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WATERLOO PLANNING, PROGRAMMING & ZONING COMMISSION
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��°r!OO A NOEL ANDERSON • Community Planning&Development Director
February 26, 2009
Ilia The Honorable Tim Hurley, Mayor
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TImOTHY J. and the City Council Members
HLTRt.EY City Hall
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
COUNCIL Dear Mayor and Council Members:
nIEnIBERs RE: Community Disaster Grant Application for Purchase of Pumps.
REGINALD N. On February 2, 2009, Governor Culver signed into law House File 64. Division III of this
SCHNIITT bill creates the Community Disaster Grant Program. This law appropriates $22,000,000
tva:,11 to be awarded to cities and counties who incurred disaster related damages between May
CAROi 25, 2008 and August 13, 2008. The funds will be distributed based on a pro rata share of
COLE damage costs associated with obligated funds as compiled and reported by FEMA
rvo,d 2 Individual Assistance Program and Small Business Administration Disaster Loan
Program as of February 2, 2009. Based on a preliminary allocation, the City of Waterloo
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OLD is eligibleantici ated to be for$655,740.36 from the Community Disaster Grant Program,
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Word; although the City must complete an application by April 1, 2009 for all projects the City
proposes to uses the funds for.
QUENTIN NT.
HART The funds can be used for projects identified from the following categories:
Wait 41) Nonprofit organization assistance.
RON 2) Assistance for the public purchase of land and accompanying structures if financial
1VELRER assistance for such purchases is not available from FEMA or when a non-federal
match is required for a grant involved in the public purchase of land and
c,B accompanying structures.
GREENWOOD 3) Assistance for the repair, replacement, or upgrade or public infrastructure
At-Large damaged by the disaster including measures to assist in the mitigation of future
damage due to natural disasters.
STEVE 4) Assistance for the increased costs associated with the revaluation and assessment
SC-MUTT of property due to a natural disaster that occurred in 2008.
5) Small business assistance.
6) Assistance for the replacement and rehabilitation of housing.
The City of Waterloo is currently working on developing a list of eligible projects and to
prioritize those projects based on the available funds. The City will be submitting
additional applications for the use of these funds, however we are proposing to move
forward immediately with an application for the purchase of pumps, as they have been
deemed a high priority that the City would like to acquire immediately to have available
in the event of future flooding. The application includes the purchase of one 12" flood
control pump, two 6" flood control pumps, and fourteen 4" flood control pumps. The
cost of the pumps is estimated as $217,800. Please find attached a copy of the application.
If funded, the grant would cover 100% of the project, and no local match is required.
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Therefore, we ask that the City Council approve the submission of a Community Disaster
Grant application, designate Larry Smith as the grant manager, and authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to sign and fully execute any signatures for the application. If you have
any questions or concerns, please contact this office.
Sincerely,
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Aric A Schroeder
City Planner
cc: Noel Anderson,Community Planning&Development Director
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