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: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): Z100-00-00-P013
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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 by the Flood Control District for approval to accept from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant funds in the amount of $108,000, with no required match, for the FY 2024 Letter of Map Revision Program (Project ID Z100-00-00-P013, Countywide).
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Background and Discussion:
The Flood Control District has been a Letter of Map Revision Program (LOMR) review partner with FEMA since 2010. Each year, we apply for grant funding in order that we may process LOMR and Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) requests submitted for areas within Harris County. This year we are requesting $108,000 in federal funding with no required local match.
Expected Impact:
The Harris County Flood Control District would be allowed to apply for grant funding to continue reviewing LOMRs and CLOMRs for another year.
Alternative Options:
The alternative would be that when current funding is exhausted, the LOMR Review program would be suspended and LOMRs and CLOMRs in Harris County would be processed by the FEMA Production and Technical Services contractors who do not have the benefits of our local knowledge of Harris County flood hazards, take longer to review cases on average, and are not accountable to Harris County leadership.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
X Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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