SUBJECT: Approval and Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of Merced and the City of Los Banos 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 2023 AFG Program to Fund Replacement of End-of-Life Thermal Imaging Cameras (TIC), and Authorization for the Fire Department to Submit a Second Grant Application to FEMA Fiscal Year 2023 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 Los Banos 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 2023 AFG Program to fund replacement of an end-of-life Thermal Imaging Cameras. Project cost will not exceed $400,000 per FEMA based upon the populations of Merced and Los Banos 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 2023 AFG Program to fund the purchase of Advanced Life Support (ALS) electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors. Project cost not to exceed $560,000 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 to execute the MOU between City of Merced and City of Los Banos 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 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program with an estimated total project cost not to exceed $400,000 per FEMA based upon the populations of the City of Merced and Los Banos 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 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program for ECG monitors with an estimated total project cost not to exceed $560,000. FEMA would be providing 90% of the project cost and the Regional Grant participants providing the 10% local match.

Consent Item Passed Introduced December 21, 2023

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Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Introduced: December 21, 2023
On agenda: February 5, 2024
Passed: February 5, 2024