REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Accept the 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program COVID-19 Supplemental Award in the amount of $27,036 and Approve the Related Budget Amendment Including the Required 10% Matching Funds [Council Pillar: Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure]
Report
BACKGROUND
The Fire Department has received a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program COVID-19 Supplemental award in the amount of $27,036 to supplement the cost of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) for department personnel. This grant requires the City to provide a ten percent funding match and staff is recommending an appropriation of $2,703 from the General Fund to meet this requirement.
DISCUSSION
The Fire Department has purchased COVID-19 related PPE to protect department personnel from contracting the virus when responding to medical calls. This PPE includes gloves, respirators, face masks, gowns, and goggles. Grant funds awarded will be used to reimburse for the purchase of these COVID-19 items for the period of performance (August 6, 2020 to August 5, 2021) noted in the Award Packet, as well as purchases from January 2020 to current, as specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) grant documentation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
Staff is recommending a budget amendment to appropriate the grant funds in the amount of $27,036 and the required ten percent City match in the amount of $2,703 from the General Fund. These funds will be used to purchase the PPE needed to respond to medical calls during this COVID-19 crisis. AFG is a reimbursement g...
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