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Council Agenda: 3/29/2022
Item No.: 2.7
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JOSE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR
DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAZARD MITIGATION
PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS, ADMINISTERED BY THE
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,443,040 TO
SUPPORT THE CITY’S SOFT STORY SEISMIC RETROFIT
PROGRAM AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCEPT THESE GRANT
FUNDS
WHEREAS, retrofitting multifamily housing is critical to protecting vulnerable tenants and preserving much needed affordable housing from irreparable damage in a major earthquake; and
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2018, the Council of the City of San José (“City”) approved the Housing Department’s request to apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) Hazard Mitigation Program Grant, administered by the California Office of Emergency Services (“CalOES”), and on October 19, 2021, CalOES notified the City that funding was approved for the City’s Seismic Retrofit Program; and
WHEREAS, the grant, which will be jointly administered by the City’s Office of Emergency Management, Housing, and Planning, Building and Code Enforcement departments, will be used to develop a policy framework for a multifamily soft story seismic mitigation ordinance, develop and implement a Seismic Retrofit Program, and identify and locate parcels eligible for the Program; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City accept FEMA Hazard Mitigation Program grant funds for the City’s Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Program and negotiate and execute any documents necessary to accept the grant funds;
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Council Agenda: 3/29/2022
Item No.: 2.7
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to accept Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Program grant funds, administered by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, in the amount of $1,443,040 to support the City’s Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Program and to negotiate and execute any documents necessary to accept these grant funds.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
SAM LICCARDO
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk