TO: Mayor and Council Members
Marlene Best, City Manager
Shawn Hagerty, City Attorney
FROM: James Jeffries, Interim City Clerk
DATE: September 25, 2024
SUBJ: UPDATED COUNCIL MEETING MATERIALS – SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 CONSENT CALENDAR:
(8) Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding Between the San Diego Regional Fire Foundation and the City of Santee in Collaboration with the Central Zone Fire Agencies for the Central Zone Radio Grant. (Fire – Matsushita) The attached Council Agenda Statement replaces the one original provided with the Agenda Packet. Staff found a typographical error in the Item Title noting a Resolution.
The Item does not require/include a Resolution, and such reference has been removed.
MEETING DATE September 25, 2024
DIRECTOR/DEPARTMENT Justin Matsushita, Fire
SUMMARY
The San Diego Regional Fire Foundation (Fire Foundation) has approved a grant for radio acquisition for the following Central Zone fire agencies - Alpine Fire Protection District (Alpine), Barona Tribal Fire Department (Barona), Bonita/Sunnyside Fire Protection District (Bonita), Heartland Fire Rescue Department (Heartland), Lakeside Fire Protection District (Lakeside), San Miguel Fire Protection District (San Miguel), City of Santee Fire Department (Santee), and Sycuan Tribal Fire Department (Sycuan). The Fire Foundation will provide $393,876 (90%) in funds, and the Central Zone Fire agencies have committed a combined $43,764 (10%) in grant matching funds.
Alpine has agreed to act as the coordinating agency on behalf of the Central Zone.
Coordinating agency responsibilities include: determining the type and number of radios needed; acquiring all radios; distribution of all radios; and collection of cost match funds (10%) from each participating agency.
The City of Santee will receive a total of 31 radios through the participation in this grant. The City of Santee will execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Fire Foundation regarding the general conditions required to complete the radio purchase.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The total Fire Foundation grant amount allocated for Santee’s radio purchase is $66,374 ($59,737 [90%] Fire Foundation funds and $6,637 [10%] Santee matching funds). Alpine will pay for the radios on behalf of Santee, and Santee will reimburse Alpine $6,637 which is included in the FY 24/25 operating budget.
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW ☐ N/A • ☒ Completed
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU between the Fire Foundation on behalf of the City of Santee.
ATTACHMENT
MOU
Central Zone Radios Distribution List
ITEM TITLE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL FIRE FOUNDATION
AND THE CITY OF SANTEE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTRAL ZONE FIRE
AGENCIES FOR THE CENTRAL ZONE RADIO GRANT