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Recommendation to Accept $121,000 Grant # 2023-0042; Cal OES ID #001-00000 from the California's Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program; and
Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute All Necessary Documents with Cal OES to Accept $121,000 in Grant Funds for a Floating Dock and Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Fire Grants Fund (Fund 220) Operating Budget Increasing Both Revenues and Expenditures Appropriations by $121,000.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, 15302, 15303, and 15311. (Fire 22032200)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda's (City) Fire Department was awarded a State of California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) grant for a floating dock to support the berthing of the Fire Department's new fireboat. The grant is administered by the Alameda County Sherriff's Office of Emergency Services (Sheriff OES) and must be accepted by May 31, 2024. Staff is requesting that City Council formally accept the grant and adopt the attached resolution. There is no local match for this grant and the total state/federal share awarded is $121,000.
BACKGROUND
In December of 2022, the Fire Department submitted a proposal to fund a floating dock in the amount of $125,000 to Cal OES. On March 13, 2023, the Fire Department received notification that the grant proposal was accepted and awarded in the amount of $121,000 and that it must be accepted by the City by May 31, 2024.
Sheriff OES acts as the lead operational agency responsible for assisting in the delivery of disaster assistance and the overall management of regional emergency response activities. The Sheriff's OES serves as administrator for SHSGP ...
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