Authorize application and accept award funds from Federal Emergency Management Agency in the amount of $1,665,000 for the Portland International Raceway Pump Station Upgrade Design Project

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: The City needs to invest in flood prevention facilities to protect public land and infrastructure. The Portland International Raceway (PIR) Pump Station is owned by Peninsula Drainage District #1 (PEN1), an Oregon Special District. The City owns approximately 65% of the land within the PEN1 district boundary. The PIR Pump Station manages stormwater from public roads, buildings, and parking lots. The Pump Station is also part of the drainage and flood protection infrastructure system under consideration by the Levee Ready Columbia Project, of which the City is a participant. The PIR Pump Station needs replacement, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides grants for upgrading facilities to provide resilient infrastructure for communities. The City, through The Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), will apply for and, if awarded, accept a grant from FEMA for $1,665,000.00 The established cost for the planning, design and permitting of a new PIR Pump Station is $2,220,000. The level of confidence in the estimate is low. If awarded to the City, the FEMA grant will pay for 75% of the project cost. The City’s match for the grant is pending and is included as a line item of $555,000 in the general fund request for Levee Ready Columbia Drainage Districts Support beginning in FY2022‐23. Grant funds and tracking will be managed out of the Sewer System Operating Fund, cost center ESEN000042, in the Bureau of Environmental Services’ FY2022‐23 Proposed Budget. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: The Mayor is authorized to apply for and accept a grant from FEMA in the amount of $1,665,000.00. The Mayor is authorized to provide such information and assurances as are required for the grant period. The Office of Management & Finance 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. The Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services of the City of Portland is authorized to accept on behalf of the City of Portland any subsequent modifications by FEMA for the PIR Pump Station grant, provided such modifications do not increase the City of Portland’s financial obligation or risk. Any modifications that increase the City of Portland’s financial obligation or risk must be authorized by the Council.