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CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Justin J. Martin, Assistant City Manager
May 6, 2025
Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-1499, Designating the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and Finance Director to be the Authorized Agents to Execute for and on Behalf of the City of Laguna Niguel for Federal Financial Assistance Provided by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-1499, designating the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and Finance Director to be the Authorized Agents to execute for and on behalf of the City of Laguna Niguel for Federal Financial Assistance provided by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
BACKGROUND
The Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), regularly offers emergency preparedness grant programs and administers disaster relief reimbursements available to United States' territories, states, counties, and cities following major disasters. To be eligible for these federal funds, a local agency's governing body must adopt a Governing Body Resolution (Attachment A) that designates specific City staff members as authorized agents to complete grant applications and execute documents related to reimbursement requests. This resolution must be renewed every three years and applies to both performance grants and applications for financial disaster relief.
ANALYSIS
City staff actively apply to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and FEMA for various emergency management-related grants. All grant applications submitted to Cal OES or FEMA require the City to provide a current Governing Body Resolution designating authorized agents to act on behalf of the City.
By approving and adopting the attached Governing Body Resolution, the City Council will authorize the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and Finance Director to execute applications and related documents for federal financial assistance programs, such as
the Fire Mitigation Assistance Grant, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, and Emergency Management Performance Grant, for the next three grant cycles.
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED
The City Council could choose not to adopt Resolution No. 2025-1499. This action is not recommended as it would limit the City's ability to pursue and secure federal and state grant funding opportunities
FISCAL REVIEW
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
LEGAL REVIEW
No legal review required for this item.
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-1499, designating the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and Finance Director to be the Authorized Agents to execute for and on behalf of the City of Laguna Niguel for Federal Financial Assistance provided by the California Governor 's Office of Emergency Services. ~<Jaw- ~
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Attachment:
A. Resolution No. 2025-1499
ATTACHMENT A
Resolution No. 2025-1499
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-1499
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL
DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND FINANCE
DIRECTOR AS AUTHORIZED AGENTS TO EXECUTE AND ADMINISTER
APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
WHEREAS , the City of Laguna Niguel may, from time to time, participate in federal financial assistance programs provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and subawarded through the State of California; and
WHEREAS , federal financial assistance programs may include existing or future grant programs, including, but not limited to any of the following:
a) Federally declared Disaster (DR), Fire Mitigation Assistance Grant (FMAG), California State Only Disaster (CDAA), Immediate Services Program (ISP), Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC), Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program (LPDM), under Public Law 93-288 as amended by Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, and/or state financial assistance under the California Disaster Assistance Act;
b) Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA), under Section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968;
c) National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) 42 U.S. Code 7704 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, and also the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Div. F, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-141;
d) California Early Earthquake Warning (CEEW) under CA Gov Code - Gov, Title 2, Div. 1, Chapter 7, Article 5, Sections 8587.8, 8587.12; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , the City Council of the City of Laguna Niguel designates the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and Finance Director as authorized agents to execute for and on behalf of the City of Laguna Niguel, a municipal corporation established under the laws of the State of California, to provide to the Governor's Office of Emergency Services for all matters pertaining to such state disaster assistance the assurances and agreements required. This is a universal resolution and is effective for all open and future disasters/grants declared up to three (3) years following the date of approval.
Resolution No. 2025-1499 Page2
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of May, 2025.
Ray Gennawey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Marissa J. Asistin, City Clerk