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The City of Portland ordains:  

Section 1. The Council finds:

1. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA's) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program supports states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects.
2. FEMA anticipates awarding $2.295 Billion dollars through the 2022 BRIC grant program, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 
3. This year, BRIC priorities are to incentivize activities that mitigate risk to public infrastructure and disadvantaged communities, incorporate nature-based solutions, and enhance climate resilience and adaptation. BRIC encourages projects that meet multiple program priorities.
4. The City of Portland has a Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) that identifies hazard mitigation projects in accord with FEMA's priorities and potentially eligible for BRIC funding. 
5. Street tree planting in areas that experience the urban heat island effect is a priority in the MAP and is proposed for up to $2,000,000 of funding under this grant.  Portland Parks and Recreation Urban Forestry leads this work.
6. Neighborhood scale energy resilience through solar and battery systems is also a priority of the MAP.  Portland Parks and Recreation is proposing the installation of such a system at the East Portland Community Center and seeking up to $5,000,000 funding under this grant. 
7. Slope stabilization projects to prevent erosion and collapse of roads, prioritizing emergency transportation routes and routes that face increasing risk from floods and landslides due to climate change, is another priority of the MAP.  Planning for stabilization and restoration along Fanno Creek is proposed for up to $200,000 funding under this grant.  The Portland Bureau of Transportation leads this work. 
8. There is a 25% cost share match requirement for BRIC grants.  Cost share will be met by funds already anticipated for major maintenance of the East Portland Community Center, for tree-planting through Parks Urban Forestry program, and for street maintenance by the Portland Bureau of Transportation. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Mayor is authorized to apply for this grant from the Federal Bureau of Emergency Management up to the amount of $7,200,000. 
2. The Mayor is authorized to provide such information and assurances as are required for the grant period. 
3. The Office of Management and Finance (OMF) Grants Management Division is authorized to perform all administrative matters in relation to the grant application, grant agreement or amendments, requests for reimbursement from the grantor, and to submit required online grant documents on the Mayor’s behalf.