APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO: (1)
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY’S FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY (FEMA) TO ACCEPT FISCAL YEAR 2025 ASSISTANCE TO
FIREFIGHTERS GRANT (AFG) FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF EIGHT
HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($875,000) DOLLARS; (2)
APPROPRIATE AND ADMINISTER SAID FUNDS FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE DIESEL EXHAUST CAPTURING
SYSTEMS IN 25 FIRE STATIONS; (3) EXPEND ASSISTANCE TO
FIREFIGHTER FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF
OAKLAND’S PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS AND
PROGRAMS/POLICIES; AND (4) ALLOCATING MATCHING FUNDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($87,500)
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program allocates funding to public safety agencies to improve firefighters and community well-being; and
WHEREAS, FEMA/AFG has provided the Oakland Fire Department (OFD) with grant funds throughout the years and OFD relies on federal grant funds to fund projects and programs that supplement the City of Oakland’s budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to encourage the offering of grants from FEMA/AFG and to facilitate the timely acceptance and use of such grants in support of the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) section 2.07.020, all grant awards made from money or funds donated, given or granted to the city from any public or private source shall be approved by the City Council regardless of the amount of grant award; and
WHEREAS, OFD is seeking authority to accept a FEMA/AFG grant not to exceed $875,000; and
2 WHEREAS, as a condition of this grant, the City of Oakland is required to contribute - Federal funds equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Federal funds awarded, or eightyseven thousand five hundred dollars ($875,00.00), for a total approved budget of $962,500.00, and matching funds shall be drawn from the Department's current General Funds (Fund 1010); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to enter into a grant agreement to accept the Fiscal Year 2025 Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program (FY 2025 AFG) funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency in the amount of eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($875,000); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to appropriate this funding received from FEMA/AFG into the Oakland Fire Department FEMA Grant Fund Budget 2124, Support Services Organization (20816), Miscellaneous Federal Grants Revenue Account (46129), 2025 AFG Grant Project (TBD), and Emergency Response Support Services Program (PS26); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to administer and expend the FEMA/AFG funds in accordance with the City of Oakland’s Purchasing Requirements for the installation of vehicle diesel exhaust capturing systems in twenty-five fire stations; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to use general funds for grant matching requirements in the amount of eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($87,500); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to complete all required negotiations, documentation, and amendments required to accept the grant, consistent with the purpose of this Resolution.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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