Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer Tammie Grossman, Director of Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving the Village of Oak Park's RainReady Grant Program in the Amount of $13,000 for Fiscal Year 2016 and Authorizing the Execution of the Applicable Grant Agreements
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Overview
Overview
Many homeowners in the Village experience sewer backups, water seepage, or flooding of their property during large rainstorms. The Village currently has a sewer backup grant program, capital improvement projects, and other initiatives to reduce sewer backups. A RainReady Grant Program will compliment these efforts and provide an opportunity for homeowners to construct flood mitigation measures on their private property such as rain gardens, bioswales, permeable pavements, etc., to help reduce the risk of sewer backups and mitigate water seepage and flooding issues. The Public Works Department worked with the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) to develop the pilot grant program which would fund up to $1,300 at a 50% cost share for approved projects.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Approve the Resolution.
Fiscal Impact
The FY 2016 Water and Sewer Fund, Sewer Collection, Capital Improvements account no. 5040-43750-781-570707 provides $25,000 for the RainScape Grant Program. The Village entered into an agreement with the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) to develop and administer the program which leaves approximately $13,000 available from this account to fund the pilot grant program.
The recommended grant program would fund up to 50% of eligible approved project costs with a not to exceed grant amount of $1,300 per individual property.
The recommended FY2017 Budget includes funds for $25,000 in grant reimbursements as well as the costs for administering the program.
Background
The RainReady Grant Program will provide cost-share grants to homeowners to construct a vari...
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