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Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20260812-007) to accept and appropriate Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance grant funds from the Texas Department of Emergency Management in the amounts of $150,368 for Winter Storm Uri expenses and $191,511 for the 2015 Halloween Flood expenses. Funding: $341,878 is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Texas Department of Emergency Management.
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Austin Emergency Management
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $341,878 is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency via the Texas Department of Emergency Management. A ten percent local funding match of $16,708 is required for the $167,075 of Winter Storm Uri expenses. A 25 percent local funding match of $63,837 is required for the $255,348 of the 2015 Halloween Flood expenses. A fiscal note is attached.
Prior Council Action:
February 29, 2024 - Council approved Ordinance No. 20240229-044 accepting and amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund to appropriate the initial award for Winter Storm Uri totaling $1,802,434.
May 24, 2018 - Council approved Ordinance No. 20180524-007 accepting and amending the 2024-2025 Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund to appropriate the initial award for the 2015 Halloween Flood totaling $8,455,698.
For More Information:
Sara Henry, Chief Administrative Officer, AEM, sara.henry@austintexas.gov
Lupe Rios, Finance Manager, AEM, lupe.rios@austintexas.gov
Garrison Leinberger, Program Manager, AEM, garrison.leinberger@austintexas.gov
Additional Backup Information:
2015 Halloween Flood
The 2015 Halloween Flood was a Presidentially Declared Disaster affecting the City and Travis County that began during the pre-dawn hours of October 30, 2015. Unlike the 2013 Halloween Flood, which resulted from rain falling west of the City and travelling dow...
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