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: 2020-00739
Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to: a) sign and submit documentation to apply 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 & Rescue (US&R) Team, and b) accept federal funds and/or equipment in the amount awarded for CA-TF7 US&R; 2) establishing the CA-TF7 US&R Operating Grant Project (G12502000); 3) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to establish revenue and expenditure budgets in G12502000 in an amount up to $1,222,631 or the final grant award amount in the Operating Grant Fund (Fund 2702); and 4) accepting all eligible CA-TF7 US&R grant-related expenditures beginning September 1, 2020.
FileName
Contact: Chad Augustin, Deputy Fire Chief, (916) 808-1603; Allison Narramore, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-8065, 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 (FY) 2021 (Federal FY is October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021), with an anticipated performance period of 36 months, and accept any funds and/or equipment awarded to CA-TF7. Per FEMA, the ...
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