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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date:September 28, 2020 <br /> Item No.: 7.f <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br /> <br />Item Description:Approve Acceptance of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) <br />Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant <br /> <br />1 B ACKGROUND <br />2 The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) was created to provide <br />3 funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizationsto help them <br />4 increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities. <br />5 The goal of SAFER is to enhance the local fire departments' abilities to comply with staffing, response <br />6 and operational standards established by the NFPA (NFPA 1710 and/or NFPA 1720). <br />7 In May 2020 the Roseville Fire Department submitted a grant application for the hiring of six new <br />8 firefighters under SAFER grant category “Hiring of Firefighters”. The original grant criteria would <br />9 have called for a municipal match contribution for each year of the three-year grant period. However, <br />10 due to the economic hardships facing local jurisdictions and fire departments across the county as a <br />11 result of COVID-19 pandemic, the cost sharing matchhas been waived. <br />12 On Friday September 18, 2020 the Roseville Fire Department was notified that we have been awarded <br />13 the SAFER grant for the hiring of six new firefighters in the amount of $1,875,050.28 <br />14 The hiring of six additional firefighters will bring scheduled on-duty staffing to eight firefighters per <br />15 shift. This will allow the fire department to have three staffed emergency response units available <br />16 24/7/365, as requested during the departments staffing Phase II presentations provided to the <br />17 community and council over the past several years. <br />18 Acceptance of the grant will allow the costs of the firefighters to be paid from grant proceeds for a <br />19 three-year period, 2021, 2022, and 2023. The cost of the staffing would then be the responsibility of the <br />20 City for 2024. Staff has been working on future budget plans for this adjustment in needed funding and <br />21 will bring these plans forward in future budget discussions. <br />22 P OLICY O BJECTIVE <br />23 Provide for adequate staffing levels and emergency response for the fire department to better serve the <br />24 community, protect life and property, and keep firefighters safe. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />