Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Memorandum of Understanding
Project ID (if applicable): Z100-00-00-P044
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Department of the Army
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of two memoranda of agreement with the Department of the Army, in the amount of $20,000 each, for the Undertaking of Federal Activities Relating to the Solutions for Adaptive Flood Mitigation Equitably Empowering Resilient Communities Section 203 Study and for the Provision of Inherently Governmental Functions and Technical Assistance Relating to the Solutions for Adaptive Flood Mitigation Equitably Empowering Resilient Communities Section 203 Study. (Project ID Z100-00-00-P044, Agreement Nos. 2024-25 and 2024-26, Countywide).
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Background and Discussion:
The Solutions for Adaptive Flood Mitigation Equitably Empowering Resilient Communities (SAFER) Study is a new feasibility study that the FCD will be initiating and following Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 as amended by Section 161 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. ? 2231). Two separate memoranda are required for the FCD and USACE to negotiate scope of USACE involvement in the 203 study as well as associated costs:
- Conducting model review and approval, as well as NEPA and planning process compliance
- Providing guidance and technical assistance to the FCD on the study
Approval of these memoranda will allow the Flood Control District to conduct a feasibility study that follows federal processes and guidelines for flood mitigation planning studies and provide the opportunity for HCFCD to seek federal f...
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