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Appendix A - St~ite/Federa~/L~cal program~ A!isistance and Funding Ol)portunities A variety of local, state, federal, and private agencies can provide assistance to a community in planning and implementing a flood mitigation prowam. Some agencies provide advice and guidance, S011e can help find the program, and some provide both t"chnical and financial assistance. A.1 Local and Private Agenc:ies A.1.1 International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) Colorado Chapter Types of Assistance: Provide assessments for disas- ter locations, and advice, development and improve- ment for building codes Eligibility: Benefactors of building code irlformation Colorado Chapter leBO 950 South Birch Street Glendale, CO 80246 =-s39-3601 Fax 303-759-U561 A.1.2 Colorado Association of St,mnwater and Floodplain Managers Types of Assistance: Provide assessments for disas- ter locations, and advice, development and improve- ment for floodplain and stormwater management Eligibility: All Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers P,O, Box 22673 Denver, CO 80222-0673 clo Susan Hayes (City of Fort Collins) 970-221-6S89 Fax970-221-6239 Other Local Governments Other local governments are often agre"able to coop- erative efforts where a flood mitigation project call further their objectives, In addition to their primary concerns, river conservancy districts ,and drainage districts can construct drainage or f10cd control im- provements, School districts initiate cooperative edu- cation and public information programs. Counties, cities, towns and fire districts often ent"r into mutual aid agreements to support each other during emergen- cies, These agreements can inciude loaning building officials and other staff to help with heavy workloads during recovery, Appendix A ' 1 --..-.--- A.1.:l Urban Orainage and Flood Control District (UFOCO) Type" of Assistance: The Urban Drainage, and Flood Control District was established by the Colorado legiS- lature In 1969, for the purpose of assisting local governments in the Denver metropolitan area with multi-jurisdictional drainage and flood control prob- lems. The District covers an area of 1608 square miles and includes Denver, parts of the 5 surrounding coun- ties, and all or parts of 33 incorporated cit,es and towns. There are about 1600 miles of "major drainage- ways" which are defined as draining at least 1000 acms, The present population of the District is approxi- mately two million people, The District can help by documenting flood levels and the~ effectiveness of in-place structures. It can review or help prepare flood protection plans, master drainage plans, and flood control project designs The UDFCD has emergency contingency funcls that may be available for certain activities. For example. a recent project with the City of Arvada included the acqUisition of approximately 100 mobile homes lo- cated in the Ralston Creek floodplain, The mobile homes have all been relocated and the floodplain and creel< will be restored. Eligibility: Participating communities in the UFDCD Urban Drainage and Flood Control District 2480 West 26th Avenue, Suite 156 B Denver, ,~O 80211 ~6277 Fax 303-455-7880 http://www,udfcd,org A.1.4 City (If Fort Collins Stormwater Utility TJfPes of Assi"rance: The Utility can help by docu- menting flood levels and the effectiveness of in-place structures, It can review or help prepare llood protec- ti,m plans, master drainage plans, and flood control project designs, The Utility has emergency contin- gency funds that may be available for certain activi- ties, Eligibility: City of Fort Collins City of Fort Collins stonnwater utility 235 Mathews P,O, Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-a580 303-573-0444 Fax 970-221-6239