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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-152
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS
GRANT AWARD, MATCHING A PERCENTAGE OF THE
GRANT WITH CITY FUNDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
WHEREAS, the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Program Directorate is responsible for the implementation and
administration of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the AFG program is to enhance the safety of the public and
firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards by providing direct financial assistance to
eligible agencies for critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel to
recognize standards, enhance operational efficiencies, foster inter-operability and support
community resilience; and
WHEREAS, national, state, and local requirements mandate the cleaning, maintenance,
and repair of personal protective equipment; and
WHEREAS, on February 9, 2023, the Fire Department applied to the FEMA AFG program
for a grant to purchase personal protective equipment dryers and extractors; and
WHEREAS, on August 9, 2023, the Fire Department received notification of approval of
the grant application, with a grant award in the amount of $78,945, requiring the City to provide
ten percent ($7,895) in matching funds; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department will use this funding to purchase extractors and dryers to
increase the safety of its firefighters by minimizing exposure to carcinogens and other harmful
chemicals within their personal protective equipment and do so within the performance period
ending on August 8, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it accepts the Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grant
award, amends the Fiscal Year 2023/24 budget by appropriating $78,945 in the supplies and
services category of the Fire Grants Section of the Federal Grants Fund with the City of Chula
Vista providing matching funds in the amount of $7,895 from the Measure A fund.
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Resolution No. 2023-152
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Harry Muns Jill D.S. Maland
Fire Chief Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak
Acting City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 3rd day of October 2023 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Chavez, Gonzalez, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Preciado
John McCann, 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. 2023-152 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 3rd day of October 2023.
Executed this 3rd day of October 2023.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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