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Resolution to Accept a Hazard Mitigation Grant and Appropriate Funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Demolition of Two Storage Structures at 721 North Main Street ($116,939.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve a grant agreement between the City of Ann Arbor and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to accept a Hazard Mitigation Grant for 75% of the total project cost to demolish two city-owned storage structures located at 721 North Main Street. The two structures are located in the floodway of the Allen Creek overland flow. One of the two structures is a 50 ft x 116 ft (5800 sf) structure previously used by the City for road salt storage. The second structure is a 36 ft X 200.5 ft (7220 sf) storage building, formerly used for large vehicle storage. The former maintenance garage facility on the 721 N. Main Street site is located outside of the floodway (though still in the floodplain) and is not part of this grant project, and thus will remain in place.
Acceptance of the FEMA grant is contingent upon creating permanent open space by deed restricting the floodway portion of the 721 N. Main Street property (see attached map showing the floodway). This requirement is consistent with City Council Resolution 374-8-05 approved on August 15, 2005, which states that the area of the City properties at 415 West Washington and 721 North Main Street within the floodway will be included in the new Allen Creek Greenway.
In 2005, the City received a Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) planning grant to create a Flood Mitigation Plan for the City. City Council approved the Flood Mitigation Plan in 2007, which made the City eligible to apply for a Hazard Mitigation Grant.
The City of Ann Arbor Flood Mitigation Plan can be found at:
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