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 plan...
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