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Amending the financing and spending plans in the Fire Department in the amount of $1,420,000 to accept the 2014 Assistance to Firefighters Grant to purchase turnout gear, turnout gear washers and dryers, and provide training for firefighters.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Fire Department has applied for and received a grant of $1,562,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program which has a federal share of $1,420,000 and a 10% matching fund contribution of $142,000 to purchase turnout gear, turnout gear washers and dryers, and provide training for firefighters, and
WHEREAS, this is a regional grant that the Fire Department will manage and it also involves the Minneapolis Fire Department, and
WHEREAS, federal law requires a 10% matching fund contribution and the Saint Paul Fire Department's match of $103,600 will be paid from the 2016 budget from 10022110-72105-2210021000-72105, and
WHEREAS, the remaining 10% matching fund contribution of $38,400 will be provided by the Minneapolis Fire Department, and
WHEREAS, the financing and spending plans have not been established for the grant received, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends the following addition be made to the 2015 budget:
See Attachment "2014 AFG Financial Analysis"
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council accepts this grant and approves the changes to the 2015 budget.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment "2014 AFG Financial Analysis"