City of New Haven - File #: LM-2022-0331

• File #: LM-2022-0331
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/27/2022
• In control: City Clerk
• Title: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT THE BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURES AND COMMUNITIES GRANT (BRIC) FROM THE CONNECTICUT DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY (DEMHS) ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) AND TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CTDOT) UNDER THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (LOTCIP) AND SIGN ANY ASSOCIATED STATE AGREEMENTS, AGREEMENTS WITH CONTRACTORS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE DESIRABLE OR NECESSARY, INCLUDING ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENTS TO BUILD A 10-FOOT STORMWATER MICRO-TUNNEL FROM UNION AVENUE TO THE NEW HAVEN HARBOR TO ADDRESS INLAND FLOODING THE DOWNTOWN, HILL AND LONG WHARF NEIGHBORHOODS.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/19/2022	1	Board of Alders	Passed	Pass
9/6/2022	1	Board of Alders	Noted
9/1/2022	1	City Services and Environmental Policy	Favorable Report
7/5/2022	1	Board of Alders	Referred

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ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT THE BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURES AND COMMUNITIES GRANT (BRIC) FROM THE CONNECTICUT DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY (DEMHS) ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) AND TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CTDOT) UNDER THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (LOTCIP) AND SIGN ANY ASSOCIATED STATE AGREEMENTS, AGREEMENTS WITH CONTRACTORS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE DESIRABLE OR NECESSARY, INCLUDING ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENTS TO BUILD A 10-FOOT STORMWATER MICRO-TUNNEL FROM UNION AVENUE TO THE NEW HAVEN HARBOR TO ADDRESS INLAND FLOODING THE DOWNTOWN, HILL AND LONG WHARF NEIGHBORHOODS.

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Whereas, the City of New Haven is a potential subgrantee to the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) under the Building Resilient Infrastructures and Communities (BRIC) funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and

Whereas, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has funds available for the project under the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP); and

Whereas, the project is subject to a 30% matching funds which will be comprised of the LOTCIP funding and the Long Wharf Living Shoreline funds already accepted by the City in 2018; and

Whereas, the City of New Haven desires to improve inland and coastal flood resiliency in the Downtown, Hill and Long Wharf Neighborhoods by utilizing funding to build a ten-foot stormwater micro-tunnel from Union Avenue to the New Haven Harbor; and

Whereas, the New Haven community at large will benefit from the project as described.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, by the Board of Alders of the City of New Haven that the mayor is authorized to accept funding under the building resilient infrastructures and communities grant (BRIC) from the Connecticut Division ...