City Council
MEETING DATE: 5/25/2016
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2016 Emergency Management Program Grant
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FROM:
Paul S. Wilson, Fire Chief
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve a Resolution for the Fire Department to submit an application for a Riverside County Emergency Management Program Grant.
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BACKGROUND:
The Riverside County Emergency Management Department has grant funds available, for local fire agencies to fund disaster readiness equipment. The City of Cathedral City has prepared a 2016 application for said funding, in the form of a reimbursable grant, from the Emergency Management Program.
DISCUSSION:
If the Riverside County Emergency Management Department awards the City of Cathedral City (City) an Emergency Management Program Grant, it will provide equipment for the City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
The total grant application is for $10,000. to provide audio / visual and identification badging equipment in the EOC.
The Riverside County Emergency Management Program Grant requires the City Council to adopt a Resolution indicating the City of Cathedral City will accept the Grant, under the described performance and financial conditions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The application has one financial commitment from the City of Cathedral City;
• A soft match of the City Emergency Manager’s hours e.g. Battalion Chief John Muhr’s administration of the emergency management program grant.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution