Title
Authorize Grant Applications for Stormwater Projects
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to apply for grant funding in an amount totaling up to $10,000,000 with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality for various stormwater projects,
B. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to accept a grant in an amount totaling up to $10,000,000 from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality for various stormwater projects, and
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $10,000,000 from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in the Storm Water Capital Projects Fund contingent upon grant award.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Charles, Charlotte Water
Mike Davis, Storm Water Services
Daryl Hammock, Storm Water Services
Explanation
§ This resolution authorizes Storm Water Services to submit an application to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments Program (LASII).
§ The city’s applications will seek LASII grant funding for culvert and drainage system upgrades; modeling and planning studies; and stormwater control measures.
§ The competitive application process requires the local governing body to adopt a resolution supporting the funding request.
§ Awards are expected to be announced in February 2023 and all funds must be expended by December 31, 2026.
§ The Resolution designates an Authorized Official to execute and file applications, furnish information to the state, and to certify and submit other information.
§ This action will allow staff to proceed with submitting applications for grant funding within the procedures and deadlines of the state regulatory agencies.
§ The grant does not require a local match.
Background
§ LASII has a total of $82 million in funding available from the state’s allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and will provide grants for construction and planning for stormwater projects to improve or create infrastructure for controlling stormwater quality and quantity.
Fiscal Note
Funding: LASII Grant Funds
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Resolution
Budget Ordinance