Pursuant to Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5172), as amended,
the City of Cedar Rapids (aka "Sub-Applicant") requested funding
through FEMA's Public Assistance Program. FEMA's Public Assistance
Program provides supplemental Federal disaster grant assistance to
State, Tribal, and local governments, and certain types of Private
Nonprofit Voluntary Agencies so that communities can respond to and
recover from major disasters or emergencies. The Public Assistance
Program has rules whereby eligible Sub-Applicants may choose to use
eligible, though capped, recovery funds for alternate or improved
projects that may be more beneficial to the Sub-Applicant than what
existed prior to the disaster event. Cedar River floodwaters
completely inundated and severely damaged the Animal Control
Shelter at 1401 Cedar Bend Lane SW in Cedar Rapids. The functional
use of the 31.10 acres, 5,010 square foot facility was compromised
and the facility was permanently closed. The facility, circa 1961,
is owned and maintained by the Sub-Applicant, City of Cedar Rapids
(GPN: 15322-26001-00000). The original facility function was waste
water treatment until converted for animal care and control. Animal
Control Shelter consists of four (4) structures: Main Building
(GPS: 41.96199, -91.57838), Kennel Building (GPS: 41.96170,
-91.57796), Cat Building (GPS: 41.96181, -91.57802), and West (aka
Quarantine) Building (GPS: 41.96186, -91.57893). Main, Cat, and
West buildings were eligible and approved for permanent relocation
by FEMA. Presently a temporary animal shelter is operated at 2109
North Towne Lane NE in Cedar Rapids. Animal Control Shelter
annually cares, controls, and houses 3,000 animals from the cities
of Cedar Rapids and Marion. Temporary shelter is located in an
8,676 square foot industrial warehouse facility (1.33 acres lot) in
a commercial zone. This facility will be utilized until the
permanent shelter is constructed. The purpose of the improved
project is to assist the citizens of Cedar Rapids and Linn County
toward their recovery and return to normalcy from the 2008
flooding. FEMA's Public Assistance Program will contribute eligible
funding toward demolishing and debris removal of the original
damaged facility and constructing a new Animal Control Shelter to
restore and improve the pre-disaster animal care and control
facility functions. Proposed site for the new Animal Control
Shelter is on a vacant parcel (2.5 acres) located on the Kirkwood
Community College (KCC) campus in Cedar Rapids. KCC site (GPS:
41.90611, -91.64722) is located on an unnamed road between 76th
Avenue Drive SW to the south and Tower Road SW to the north. The
site is adjacent to Washington Hall to the west, Mansfield Swine
Education Center to the south, two waste water lagoons to the east,
and vacant / open agricultural lands to the east of proposed site.
The proposed improved project designs all facilities into one (1)
building and increases the original facility footprint from 5,010
square feet to 16,000 square feet (13,800 square feet of usable
space) and would integrate learning opportunities for KCC students
with the addition of new classroom space for campus use. Animal
Control Shelter is not a critical facility by definition; however
it does serve a vital community service for short-term and
long-term animal care and control. Presently the original facility
does not meet minimum flood protection levels to fulfill community
needs during flooding events. The need is to relocate and replace
facilities, equipment, and functions to a new site outside of the
100-year floodplain in order to restore local animal care and
control functions to reduce the facility susceptibility from
repetitive flood damage and ensure animal safety and welfare. If
Animal Control Shelter is not relocated to a new permanent site,
the long-term ability to shelter and care for wayward animals would
be jeopardized.
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