Title
2015 Landslide Property Acquisition-Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Presenter:
Bret Waters, Deputy Chief of Staff
Jen Vance, Grants Manager
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Summary:
This presentation will include an overview of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and current status of the landslide property acquisitions related to the 2015 spring storms and Presidential Disaster Declaration, DR-4229. Representatives from the State of Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will also be in attendance to present the status of the grant application process and to answer any questions with regard to the program. The State has provided two documents for Council review; (1) a letter from the State of Colorado to FEMA Region VIII requesting a strategic use of grant programs to maximize the utilization of funds for landslide acquisitions, as well as the State's suggested path forward, and (2) detail further describing the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Previous Council Action:
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Background:
Heavy rains that plagued Colorado Springs during spring and summer 2015 saturated slopes and caused significant damage to public infrastructure and prompted the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue a Major Disaster Declaration on July 16, 2015 ("Colorado Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4229)"). The heavy rains also triggered several landslides in very isolated areas on the city's west side that were later reported to the City.
The landslides remain active and could experience further movement. Unfortunately, land movement is often an uninsured loss for property owners. In an effort to provide assistance and to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures, the City filed a applications for the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), and an the FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (PDM) on behalf of impacted property owners through the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Manageme...
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