HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 19-278RESOLUTION NO. 19-278
WHEREAS, on January 29, 2013, the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act was
signed into law; and,
WHEREAS, this law amends Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Act). Specifically, the law adds section 428, which
authorizes alternative procedures for the Public Assistance (PA) Program of the Stafford
Act and authorizes Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to award PA
funding based on fixed -cost estimates; and,
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2019, FEMA awarded a fixed -cost estimate in the
amount of $47,264,640 for the restoration of Riverfront Park to its pre -storm (Harvey)
condition with a ten percent (10%) matching requirement; and,
WHEREAS, the City would like to enter into an Alternative Permanent Work
Program with FEMA to stabilize the Riverfront Park shoreline. at its post -storm location
and condition at an estimated cost of $28,144,640; and,
WHEREAS, the difference between the amount of the award and the amount of
the alternative project ($19,120,000) would be considered excess funds and could be
used for cost-effective activities that reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, or
suffering from a major disaster, and activities that improve public operations or planning
in accordance with Section 428 of the Act; and,
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the excess funds be used to construct a new
Raw Water Pump Station near the area of Pine Street and East Lucas at the estimated
cost of $22,500,000; and,
WHEREAS, all costs associated with these projects in excess of the awarded
amount ($47,264,640) and the 10% match would be funded by the City; and,
WHEREAS, City Council is of the opinion that it is in the best interest of the
citizens I of the City of Beaumont for the City to . apply to Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) to participate in the Public Assistance Alternative
Procedures for Permanent Work Pilot Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the City Manager or his designee be and they are hereby authorized to
apply to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for participation in the Public
Assistance Alternative Procedures for Permanent Work Pilot Program.
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 3rd day of
December, 2019.
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