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Commission approves BRIC and HMGP grant applications for Huron storm shelter
Summary
The Huron City Commission approved two resolutions authorizing applications for federal hazard‑mitigation grants to build a storm shelter at the city ball field and signed local‑match letters required by FEMA and the state.
The Huron City Commission voted to approve two resolutions authorizing city staff to apply for federal hazard‑mitigation grants to build a storm shelter at the ball field, city project lead Ted Dickey said.
City planner Ted Dickey told commissioners he had distributed a revised cost estimate for the “Huron Safe Room” and explained the local match requirements for both funding streams. He said some line items are ineligible for federal reimbursement and therefore would be 100% city responsibility, while other eligible costs are expected to be split 75% FEMA, 10% state and 15% city.
The discussion centered on the breakdown in the staff materials. Dickey said the materials show a full city investment line of $724,010.69 and a state share of $161,131.45; he described how FEMA requires the state’s 10% share to be identified in the city’s local‑match documentation rather than counted as state funding. “The local match letters the city is going to sign tonight … must equal the eligible items in the 15% city responsibility column, plus the 10% responsibility column,” Dickey said.
Commissioners asked about timelines and contingency plans if grants are not awarded. Dickey said the BRIC application deadline to the state office of emergency management is Feb. 14; the state has until mid‑April to decide what to forward, and FEMA may take additional months to act. He said construction is likely in 2026 or more likely 2027 given review schedules. “As long as you do not go to bid, you can obligate funding,” he said, explaining that the city could opt to proceed without federal funding but would notify grant authorities if it withdrew the application.
Dickey also said state BRIC and HMGP funds are limited at the state level (he cited roughly $2 million available for one program and $4 million for another at the state level) and that applications could be escalated to national competitions if not funded at the state level. He described that national competition pools are substantially larger and more competitive.
Commissioners voted to approve both resolutions authorizing application submittals and local‑match letters. The vote on each resolution was recorded as unanimous in favor.
