RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALINAS FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT A FY 2025 FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY GRANT APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL INSPECTION PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant Program to support community risk reduction, fire prevention activities, and initiatives that improve public and firefighter safety, and the grant program provides an opportunity to secure federal funding for personnel, training, equipment, and administrative resources necessary to establish a comprehensive Commercial Inspection Program; and WHEREAS, current Fire Prevention Bureau staffing is primarily dedicated to state-mandated inspections and permitting activities, limiting the Department’s ability to conduct comprehensive annual commercial inspections; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas desires to apply for up to $1,500,000 in grant funding which has a local match requirement of not less than five percent (5%) of the total grant award amount, to establish a Commercial Inspection Program ; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the Fire Chief, or designee, to prepare and submit an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the FY 2025 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the establishment of a Commercial Inspection Program.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of June, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Soratos, City Clerk
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