AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 2/6/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Fire Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of accepting and appropriating the fiscal year 2018 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program Award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $35,544.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Authorize the submittal for and acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2018 Emergency Management Grant Program award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $35,544, with a 50% local match requirement.
2. Approve an appropriation and estimated revenue increase of $35,544 in the General Fund for the Fire Department to improve the City’s emergency management capabilities.
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ANALYSIS:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Emergency Management Performance Grant Program provides funding to assist states and local governments in enhancing and sustaining emergency management capabilities in preparing for all hazards. The sub-grant is administered through the California Office of Emergency Services in cooperation with the Riverside County Operational Area. The Fire Department will utilize grant funding for emergency management staffing and to improve emergency management capabilities within the guidelines of the grant.
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 $35,544 from the General Fund is requested for the Fiscal Year 2018 Emergency Management Performance Grant. The General Fund estimated revenue will be increased by $35,544 to reflect the approval of grant funding. The grant allocation is provided on a 50% cost share bases. The in-kind match requirement will be met utilizing the Fire Department’s current emergency management budget approved for Fiscal Year 2018-19.
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GENERAL FUND |
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Budget Workshop May 23, 2018 - Estimated Revenue Over Expenditures |
$6,626,911 |
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Previously approved budget adjustments (net) - Note 1 |
(5,976,016) |
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Current Estimated Revenue Over Expenditures* |
650,895 |
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Revenue - FY 2018 Emergency Management Performance Grant |
35,544 |
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Appropriation - FY 2018 Emergency Management Performance Grant |
(35,544) |
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Revised Estimated Revenue Over Expenditures - Note 1 |
$650,895 |
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Budget Balancing Measures Reserve - Estimated for 07/01/18 |
$20,645,252 |
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Estimated FY 2018-19 Change in Budget Balancing Measures |
650,895 |
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Budget Balancing Measures Reserve - Estimated Balance 06/30/19 |
$21,296,147 |
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*Approved through Council Action or other operational process. |
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Note 1: Includes additional General Fund items on the February 6, 2019 meeting.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
No environmental review is required because the proposed action is not a project governed by the California Environmental Quality Act.
PREPARED BY: GINA MCGOUGH, EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR
REVIEWED BY: BRIAN YOUNG, FIRE CHIEF
REVIEWED BY: KERRY D. EDEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: MICHELE NISSEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
SUBMITTED BY: DARRELL TALBERT, CITY MANAGER