HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 24-097RESOLUTION NO. 24-097
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager be and he is thereby authorized to submit a grant application and
execute a contract with the Texas General Land Office to receive funds to develop the
Comprehensive Plan of Beaumont in the amount of $300,000.00.
The sheeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in strict
coshpliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of
2024.
this the 16th day of April,
- Mayor Roy West -
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) allocated up to $100 miltion in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-
MIT} funds for the Resilient Communities Program (RCP). The RCP will fund the development, adoption, and implementation
of modern and resilient building codes and flood damage prevention ordinances to ensure that structures buitt within the
community can withstand future hazards.
Communities are encouraged to also learn about RCP's companion program, the Local Hazard Mitigation Plans Program (LHMPP), which is
actively accepting applications. Visit LHMPP's web page at recovery.texas.gov/mitigation/lhmpp.
J> Eligibility Criteria
Applications will have a maximum of $300,000 per appUcant, first -come first -served.
At least 50% must address mitigation needs in the CDBG-MIT most impacted and distressed (MID) areas identified by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
o Eligible Applicants
Units of local government (e.g., cities, counties, federally recognized tribes, and councils of governments) located in a CDBG-MIT eligible area.
Entity must have legal authority to adopt and enforce the building code, zoning ordinance, land use plan, and/or comprehensive plan
proposed in the RCP application.
Planning Activities
Develop, update, adopt and implement:
• BUILDING CODES that meet or exceed International Residential Code
(IRC) edition 2012;
• FLOOD bAM l.GE PREVENTION ORDINANCES
• Must require now structures to be at least 2-feet above
base flood elevation;
• ZONING ORDINANCES
• based upon a land use plan or comprehensive plan; and
• Forward -looking LAND USE PLANS and/or COMPREHENSIVE PLANS
that Integrate hazard mitigation planning.
i> Technical Assistance
Public Service Activities
Activities leading to an increase in community knowledge
and/or the National Flood Insurance Program's voluntary
Community Rating System's (CRS) incentive program,
Examples Include education and outreach campaigns that
alert communities and beneficiariesto mitigation opportunities
and best practices.
Public Service activities must meet a HUD national objective.
RCP staff is Available to assist potential applicants with understanding how the program can best assist in meeting the needs of the
communitywith regard to mitigation activities, such as modern building code adoption, that increase the resilience and reduce the likelihood
of losses of life and property from future disasters,
RCP Contact information: (512) 770-4900 ED rep.glo(a recover .t�gov
Texas General Land office • Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. • recovery.texas.gov • 1.844.893.8937