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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 22, 2016 <br />complete a damage assessment. We have to make contact with every property that has been <br />reported to us and do a damage assessment. Then all that data is collected and forwarded onto the <br />Department of Homeland Security in Indianapolis. At that point the governor will make the <br />decision whether to forward it onto FEMA for a presidential declaration. There are thresholds <br />attached to each plateau of assistance from the government. In order to get a presidential <br />declaration, the first hurdle is to demonstrate $11.2 million dollars in public assistance damage. <br />That is infrastructure, roads, sewer systems and those type of systems in the entire state. During <br />this storm we were one of the only affected areas so unfortunately we will most likely not meet <br />that threshold. However, we will still make the FEMA application. Ironically, getting a refusal <br />from FEMA will open several other doors for us and other opportunities to seek out aid. <br />Mr. Antonucci stated the Department of Homeland Security has been with us since Tuesday <br />morning right after the storm. They have been with us through every step of the early recovery <br />process. The other threshold that we are trying to meet right now is IA or Individual Assistance. <br />We would have to identify several hundred homes being totally destroyed. Right now we are <br />competing with Louisiana which is experiencing flooding at a larger scale over a larger area than <br />we did. Many of the aid agencies are focusing on Louisiana which they probably should be. <br />FEMA is a catastrophic event service which is the spirit of the creation of the agency to go to <br />truly catastrophic areas. <br />Mr. Antonucci stated tomorrow, August 23rd, they will be setting up their Housing Assistance <br />Plan and Office. We will begin to take this information we have gathered and set up individual <br />cases so that we can process them possibly through a Small Business Administration federally <br />insured loan program. That will allow people to roll their present and existing mortgages into a <br />very low interest loan. That will hopefully be a good program for our community. <br />We held a meeting with Senator Donnelly this past Sunday morning and did ask him to search <br />out any possible aid that could be sent to South Bend and St. Joseph County. We have two (2) <br />faith based organizations that are assisting with the removal of debris and damaged materials <br />inside the homes. The governor released twenty (20) volunteers from the Department of <br />Corrections to assist us in debris removal. The City has been vigilant having additional pickups <br />throughout the week to help people remove those materials. The debris removal is a concern <br />because the quicker we can do that, a mosquito outbreak is less likely and the spread of mold <br />within homes is less likely. Mr. Antonucci stated he is glad to answer any questions the Council <br />may have. <br />Councilmember Regina Williams- Preston asked if there was any programming for people who <br />were renters and lost a lot of their belongings. <br />Mr. Antonucci responded absolutely, we have a service center set up through the Red Cross on <br />Jefferson Street. There are several different forms of aid they are providing for people. <br />Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked Mr. Antonucci who the two (2) faith based organizations <br />are. <br />Mr. Antonucci responded it is the Southern Baptist Ministries and the Christian Aid Ministries. <br />Also Team Rubicon, which is a veteran's organization, will be here on Thursday. <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis asked Mr. Antonucci how a faith based group could connect with <br />him if they wanted to help. <br />Mr. Antonucci responded everything is funneling through the Emergency Management Agency. <br />We've continued to try to get our number, 235 -9378, out to the community. The Salvation Army <br />is currently helping us coordinate all volunteer organizations and anyone who wants to help <br />could contact them. We will gladly accept any help. <br />Councilmember Karen White thanked Mr. Antonucci and all the volunteers who have responded <br />to the community's need at this time. <br />Mr. Antonucci responded that this recovery is going to come from within and not from without <br />and the community will need to step up and help our neighbors and then we will get through this. <br />0j <br />
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