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Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $8,960,000, offset by grant reimbursement funds from the Economic Development Administration, for the Long Beach Flood Control Resiliency Improvement Project; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $8,960,000, offset by a transfer of Economic Development Administration grant reimbursement revenues from the Capital Grant Fund. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to appropriate grant funding received from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the Long Beach Flood Control Resiliency Improvement Project (Project).
During the Winter of 2017, storms caused extreme flooding, which triggered extensive damage throughout Long Beach. Staff received a high volume of issue-related calls concerning flooding. These storms impacted various residential and business areas, impeded traffic flow on the I-710 freeway, and caused significant property damage and economic impacts to businesses in Long Beach. This inclement weather led to the President declaring a national emergency at the time of this event.
Due to these severe storm events, on July 17, 2018, the City Council authorized the City Manager to apply for federal grant funds for the FY 18 EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance Program through the U.S. Department of Commerce. The EDA has a long history of successfully supporting disaster recovery and resiliency efforts and facilitating the timely and effective delivery of federal economic development assistance to support long-term community economic recovery planning, project implementation, redevelopment, and resiliency. On February 27, 2020, the EDA awarded a $8,960,000 grant to the City and a grant agreement was fully executed in April 2020, for the implementation of the Project.
The Project consists of work needed to overhaul and rehabilitate storm drains a...
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