Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Public Safety- DEMA
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All Commission Districts
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Award, $130,667.00.
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Information Contact: Joseph Jack Lumpkin, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Office of Public Safety
Phone Number: 770-724-7670
PURPOSE:
*To consider approving the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) award from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS); and
*To consider accepting $98,000 from GEMA/HS and appropriating that amount to the Grant Fund along with a match amount of $32,667 (04410.611250.100) for spending in compliance with the grantor’s requirements; and
*To consider authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute the necessary documents.
NEED/IMPACT:
DeKalb County is required to develop a multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan for the County to comprehend its vulnerability to natural and man-made hazards, and the actions needed to reduce or eliminate those risks. The plan is vital to the protection, health, safety, and welfare of its citizens as well as its visitors.
DeKalb County can only receive mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) if it has a mitigation plan in place at the time of submitting a proposal. DeKalb County and its municipal governments are required to maintain a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan that fulfills the Federal requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant and matching funds are to distribute as follows:
Department Grant Funds Match Funds Match Funding Stream Total
DEMA $98,000.00 $32,667.00 04410.611250.100 $130,667.00
Position(s) created: No positions are created with this funding.
Effective dates: Upon Execution to December 30, 2029
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
*To approve the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) award from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS); and *To accept $98,000 from GEMA/HS and appropriating that amount to the Grant Fund along with a match amount of $32,667 (04410.611250.100) for spending in compliance with the grantor’s requirements; and *To approve the resolution and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents.