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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 29, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. _ 8_ b SUBJECT: FEMA Desi nation of A licant's A ent and Disaster Relief A reement DEPARTMENT: Finance PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Resolution Disaster Relief Agreement INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Chavious, ext 2453 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To Consider adoption of a resolution and approval of an agreement required by FEMA and the State for the processing of reimbursements to the County for expenses associated with the recent snow storm. BACKGROUND County staff attended a meeting recently with State and FEMA officials related to obtaining reimbursements for expenditures related to the recent snow storm. Similar to the previous experience with Hurricanes Fran and Floyd, the County qualifies to receive disaster relief funds from FEMA and the State. In order to receive reimbursements the County is required to designate an agent to act on it's behalf in matters related to expenditure and receipt of the disaster relief funds. In addition ,the County is required to execute a State Disaster Assistance Agreement. Both the resolution and the agreement are standard documents provided by FEMA and the State. The Finance Director acted on behalf of the County for these purposes during the Hurricanes and all eligible expenditures were reimbursed. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The final total expenses are not yet available but it is estimated that the County expended in the neighborhood of $40,000. FEMA and the State will reimburse all expenses. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of adopt the resolution authorizing the Finance Director as the County's Agent, approve the agreement, and authorize the Chair and the Clerk to execute the documents.