Item 47 Passed 9-0
In plain language — from the agenda backup
Council is being asked to greenlight a grant application to FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program to help fund the East Bouldin Creek - Annie Street Flood Risk Reduction Project. Submitting the application itself costs nothing, but if Austin lands the federal money, Watershed Protection would have to chip in a 25% local match — at which point staff would come back to Council for sign-off on the funding agreement and the matching dollars.
The official agenda language
Approve a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program for funding for the East Bouldin Creek - Annie Street Flood Risk Reduction Project. Funding: Submission of the application has no fiscal impact. If successful and federal funds are awarded, Watershed Protection will be required to contribute 25% in matching funds. In that event, staff will return to City Council to authorize the execution of a funding agreement, accept and appropriate federal funds, and contribute the local match.
The roll call
Approved on Consent 9-0
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Absent
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes