HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2019-062RESOLUTION NO. 2019-062
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ESTABLISHING COUNCIL COMMITMENT
AND SUPPORT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
APPLICATION FOR THE 2018 DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER) GRANT TO HIRE
12 FIREFIGHTERS
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista Fire Department delivers Fire, Rescue and
Emergency Medical Services to Chula Vista residents and visitors daily; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department strives to meet its performance metrics and National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1710 standards; and
WHEREAS, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER)
was created to provide funding directly to fire departments to help them increase or maintain the
number of trained “front line” firefighters available in their communities; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the SAFER grant is to enhance local fire departments’ abilities to
comply with staffing, response, and operational standards established by NFPA 1710; and
WHEREAS, the SAFER grant, if awarded and accepted, will provide funding to hire and
train 12 new firefighters to staff a ninth engine company with four firefighters; and
WHEREAS, adding 12 firefighters is projected to improve NFPA compliance, with 14
firefighters arriving at a fire within 620 seconds by 21% in the eastern parts of the city; and
WHEREAS, the SAFER grant is a cost-sharing grant that covers personnel and direct
benefits with a three-year performance period with the Federal cost sharing of $3,027,659 and
the City cost sharing of $1,882,057 from the General Fund/Measure A; and
WHEREAS, commitment via Council Resolution such as this one is required by DHS as
part of the grant application process; and
WHEREAS, support and commitment of the SAFER grant application does not obligate
the City to accept a grant award offer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, there is commitment and support of the Fire Department application for the 2018
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to hire 12 firefighters.
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Resolution No. 2019-062
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Jim Geering Glen R. Googins
Fire Chief City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 7th day of May 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2019-062 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 7th day of May 2019.
Executed this 7th day of May 2019.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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