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City Council Meeting Minutes February 1, 2022 Page 10 of 12 DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — PRIVATE PROPERTY DEBRIS REMOVAL EXPENDITURES UPDATE City Manager Durbin shared that Boulder County, Superior, and Louisville are working to coordinate a debris removal program and that staff is working to put together an application to FEMA for funding for the program. Preliminary costs are estimated to be in the range of $75,000 per lot, or about $42-43 million total. The goal is to clear the lots quickly so our residents can move back into the city as soon as possible. We hope to have a response from FEMA in a couple of weeks. When the County hires a contractor to do this removal, the City won't be issuing demo permits for those properties. We respect that some homeowners want to do this on their own but this program will help us move as quickly as possible on the rest of the lots. Public Comments - None Mayor Pro Tem Maloney asked if the funding includes foundation removal. City Manager Durbin responded it does as well as soil testing, but not driveways and sidewalks. Mayor Pro Tem Maloney stated he hopes for 100% funding from FEMA for this and that it will help move things along quickly. Mayor Stolzmann thanked staff for their work and pushing the urgency on this as it is a substantial cost and risk on a fiscal level, but there is also a very big reward. RESOLUTION NO. 4, SERIES 2022 — A RESOLUTION WAIVING BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY THE MARSHALL FIRE Motion: Councilmember Brown moved to approve Resolution No. 4; seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Maloney. Public Comments Christian Dino, 967 Eldorado Lane, expressed concern about the time limit mentioned for the no cost demo permit. He asked that no cost permits be available for those that have opted in to the coordinated debris removal but decide to opt out later if the program isn't being handled in a timely fashion. Jim asked if the coordinated debris removal includes retaining walls. If there is something left behind that needs to be removed by him, like the driveway, he would be required to remove that and would like to have the no cost demo permit for that work. He asked for an extend deadline. Mayor Stolzmann stated she was open to language amending the language to address the concerns of future unknowns, but Council can also extend this on June 30 if needed.