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Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital Delivery Services Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20240814-007) to accept and appropriate $50,000,000 in grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Texas Department of Emergency Management and amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital Delivery Services Capital Budget (Ordinance No. 20240814-007) to transfer in and appropriate $50,000,000 for the South Austin Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant/Sand Hill Energy Center Flood Mitigation project. Funding: A City funding match of $65,000,000 is required and is available in the Austin Water, Austin Energy, and Transportation and Public Works Departments' Capital Budgets.
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Capital Delivery Services.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $50,000,000 is available from Federal Emergency Management Agency Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant. A City funding match of $65,000,000 is required and is available in the Austin Water, Austin Energy, and Transportation and Public Works Departments' Capital Budgets. A fiscal note is attached.
For More Information:
James Snow, Director, Capital Delivery Services; Eric Bailey, Deputy Director, Capital Delivery Services; Craig McColloch, Capital Delivery Project Manager, Capital Delivery Services, (512) 974-2968.
Prior Council Action:
May 19, 2022 - City Council approved Resolution No. 20220519-030, which authorized the City Manager, or designee, to submit an application for the Fallwell Lane, Sand Hill Energy Center, and the South Austin Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Access and Flood Potential Mitigation projects on an 11-0 vote.
Additional Backup Information:
On October 31, 2013, and again on October 30, 2015, flood waters severely damaged Fallwell Lane and threatened the raw water intake structure at the Sand Hill Energy Center. Fallwell Lane is the sole access to the two plants. Austin Water's South Austin Regional ...
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