SUBJECT: Approving and Authorizing an Amendment for the extension of time (one year) to the agreement between the City of Houston and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for Administering the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program.
RECOMMENDATION: (SUMMARY) Adopt an ordinance approving and authorizing an amendment to the agreement with TWDB for the extension of time.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: The 2018 FMA Grant for 43 flood-prone homes was awarded to the City of Houston on the behalf of the homeowners. Ordinance 2019-0054, approved January 23,2019, authorized the submittal of a grant application through TWDB for the annual FEMA call for the FMA grant program. The grant program makes funds available nationwide to address mitigation of flooded properties that hold flood insurance polices through the National Flood Insurance Program. Homeowners volunteered to participate in this program prior to application. On August 25, 2021, City Council passed Ordinance No. 2021-0724 approving an agreement between the City of Houston and TWDB for administering the Grant and to receive funds as sub-applicant from the TWDB for reimbursement of the cost to complete the elevation of the flood-prone homes.
During the performance of the grant TWDB and FEMA have extended the performance period via an amendment through the previous Council action noted below.
This Council action extends the agreement to allow the City to continue administration of the FMA grant program for an additional year.
ACTION RECOMMENDED: It is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving and authorizing an amendment for the extension of time to the agreement between the City of Houston and the TWDB for Administering the FEMA FMA Program.
FISCAL NOTE: No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works