Title:
Title
Grant Application: Annual Federal Funds for California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7), Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team
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FileID
File ID: 2018-01455
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Resolution: 1) authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager's designee, the Fire Chief, to apply, sign, and submit documentation for annual federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7), Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team; 2) accepting federal funds and/or equipment in the amount awarded; 3) establishing an operating grant for CA-TF7 US&R (G12501800) including revenue and expenditure budgets for the amount of the grant award; and 4) accepting all eligible, grant related expenditures to the CA-TF7 US&R Grant (G12501800) beginning October 1, 2018.
Contact: Scott Williams, Assistant Chief, (916) 808-1608; Carol Renix, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-1355, Fire Department
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The City of Sacramento is the sponsoring agency for the California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team. Each year the City applies for annual federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the operation of CA-TF7. This report is recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, the Fire Chief, to apply, sign and submit documentation for annual federal funding for Federal Fiscal year 2019 (Federal Fiscal year is October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019), with an anticipated performance period of 36 months and accept any funds and/or equipment awarded to CA-TF7. Per FEMA the amount of funding per award, subject to availability, is estimated to be $1,193,990.00.
Policy Considerations: Application for, and acceptance of the f...
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