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Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance grant funds from the Texas Department of Emergency Management in the amounts of $6,352 for COVID-19 expenses and $385,361 for flood expenses related to the 2015 Halloween Flood. Funding: $391,713 is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Texas Department of Emergency Management. A City funding match is not required for the COVID-19 expenses. A City funding match of $96,341 is required for the flood expenses.
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Austin Emergency Management.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $391,713 is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency though the Texas Department of Emergency Management. A City funding match is not required for the COVID-19 expenses. A City funding match of $96,341 is required for the flood expenses.
For More Information:
Sara Henry, Chief Administrative Officer, AEM, 512-974-0470; Lupe Rios, Finance Manager, AEM, 512-974-0493; Garrison Leinberger, Program Manager, AEM, 512-974-0488.
Additional Backup Information:
DR-4245 2015 Floods
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 down the watershed, the 2015 Halloween Flood resulted from rainfall that fell directly on the City, creating spontaneous and unpredictably hazardous conditions. The resulting response led to a full activation of the Austin/Travis County Emergency Operations Center, Shelter, a Flood Assistance Center, and a Volunteer Resource Center. The City and Travis County submitted a Disaster Declaration on October 30, 2015. President Barack Obama approved Federal flood assistance for Austin-area resid...
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