Title:
Title
Grant/Agreement: California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team’s Tropical Storm Barry (G12703900)
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FileID
File ID: 2020-01516
Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee to: 1) execute Assistance Award/Amendment No. EMW-2018-CA-USR-0008 with the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for CA-TF7 US&R Team Tropical Storm Barry Deployment; 2) accept federal funding in a total amount not to exceed $30,800 for the CA-TF7 US&R Team Tropical Storm Barry Deployment; 3) establish an operating grant for the CA-TF7 US&R Team Tropical Storm Barry Deployment grant project (G12703900); and 4) establish revenue and expenditure budgets for the CA-TF7 US&R Team Tropical Storm Barry Deployment (G12703900).
FileName
Contact: Chad Augustin, Deputy Fire Chief, (916) 808-1608; Allison Narramore, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-8065, Fire Department
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Assistance Award/Amendment
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On July 16, 2019, a California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7) Blue Incident Support Team (IST) representative were activated 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-2018-CA-USR-0008) in the amount of $30,800, to receive reimbursement for costs associated with deployment activities.
Policy Considerations: Acceptance of the federal US&R funding is consistent with City Council action relative to state and federal grant awards.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: Ongoing administrative maintenance activities, such as purchases of supplies, equipment or materials which 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).
Sustainability: There are no sustainability considerations applicable to the acceptance of federal funding reimbursing DHS/FEMA directed activities.
Commission/Committee Action: Not Applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: DHS/FEMA Assistance Award/Amendment contract (EMW-2018-CA-USR-0008) in the amount of $30,800, must be signed and submitted to DHS/FEMA to receive reimbursement for costs associated with the Tropical Storm Barry.
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. This amendment allows DHS/FEMA to obligate $30,800 of federal funds (Fund 2702) to cover labor and equipment expenses incurred by the City for activities associated with the Tropical Storm Barry. Staff recommends the CA-TF7 US&R Team Tropical Storm Barry operating grant project (G12703900) be established with revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount $30,800.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not Applicable.