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June 8, 2009
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Agenda
Item No. 20 Roll
Call No. 09-
Communication No. 09-369 Submitted by:
Jeb E. Brewer, P.E., City Engineer |
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Accepting Community Disaster Grant award from the
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and authorizing
voluntary acquisition of flood prone properties.
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend acceptance of Community Disaster Grant
award from the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and
authorizing voluntary acquisition of flood prone properties. These actions are required before presenting
offers to property owners.
FISCAL
IMPACT:
Amount: $345,396.36
Funding Source: Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency
Management Division
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
Last
year, City staff completed assessments of structures in the Birdland and Four
Mile Creek areas that were impacted by the floods of 2008. Staff contacted property owners to determine
their willingness to participate in a buy-out program. As a result, multiple properties have been
identified that are eligible to participate in a voluntary buy-out
program. These properties are zoned
“U-1” Floodplain District or “FW” Floodway District. These zoning districts were developed to
protect the health and welfare of the public from the impacts of frequent
flooding. Development in these districts
is severely limited. The reconstruction
of these properties would be restricted and possibly prohibited by the City’s
Zoning Ordinance.
The
City has been pursuing funds to buy out flood prone properties. To date the City has acquired 14 properties
in the Birdland and Four Mile Areas with an additional twelve properties
identified for voluntary acquisition under the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). The Community Disaster Grant Program shall be
used for disaster related costs to continue the acquisition of properties that
have not received funding from other federal or non-federal sources.
On February 6, 2009, the City of Des Moines
submitted a Community Disaster Grant Program application to the Iowa Homeland
Security & Emergency Management Division (IHSEMD) in order to be eligible
for consideration to apply for Community Disaster Grant Program funds. In March of 2009, the City of Des Moines
submitted the Community Disaster Grant applications, which were approved by the
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division in late May 2009. Offers to affected property owners will be made
after this approval by City Council.
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date:
March 23, 2009
Roll Call Number:
09-475
Action: Authorization to
submit Community Disaster Grant Applications to the Iowa Homeland Security and
Emergency Management Division. (Council
Communication No. 09-174) Moved by Hensley to
adopt. Motion Carried 5-2.
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED
ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: NONE
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,