TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Benjamin Major, Fire Chief
Tracey Broyles, Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: March 19, 2018
RE:
Title
Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2018-15 (Homeland Security Grant Program - Water Rescue and Urban Search and Rescue Training)
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe and Secure Community
Executive Summary:
Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2018-15 will appropriate a $30,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, passed through the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, for training opportunities in water rescue and urban search and rescue for the City of Fayetteville Fire and Emergency Management Department’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force 9 team.
Background:
The City of Fayetteville Fire and Emergency Response Department has received a grant award from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management whereby the City, as a sub-grantee of the State, will receive federal reimbursement for water rescue and urban search and rescue training. The additional training will increase Task Force 9’s effectiveness as a type II USAR team within North Carolina.
Issues/Analysis:
None
Budget Impact:
There is no local match required for this grant.
Options:
1) Adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2018-15.
2) Do not adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2018-15 and provide further direction to staff.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that Council move to adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance
2018-15 as presented.
Attachments:
Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2018-15
FY2017 Homeland Security Grant EMW-2107-SS-0085-S01