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6.E. - Page 2 of 5 with local agencies and also seeking both State and Federal assistance. One of the opportunities available is to obtain Advance Assistance funding through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program available to the State of California due to recent federally declared disasters within the state. The application will need to be submitted through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CaIOES), which will review the application and then submit it to FEMA. ANALYSIS The City is requesting that the City Council support the application for grant funding to reobtain accreditation of the Redwood Shores Levees. If awarded, the funding will allow planning, feasibility studies, environmental clearance review and initial design of potential improvements for Redwood Shore Levees in order to meet FEMA re -accreditation and also address future sea -level rise. If a grant is awarded, the conditions of the grant require the applicant to commit to meet or exceed the local funding match of 25% of the total project. The federal funding opportunity is $2 million, so the local share amount would be $675,000 for a total project cost of $2,675,000. No additional funding is needed to submit the application. However, funding is currently available to meet the local match commitment if the application is accepted for grant funding by CalOES and FEMA. FISCAL IMPACT The City is requesting that the City Council support the application for grant funding to obtain re- accreditation of the Redwood Shores Levees. If awarded, the funding will allow planning, feasibility studies and initial design of potential improvements for Redwood Shore Levees in order to meet FEMA re-accrediation standards and also address future sea level rise. If a grant is awarded, the conditions of the grant require the applicant to commit to a local funding match of 25% of the total project request. The federal funding opportunity is $2 Million so the local share amount would be $675,000 for a total project cost of $2,675,000. The City is coordinating with One Shoreline, who will be leading the grant coordination and application submission process. City staff has also met with San Mateo County, the San Mateo County Transit District and the Cities of San Carlos and Belmont to coordinate potential match funding and project coordination. No additional funding is needed to submit the application. Funding is currently available to meet the local match commitment if the application is accepted for grant funding by CalOES and FEMA. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Additional environmental review will be completed for the project as required by state and federal law. Page 2 of 3 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 140