Title
A Resolution for Acquisition of Real Property from homeowners affected by the 2015 landslide events to the City of Colorado Springs
Presenter:
Gordon Brenner, City Office of Emergency Management Recovery Coordinator
Darlene Kennedy, City Real Estate Services Manager
Jennifer Vance, City Finance Grants Program Manager
Body
Summary:
The attached Resolution is to authorize the acquisition of properties affected by landslides in certain areas within the southwest portion of Colorado Springs. The landslides were a result of significant rainfall and flooding in 2013 and 2015, which ultimately led to Presidential Major Disaster Declarations DR-4145 and DR-4229. Funding for the acquisitions is from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) totaling $5,940,000.
Previous Council Action:
Approval of City Ordinance 17-78 on September 12, 2017.
Background:
City Council approved City Ordinance 17-78 on September 12, 2017, to provide supplemental appropriations to the Grant Fund in order to authorize the spending of the $5,940,000 FEMA HMGP funding. The funding was authorized by FEMA at the request of Colorado Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to acquire properties affected by landslides.
The attached Resolution is to authorize the acquisition of several of the properties affected by landslides in certain areas within the southwest portion of Colorado Springs. The landslides were a result of significant rainfall and flooding in 2013 and 2015, which ultimately led to Presidential Major Disaster Declarations DR-4145 and DR-4229.
The City has been awarded a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), which consists of an allocation of $5,940,000 for the voluntary property acquisitions and demolitions of the existing residential structures. The purpose of the FEMA HMGP is to help communities implement hazard mitigation measures fol...
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