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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 5, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING <br />PARTICIPATION IN THE FEMA PRE- <br />DISASTER MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM <br />,~' <br />n~'-a. <br />C TY ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15` Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For, <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application in <br />the amount of $3 million to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's <br />Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program on behalf of St. Joseph Hospital of <br />Orange for the South Building seismic structural mitigation project. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Federal Emergency Management Agency`s (FEMA) Pre-Disaster Mitigation <br />(PDM) Program provides funds to states, territories, and Indian tribal <br />governments that, in turn, provide sub-grants to local governments, for <br />hazard mitigation planning and the implementation of mitigation projects <br />prior to a disaster event. In addition, eligible non-profit <br />organizations may be sponsored by an agency that has an approved FEMA <br />Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) in place; the City of Santa Ana's <br />plan was approved on May 10, 2005. <br />The City's LHMP supports seismic structural mitigation that benefits our <br />community, emergency operations, and surrounding areas. The St. Joseph <br />Hospital of Orange facility is a critical component of the City's LHMP <br />emergency response operations. As such, St. Joseph`s requests <br />sponsorship of a FEMA grant application for the Hospital's seismic <br />mitigation project at the South Building. With a total cost estimate of <br />$6,015,180 for the project, the grant request is for $3 million. St. <br />Joseph's Health System has committed to provide all other project costs <br />through private non-profit funding. The City will not provide any <br />matching funds. <br />Built in 1961, the South Building totals 58,486 square feet in floor <br />area. Analysis performed to determine the seismic deficiencies of the <br />building indicated that it poses a significant risk of collapse and <br />danger to the public. The building is essential in providing critical <br />health care services to the surrounding community, and the mitigation of <br />life-safety hazards is mandated by the State of California in order for <br />the hospital to remain in service. Funding of this project reduces <br />55D-1 <br />