Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: ERIC LEVITT, CITY MANAGER
PREPARED BY: ADAM LOESER, FIRE CHIEF
KRISTI HOFSTETTER BATISTE, EMERGENCY MANAGER
SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2022 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT
SUMMARY
Accept and appropriate $138,488.95 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) grant funds to replace source capture exhaust system at Fire Stations 1, 3 and 6. Source capture exhaust systems capture exhaust from fire apparatus while inside a fire station preventing fire personnel from inhaling the exhaust.
RECOMMENDATION
Ratify Federal Emergency Management Agency, Assistance to Firefighters Grant application.
Accept $138,488.95 grant award and appropriate receipt and use in the Grant Fund (Fund 32).
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer all documents related to the grant.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager recommends approval.
BUDGET POLICY PRIORITY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Budget Policy Priority Statements:
Public Safety
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Fire Department would contribute $13,848.90 in cumulative non-federal commitment matching funds for the AFG required 10% match. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Adopted Budget has sufficient funds available for the matching contribution. The City would appropriate the $138,488.95 grant award in the Grant Fund (Fund 32).
DISCUSSION
The Fire Department will replace three Source Capture Exhaust Extraction Systems (SCES) at Fire Stations 1, 3 and 6. The existing systems are no longer safe to operate and beyond their useful life. An SCES system captures exhaust gases from a vehicle via a device attached to the vehicles exhaust pipe and releases the gases through a conduit device to the exterior of the building, preventing any on-site firefighters, personnel or members of the public from inhaling exhaust. The SCES system is a high priority item under the modifications to the Utilities Section.
The City submitted the grant application prior to the due date and received award pending an Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) review, submitted on July 31, 2023. FEMA requires the EHP to modify structures. FEMA awarded the grant effective August 11, 2023. The SCES System costs $152,337.85. The grant award provides $138,488.95 and the Fire Department would commit $13,848.90.
Grant funding only applies to the Source Capture Exhaust Systems at Fire Stations 1, 3 and 6. Staff may not purchase any other modifications or equipment using the grant funds.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Obligating Document
Attachment 2 – Award Letter
Attachment 3 – Scope of Work
FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant
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