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City Council Meeting June 25, 2019 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11179 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT
A LETTER OF COMMITMENT OF MATCHING FUNDS AND ALL OTHER
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR A HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT APPLICATION
FOR THE RETROFIT GRANTS PROGRAM TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) AND SUBJECT TO ITS AWARD TO ACCEPT THE
GRANT AND ALL GRANT RENEWALS AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY TO ACCEPTANCE
WHEREAS, as a result of the declaration of major federal disaster DR-4407 due
to 2018 wildfires in Northern and Southern California, the State of California is eligible for
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding aimed at reducing the risk of loss of
life and property from future disasters; and
WHEREAS, federal funding is provided under the Robert T. Stafford Emergency
Assistance and Disaster Relief Act (Stafford Act) through FEMA and the California
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES); Cal OES is responsible for
identifying program priorities, reviewing applications and forwarding recommendations for
funding to FEMA; FEMA has final approval for activity eligibility and funding; and
WHEREAS, the federal regulations governing HMGP Projects are found in Title 44
of the Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR) Part 206, and the Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Federal Awards are found in 2 CFR Part 200; and
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WHEREAS, a letter committing at least 25% matching funds is required as part of
the grant application; the matching funds must be from a non-federal source and must be
in place at the time of application submittal; and
WHEREAS, the match would consist of an amount not to exceed $2.25 million
over the three-year grant period; a significant portion of this match would be provided by
eligible property owners who participate in the grant program in the form of owner -paid
design and construction costs; a portion of the required match would also be provided by
costs incurred by the City in administering the grant program, including time dedicated to
program management, plan review, permit-related services, and inspections; and
WHEREAS, the $6.75 million grant will be used to provide rebates for retrofit
design and construction costs to owners of soft-story buildings identified as Priority 2
(more than two stories and less than 16 units) and Priority 3 (16 or more units) building
types in the City’s Seismic Retrofit Program; a portion of the grant will also be used to
fund the City’s administrative and operating costs of managing the grant program
(separate from the administrative and operating costs counted towards the City’s match).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is authorized to submit a
Hazard Mitigation Grant application to FEMA in the amount of $6.75 million for the Retrofit
Grant Program, along with a letter of commitment to provide up to $2.25 million in local
matching funds and all other necessary documents, and subject to its award, to accept
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the grant and all grant renewals and negotiate, enter into, and execute all documents
necessary to evidence, secure, and implement the award.
SECTION 2. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is authorized to provide to
the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services such assurances and
agreements as are required in connection with the Hazard Mitigation Grant application
and, if awarded, its acceptance.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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LANE DILG
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 25th day of June 2019.
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G l e a m D a v i s , M a y o r
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11179 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 25th day of June 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, Jara, Morena, McKeown, Winterer
Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
A T T E S T :
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D e n i s e A n d e r s o n - W a r r e n , C i t y C l e r k
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