Item 3- Grant Application for Emergency Generator for City HallCITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
AGENDA ITEM # 3
MARCH 24 ,2014
AGENDA ITEM: Grant Application for an Emergency Generator for City Hall
DATE: March 14, 2014
SUBMITTED BY: Keith Randich, IT Director
STRATEGIC PLAN LINK:N/A
BACKGROUND
In 2012, the City of Atlantic Beach purchased clear hurricane panels on their City Hall building.
This project was funding by the Emergency Management Agency (FEMA Region IV) Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) project# 1831-25-R. Before this project was completed, the
City's em~rgency plan called for the City Hall building to be boarded up with plywood and
abandoned by City personnel. With the addition of the hurricane panels, the City now plans to
utilize the City Hall building as its Emergency Operations Center. An emergency back-up
electrical power supply is required for this facility to be used as an Emergency Operations
Center.
We are applying to an LMS fund that was created to assist counties affected by recent rain storms
in the Florida Panhandle. Those counties have 1st priority for the money in the fund. Counties
that immediately surround those affected counties have a secondary priority. If any money
remains in the fund after these two groups have completed their applications, other counties in
Florida may apply for it. For this particular fund, Duval County falls in the third tier of
applicants. Our application would only be approved if Duval County was allotted remaining
money, and our project was high enough on the county list to be funded.
COSTS
The estimated cost of the project is $175,000. The cost of a generator sufficient to power the
building and associated equipment is $125,000. Installation and tying the generator into the
existing City power source is $50,000.
This is a matching grant. The City would cover 25% of the costs, and the Grant would pay for
the balance.
RECOMMENDATION:
City staff should complete the Duval County Local Mitigation Strategy application for an
emergency generator for City Hall.
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