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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 6, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />FEMA ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS <br />GRANT FY 2006 <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to accept the FEMA Assistance to <br />Firefighters Grant FY 2006 in the amount of $93,948. <br />2. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment recognizing the FEMA Assistance to <br />Firefighters Grant FY 2006 funds, a transfer of 3n $23,486 in required <br />"cash match" and appropriate the same into the FEMA Assistance to <br />Firefighters Grant FY 2006 grant expenditure account. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Fire Department through the Department of Homeland <br />Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate (FEMA) has been <br />awarded a grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant FY 2006 grant <br />program in the amount of $93,948. The grant requires a 20o cash match <br />($23,486) for grand total of $117,434. <br />The purpose of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program is to protect <br />the health and safety of the public and firefighting personnel against <br />fire and fire-related hazards. The grant funds are being used to <br />continue the Santa Ana Fire Department's efforts in completing the <br />purchase of diesel exhaust removal systems for our fire stations. <br />20A-1 <br />