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Grant/Agreement: California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team’s Deployment to Washington Flooding (G12706620)
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00394
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to: 1) execute Amendment M023 to the Assistance Award/Amendment No. EMW-2023-CA-USR-0008 with the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for CA-TF7 US&R deployment to Washington Flooding; 2) accept federal funding for the Amendment in a total amount not to exceed $2,249,000 for the CA-TF7 US&R deployment to Washington Flooding; 3) establish an operating grant for the CA-TF7 US&R deployment to Washington Flooding, grant project (G12706620); and 4) establish revenue and expenditure budgets for the CA-TF7 US&R deployment to Washington Flooding (G12706620) in the operating grant fund (Fund 2702).
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Contact
Contact: Chris Costamagna, Fire Chief, (916) 808-1601, ccostamagna@sfd.cityofsacramento.org, Fire Department
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Assistance Award Amendment M023
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: On December 10, 2025, CA-TF7 US&R Team was activated to assist with the Washington Flooding by the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA). As the sponsoring agency for CA-TF7 Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) program, the City of Sacramento Fire Department is responsible for providing trained personnel to staff positions on federal task force teams and incident support teams, and as a result of this deployment, the City must sign the DHS/FEMA Assistance Award/Amendment contracts (EMW-2023-CA-USR-0008, Amendment M023) in the amount of $2,249,000 in order to receive reimbursement for costs associated with deployment activities.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The recommendations contained in this report are consistent with Resolution 2025-0162, Section 11.3, which requires City Council approval to establish an operating grant when such action is required by the grantor as a condition of funding.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: Ongoing administrative maintenance activities, such as purchases of supplies, equipment, or materials that are not made for purposes of a public construction project, do not constitute a “project” and are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3), 15378(b) (2).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: There are no sustainability considerations applicable to the acceptance of federal funding reimbursing DHS/FEMA-directed activities.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: DHS/FEMA Assistance Award/Amendment contract (EMW-2023-CA-USR-0008, Amendment M023) in the amount of $2,249,000 must be signed and submitted to DHS/FEMA to receive reimbursement for costs associated with the Washington Flooding Deployment.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: As the sponsoring agency, the City of Sacramento incurs costs related to the activation of the CA-TF7 US&R Team, and DHS/FEMA reimburses expenses directly related to these deployment activities. These amendments allow DHS/FEMA to obligate $2,249,000 of federal funds to cover labor and equipment expenses incurred by the City for activities associated with the Washington Flooding. Staff recommends the CA-TF7 US&R Team’s deployment to the Washington Flooding operating grant project (G12706620) be established with revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount of $2,249,000 in the Operating Grant Fund (Fund 2702).
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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