HomeMy WebLinkAboutPS 2019-06-03 Item 2C - Grant Application - Retrofit Fire Station 541,11'041,
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City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Public Safety Committee
FROM: Fire Chief Jay Wittwer
BY: Jason Konieczka, Emergency Manager
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: May 28, 2019
SUBJECT: Federal Grant for Retrofit of Fire Station 54
ISSUE
The City has the opportunity to apply for a grant to retrofit Fire Station 54.
BACKGROUND
Staff was made aware of a Pre -Disaster Mitigation Grant (PDM) that is intended to help retrofit
existing structures that are deemed critical infrastructure.
ANALYSIS
This grant could be an option to bring Fire Station 54 up to standards until a new station is
constructed.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The grant amount is in the $4 million range and includes a 25% match that the City would need
to fund if it is successful.
RECOMMENDATION
The Council Committee is being asked to approve staff's request to apply for Pre -Disaster
Mitigation Grant funding to retrofit Fire Station 54.
ATTACHMENTS
Grant information
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The POM Prugnann, authorized by Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
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tribes, and |OC8| COnnnlUOitieS in inop|enneOdnO @ sustained pre -disaster natural hazard mitigation
program. The goal is to reduce overall risk to the population and structures from future hazard
events, while also reducing reliance on Federal funding in future disasters. This program
awards planning and project gnantoandprovidesnpportuniUaoforroisingpub|ioavveneneae
about reducing future |ooaeo before disaster strikes. Mitigation planning is key process used to
break the cycle ofdisaster damage, n*construction, and repeated damage. P0M grants are
funded annually by Congressional appropriations and are awarded on a nationally competitive
basis.
FEMA requires state, territorial, tribal, and local governments to develop and adopt hazard
mitigation plans as 8 condition for receiving certain types Ofnon-emergency disaster assistance,
including funding for PDK8 nnihgGtinU projects.
Project sub -applications submitted for consideration for PDMfunding must beconsistent with
the goals and objectives identified inthe current, FEMArapprowad State orTribal (Standard or
Enhanced) hazard mitigation plan along with the local or tribal hazard mitigation plan for the
jurisdiction in which the activity is located.
Planning sub -applications submitted for consideration for PDM funding must result ina
mitigation plan adopted bvthe jVhSdicti0n(s) and approved bvFEMA. PDMfunds mitigation
planning to help States, U.S. Territories, federally recognized tribes and |moa| governments
engage in a planning process that meets the requirements outlined in 44 CFR Part 201
Mitigation Planning. For more iDfOrnnGdVn on FEMA'S mitigation planning program, |gvvs,
negu|ntion, po|iciea, resources, and training, visit FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Planning
Resources web page.
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to their State during the open application cycle. After reviewing planning and project8pp|iCatiOns
to determine if they meet the program'o naquinannento. the Applicants (i.e. States, U.S.
Territories, or Federally recognized tribal governments) prioritize and forward the planning and
project applications in a POK8 grant application to FEMA.
[>nos FEMA reviews planning and project applications for eligibility and cVnnp|etenesn. FEMA
makes funding decisions based on the agency's priorities for the most effective use of grant
funds and the availability of funds posted in the Notice of Funds Opportunity announcement
On Grants.gov. The PD&1 program is G highly competitive grant program.
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