RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Approve an ordinance authorizing an agreement for the City of Houston to receive funds from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for the reimbursement of the cost to complete the elevation of 40 flood prone homes.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The Director of Houston Public Works request that the City Council approve an ordinance authorizing an agreement for the City of Houston to receive funds from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for the reimbursement of up to $12,364,111.50 for the elevation of 40 flood prone homes as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program.
The grant program makes funds available nationwide to address mitigation of flooded properties that hold flood insurance policies through the National Flood Insurance Program.
Homeowners volunteered to participate in this program prior to application. Depending on the National Flood Insurance Program loss history of each property at the time of the grant application, participating homeowners will be awarded between 90% and 100% of eligible home elevation project costs. The remaining portion of the home elevation project costs are the responsibility of the individual homeowners and the City. The individual homeowners share of the costs totals $534,868.60.
The City’s costs for administering the grant and project management of the elevation projects are reimbursable with the exception of $22,052.05 for administrative and project management costs.
The period of performance for this grant is 3 years from the effective date of the contract.
The City of Houston will use the grant funds to pay the eligible costs to elevate 40 pre-selected homes or pre-selected alternate properties. Eligible Activities include design, permitting, construction and project management.
This project will result in the mitigation of 25 Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) properties, and 15 Repetitive Loss (RL) properties.
MWBE PARTICIPATION:
No City M/WBE participation goal was established for this project as no City funds will be utilized.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Director
Houston Public Works