Report Prepared by: Derek Parker, Fire Chief, Fire Department
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SUBJECT: Approval and Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of Merced and the City of Atwater for Regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Authorization for the Fire Department to Submit a Regional Grant Application to the Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2022 AFG Program to Fund Replacement of End-of-Life Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), and Authorization for the Fire Department to Submit a Second Grant Application to FEMA Fiscal Year 2022 AFG for Advanced Life Support Equipment for the Merced Fire Department
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving and executing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Merced and the City of Atwater for Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Regional Grant. Provides authority to the Fire Department to submit a regional grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2022 AFG Program to fund replacement of an end-of-life Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus. Project cost will not exceed $2,000,000 per FEMA based upon the populations of Merced and Atwater combined. FEMA would be providing 90% of the project cost and the Regional Grant participants providing the 10% local match.
In addition, the Fire Department is requesting authority to submit a second grant application to the FEMA Fiscal Year 2022 AFG Program to fund the purchase of Advanced Life Support (ALS) electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors. Project cost not to exceed $1,000,000 where FEMA would be providing 90% of the project cost and the City of Merced providing the 10% local match.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Authorizing City Manager or Deputy City Manager to execute the MOU between City of Merced and City of Atwater for submission of Regional AFG Grant Project; and,
B. Authorizing the submittal of a regional grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA...
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