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Council Agenda: 6-23-26
Item No.: 2.15
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
REVISED – Administrative changes made since original posting on 6/11/2026.
RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR A 2025
GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY / DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY FOR FUNDING TO HELP SUPPORT THE
OPENING OF FIRE STATION 32
WHEREAS, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (“SAFER”) grant program is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland Security (“FEMA/DHS”); and
WHEREAS, the goal of the SAFER grants is to assist with staffing and deployment capabilities to enable fire departments to res pond to emergencies whenever they occur; and
WHEREAS, Measure T, passed by voters in No vember 2018, enabled construction of three new fire stations including the City of San José’s (“City”) Fire Station 32; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 SAFER grant will help support the activation of an engine company at Fire Station 32 beginning in June 2027; and
WHEREAS, the application for the 2025 SAFER gr ant was open from May 19, 2026 through June 22, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department applied for 2025 SAFER funding to add 7.0 new Firefighter positions, to activate Fire Station 32’s engine company to serve the community in City Council District 7 and the surrounding area; and
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Council Agenda: 6-23-26
Item No.: 2.15
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
REVISED – Administrative changes made since original posting on 6/11/2026.
WHEREAS, as part of the City Council’s approval of the Mayor’s June Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the City Council directed the Fire Department to apply for 2025 SAFER funding to support the hiring of new fi refighter positions necessary to open and permanently staff Fire Station 32;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CO UNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
The City Manager or their designee is retroactively authorized to apply for the partial funding of the salaries and benef its for 7.0 Firefighter positi ons for a three-year period through the FEMA/DHS 2025 SAFER grant program, helping to support the activation of an engine company at Fire Station 32 beginning in June 2027.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, MMC
Cit
y Clerk