HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04052011 - C.05RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to
accept the U.S. Department of Homeland Security FY 2010 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency as fiscal agent, in an amount not to exceed $664,480, for the purchase of a new
100-foot Quint or ladder truck.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The District will receive the equivalent of 80% (up to $664,480) of the total project cost over a one-year period. A
match equivalent to 20% (up to $166,120) of the total project cost is required by the District. (80% Federal /
20% Special District Revenues)
BACKGROUND:
The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response
needs of fire agencies and non-affiliated emergency medical service organizations.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/05/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 5 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of
the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 5, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 5
To:Contra Costa Fire Board of Directors
From:Daryl L. Louder, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:April 5, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2010 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders to obtain critically needed equipment, protective
gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources needed to protect the public and emergency personnel from
fire and related hazards.
This particular grant will provide funding to replace a 30 year old aerial fire apparatus (unit 181) that is aged and
damaged beyond repair. Aerial apparatus provide proper and timely responses to structure fires. District response
policy requires two aerial apparatus for high risk structures. The District has hundreds of high risk structures,
including hotels, nursing homes, multi-residential structures, and office buildings. Removing unit 181 from an
already strained fleet will improve firefighter safety, operational capacity, and customer service. It will also save the
District on fleet maintenance and repair costs.
Acquisition and deployment of a new truck will have a significant, immediate, positive effect on firefighter safety,
operational effectiveness, and customer service. Since District personnel and apparatus respond on automatic aid
daily with six surrounding fire agencies, this positive effect will extend beyond the confines of District boundaries.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District is funded primarily by property taxes and, therefore, has been particularly hard hit by the housing market
decline's impact on property tax revenue. Without the federal funding to replace aged and damaged apparatus, the
District will either need to leave an unsafe and not fully functional unit in service or fund its replacement by further
reducing other expenditures, which would likely result in frontline service reductions.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.