DATE: October 16, 2018
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Fire Chief
SUBJECT
Title
Authorization for the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate up to $30,000 Annually for the Next Five Years in Grant Funding from the County Office of Homeland Security for the Community Emergency Response Team Program
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council approves the attached resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate up to $30,000 annually for the next five years from the County Office of Homeland Security for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program.
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SUMMARY
For the past several years, the City’s Fire Department has received a sub-recipient grant through Alameda County’s State Homeland Security Grant Program to run its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. Staff is requesting that Council authorizes the acceptance and appropriation of this funding source for the next five years, not to exceed $30,000 each year. If the Council authorizes this action, staff will appropriate the funding into the Fire Department’s budget and provide CERT program services per the terms and conditions of the grant.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution