Title
Grant/Agreement: California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team’s Tropical Cyclone Helene (G12706200)
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FileID
File ID: 2024-01986
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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 M013 to Assistance Award/Amendment No. EMW-2023-CA-USR-0008 with the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for CA-TF7 US&R Team Tropical Cyclone Helene Deployment; 2) accept federal funding for the Amendment in a total amount of up to $24,500 for the CA-TF7 US&R Team Tropical Cyclone Helene Deployment; 3) establish an operating grant for the CA-TF7 US&R Tropical Cyclone Helene Deployment grant project (G12706200); and 4) establish revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount of $24,500 for the CA-TF7 US&R Team Tropical Cyclone Helene Deployment (G12706200) 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 M013
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Starting on September 24, 2024, California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7) Blue Incident Support Team (IST) representatives, Red IST representatives, and Task Force single resources were activated by the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) for deployment to Tropical Cyclone Helene. 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 contract (EMW-2023-CA-USR-0008, Amendment M013) in the amount of $24,500 to receive reimbursement for costs associated with deployment activities.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Acceptance of the federal US&R funding is consistent with City Council action relative to state and federal grant awards.
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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: The DHS/FEMA Assistance Award/Amendment contract (EMW-2023-CA-USR-0008, Amendment M013) in the amount of $24,500 must be signed and submitted to DHS/FEMA to receive reimbursement for costs associated with the Tropical Cyclone Helene Deployment.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: As the sponsoring agency, the City of Sacramento incurs costs related to activating the CA-TF7 US&R Team; and DHS/FEMA reimburses expenses directly related to these deployment activities. This amendment allows DHS/FEMA to obligate $24,500 of federal funds to cover labor expenses incurred by the City for activities associated with the Tropical Cyclone Helene Deployment. Staff recommends that the CA-TF7 US&R Team Tropical Cyclone Helene operating grant project (G12706200) be established with revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount up to $24,500 in the Operating Grant Fund (Fund 2702).
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not Applicable.
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