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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 17, 2003 Action Agenda Item No. $-s SUBJECT: Designation of Applicants Agent for the 2003 Hazard Mitigation Grant A lication DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): Applicants Agent Form INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Waters, ext. 3030 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To designate the County Manager as Orange County's agent for the purposes of submitting a Hazard Mitigation grant to the state. BACKGROUND: The December 2002 ice storm was declared a major disaster by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on December 12, 2002. This declaration made available funds to assist authorized counties to mitigate the effects of future disasters. Orange County was one of the authorized counties. As part of the critique of the ice storm, staff conducted a needs assessment of mitigation measures. The installation of permanent generators at critical buildings was identified as a priority during the needs assessment. This will allow the continued use of critical facilities to provide essential public services and will significantly improve the delivery of critical services to the citizens and visitors of Orange County. Orange County Emergency Management submitted a grant application in the amount of $503,000 to the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management proposing the procurement and installation of generators at seven critical facilities in the County. For the state to proceed with the grant application, an applicant's agent must be designated by the Board. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the submission of the grant application. If the grant is awarded and accepted by the County, a 25% match will be required for each project facility included in the grant. The County may reject any and all the projects without nenalty.