TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, Public Services Director
DATE: April 7, 2025
RE:
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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funding Opportunity for Structure Elevation or Buyout of Damaged Properties
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 3: High Quality Built Environment
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
Staff are seeking Council consensus to pursue Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding to mitigate losses to Repetitive Loss Structures in Fayetteville. By mitigating the losses on these flood-prone properties the City can reduce future disaster risks and increase resilience.
Background:
The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) is a FEMA-funded program designed to reduce or eliminate future damage and loss following a disaster. HMGP is federally funded but managed by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety's Division of Emergency Management. The City has previously been successful in receiving HMGP funding for both infrastructure improvements (Neville Street Drainage Improvements) and property acquisition & elevation (post-Hurricane Matthew).
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety's Division of Emergency Management have recently released two Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the grant program.
HMGP DR-4827-NC (Tropical Storm Helene) and HMGP DR-4837-NC (Potential Tropical Cyclone-8), both attached in this CCAM for reference, are open State-wide with priority given to those counties declared as a part of the disaster area.
Mitigation projects that are eligible for this grant include the acquisition or elevation of residential and non-residential properties that experience flood damage.
Currently, there are 44 repetitive loss structures in Fayetteville that staff feel could benefit from receiving mitigation assistance. A repetitive loss structure ...
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