TAMRMS#: B06
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Alberta Environment and Parks - Flood Mitigation Risk Assessment
Presented by: Christian Benson, Manager, Environment, Utilities & Environment Department
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RECOMMENDED MOTION
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That Council supports the application by Alberta Environment and Parks to Public Safety Canada for grant funding under the National Disaster Mitigation Program, and authorizes the Chief Administrative Officer to write a letter to Albert Environment and Parks expressing Council’s support.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
Administration is seeking a Council motion to formally support Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) in their application to Public Safety Canada for grant funding under the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP).
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority #1: Growth Policy Framework: Develop a robust policy framework to guide growth.
Strategic Priority #4: Infrastructure Investment: Identify and build needed capital assets.
Strategic Priority #6: Environmental Stewardship: Explore innovative environmental and conservation opportunities.
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Public Safety Canada recently informed the Government of Alberta that an additional round of funding for the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) has been made available for 2021-2022. The NDMP is a federal-provincial cost-share program intended to reduce the impacts of natural disasters on Canadians by:
· Focusing investments on significant, recurring flood risk and costs; and
· Advancing work to facilitate private residential insurance for overland flooding
There are four funding streams available under the NDMP: Risk Assessments, Flood Mapping, Mitigation Planning, and Investments in Non-structural Mitigation Projects. The Environmental Knowledge and Prediction Branch in Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) is preparing ...
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