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File #: 20-0612    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 7/6/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/15/2020 Final action: 7/15/2020
Title: City Council consideration of acceptance and appropriation of Fiscal Year 2019 State Fire Assistance Grant Program award in the amount of $60,000.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. FY19 State Fire Assistance Subaward Contract

AGENDA REPORT

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION

 

 

 

 

DATE:                                          7/15/2020

 

TO:                                          Honorable Mayor and City Council Members

                     

FROM:                     Fire Department

 

SUBJECT:                     

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City Council consideration of acceptance and appropriation of Fiscal Year 2019 State Fire Assistance Grant Program award in the amount of $60,000.

 

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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action                     

That the City Council:

 

a.                     Authorize the submittal for and acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2019 State Fire Assistance Grant Program award in the amount of $60,000.

 

b.                     Approve an appropriation and estimated revenue increase of $60,00 in the General Fund for the Fire Department to establish a Corona Fire Safe Council and Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).

 

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ANALYSIS:

The State Fire Assistance (SFA) grant is made possible by federal financial assistance provided to the California Fire Safe Council from the United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service (USFS). These federal grant funds are used to support wildfire risk reduction projects in at-risk communities in 17 counties across California. The SFA awarded funding will be used to establish a Fire Safe Council and develop a Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

 

COMMITTEE ACTION:

Not applicable.

 

STRATEGIC PLAN:

This item supports the City’s Strategic Plan Goal 1: Promote Public Safety: Protect our Residents and Businesses; Objective a: Ensure adequate funding for police and fire services.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

An appropriation of $60,000 from the General Fund is requested for the Fiscal Year 2019 State Fire Assistance Grant Program.  The General Fund estimated revenue will be increased by $60,000 to reflect the approval of the grant funding.

 

GENERAL FUND

 

Adopted Budget - FY 2021 Estimated Revenue Over Expenditures

 $     (9,795,360)

Use of Pension Obligation Reserve

         2,530,492

Previously Approved/Revised Budget Adjustments (Net)*

           (363,531)

Current Estimated Revenue Over Expenditures

        (7,628,399)

FY19 State Fire Assistance Grant - Appropriation

            (60,000)

FY19 State Fire Assistance Grant - Revenue

              60,000

Revised Estimated Revenue Over Expenditures

 $  (7,628,399)

 

 

Budget Balancing Measures Reserve - Estimated 06/30/20

        31,788,549

Estimated FY 2021 Change in Budget Balancing Measures Reserve

        (7,628,399)

Estimated Budget Balancing Measures Reserve - 06/30/21

 $  24,160,150

* Approved through Council Action or other operational process.

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

No environmental review is required because the proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.

 

PREPARED BY: GINA MCGOUGH, EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR

 

REVIEWED BY: BRIAN YOUNG, FIRE CHIEF

 

REVIEWED BY: KIM SITTON, ACTING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR

 

REVIEWED BY: ROGER BRADLEY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER

 

SUBMITTED BY: JACOB ELLIS, CITY MANAGER

 

Attachments:

1.                     FY19 State Fire Assistance Subaward Contract