Item 4D Hazard Mitigation GrantsCITY OF ATLANTIC B'EACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM 1140
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
AGENDA ITEM: Hazard Mitigation Grants (2) for Wind storm Protection of Po li ce Building and
Police Eme rgency Generator Proj ec t
SUBMITTED BY: Co mmander Victor L. Gualil l o~ Police Department \'LA.
DATE: February 12,2015
STRATEGIC PLAN LINK: None
BACKGROUND : The Ha zard Mi tigation Grant Program (HMGP) wa s established by the Federal
Government thrott g h the Robert T. Stafford Di saster Relief an d Emergency Assistance Act. It is admi n1stercd
by FEM A and managed by the Flotida Division of Eme rge ncy Manageme nt. Staff submitted a Pre Disa ster
Mitiga tion (PDM) Grant app lication to FEM A for the Police Emergency Generator Project in Jul y 2104.
Windsto rm Prot ection of Poli ce B uilding: Th e Atlantic Beach Poli ce Department is hou sed in a buildi11 g that was
co nstru c ted in I 987. At the tim e o ft he constmclion no windstom1 protection was provided. Since 2005 di. c uss ion have
been o ngo ing relati ve 10 th e renovation of the current structure or co nstru ctio n of a new Police build ing, whic h a lso
hou ses the Ja cksonvi ll e Fire Rescue Department (JFRD), Station 55. JFRD Station 55 th ere is staffed by a Fire Engin e
and an EMS Resc ue Unit. In late 20 14 the c ity agreed to move forward with renovation of the ex ist ing po lice buildin g
and to add square footage. There arc no fund s budg ete d to ha rde n thi s faci lity against wind sto rm or tl oocl. Th e location
of the Police I f-ire headqua rters is approx imately .45 miles from the Atlanlic Ocean.
Poli ce Emergen cy Gen erator P r oject: The Atlan tic Beach Poli ce Department is hou sed in a buil ding thai was
co nstructed in I 987. At the ti me of the co nstru ctio n an emergency generator was in stalled. The current emerge ncy
generator is 28 years old has passe d it rel iab le li fc spa n. There have inc reasingly fi·equent fui lures of th e backup power
generator necess itating its replacement.
BUDGET: The tota l cost of the Windstorm Protec ti o n Project is $30,000 of which the gran t requires a 25%
local match of $9,000 from the City. The total cost o f th e Po li ce Emergency Generator Project is $110,000 o f
which the gran t req uiJ·cs a 25% local ma tch of$33,000 from the City.
RECOMMENDATIONS: To authori ze the Mayor to sig n grant applicati ons for llMGP wind mitigation
and emergency Generator replacement for the publi c safety bui lding.
ATTACDMENTS: None
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