HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11152011 - C.04RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District to accept the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration Technical Assistance Grant, in an amount not to exceed
$28,025, for the purchase of portable multi-gas detectors and related equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$28,025, 100% Federal; No District match required. The grant award may by lower than the
amount requested and will be for a period of one-year from the effective date of the award.
BACKGROUND:
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), through the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), grant program funds technical assistance in the
form of engineering or other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues affecting a local
community.
Under this grant award the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District will provide
portable multi-gas detectors to each of 12 front-line
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/15/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Contact: Jackie Lorrekovich,
925-941-3312
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: November 15, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: STACEY M BOYD, Deputy
cc:
C. 4
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Daryl L. Louder, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:November 15, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2011 DOT PHMSA Technical Assistance Grant
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
fire apparatus, including 42 pump kits with probes and tubing detectors for training and
breakdown usage. The project also provides for eight calibration kits and the service of the
vendor to conduct monthly calibration of each detector during the first year of acquisition
and training.
The total budget for the project is $28,025, as follows:
Mult-Gas Detection Monitors: 12 @ $485 = $5,820
Pump Kits: 42 @ $200 = $8,400
Calibration Kits: 8 @ $350 = $2,800
Sales Tax @ 8.25% = $1,405
Monthly Detector Calibration for 1 Year = $9,600
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District is funded primarily by property taxes and, therefore, has been particularly hard
hit by the housing market decline and resulting impact on property tax revenue. Without
this federal aid, the District will not have the funds to allocate to the purchase of the
above-referenced equipment at this time.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable