TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 1/6/2025
FROM: City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 7 - F
SUBJECT:
Title
Request approval of Resolution No. 2025-15 and the Task Authorization between the City of Deltona & Pegasus Engineering for Grant Management Services, specific to the home elevation at 2560 Tulsa Drive WEST in an amount of $35,000.
Body
LOCATION:
2560 Tulsa Drive WEST, Deltona
COST:
$35,000.00
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
General Fund/Emergency Fund
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Public Works
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
"I move to approve Resolution No. 2025-15 and the Task Authorization between the City of Deltona & Pegasus Engineering for Grant Management Services, specific to the home elevation at 2560 Tulsa Drive WEST in an amount of $35,000."
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BACKGROUND:
Background
Due to the impacts of Hurricane Milton & Nicole, the City identified a number of homes that were flooded due to one or both of these disasters. Working with our consultant, Pegasus Engineering the City was able to present several homes to the Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) for consideration under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). HMGP is a FEMA funded program that is administered on behalf of FEMA through FDEM.
The existing residential structure at 2560 West Tulsa Drive is in the Lake Windsor/ Elston Lake drainage basin. The Lake Windsor/ Elston Lake watershed is classified as a closed (land-locked) drainage basin that has an extensive history of structural and roadway flooding. The property owner requested that the City assist in mitigating future flood events by elevation of the home - and the City upfronted the application cost $19,895. The property has now received "approval" by FDEM & FEMA to proceed.
HMGP applications are a 75/25 cost share, where the property owner is required to pay the requisite 25% cost. The City committed to up-front the cost of the approved projects, so long as the resident(s) had secured the request 25% share. ...
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