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CONSENT AGENDA <br />�L <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM <br />TO: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Michael Zito <br />Assistant County Administrator <br />FROM: Beth Powell <br />Conservation Lands Manager <br />SUBJECT: Hurricane Matthew HMGP Grant Funding #4283-60 - Countywide <br />Wildfire Management Application Status & Environmental Science <br />Associates Scope of Services dated January 17, 2018 <br />DATE: January 17, 2018 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />On February 8, 2017, the Florida Division of Emergency Management announced the availability <br />of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds resulting from the Presidential Disaster <br />Declaration for Hurricane Matthew (FEMA 4283 -DR -FL). The purpose of the Hazard Mitigation <br />Grant Program (HMGP) is to assist communities in implementing hazard mitigation measures <br />following a major federal disaster declaration. The HMGP program is a federally funded program <br />that is allocated and distributed by the State. There are three funding tiers: Tier One is the initial <br />allocation of submitted and eligible projects which are funded in order of priority as endorsed by <br />the LMS Working Group; Tiers Two and Three allocate remaining funds to applicants whose <br />projects are not funded through the Tier One phase (as funding is available). <br />HMGP is a cost -reimbursement grant program and will fund up to 75% for eligible projects. The <br />25% match may be a combination of cash and in-kind/in-house sources. Hazard mitigation is any <br />action taken to reduce or eliminate long term risk to people and property from natural hazards. <br />Indian River County is an eligible applicant as it has a FEMA -approved local mitigation plan and <br />has a formally adopted Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) (Resolution No. 2010-059 adopted on July <br />13, 2010, and revised Resolution No. 2015-078 adopted July 7, 2015). Indian River County's <br />original estimated funding allocation under Tier I for Hurricane Matthew was $437,838.87. <br />On January 6, 2017, Indian River County's LMS Working Group members met, and created a <br />prioritized project list for the HMGP eligible projects. That list was narrowed down to a total of <br />18 projects that were considered not only eligible, but practical. This list was revised again in April <br />2017 after review by Florida Division of Emergency Management, and narrowed further to a list <br />of 12 county -wide projects which included Conservation Area Prescribed Burn (ranked #6) for the <br />AM <br />