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Grant/Agreement: California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Invest 94L/Tropical Cyclone Imelda (G12706610)
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00006
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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 M022 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 Invest 94L/Tropical Cyclone Imelda Deployment; 2) accept federal funding for the Amendment in the amount of $28,000 for the CA-TF7 US&R Invest 94L/Tropical Cyclone Imelda Deployment; 3) establish an operating grant project for the CA-TF7 US&R Invest 94L/Tropical Cyclone Imelda Deployment grant project (G12706610); and 4) establish revenue and expenditure budgets for the CA-TF7 US&R Invest 94L/Tropical Cyclone Imelda Deployment (G12706610) 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 M022
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: On September 28, 2025, CA-TF7 US&R Task Force (Other) representatives were activated by the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA). As the sponsoring agency for CA-TF7 US&R program, the 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 M022) in the amount of $28,000 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: The proposed activity is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). The activity is an organizational or administrative activity of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is not subject to CEQA. CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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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 M022) in the amount of $28,000 must be signed and submitted to DHS/FEMA to receive reimbursement for costs associated with the Invest 94L/Tropical Cyclone Imelda.
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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 Task Force, and DHS/FEMA reimburses expenses directly related to these deployment activities. These amendments allow DHS/FEMA to obligate $28,000 of federal funds to cover labor and equipment expenses incurred by the City for activities associated with Invest 94L/Tropical Cyclone Imelda. Staff recommends the CA-TF7 US&R Task Force, Invest 94L/Tropical Cyclone Imelda operating grant project (G12706610) be established with revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount $28,000 in the Operating Grant Fund (Fund 2702).
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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