APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZI NG THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO: (1)
ENTER INTO A GRANT A GREEMENT WITH THE FE DERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) TO ACCEPT FISCAL
YEAR 2021 STAFFING F OR ADEQUATE FIRE EME RGENCY
RESPONSE (SAFER) GRA NT FUNDS IN THE AMOU NT OF TWENTY -
SEVEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO THOUSAND AND
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY -FIVE DOLLARS ($27,392, 155.00); (2) ACCEPT, APPROPRIATE, AND ADM INISTER SAID SAFER F UNDS; AND (3) EXPEND FUNDS TO HIRE UP TO THIRTY FIVE ( 35) FIREFIGHTERS
AND/OR FIREFIGHTER P ARAMEDICS FOR THE GR ANT
PERFORMANCE PERIOD O F OCTO BER 23, 2023 TO OCTO BER 22, 2026, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S HIRING POLICIES
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant funding program was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help increase the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the SAFER grant program is to enhance local fire departments' ability to comply with staffing, response, and operational standards established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The SAFER grant program provides funding for the salary and benefits of firefighters in eligible agencies with staffing needs; and
WHEREAS, in March of 2022, the Oakland Fire Department (OFD) applied for and was awarded on April 26, 2023, a SAFER grant in the amount of Twenty-Seven Million, Three Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand and One Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars ($27,392,155.00); and
WHEREAS, in contrast to previous SAFER grant awards, the City of Oakland is not required to contribute a local cost match to accept this federal funding; and
WHEREAS, the total approved project cost is equal to the total amount awarded, ($27,392,155.00; and
WHEREAS, adequate staffing in the Fire Department's Field Operations Bureau is essential to the City's ability to provide effective emergency response services to the residents of
2 Oakland and will allow the hiring of up to thirty-five (35) Firefighters and/or Firefighter Paramedics; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or her designee is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to accept Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response (SAFER) grant funds in the amount of Twenty-Seven Million, Three Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand And One Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars ($27,392,155.00); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or her designee is authorized to accept, appropriate, and administer SAFER grant funds; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or her designee is authorized to expend said SAFER grant funds to hire and fund up to thirty-five (35) Firefighters and/or Firefighter Paramedics for the Oakland Fire Department during the designated performance period from October 23, 2023, to October 22, 2026, unless otherwise extended by grantor, in accordance with the City's hiring policies; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That these SAFER funds shall be deposited into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fund (2124), Field Operations Bureau, Organization (20411), Fire Suppression Program (PS 17) various accounts according to the grant award agreement (all personnel); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or her designee is authorized to complete all required negotiations, certifications, assurances, and documentation required to accept, modify, extend and/or amend this agreement; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Attorney shall review and approve said agreement as to form and legality and copies of said agreement shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, JENKINS, RAMACHANDRAN, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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