Office of
Emergency Management web site,theater-based hazard and mitigation education,school education
program,mitigation training videos,Coloradoan newspaper articles,and real time flood inundation
mapping and notification system. According to the grant agreement,all of these projects are to be
completed by September 30, 200
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