HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2017-42 RESOLUTION 2017 -42
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY PERTAINING TO
ACCEPTANCE OF A STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANT AWARD FROM THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awards federal
grant funds to local fire agencies, to fund adequate staffing of firefighters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City was awarded a FEMA Staffing for Adequate
Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant of $1,393,193 for six firefighter /
paramedics, in the form of a reimbursable grant; and
WHEREAS, the awarded SAFER grant positions of six new and thirty-four existing
firefighters must be maintained during a three-year period of performance and the six new
firefighters must be assigned to fire apparatus for not less than fifty-percentage of the
time during fiscal years 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/20, and 2020/21; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City is committed to the total share costs of
$866,041, outlined in the FEMA SAFER grant award, and supporting costs of$890,499;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT Approval to accept the federal fiscal year 2016/17 SAFER grant
award from FEMA is hereby granted; and
2. THAT City Manager Charles McClendon is the appointed agent for the City
of Cathedral City, to conduct all acceptance and implementation arrangements and to
execute and submit all documents and any other necessary or desirable instruments in-
connection-with the grant.
3. THAT the City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution and
shall cause the same to be processed in the manner required by law.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 13th day of September, 2017
tanley E. Henry, M r
ATTEST:
ary F: I owell, City.Ele
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Eric Vail, City Atto ney
I, GARY F. HOWELL, CITY CLERK of the City of Cathedral City, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 13th day of September, 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: 5 - Council Members Aguilar, Carnevale and Kaplan; Mayor
Pro Tem Pettis and Mayor Henry
NOES: p
ABSENT: o
ABSTAIN: q
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LGary F well, City_ erk
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