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COUNCIL WORK SESSION
August 25, 2008
3:45 p.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Mayor Hurley, Cole, Getty, Hart, Steve Schmitt, Welper, Reggie Schmitt.
Members absent: Greenwood.
Moved by Reggie Schmitt, seconded by Cole that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes:
Six. Absent: Greenwood. Motion carried.
The purpose of the work session was discuss the Notice of Interest through the Iowa Homeland
Security and Emergency Management Division for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The
Notice of Interest must be filed by September 12, 2008 with a prioritized list of properties.
Aric Schroeder, City Planner, reviewed his letter to Mayor Hurley and Council dated August 21,
2008. The Notice of Interest must be completed and submitted to Iowa Homeland Security and
Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) in order to be considered for an invitation to
complete an Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) full application. The program provides
grants to local governments for long-term hazard mitigation projects after a major disaster
declaration. The purpose of the program is to buy out flood -prone property to reduce the loss of
life and property in future disasters by funding mitigation measures during the recovery phase of
a natural disaster. The program is voluntary. The purchase price for properties must be at their
pre -flood fair market value. Acquired property must be owned and maintained by the local
government as open space.
Staff is recommending that the list be prioritized by the following:
1. Floodway first, 100 year second and 500 year prioritized third.
2. By region, with Sans Souci prioritized first, Riverside second, Sherwood third,
North Hackett fourth and other areas prioritized fifth.
3. By dwelling status, with owner occupied primary residence prioritized first,
occupied rental second and vacant or secondary/recreational home prioritized
third.
4. Previous flooding, with homes experiencing previous flooding prioritized first and
homes without previous flooding prioritized second.
5. Price, with homes prioritized from most expensive to least expensive.
Mr. Schroeder distributed a spreadsheet with list of all properties, including those not interested
in a buyout. Mr. Schroeder noted that the 15 percent local match can be paid entirely by the city
or the city can require property owner participation in the local match. According to FEMA,
demolition costs will not be included in FEMAs price, so the city may want to include $10,000
demolition cost per house.
The Notice of Interest includes 45 homes, with one property having two homes. Total value with
100 percent fair market value is $4,191,472.00 and total value with 110 percent fair market value
is $4,610,619.00. The Notice of Interest includes two pages that must be filled out by the city,
including estimated project costs, how and why the properties were prioritized. The Iowa
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division can reprioritize the list.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Steve Schmitt, seconded by Welper
that the meeting be adjourned at 5:29 p.m. Ayes: Six. Absent: Greenwood. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk