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R21-1541 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 RESOLUTION NO. R21 -154 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL PROJECT OF $215,250.00 INCLUDING A 25% CITY COST SHARE OF $53,812.50; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program supports states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards; 15 and 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WHEREAS, The City of Boynton Beach is submitting a BRIC project scoping application for FY 2021 to identify, prioritize, and select a mitigation activity to address compound flood risk in the low-lying and flood prone area along the Seacrest Boulevard Corridor in the eastern expanse of the City; and WHEREAS, This project will build on data collected in the multi jurisdictional climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) conducted in partnership with the six neighboring municipalities and Palm Beach County as the Coastal Resilience Partnership of Southeast Palm Beach County (CRP). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: Section 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption hereof. S:\CA\RESO\Agreements\Grants\Approve Application For FEMA BRIC Grant - Reso.Docx 30 Section 2. The City Commission approves and authorizes the City Manager to 31 sign the Application for Federal Assistance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency 32 for the Fiscal Year 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program for a 33 total project of $215,250.00 including a 25% City cost share of $53,812.50, a copy of which 34 is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A". 35 Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage. 36 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of November, 2021. 37 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 38 39 YES NO 40 41 Mayor —Steven B. Grant 42 43 Vice Mayor — Woodrow L. Hay 44 45 Commissioner —Justin Katz 46 47 Commissioner —Christina L. Romelus �L 48 49 Commissioner — Ty Penserga 50 51 52 VOTE S 53 54 ATTEST: 55 56 57 58 Cry4tal Gibson, MMC 59 City Clerk 60 61 62 63 (Corporate Seal) S:\CA\RESO\Agreements\Grants\Approve Application For FEMA BRIC Grant - Reso.Docx 11/12/21, 9:49 AM FEMAGO - Sub Application Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Subapplicant information Name of federal agency Type of submission FEMA Application Status: Submitted to recipient FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 2555 SHUMARD OAK BLVD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399 United States State UEI-EFT DUNS # EIN # FL N6KVCUU7LC61 930172528 Subapplicant type Local Government Is the subapplicant subject to review by Executive No - Not covered Order 12372 Process? Is the subapplicant delinquent on any federal debt? No Continue 800749868 https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l -78ed-4711-8abe-350dl 65783f5/view 1 /1 11/12/21, 9:50 AM FEMAGO - Application Contact information Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Contact information Subrecipient Authorized Representative (SAR) Anthony Davidson Primary phone Mailing address davidsona@bbfl.us Point(s) of contact MS Rebecca Harvey Primary phone Additional Mailing address Sustainability 5617426494 phones 100 East Ocean Coordinator Work 5617426494 Avenue Work Boynton Beach FL 33435 Status: Submitted to recipient harveyr@bbfl.us Fax Ajani Stewart Primary phone Additional Mailing address Contractor 3053029628 phones 701 Waterford Way, Work 3053029628 Suite 420 Mobile Miami FL 33126 ajani.stewart@arcadis. coin Fax Continue https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 1/1 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Community Status: Submitted to Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood recipient Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Community Please provide the following information. If the Congressional district number for your community does not display correctly, please contact your State NFIP coordinator. Add Communities Please find the community(ies) that will benefit from this mitigation activity by clicking on the Find communities button. If needed, modify the Congressional District number for each community by entering the updated number under the U.S. Congressional District column for that community. When finished, click the Continue button. NOTE: You should also notify your State NFIP coordinator so that the updated U.S. Congressional District number can be updated in the Community Information System (CIS) database. County CID CRS CRS U.S. Community name code number community rating Congressional District BOYNTON BEACH, CITY 099 120196 Y 6 FL 21 OF Please provide any additional comments below (optional). Attachments Filename Date Uploaded by Label Description Action uploaded Attachment M Study 11/11/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Community No Area Census Block Attachments description Data.pdf given. Cvni�upc https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l -78ed-4711-8abe-35Od l 65783f5/view 1/1 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Mitigation plan to Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood Status: Submitted recipient recipient Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Mitigation plan Please provide your plan information below. Is the entity that will benefit from the proposed activity Yes covered by the current FEMA approved multi -hazard mitigation plan in compliance with 44 CFR Part 201? Please provide plan detail Plan name Plan type Plan approval 2020 Palm Beach County Local Multijurisdictional date Unified Local Mitigation Multi -Hazard Mitigation 11/05/2019 Strategy Plan Proposed activity description This project scoping application aligns with Palm Beach County's (PBC) 2020 Unified Local Hazard Mitigation Strategy (LMS) which was formally adopted by the City on November 5, 2019. This project scoping application will support the City of Boynton Beach (City) in further developing its design documentation and prepare a full project implementation grant application in the future. The eventual implementation of this project will mitigate risk for flood prone areas in the along the Seacrest Boulevard Corridor which is increasingly impacted by flooding hazards from heavy rainfall, storm surge, and tidal flooding influenced by rising sea levels. This application aligns with several goals of the LMS including: 1) reduce the loss of life, property, and repetitive damage from the effects of natural, human caused, and technological hazards from all sources but especially hurricanes, tornadoes, major rainfall, and other severe weather events; and (6) promote awareness and preparedness through the distribution of information on hazards and measures to mitigate them. In addition, this project helps support several of the ultimate objectives identified in the LMS including: (1) improve the community's resistance to damage from known natural, human caused, and environmental hazards; (2) place PBC in a position to compete effectively and productively for pre- and post- disaster mitigation funding assistance; and (4) reduce the cost of disasters at all levels. The Palm Beach County LMS Working Group through its Steering Committee has extended a letter of support for this application, citing its focus on prioritizing, selecting and developing mitigation(s) to prepare the City to apply for infrastructure funding under future FY federal funding appropriations. Please provide any additional comments below Plan approval date referenced the date plan for (optional). formally adopted by the City of Boynton Beach https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350d 165783f5/view 112 11/12/21, 9:51 AM Attachments FEMAGO - Application Mitigation plan Filename Date Uploaded by Label Description Action uploaded Attachement O City 11/11/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Mitigation Plan No Resolution Adopting Attachments description LMS.pdf given. Attachment A PBC Local 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Mitigation Plan City of Mitigation Strategy Attachments Boynton 2020.pdf Beach Resolution Adopting 2020 PBC LMS Continue https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 2/2 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Scope of work Status: Submitted to Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood recipient Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Scope of work The project Scope of Work (SOW) identifies the eligible activity, describes what will be accomplished and explains how the mitigation activity will be implemented. The mitigation activity must be described in sufficient detail to verify the cost estimate. All activities for which funding is requested must be identified in the SOW prior to the close of the application period. FEMA has different requirements for project, planning and management cost sows. Subapplication title (include type of activity and location) Activities Primary activity type Secondary activity type (Optional) Tertiary activity type (Optional) Geographic areas description Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Develop or conduct engineering, environmental, feasibility and/or benefit cost analyses Conduct meetings, outreach and coordination with subapplicants and community residents Activities supporting development of applications The City of Boynton Beach is located in southeastern Palm Beach County in the heart of the Miami -Fort Lauderdale -West Palm Beach metropolitan area. Palm Beach County, located along the eastern coast of the State of Florida, is bordered by Martin County to the north and Broward County to the south. In addition, the County is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the large inland Lake Okeechobee and its namesake county to the west. Boynton Beach includes four miles of the Intracoastal Waterway and boasts the closest distance from U.S. Interstate 95 to the Atlantic Ocean in the 1,900+ miles of the Eastern Seaboard. Like most of southeast Florida, the City's topography is generally low-lying with an average elevation of 13 ft. (4 m) above sea level. Elevations vary across the City from approximately 4+ feet along the Intracoastal Waterway, 10+ feet along the 1-95 Ridge, and 8-9+ feet West of the Ridge. The https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350d165783f5/view 1/11 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Scope of work average annual air temperature is 75.2°F (24°C) with an average annual low of 66.6°F (19.2°C) and high of 83.8°F (28.20C). Average annual precipitation is 61.3 in (155 cm), with most of the rain falling during the "wet season" of June through September. The City includes 253 acres of municipal parks, beach and conservation lands; one of the four ocean inlets along Palm Beach County's 47 -mile shoreline; and one of two working full-service marinas in Palm Beach County, which offers fishing and scuba diving charters, jet-ski and boat rentals, and waterfront restaurants. The City also operates a municipal golf course. Outdoor events are held year-round, including a world-famous biennial International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium. The City lies within close proximity to three major international airports and three major seaports. With an estimated 2020 population of 80,380, Boynton Beach is the third largest city in Palm Beach County. Median age in the City is 42.7, with about 21% of persons 65 years or older. Nearly 24% of the population is foreign -born. Per capita income of the City's residents is $28,287, with a median household income of $57,563. The racially and ethnically diverse population includes 50% non - Hispanic Whites, 30% Black/African Americans, and 16% Latino. The top five employers in the City are Bethesda Memorial Hospital, the City of Boynton Beach, Publix Super Markets, Palm Beach County School District, and Walmart. A number of residential and mixed-use developments are recently completed or underway. Two projects recently transformed the City's downtown. The Boynton Harbor Marina (owned by the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency) has been undergoing Master Planned Renovations since March 2006 and recently completed the final phase, the Marina Open Space Project. Town Square Boynton Beach is a public/private partnership encompassing a 16 -acre site that includes the renovation of a historic Boynton Beach High School into a cultural center, residential and retail spaces, a hotel, public spaces, a garage, fire station, and a new City Hall. The proposed study area is located in the eastern expanse of Boynton Beach along the Seacrest Boulevard and Federal Highway Corridors. The area is bordered to the east by the Intracoastal Waterway and to the west by primarily residential developments west of Seacrest Boulevard. Due to its location near the Intracoastal Waterway, https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-Babe-350dl65783f5/view 2111 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Scope of work relatively low topography and aging infrastructure, the study area is vulnerable to different flood risks including heavy rainfall flooding, tidal flooding/extreme high tides, as well as storm surge from hurricanes and tropical cyclones. For example, in September 2019 the City experienced significant flooding when storm surge from the offshore passage of Hurricane Dorian coincided with seasonal King Tides. As sea levels continue to rise, these flood risks will continue to increase without appropriate mitigation action, placing several public and privately owned assets, roadway and drainage infrastructure, natural systems, and socially vulnerable populations at risk. Racial and social inequities exist in the City with Black and Hispanic residents historically earning lower incomes, experiencing higher poverty rates, and registering higher for other indicators of social and economic vulnerability than White residents. The City is engaged in several initiatives to address and positively affect these historic inequities which also result in reduced adaptive capacity for the increasing risks and hazards associated with climate change. The study area encompasses sections of these disadvantaged communities particularly in the southernmost section (south of SE 23rd Avenue down to the City limit and between Seacrest Boulevard and Federal Highway) registering among the lowest median household incomes in the City. In 2021, the City in partnership with Florida International University, conducted a Racial and Social Equity Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment which spatially analyzed indicators of racial and social inequities throughout the City. Community lifelines Primary community lifeline Safety and security Primary sub -community lifeline Community safety Secondary community lifeline (optional) Transportation Secondary sub -community lifeline Highway/roadway/motor vehicle Tertiary community lifeline (optional) Not applicable https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-35Od 165783f5/view 3/11 11/12/21.9:51 AM Tertiary sub -community lifeline Hazard sources Primary hazard source Secondary hazard source (optional) Tertiary hazard source (optional) How will the mitigation activity be implemented? FEMAGO - Application Scope of work Flooding Severe storm Tropical cyclone (Hurricane/Typhoon) Once awarded, the City of Boynton Beach will work over the course of 12-18 months in partnership with procured contractors to develop design to 100%. All contracted work supporting this project will be or will have been procured competitively aligned with applicable Federal procurement standards. The City's Utilities Department currently manages a list of continuing services contractors that will be utilized as applicable for project scoping activities. The City's planning process includes environmental review, permitting, and stakeholder engagement which will be executed by the selected contractor(s) in coordination with City staff. The City of Boynton Beach has a team of dedicated staff across departments who are experts in project management, grants administration, engineering, design, construction and modeling. Stakeholders, including residents, local interest groups, state, and federal agencies will be engaged through various forums/venues, both existing and new, in- person and virtually to collect necessary feedback to identify any potential project efficiencies, risks, implementation considerations, and valuable content for the future full BRIC application. Though stakeholder engagement and partnership collaboration will take place throughout the lifecycle of the period of performance, once most of the stakeholder feedback has been identified and collected and used to inform project design, the City will develop the full application using the FEMA GO system. The full application will include sound Benefit -Cost Analysis (BCA) using FEMA Standard Values and accepted approaches with an accompanying BCA methodology. The deliverables from this scoping project — 100% design documents, BCA and methodology, and documentation/evidence of the stakeholder engagement and partnership collaboration work — https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350d165783f5/view 4/11 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Scope of work What is the scope of work of the proposal? Will it result in a complete project application for future funding opportunities? will all be included as attachments/inputs in the project implementation grant application to be submitted in a future grant cycle. The scope of work for this proposal is to: (1) review and evaluate existing plans and data; (2) conduct stakeholder engagement and partnership building activities; (3) complete design; and (4) develop the full application for construction (to be submitted in a future BRIC application cycle) including the benefit cost analysis (BCA). This scope of work will result in a complete project application for future funding opportunities. In addition, the scope of work from stakeholder engagement through design includes the identification, feasibility analysis, prioritization of mitigation alternatives leading to the selection of a flood mitigation project for the full BRIC application. Procurement of engineering consulting firms and contractors will be conducted in accordance with all state and federal guidelines, including HMA guidance provided by FEMA and 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.317 — 200.326. The Utilities Department manages a list of engineering consulting firms with continuing services contracts that will be utilized as applicable for project scoping activities. REVIEW AND EVALUATE EXISTING PLANS AND DATA Scoping activities will commence with inventory and review of relevant available studies, models, plans, reports, and data that could help inform the project — and to identify data gaps and actions for closing them. Some of the key plans that will be utilized and referenced include the 2020 update to the Flood Mitigation Plan, and the 2021 Multi - jurisdictional Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) conducted by the Coastal Resilience Partnership of Southeast Palm Beach County (CRP). Through the CCVA, FMP and other risk -related initiatives and plans, the City has identified several areas within its jurisdiction that are prone to flooding from heavy rainfall, storm surge, and tidal flooding. Moreover, rising sea and groundwater levels; aging drainage infrastructure; and increased development pressures has reduced water storage capability in many of these areas resulting in increased impacts/damages from flood hazard events. The CCVA has identified 13 areas within the proposed study area and in the vicinity of the Seacrest Boulevard Corridor for possible Adaptation Action Area (AAA) designation. An AAA is an optional comprehensive https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-Babe-350dl65783f5/view 5/11 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Scope of work plan designation for areas that experience coastal flooding and are vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise for the purpose of prioritizing funding for infrastructure planning. AAAs can be used as a flexible planning and zoning tool to help bridge the gap between assessing vulnerability and project construction to address interrelated risks more holistically, develop best practices, foster collective learning, and facilitate infrastructure investments and prioritization of capital improvement projects. The project scoping activities will build on the data collected from the CCVA to further assess risk, and for prioritizing alternatives and selecting a mitigation activity/ies from one of these 13 areas for a full BRIC application during a future funding cycle. The 2020 FMP identified several activities to reduce flood risk in the study area including planned drainage improvements such as: the Potter Road and Dimick Road drainage improvements project; Central Seacrest Corridor Phase II & III project; and SE 2nd Street drainage improvements project near Betty Thomas Park. Collectively these projects aim to address increasing flood risk, primarily from rain events by improving drainage infrastructure for current and future conditions. Thus, the City can leverage these existing and planned initiatives for data collection, scoping and ultimately design of a mitigation activity that is in a better position to be shovel ready as a result of building on previous work. CONDUCT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP BUILDING ACTIVITIES Multiple stakeholder groups will have to be engaged to complete this planning effort. The City will conduct stakeholder outreach and partnership development prior to the design of the project and ongoing throughout the scoping phases. Initial partners will include all relevant City departments, affected residents, homeowner associations, civic and community groups, academic institutions and businesses affected by and that may have interest in the proposed project(s). The City will continue to build partnerships with community organizations for equitable engagement to ensure that concerns of all residents who might be affected by the outcomes of the project are captured in the design and decision-making processes. The City will robustly engage with the private sector to better assess mitigation needs and costs for increasing private sector investment over time. This engagement will allow for the exploration of innovative financing and public- https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-Babe-350dl65783f5/view 6/11 FEMAGO - Application Scope of work private partnership to help identify potential revenue and funding streams to build resilience in this area beyond the grant funding period of performance. The project scoping activities will build on existing partnerships via the CRP, which along with City of Boynton Beach includes City of Boca Raton, Town of Highland Beach, City of Delray Beach, Town of Ocean Ridge, Town of Lantana, City of Lake Worth Beach and Palm Beach County. The proposed mitigation activity for full BRIC application that emerges from project scoping will with applicable priorities from the CCVA and will involve the consultation of the partnering municipalities to ensure that proposed solutions are designed, constructed and operated in a manner that seeks harmonization with the CCVA region as a whole and minimizes adverse unintended consequences for neighboring jurisdictions. Coordination with The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), will ensure efforts are aligned at both the state and federal levels. COMPLETE DESIGN Complete, 100% design plans will be produced through the proposed scoping. The City will contract design work to qualified firm(s), with project management responsibility from its Utilities Department. Leveraging data collected during the survey phase, and incorporating stakeholder feedback and additional data - the contractor will review alternatives to finalize selection of a cost-effective mitigation project in the study area. The design team will also review other existing and on-going planning efforts to align the project with larger mitigation efforts underway in the City and County as applicable. In addition to alignment with other plans, design will incorporate nature -based elements into the mitigation project and align those solutions with existing relevant initiatives such as the City's Urban Tree Canopy Program. Incorporating these elements will help to maximize co -benefits such as recreation and habitat; and address additional risks including water quality and extreme heat. Design will also consider future conditions where appropriate. This includes expected sea level rise impacts and the effect on drainage, building on the related analysis in the CCVA/other plans; and also expected land use changes and their impacts on flood risk and drainage. DEVELOP APPLICATION FOR https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350d165783f5/view 7/11 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Scope of work CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING BCA Finally, this scope includes BCA and developing a full project application for future funding opportunities. The BCA will include data inputs based on sound calculations using reputable sources, FEMA standard values, and methodologies approved by FEMA and its library of BCA resources. The BCA will use the latest FEMA BCA Toolkit and will be accompanied by a methodology memo to explain the process and approach for it. Through the design and stakeholder engagement process, The City will obtain all detailed information required for a competitive grant application, including cost estimates, environmental and historic preservation review, detailed schedule, and supporting reports/documents. Who will manage and complete the mitigation activity? The City of Boynton Beach's Office of What are you doing to consider other risks in the project area? Sustainability and Utilities Department - Engineering Division will collaborate to oversee the mitigation activity to be completed. Department staff includes significant expertise in project management, grant administration, engineering design, construction, and modeling — and will be supported by staff from other affected Departments as needed including City Manager's Office, Finance, Economic Development, and Public Works. The scoping of this project will include coordination with local stakeholders to assess private and/or adjacent agency vulnerabilities. This includes local residents and businesses, as well as regulatory agencies including the SFWMD, FDEP, FDOT USACE and PBC. The design of this project will also incorporate the risk from sea -level rise and its impacts to drainage. Impacts include but are not limited to the potential for downstream outfalls to be inundated and increased flood elevations. In addition, the project will incorporate available data and information from relevant existing plans including the CCVA regarding other physical risks including heat, high winds and water quality, as well as social vulnerability and economic risks within the project area — and prioritize feasible solutions that maximize co - benefits and opportunities for reducing non -flood hazard risks. The CCVA includes detailed spatiotemporal analyses of vulnerabilities and risks associated with three types of flooding: Rainfall -induced Flooding, Storm Surge, and Tidal Flooding. The CCVA also included non -flooding climate threats (high winds, extreme heat, drought, https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 8/11 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Scope of work Is there an estimate for when the mitigation activity will take place? What alternatives will be considered? Do activities being considered align with hazard mitigation plan? etc.) using spatial and/or narrative analyses. The assessment includes an analysis of the vulnerability of and risks to critical assets, including regionally significant assets, that are owned and managed by the City. In total, seven asset classes are included in the assessment: critical facilities, water infrastructure, property (residential and commercial/industrial), transportation & mobility, people & socioeconomics, economic factors, and natural resources. Therefore, the project scoping project can leverage significant existing data and analyses for considering other risks in the project area. In addition, the CCVA utilized the recently released Unified Sea Level Rise Projections in Southeast Florida 2019 Update executed by the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact's Sea Level Rise Ad Hoc Work Group, specifically using the 2040 and 2070 projections. The CCVA applies a baseline and three future sea level rise scenarios to each flooding assessment as follows: • 2020 baseline (7" above 2000 MSL, NOAA Intermediate High) • 5" above 2020 (IPCC Median, low-end projection for 2040) • 13" above 2020 (NOAA High, high-end projection for 2040; and IPCC Median, low-end projection for 2070) • 33" above 2020 (NOAA Intermediate High, moderately high-end projection for 2070) If selected, the City of Boynton Beach estimates that project scoping will take approximately 12-18 months after award. Outcomes/deliverables of this project scoping will be 100% design of flood mitigation improvements in a selected potential AAA in the Seacrest Corridor, BCA and accompanying methodology, and full BRIC application for submittal in a future funding cycle. If ultimately awarded the mitigation/implementation project grant award for construction, The City of Boynton Beach estimates the project to be completed within 36 months. In addition to the no -action alternative, several different flood mitigation alternatives will be analyzed, vetted with stakeholders, and prioritized/ranked as part of the project scoping activities. This project scoping application aligns with Palm Beach County's (PBC) 2020 LMS. This project scoping application will support the City of Boynton Beach (City) in further developing its design documentation and prepare a full project https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 9/11 11/12/21, 9:51 AM Additional comments (optional) Attachments Filename Attachment L BB Racial and Social Equity Needs Assessment.pdf Attachment M - Seacrest Corridor SE data.pdf Attachment N Urban Tree Canopy Program 2O2O.pdf Date uploaded 11/10/2021 11/12/2021 FEMAGO - Application Scope of work implementation grant application in the future. The eventual implementation of this project will mitigate risk for flood prone areas in the along the Seacrest Boulevard Corridor which is increasingly impacted by flooding hazards from heavy rainfall, storm surge, and tidal flooding influenced by rising sea levels. This application aligns with several Goals of the LMS including: 1) reduce the loss of life, property, and repetitive damage from the effects of natural, human caused, and technological hazards from all sources but especially hurricanes, tornadoes, major rainfall, and other severe weather events; and (6) promote awareness and preparedness through the distribution of information on hazards and measures to mitigate them. In addition, this project helps support several of the ultimate objectives identified in the LMS including: (1) improve the community's resistance to damage from known natural, human caused, and environmental hazards; (2) place PBC in a position to compete effectively and productively for pre- and post - disaster mitigation funding assistance; and (4) reduce the cost of disasters at all levels. Uploaded by Label Description Action ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Boynton Beach Attachments Racial & Social Equity Comprehensive Needs Assessment ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Census Block Attachments Table Data 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Boynton Beach Attachments Urban Tree Canopy Program 2020 https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/et)4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 10/11 11/12/21, 9:51 AM FEMAGO - Application Scope of work Filename Date Uploaded by Label Description Action uploaded Attachment H Boynton 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Boynton Beach Beach Flood Hazard Attachments Flood Hazard Map.pdf Map Attachment G FMP 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Flood Mitigation 2019 -areas -prone -to- Attachments Plan Flood flooding.pdf Prone Areas Table 2019 Attachment I Boynton 11/11/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work No description Beach Coastal Flood Attachments given. Vulnerability Map Series 2021.pdf Attachment K Letter of 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work PBC LMS Support PBC LMS.pdf Attachments Working Group Letter of Support Attachment E CCVA 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Multi - Appendix 2 - Boynton Attachments jurisdictional Beach Summarypdf CCVA Appendix 2 - Boynton Beach Summary Attachment J Photolog 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Photolog of of Recent Flood Attachments Recent Flood Events.docx Events in Study Area Attachment B 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Seacrest SeacrestBlvd Study Attachments Boulevard Area w AAAs.pdf Corridor Study Area with AAAs Attachment D CCVA 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Multi - Final Report.pdf Attachments jurisdictional CCVA Final Report Attachment F 2020 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Scope of Work Flood Mitigation FMP Update Document Attachments Plan Update 9 Action Plan.pdf 2020 Continue https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 11/11 11/12/21, 9:52 AM FEMAGO - Application Schedule Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Schedule Specify the work schedule for the mitigation activities. Add tasks to the schedule Status: Submitted to recipient Please include all tasks necessary to implement this mitigation activity; include descriptions and estimated time frames. Task Name Plan and Data Review Task Name Stakeholder engagement and partnership development Task Name Engineering and Design Task Name Benefit -Cost Analysis and Full Application Development Start Month Task Duration 1 (in Months) 3 months Task Description Conduct inventory and review of relevant available studies, models, plans, reports, and data that could help inform the project — and to identify data gaps and actions for closing them. Start Month Task Duration 1 (in Months) 18 months Task Description Conduct meetings, outreach, and coordination with the community and relevant agency stakeholders. Start Month Task Duration 4 (in Months) 14 months Task Description Develop or conduct engineering, environmental feasibility and benefit cost analyses. Complete the full design for this project Start Month 9 Task Description Task Duration (in Months) 3 months https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 1/2 11/12/21, 9:52 AM FEMAGO - Application Schedule Activities supporting development of application(s). The City of Boynton Beach will use the results of the stakeholder engagement and partnership development process and the engineering/design process to develop a full project application for construction of the of flood mitigation improvements, including the project scope, benefit cost analysis (BCA) using FEMA - approved BCA methodologies and standard/accepted values, environmental and historic preservation review, and more Task Name Start Month Task Duration Project Oversight and 1 (in Months) Management 18 months Task Description Ongoing management of the project, reporting requirements, grant management, requests for reimbursement. Estimate the total duration of your proposed activities 18 (in months). Proposed project start and end dates Start Date End Date Continue 2022-07-01 2023-12-31 https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 2/2 11/12/21, 9:53 AM FEMAGO - Application Budget Status: Submitted to Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood recipient Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Budget Budget cost estimate and management cost (optional) should directly link to your scope of work and work schedule. You must add at least one item(s) greater than $0 for your cost estimate. Once you have added item(s) for your cost estimate, you may then add the item(s) for management cost (optional). As necessary, please adjust your federal/non-federal cost shares and add the non-federal funding source(s) you are planning to use this project. Once you have completed this section, please click the Continue button at the bottom of this page to navigate to the next section. Add budget cost types and items) Click the Add cost type button below to add cost type cost estimate and then click the Add item(s) button to add the item(s) for the cost estimate. After adding items to your cost estimate, you may then select Add cost type button again to add management costs (optional) and applicable items. Grand total: $215,250.00 Budget type: Non construction Cost type: Cost estimate Cost type: Management cost Program income (optional) Cost share Cost share or matching means the portion of project costs not paid by federal funds. Proposed federal vs. non-federal funding shares $205,000.00 $10,250.00 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) funds may be used to pay up to 75% federal share of the eligible activity costs. For Building Resilient Infrastructure and communities (BRIC), small impoverished communities may be eligible for up to 90% federal share. For Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), and severe repetitive loss (SRL) properties may be eligible for up to 100% federal share. Repetitive loss (RL) properties may be eligible for up to 90% federal share. Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and severe repetitive loss (SRL) properties may be eligible for up to 100% federal share. Repetitive loss (RL) properties may be eligible for up to 90% federal share. https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 1/3 11/12/21, 9:53 AM Is this a small impoverished community? @ This determines your federal/non-federal share ratio. No FEMAGO - Application Budget Non-federal funding sources here That portion of the total costs of the program provided by the non-federal entity in the form of in-kind donations or cash match received from third parties or contributed by the agency. In-kind contributions must be provided and cash expended during the project period along with federal funds to satisfy the matching requirements. Funding source Funding % Non - amount federal share by source Please provide any additional comments below Match approval for $53,812.50 local share will be (optionaP-ending source: General and Other Fund�Pftffle"dbf yftgqkbAljl*ogyl% nission meeting (for which this grant application is included as an a ,J1 JtV&) andlbb b,&a able for FY21-22 - and additional local/non-federal funds will be made available on 10/1/22 for FY22-23. Attachments Filename Attachment Q - Maintenance Letter.pdf Attachment P - Cost Share Letter.pdf Date Uploaded by Label uploaded 11/12/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Budget Attachments 11/12/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Budget Attachments Description Action No description given. No description given. https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 2/3 % $ Dollar amount Percentage Proposed 75.00 161437.50 federal share Proposed 25.00 53812.50 non-federal share Based on total budget cost: $215,250.00 Non-federal funding sources here That portion of the total costs of the program provided by the non-federal entity in the form of in-kind donations or cash match received from third parties or contributed by the agency. In-kind contributions must be provided and cash expended during the project period along with federal funds to satisfy the matching requirements. Funding source Funding % Non - amount federal share by source Please provide any additional comments below Match approval for $53,812.50 local share will be (optionaP-ending source: General and Other Fund�Pftffle"dbf yftgqkbAljl*ogyl% nission meeting (for which this grant application is included as an a ,J1 JtV&) andlbb b,&a able for FY21-22 - and additional local/non-federal funds will be made available on 10/1/22 for FY22-23. Attachments Filename Attachment Q - Maintenance Letter.pdf Attachment P - Cost Share Letter.pdf Date Uploaded by Label uploaded 11/12/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Budget Attachments 11/12/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Budget Attachments Description Action No description given. No description given. https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 2/3 11/12/21, 9:53 AM Filename Seacrest Blvd Corridor Flood Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Budget.xlsx Continue FEMAGO - Application Budget Date Uploaded by Label Description Action uploaded 11/10/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Budget Attachments No description given. https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 3/3 11/12/21, 9:53 AM FEMAGO - Application Cost-effectiveness Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Cost-effectiveness How was cost-effectiveness determined for this project? V Not applicable Please explain why this project is not applicable Please provide any additional comments below (optional). Attachments Filename Continue Date uploaded Uploaded by Status: Submitted to recipient As an eligible capability and capacity building activity (C&CB) FEMA does not require project scoping applications to include a BCA. The intent of the project scoping is to analyze conditions in the project area and develop full desing for a project. Following those efforts scoping will include the development of a project application complete with a Benefit Cost Analysis following FEMA methodology and using approved standard values. Label Description Action https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/et>4aeb2l-78ed-4711-Babe-350d165783f5/view 1/1 11/12/21, 9:53 AM FEMAGO - Application Evaluation Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Evaluation Is the applicant participating in the Community Rating Yes System (CRS)? Select rating. 6 Is the applicant a Cooperating Technical Partner No (CTP)? Was this created from a previous FEMA HMA Advance No assistance / Project scoping award? Has the applicant adopted building codes consistent Yes with the international codes? Year of building code 2020 Status: Submitted to recipient Please provide the building code. https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes/florida Have the applicant's building codes been assessed on Yes the Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS)? Select rating. Describe involvement of partners to enhance the mitigation activity outcome. 3 The City of Boynton Beach believes that broad community support, including ongoing public and private sector involvement, is very important to the success of the ultimate mitigation project that will be advanced through this process. The City will conduct stakeholder outreach and partnership development prior to the design of the project and ongoing throughout the scoping phase. Initial partners will include affected residents, homeowner associations, civic and community groups, academic institutions and businesses affected by and that may have interest in the proposed project. In addition, the City will continue to build partnerships with community organizations to conduct equitable engagement and ensure that concerns of all residents who might be affected by the outcomes of the project are captured in the design decision-making process. In particular, the City intends to robustly engage with the private sector to better assess https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-Babe-350dl65783f5/view 1/3 11/12/21, 9:53 AM FEMAGO - Application Evaluation mitigation needs and costs to leverage private sector investment over time. This engagement will allow for the exploration of future innovative financing and public-private partnership to help identify potential revenue and funding streams for adaptation beyond the grant funding period of performance. This proposed project builds on the initial findings of CCVA along with the City of Boca Raton, Town of Highland Beach, City of Delray Beach, Town of Ocean Ridge, Town of Lantana, City of Lake Worth Beach and Palm Beach County — which collectively comprise the Coastal Resilience Partnership of Southeast Palm Beach County (CRP). The City of Boynton Beach (Sustainability Office) has served as the CRP Steering Committee Coordinator for several years, leading the development of an interlocal agreement among partner jurisdictions and managing prior grant -funded phases of collaborative work on the CCVA. The proposed mitigation activity emerging from this scoping process will align as applicable with findings and priorities with the CCVA and will involve the consultation of the partnering municipalities to ensure that that it not only mitigates risk with the specific project area to be define, but that it is designed, constructed and operated in a manner that seeks harmonization with the CCVA region as a whole and that it minimizes or eliminated adverse unintended consequences with neighboring jurisdictions. Similarly the City will engage the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact — of which it is an active participant — throughout the scoping and design process as a key stakeholder and also for technical insight and input on the mitigation activity to be proposed. Lastly, the City will engage with applicable regulatory and permitting agencies including but not limited to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Department of Transportation , and the South Florida Water Management District and PBC. Additional comments (optional) The City is currently under ISO evaluation for a possible upgrade in BCEGS rating. Also, per the findings from the City's most recent CRS verification visit on January 27, 2021 has resulted a recommendation from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) to improve the City's CRS rating from 6 to 5. This improved rating will become effective on April 1, 2022. https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 2/3 11/12/21, 9:53 AM Attachments Filename Attachment C CRS Improvement ISO Recommendation Summarypdf Continue FEMAGO - Application Evaluation Date Uploaded by Label Description Action uploaded 11/11/2021 ajani.stewart@arcadis.com Evaluation No Attachments description given. https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l -78ed-4711-Babe-35Odl65783f5/view 3/3 11/12/21, 9:54 AM FEMAGO - Application Comments & attachments Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Comments & attachments ► Community ► Mitigation plan ► Scope of work ► Budget ► Cost-effectiveness ► Evaluation Continue Status: Submitted to recipient 0 comment, 1 attachments 1 comment, 2 attachments 0 comment, 12 attachments 1 comment, 1 attachments 0 comment, 0 attachments 1 comment, 1 attachments https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350d165783f5/view 1/1 11/12/21, 9:54 AM FEMAGO - Application Assurances and certifications Seacrest Boulevard Corridor Flood Mitigation Alternatives Project Scoping Assurances and certifications Status: Submitted to recipient OMB number: 4040-0007, Expiration date: 02/28/2022 View burden statement SF -424B: Assurances - Non -Construction Programs OMB Number: 4040-0007 Expiration Date: 02/28/2022 Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your project or program. If you have any questions, please contact the awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is the case, you will be notified. As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I certify that the applicant: 1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance and the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including funds sufficient to pay the non -Federal share of project cost) to ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project described in this application. 2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the United States and, if appropriate, the State, through any authorized representative, access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards or agency directives. 3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or personal gain. 4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency. 5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. §§4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for merit systems for programs funded under one of the 19 statutes or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a Merit System of Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F). 6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C.§§1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§6101- 6107), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) §§523 and 527 of the Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. §§290 dd-3 and 290 ee- 3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to C ps://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-Babe-350dl65783f5/view 1/5 11/12/21, 9:54 AM FEMAGO - Application Assurances and certifications nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing; any other nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which application for Federal assistance is being made; and, Q) the requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may apply to the application. 7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally -assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal participation in purchases. 8. Will comply, as applicable, with provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in whole or in part with Federal funds. 9. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis -Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. §§276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. §276c and 18 U.S.C. §874), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. §§327-333), regarding labor standards for federally -assisted construction subagreements. 10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood insurance if the total cost of insurable construction and acquisition is $10,000 or more. 11. Will comply with environmental standards which may be prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of environmental quality control measures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d) evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. §§1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal actions to State (Clean Air) Implementation Plans under Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§7401 et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-523); and, (h) protection of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-205). 12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. §§1271 et seq.) related to protecting components or potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system. 13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. §470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. §§469a- 1 et seq.). 14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of human subjects involved in research, development, and related activities supported by this award of assistance. 15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. §§2131 et seq.) pertaining to the care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of assistance. 16. Will comply with the Lead -Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. §§4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead-based paint in construction or rehabilitation of residence structures. 17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non -Profit Organizations." 18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other Federal laws, executive orders, regulations, and policies governing this program. 19. Will comply with the requirements of Section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. 7104) which prohibits grant award recipients or a sub -recipient from (1) Engaging in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of time that the award is in https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l -78ed-4711-8abe-350d l 65783f5/view 2/5 11/12/21. 9:54 AM FEMAGO - Application Assurances and certifications effect (2) Procuring a commercial sex act during the period of time that the award is in effect or (3) Using forced labor in the performance of the award or subawards under the award. OMB number: 1660-0083, Expiration date: 10/31/2021 View burden statement Certifications regarding lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and other responsibility matters; and Drug-free workplace requirements Content.- OMB ontent: OMB Control Number: 1660-0083 Expiration: 10/31/2021 Applicants should refer to the regulations cited below to determine the certification to which they are required to attest. Applicants should also review the instructions for certification included in the regulations before completing this form. Signature of this form provides for compliance with certification requirements under 44 CFR Part 18, "New Restrictions on Lobbying" and 28 CFR Part 17, "Government -wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Government -wide Requirements for Drug -Free Workplace (Grants)." The certifications shall be treated as a material representation of fact upon which reliance will be placed when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determines to award the transaction, grant, or cooperative agreement. 1. LOBBYING As required by section 1352, Title 31 of the U.S. Code, and implemented at 44 CFR Part 18, for persons entering into a grant or cooperating agreement over $ 100,000, as defined at 44 CFR Part 18, the applicant certifies that: (a) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the making of any Federal grant, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal grant or cooperative agreement. (b) If any other funds than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any other person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an officer or an employee of Congress, or employee of a member of Congress in connection with this Federal Grant or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Stand Form -LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions. (c)The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subgrants, contracts under grants and cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. Standard Form -LLL :'Disclosure of Lobbying Activities' attached (This form must be attached to certification if nonappropriated funds are to be used to influence activities.) 2. DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (DIRECT RECIPIENT) As required by Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, and implemented at 44 CFR Part 67, for prospective participants in primary covered transactions, as defined at 44 CFR Part 17, Section 17.510- A. A. The applicant certifies that it and its principals: a. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, sentenced to a denial of Federal benefits by a State or Federal court, or voluntarily excluded https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl 65783f5/view 3/5 11/12/21, 9:54 AM FEMAGO - Application Assurances and certifications from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency; b. Have not within a three-year period preceding this application been convicted of a or had a civilian judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or perform a public a public (Federal ,State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; c. Are not presently indicted for otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1) (b) of this certification; and d. Have not within a three-year period preceding this application had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause of default; and B. Where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, he or she shall attach an explanation to this application. 3. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTEE OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS) As required by the Drug -Free Workplace Act of 1988, and implemented at 44 CFR Part 17, Subpart F, for grantees, as defined at 44 CFR Part 17.615 and 17.620- A. The applicant certifies that it will continue to provide a drug-free workplace by; a. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; b. Establishing an on-going drug free awareness program to inform employees about - 1. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; 2. The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; 3. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and 4. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; c. Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant to be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a); d. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will - 1. Abide by the term of the statement; and 2. Notify the employee in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring ion the workplace no later than five calendar days after such convictions; e. Notifying the agency, in writing, within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position, title, to the applicable FEMA awarding office, i.e., regional office or FEMA office. f. Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2), with respect to anyemployee who is convicted - 1. Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation act of 1973, as amended; or 2. Requiring such an employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; g. Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f). hftps://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 4/5 11/12/21, 9:54 AM FEMAGO - Application Assurances and certifications B. The grantee may insert in the space provided below the site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the specific grant: Place of Performance (Street address, City, County, State, Zip code) There are workplaces on file that are not identified Sections 17.630 of the regulations provide that a grantee that is a State may elect to make one certification in each Federal fiscal year. A copy of which should be included with each application for FEMA funding. States and State agencies may elect to use a state wide certification. https://go.fema.gov/subApplication/eb4aeb2l-78ed-4711-8abe-350dl65783f5/view 5/5