Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on February 11, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on February 11, 2025, authorizing the Selection of Woodard and Curran for the South Third & South Columbus Avenues Flood Mitigation Project Under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Project #4615-0004 CMVNY - under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SELECTION
OF WOODWARD & CURRAN FOR THE SOUTH
THIRD & SOUTH COLUMBUS AVENUES FLOOD
MITIGATION PROJECT UNDER THE HAZARD
MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM (HMGP)
PROJECT #4615-0004 CMVNY
Whereas, by letter dated February 6, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has requested legislation authorizing the City of Mount Vernon to engage Woodward & Curran to study and plan the South Third & South Columbus Avenues Flood Mitigation Project under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon has identified a critical need to mitigate persistent flooding issues at the intersection of South Third and South Columbus Avenues; and
Whereas, a significant flood event caused an explosion due to water pressure in a manhole, leading to ongoing safety and infrastructure concerns in the affected area; and
Whereas, subsequent mitigation efforts, including the addition of a retention area and new sump structures, have not sufficiently alleviated the risk of road closures during severe storm events; and
Whereas, the City has been awarded Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000) in federal funding under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to conduct a comprehensive study and develop solutions for the intersection, outfall, structures, substructures, surrounding areas, and watersheds; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Works has conducted a thorough evaluation of potential firms base...
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