HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03 - Assistance to Firefighters Grant Award (AFG) from FEMARESOLUTION NO. 2022-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE APPLICATION FOR A GRANT AWARD FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS), FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS
GRANT (AFG) PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER
DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL GRANT DOCUMENTS, AND ACCEPT AND
ADMINISTER THE GRANT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY FINDS,
DETERMINES, AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) has established grant programs to focus on enhancing the
safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire -related hazards; and
WHEREAS, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program provides financial
assistance directly to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical service
organizations, and State Fire Training Academies for critical training and equipment; and
WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa Fire and Rescue Department submitted a grant
application for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 AFG Program for the purchase of personal
protective equipment (PPE) and equipment; and
WHEREAS, FEMA has awarded the City an AFG Program grant in the amount of
$664,194.33 for the purchase of Self -Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBAs),
equipment and radios; and
WHEREAS, the FEMA AFG Program requires the City to contribute at least 10%
of the amount awarded, or $66,419.43, in non-federal funds; and
WHEREAS, the FEMA AFG Program approved budget equals $730,613.76; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the City Manager or her designee
to execute all grant documents and accept and administer the grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa that:
Section 1. The City Council hereby ratifies the application for a FY 2020 AFG
Program grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
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Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager or her designee
to execute all grant documents, including, but not limited to, the grant agreement, accept
and administer the grant, and take all steps necessary to implement this authorization
and AFG Program requirements.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of January, 2022.
ATTEST:
Brenda Green, Itity Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kimberly Mall Barlow, City Attorney
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 2022-03 and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 181h day of January, 2022, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CHAVEZ, GAMEROS, HARLAN, HARPER, REYNOLDS,
MARR, AND STEPHENS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 19th day of January, 2022.
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Brenda Green, ity Clerk
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