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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Submit a Federal Grant Fund Application, as a Subrecipient to Alameda County Flood Control District; and Designate the City Manager as the Authorized Agent to Execute Federal Grant Applications, all in Support of Securing Federal Grant Funding for the Neptune Drive Shoreline Flood Protection Project 2016.0700
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This action will authorize staff to submit an application for federal grant funding to support construction of the Neptune Drive Shoreline Flood Protection project, which will reduce the risk of flooding for approximately 1,000 San Leandro properties in the Mulford Gardens and Marina Faire neighborhoods.
Staff recommends the following:
* Authorize the City Manager to submit a federal grant fund application, as a Subrecipient to Alameda County Flood Control District, for flood protection improvements near the intersection of Neptune Drive and Marina Boulevard; and
* Designate the City Manager as the Authorized Agent to execute federal grant applications as a Sub-recipient
BACKGROUND
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) most recent flood insurance risk maps indicate increased risk of flooding to approximately 1,000 San Leandro properties in the Mulford Gardens and Marina Faire neighborhoods. The maps indicate that there is a risk that water may enter the neighborhood via a low spot on the San Francisco Bay shoreline near the intersection of Neptune Drive and Marina Boulevard as well as by overtopping of the north levee along the Estudillo Canal. Improvements at both locations are required to reduce the flooding risk.
The City has engaged Wood Rogers, a consulting engineering firm, to prepare a design for flood protection improvements near the intersection of Neptune Drive and Marina Boulevard. The City has also engaged NBS Consultants, a firm experienced in creating special financing districts, for...
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