Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 10-02-2018
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Presentation by Development Services Director Michael Skates and Emergency Management Director Jamie Ott on Safe Room Rebate Program
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Background:
In early April this year, representatives of Oklahoma Emergency Management (OEM) presented the Safe Room Rebate Program during one of the sessions at the Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Conference. This presentation led to a conversation with the City of Tulsa Assistant Director of Development about having a phone conference with OEM on the Safe Room Rebate Program. A phone conference was held Monday, April 23, 2018 with Tulsa, OEM, and City of Broken Arrow Staff.
City staff determined that this program was different than past rebate programs and we should pursue the opportunity of this program with our citizens. We held several internal meetings to discuss the potential program impact, process, logistics and time frame. This program would offer a rebate of up to 75%, not to exceed $2,000, for installation of a below ground or above ground shelter within 100 feet of the main home or inside the home for owner occupied residents.
We made application for Notice of Intent (NOI) to the State OEM in early July to participate in the program. The application identified a possible participation level of 100 homes. Our Emergency Management Director prepared various program forms for use and received a copy of the OEM presentation. These documents are attached.
The program requires two (2) initial public meetings. The public meetings are scheduled for Thursday, October 4, 2018 and Tuesday, October 9, 2018. OEM will present the program to those in attendance and City staff will hand out program participation forms and verify that the residents property is not in a floodplain or historic district. City staff will be providing public notice of these 2 meetings through a press release and other available media.
The voluntary participation notice (VPN) ...
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