RESOLUTION NO. ___-2024
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATION(S) FOR ALL HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THE CITY OF FORT BRAGG IS ELIGIBLE WHEREAS, The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs provide funding for eligible mitigation activities that reduce disaster losses and protect life and property from future disaster damages; and WHEREAS, FEMA’s 2023 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide (HMA Guide) outlines the policy and procedural requirements of HMA grant programs over the lifecycle of an activity; and WHEREAS, The HMA Guide also addresses guiding principles and priorities for the HMA programs including the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Hazard Mitigations Grant Program Post Fire (HMGP Post Fire), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA); and WHEREAS, The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) serves as the state’s overall coordinator and agent to secure federal government resources through FEMA; and WHEREAS, Cal OES grant application procedures require, among other things, an applicant’s governing body to declare by resolution certain authorizations related to the administration of HMA grants.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg authorizes the submittal of application(s) to Cal OES for all Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs for which the City of Fort Bragg is eligible; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager, or his/her designee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of Fort Bragg all grant documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments and requests for payment, necessary to secure grant funds and implement the approved grant project; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these authorizations are effective for five (5) years from the date of adoption of this resolution.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember ________, seconded by Councilmember ________, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 22nd day of July, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
BERNIE NORVELL
Mayor
ATTEST:
Diana Sanchez
City Clerk