This resolution allows the Office of the City Administrator to use $189,558 in federal funds to create a guidance document on financing strategies for reducing earthquake risks in concrete buildings. The project will run from July 14, 2022, to November 14, 2024.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the City Administrator to accept and expend Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds in the amount of $189,558 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the California Office of Emergency Services to develop a guidance document that will address financing strategies for earthquake risk reduction through the Concrete Building Safety Program for the project period of July 14, 2022, through November 14, 2024.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a need to address earthquake risk reduction strategies for concrete buildings in San Francisco, prompted by a FEMA grant application and subsequent modifications.
The Office submitted a grant application to the California Office of Emergency Services for the Downtown San Francisco Resilience Plan, which aimed to augment the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
The Office received notification that FEMA approved the grant application for a 28-month project period.
Mayor Breed issued an executive directive to draft an ordinance mandating screening for concrete buildings and publish retrofit standards in the San Francisco Existing Building Code.
The Office submitted a request to modify the grant scope to focus on developing a financing strategy guidance document for the Concrete Building Safety Program.
The Office received notification that FEMA approved the scope modification to focus on financing strategies for earthquake risk reduction.
The Board adopted a resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the City Administrator to accept and expend $189,558 in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
