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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 7, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FUNDING <br />APPLICATION FOR CaIEMA and FEMA <br />REIMBURSEMENT <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager and the Fire Chief as Designating <br />Signature Authority for current and future public assistance funding applications from the <br />California Emergency Management Agency (CaIEMA) and the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency (FEMA). <br />2. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment for the FEMA Flood Emergency expenditure <br />account. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The California Emergency Management Agency (CaIEMA) requires that public entities, such as <br />the City of Santa Ana, maintain a current Designation of Applicant's Agent Resolution (OES Form <br />130) on file. This form allows designated city individuals, in this case the City Manager and Fire <br />Chief, to apply for public assistance through CaIEMA's California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA) <br />on behalf of the City of Santa Ana, in the event of a disaster. <br />In the event of a declared disaster, either on the state or national level, local agencies are able to <br />seek reimbursement for disaster-related activities. In this case, the City of Santa Ana was <br />approved to receive $8,959.00 for damages related to the December 2010 storms. In order to <br />complete the process OES Form 130 must be filed. <br />55C-1