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AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-1415-37: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL 2013 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RELIEF (CDBG-DR-13) GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,300 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS TO THE CDBG-DR REVENUE ACCOUNT TO BE APPROPRIATED TO CDBG-DR ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT.
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BACKGROUND: In 2013 the United States Congress passed legislation that funded disaster relief through a separate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) fund specifically for areas that were impacted by the May 2013 tornadoes in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce (ODOC) was assigned the task of writing a plan for use of the funds and for making recommendations on funding allocations in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development.
ODOC then began contacting eligible entities, requesting proposed use of funds. The City of Norman was one of the eligible entities, and a proposal was submitted and approved with contract approval on September 9, 2014 in the amount of $550,000.
DISCUSSION: The City of Norman contract was to repair two public roadways that sustained damage associated with the cleanup efforts following the tornado event and did not include administration funding, only capital funding for materials. Both selected roads were primary routes for the debris removal and heavily impacted by the frequent large trucks utilizing the roads, and are also primary routes to two schools - Lakeview and Little Axe. The projects were as follows.
108th Avenue NE from Rock Creek Road to Franklin Road [$220,000]
Two (2) miles of paving with base repairs to severely failed areas
168th Avenue NE from Rock Creek Road to Indian Hills Road [$330,000]
Three (3) miles of paving with base repairs to severely failed areas
The projects have been ...
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