TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, Public Services Director
Kimberly Leonard, CLGBO, CLGFO, CPA, MPA,
Budget & Evaluation Director
DATE: February 10, 2025
RE:
Title
Acceptance of Grant Award, and Adoption of Capital Project Ordinance and Capital Project Ordinance Amendment to Appropriate funding for Person & Russell Street Flood Mitigation Project
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)|109|
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe and Secure Community
Goal 3: High Quality Built Environment
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate
Executive Summary:
The City has been awarded a FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant for the Person & Russell Street Flood Mitigation Project. The total Phase 1 project amount is $3,986,220. This includes a federal share of $2,657,480, sub-recipient management cost (federal) of $189,820 and a local match of $1,138,920. Council is asked to authorize the acceptance of the grant award and to adopt Capital Project Ordinance Amendment (CPOA) 2025-42 to transfer the appropriation of $1,138,920 of revenue bond funds from Capital Project Ordinance 2025-20, FY25 Stormwater Improvement Plans and Projects, to Capital Project Ordinance 2025-40 for the needed local grant match for the Person & Russell Street Flood Mitigation Project. Council is also asked to adopt Capital Project Ordinance (CPO) 2025-40 to appropriate this funding to the Person & Russell Street Flood Mitigation Project.
Background:
The City of Fayetteville's Stormwater Division applied for and received a FEMA BRIC grant for the Person & Russell Street Flood Mitigation Project. The grant will cover Phase 1 of the project, which includes a detailed survey, design, and pre-construction cost. Upon completion of the Phase 1 deliverables outlined in the grant agreement, Phase 2 ($17,575,005) for construction will be approved under an a...
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