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Land Use Committee approves application for hazard‑mitigation plan grant; directs staff to proceed with $400 application
Summary
The committee voted June 4 to authorize county staff to submit an application prepared by NCICG for an HMGP grant to update the county hazard mitigation plan; the total project cost is $25,410 with a 75% grant and a required 25% local match if awarded.
LaSalle County’s Land Use Committee voted June 4 to authorize staff to work with the North Central Illinois Council of Governments (NCICG) to submit an application for a hazard‑mitigation plan update under HMGP 4819.
County staff told the committee NCICG would prepare the application for the June 20 deadline and that the total project cost is $25,410. Staff said the grant portion would be $19,058 (75 percent), with a required local match of $6,352.50 (25 percent) and an additional administrative fee of $1,270.50; if awarded, the county would need to identify the local match funding before executing the grant.
Brian (county staff) told the committee that the county does not need a formal resolution to submit the application but would include a letter from the chairman approving the proposed budget as part of the application.
A motion to proceed with the application and to authorize spending $400 to prepare and submit the application was made by Steve Aubrey and seconded by Dave Torres. The committee voted unanimously to proceed.
Brian said that, if the grant is awarded, the county would route the required local match through the finance process for formal approval. He also noted that the hazard‑mitigation plan update benefits municipalities that typically apply for mitigation funding for infrastructure projects such as wastewater or street repairs and that many municipalities share the cost of the plan when the county has applied previously.
