TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, City Manager, ICMA-CM
FROM: Jay Reinstein, Assistant City Manager
Cindy Blot, Economic and Community Development Director
Kimberly Toon, Purchasing Manager
DATE: August 6, 2018
RE:
Title
Consulting Contract with Horne LLP for Implementation of Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
The City of Fayetteville has been awarded $15,325,000 in Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery ("CDBG-DR") funding and $4,554,593 in FEMA Hazard Mitigation ("HMGP") funding to assist with recovery from damages sustained in the community from Hurricane Matthew on October 8, 2016. The CDBG-DR grant was appropriated by City Council on December 11, 2017, and the HMGP grant was appropriated on May 29, 2018.
City staff does not have the current capacity to undertake project management and program administration responsibilities for the almost $20 million in recovery activities. As such, a request for proposals was issued to select a contractor to provide those services. Staff is recommending that Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Horne LLP not to exceed $1.2 million for these services without the expressed written consent of the parties to the agreement.
Background:
CDBG-DR:
The State of North Carolina was awarded $198 million dollars of CDBG-DR funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. Cumberland County is to receive $34,945,328 as a sub-recipient of these funds over a three year period. The State will release two-thirds of the funding to Cumberland County for a two-year period in the amount of $23,260,000, with the remaining $11,685,32...
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