SUBJECT: Approval and Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of Merced and the City of Atwater for Regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Authorization for the Fire Department to Submit a Regional Grant Application to the Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2022 AFG Program to Fund Replacement of End-of-Life Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), and Authorization for the Fire Department to Submit a Second Grant Application to FEMA Fiscal Year 2022 AFG for Advanced Life Support Equipment for the Merced Fire Department REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving and executing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Merced and the City of Atwater for Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Regional Grant. Provides authority to the Fire Department to submit a regional grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2022 AFG Program to fund replacement of an end-of-life Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus. Project cost will not exceed $2,000,000 per FEMA based upon the populations of Merced and Atwater combined. FEMA would be providing 90% of the project cost and the Regional Grant participants providing the 10% local match. In addition, the Fire Department is requesting authority to submit a second grant application to the FEMA Fiscal Year 2022 AFG Program to fund the purchase of Advanced Life Support (ALS) electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors. Project cost not to exceed $1,000,000 where FEMA would be providing 90% of the project cost and the City of Merced providing the 10% local match. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Authorizing City Manager or Deputy City Manager to execute the MOU between City of Merced and City of Atwater for submission of Regional AFG Grant Project; and, B. Authorizing the submittal of a regional grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program with an estimated total project cost not to exceed $2,000,000 per FEMA based upon the populations of the City of Merced and Atwater combined. FEMA would be providing 90% of the project cost and the Regional Grant participants providing the 10% local match; and, C. Authorizing the submittal of a second grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program for ECG monitors with an estimated total project cost not to exceed $1,000,000. FEMA would be providing 90% of the project cost and the Regional Grant participants providing the 10% local match.

Consent Item Passed Introduced January 5, 2023

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Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Introduced: January 5, 2023
On agenda: January 17, 2023
Passed: January 17, 2023