APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 88316 C.M.S .,
WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS AUTHORIZED THE CIT Y
ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FEDERAL
GRANT FUNDS TO COVER FIRE DEPARTMENT SEARCH AND
RESCUE STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT COSTS, BY EXTENDING THE
PERIOD TO RECEIVE THE GRANT THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2024
WHEREAS, the Fire Department is requesting an amendment to the City Council Resolution No. 88316 C.M.S., to extend the period to accept receipt of funds from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2023, to September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the intent of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) grant program, which provides funding for the operation, maintenance, and preparedness of California Task Force Four (CA-TF4), amending the proposed resolution will enable the City to extend the period to accept receipt of funds to August 31, 2024, so CA-TF4 may use those funds for a Medical Team Specialist Training which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, there are twenty-eight (28) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) US&R Task Forces in the United States, with eight (8) in California. The City of Oakland is the Sponsoring Agency for a FEMA US&R Task Force, California Task Force 4 (CA-TF4). The Oakland Fire Department Task Force has agreements with fifteen (15) participating fire agencies from the Bay Area that provide Task Force personnel and support the training and responses of the Oakland Task Force. Federal funds are provided to sponsoring agencies to support a US&R Response System that provides for the coordination, development, and maintenance, of the effort to locate, extricate, and provide immediate medical treatment to victims trapped in collapsed structures, and to conduct other lifesaving operations; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the Federal funding, the State of California supports the eight (8) California US&R Task Forces with funding through the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) or State of California identified training center that facilitates Mobilization Exercises and conducts other pertinent trainings, in preparation for response to disasters such as earthquakes, wildfires, flooding, and terrorist attacks; and
2 WHEREAS, the cumulative FY 2020 FEMA US&R grant award allocation award is not to exceed one million, three hundred fourteen thousand, five hundred and forty-nine dollars ($1,314,549) and the period to accept the grant funds is September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2023; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That Resolution No. 88316 C.M.S. is amended to authorize the City Administrator to accept receipt of the grant funds from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2024; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That all agreements issued hereunder shall be reviewed and approved by the office of the City Attorney for form and legality and copies shall be placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, 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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