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FEMA Grant BRIC Program
Office of the Mayor
Nyi, Simon
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant through FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program in the amount of $931,153 for the Wright Avenue embankment stabilization project; authorizing the deposit, appropriation and expenditure of funds in the Capital Improvement Fund; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for said project; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This Ordinance authorizes the city to accept a grant in the amount of $931,152.16 and enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. The grant is from FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. OEMA is the designated Recipient to receive, administer, and disburse these FEMA funds for local government projects. Matching funds for this grant have been included in the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget.
This grant will help the City of Toledo to stabilize a failing embankment on Wright Avenue adjoining Swan Creek and repair associated infrastructure damage, to protect residents' access to their homes and preserve property values. During major rainfalls, Swan Creek experiences significant high-water events and flooding. As a result, the embankment at the bend along Nelson Avenue and Wright Avenue has experienced significant erosion, damaging the roadway and placing residential property at risk. Since 2009, guardrails has been installed along the roadway three separate times, only to be washed down the embankment, and nearly half the width of the roadway pavement has been lost. If the embankment is not stabilized, continued erosion will force the closure of the roadway. Furthermore, the water line and sanitary sewer along Wright Avenue will be impacted, disrupting those utility services. The requested funds will support the construction of a king and plug pile system with a lagging wall to stabilize the upper port...
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