2.12 22-0316 Subject: FY 2021-2026 Urban Search And Rescue (US&R) Funding
From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (A) Authorizing The City Administrator To:
(1) Enter Into A Grant Agreement With The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) To Accept And Appropriate FEMA Funds In The Amount Of One Million Two Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars ($1,238,878) Annually For Fiscal Years (FY) 2021-2026, And Additional Supplemental Annual Funding Not To Exceed Fifty Percent (50%) Of The Original Grant Award Per Year, For A Cumulative Amount Not To Exceed Nine Million Two Hundred Ninety One Thousand, Five Hundred Eighty Five Dollars ($9,291,585) To Fund The Oakland Fire Department's Urban Search And Rescue (US&R) California Task Force Four (Ca-Tf4);
(2) Expend The FEMA Funds In Accordance With The Preliminary Spending Plan Without Further City Council Approval, Including Funding For Training And The Purchase Of Equipment; (B) Waiving The City's Advertising And Competitive Bidding And Purchasing Requirements For Procurement Of Equipment When Required By The Grant; (C) Authorizing The City Administrator To Appropriate Revenue Received From Trainings Provided By US&R Ca-Tf4; (D) Approve A Contribution From The General Purpose Fund (GPF) In An Amount Estimated At Sixty Thousand, Nine Hundred And Twenty Four Dollars ($60,924) Annually For FY 2021-2026 To Cover Disallowed Internal Service Fund (ISF) Charges Affiliated With Said Grant