Title
Apply for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Opportunities for Federal Fiscal Year 2021-22 - Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding (Ordinance S-49333)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and, if awarded, enter into agreements for disbursement of Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Federal Fiscal Year 2021-22 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant opportunities. If awarded, the funding will be used for the projects described below. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. Funding for these grant opportunities is available through the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The total grant funds applied for will not exceed $83,618,618.50.
Report
Summary
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) funds hazard mitigation activities with a recognition of the growing hazards associated with climate change, and of the need for natural hazard risk mitigation activities that promote climate adaptation and resilience with respect to those hazards. These include both acute extreme weather events and chronic stressors which have been observed and are expected to increase in intensity and frequency in the future.
The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program funds projects to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program. It does so with a recognition of the growing flood hazards associated with climate change, and of the need for flood hazard risk mitigation activities that promote climate adaptation, equity, and resilience with respect to flooding. These include both acute extreme weather events and chronic stressors which have been observed and are expected to increase in intensity and frequency in the future.
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant submittal deadlines are Jan. 27, 2023.
Described below are the project descriptions staff are requesting City Council approval to submit, by department.
Water Services Department (WSD)
City of Phoenix WSD Power Redundancy 24th Street - BRIC
Installation of 18 Megawatts (MWs) (nine - two MW generators) of standby generators to power the water treatment plant and finished water pumping stations during a power outage. The generators are sized to power an entire plant during a power outage and have fuel storage for 48 hours.
Project Cost: $22,043,630
Federal Match Requested: $16,532,722.50
Local Match: $5,510,907.50
City of Phoenix WSD Power Redundancy Booster Pump Stations - BRIC
Design and installation of various sizes of standby generators for 12 booster pump stations, ranging in capacity between 3 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) to 135 MGD, to power the stations during a power outage. The generators are sized to power an entire station outage and have fuel storage for 48 hours.
Project Cost: $37.1 million
Federal Match Requested: $27,825,000
Local Match: $9,275,000
City of Phoenix WSD Power Redundancy Val Vista - BRIC
Design and installation of 12 MWs (six - two MW generators) of standby generators to power the water treatment plant during a power outage. The generators are sized to power an entire plant during a power outage and have fuel storage for 48 hours.
Project Cost: $27.6 million
Federal Match Requested: $20.7 million
Local Match: $6.9 million
Public Works Department
Heat Respite Centers Emergency Generators - BRIC
Design and installation of new emergency generators of various sizes ranging from 125 to 2,000 kilowatts for 19 Heat Respite Centers at City libraries and community centers. The generators are sized to power critical building systems including air conditioning during a power outage.
Project Cost: $ 4,532,807
Federal Match Requested: $3,399,605
Local Match: $1,133,202
Critical Services Power Redundancy - BRIC
Design and installation of emergency generator lifecycle replacements of various sizes ranging from 30 to 250 kilowatts at 30 City facilities. The generators are sized to power critical building systems to support essential City operations and services during a power outage, including public safety.
Project Cost: $ 4,547,088
Federal Match Requested: $3,410,316
Local Match: $1,136,772
Office of the City Engineer
Westwood Storm Drain - BRIC and FMA
Westwood Storm Drain project will construct a 10-year storm drain along 21st Avenue from Hazelwood Street south to Turney Avenue and convey east to a new detention basin at 20th and Turney avenues. This project will capture flows north, east and west of 21st Avenue and convey them to the detention basin at 20th and Turney avenues.
Project Cost: $7,756,784
Federal Match Requested: $5,817,588
Local Match: $1,939,196
East Lafeyette Storm Drain - BRIC and FMA
East Lafayette Storm Drain project will construct a large scale 10-year storm drain and catch basins along Lafayette Boulevard east of Arcadia Drive. This project will capture flows that are coming from the north, east of Arcadia Drive, and convey them to the Old Cross Cut Canal/Arizona Canal.
Project Cost: $7,461,183
Federal Match Requested: $5,595,887
Local Match: $1,865,296
Office of Heat Response and Mitigation
Urban Heat Leadership Academy - BRIC
The proposed project is to develop and implement an annual, bilingual, community-facing education and engagement program that would build the capacity of Phoenix area residents to participate in hazard planning and implementation with local governments and advocate for hazard mitigation activities that protect public health.
Project Cost: $450,000
Federal Match Requested: $337,500
Local Match: $112,500
Financial Impact
The estimated total cost for the projects is approximately $111,491,492. The maximum federal participation rate is 75 percent with a minimum local match of 25 percent of the total eligible project cost. If awarded, the federal match would not exceed $83,618,618.50 (75 percent) and the City’s costs would be approximately $27,872,873.50 (25 percent) for the local match.
Funding for the local match is available in the Water Services, Public Works, Parks and Recreation, Library, Police and Fire departments’ and the offices of the City Engineer and Heat Response and Mitigation’s Capital Improvement Program and Operating budgets. Potential grant funding received is available through the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Federal Fiscal Year 2021-22 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant opportunities.
Location
City of Phoenix WSD Power Redundancy 24th Street
24th Street Water Treatment Plant
Council District: 6
City of Phoenix WSD Power Redundancy Booster Pump Stations
12 facilities at various locations throughout the water system.
Council Districts: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 and Out of City
City of Phoenix WSD Power Redundancy Val Vista
Val Vista Water Treatment Plant
Council District: Out of City
Heat Respite Centers Emergency Generators
19 various locations
Council District: Citywide
Critical Services Power Redundancy
30 various locations
Council District: Citywide
Westwood Storm Drain
20th and Turney Avenues
Council District: 4
East Lafeyette Storm Drain
Arcadia Drive and Lafayette Boulevard
Council District: 6
Urban Heat Leadership Academy
Citywide
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Karen Peters and Mario Paniagua, and the Water Services and Public Works departments and the offices of the City Engineer and Heat Response and Mitigation.