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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes2015-084 Sponsored by: Hunt CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA RESOLUTION 2015-084 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY.OF SEWARD, ALASKA,AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE 2014 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS REGIONAL GRANT AWARD#EMW- 2014-FR-00166 FOR LIVE FIRE TRAINING SIMULATOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $284,286, MATCHING FUNDS FROM OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF$11,214,AUTHORIZING A CITY MATCH OF$3,000 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF$298,500 WHEREAS, every fire department struggles with training requirements and the ability to have live fire training in a safe and controlled environment; and WHEREAS,the Seward Area emergency responders work cooperatively to share in training time, experience and equipment; and WHEREAS, the current live fire training equipment available to Seward firefighters is inadequate for the Firefighter I and Firefighter II IFSAC and State of Alaska certifications, and for developing skills necessary for live structural firefighting; and WHEREAS,the Seward Volunteer Fire Department applied for a regional grant on behalf of the Moose Pass, Bear Creek, Seward and Lowell Point Fire Departments, to purchase a live fire simulator and was awarded the 2014 Assistance to Firefighters Regional Grant in the amount of $284,286.00 with required 5%match of$14,214.00 to be partially reimbursed to the City by other participating fire partners, for a total project cost of$298,500.00; and WHEREAS, the grant funds will purchase a live fire simulator, including shipment to Alaska plus provide funding for live fire training certification,for three certified fire instructors,one from each partner fire department,to NFPA 1403 standards for live fire training. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA that: Section 1. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to accept the 2014 Assistance to Firefighters Regional Grant award in the amount of$284,286.00. Section 2. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to accept$5,000 in miscellaneous grant funds from the Phoenix Chapter of the ASFA and $6,214 from other participating fire • departments(Bear Creek Fire,Moose Pass and Lowell Point),to be used as matching funds for this grant. Section 3. Funding in the amount of$284,286 is accepted from federal grant funds account CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA RESOLUTION 2015-084 no. 80131-0000-4251; $5,000 is accepted from miscellaneous grant funds account no. 80130-0000- 4253 from the Phoenix Chapter of ASFA; $6,214 is accepted from miscellaneous grant funds account no. 80130-0000-4253 from other participating fire departments;and$3,000 is appropriated from the General Fund undesignated reserves account no. 01000-0000-3710-80130, for a total appropriation of $298,500, as follows: $284,286 to 80131-0000-8103 (equipment); $5,214 to 80130-0000-8103 (equipment);$2,100 to 80130-0000-7009(contracted services);$4,500 to 80130- 0000-7302 (travel); and$2,400 to 80130-0000-6000 (personnel). Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska,this 14th day of September, 2015. THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA Obey.J Jan Bardarson,Mayor AYES: Casagranda, Keil, Terry, Squires, Darling, Bardarson NOES: None ABSENT: Butts ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: -4C A ./ b hanna Ki , CMC ity Clerk (City Seal) too ISD6ddo OF Sell/ 00 .®. ...a. ea Set®.000•®©Pchr °op.e7 ®gyp oo '. d�'°fYd , d, OO , b � A ® a O o c' ti oa°' ti po�aoo �gi C4'§86©980 A-' Agenda Statement e 4of stk, Meeting Date: September 14, 2015 ;�?1 41'o cow To: City Council ,P Through: Jim Hunt, City Manager From: Edward Athey, Fire Chief Agenda Item: Accepting the 2014 Assistance to Firefighters Grant award #EMW-2014-FR-00166 BACKGROUND &JUSTIFICATION: The Fire Department applied for and was awarded the Regional 2014 Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of$284,286.00. This grant requires a 5% match of$14,214.00 for a total project amount of$298,500.00. The funds from this project,will be utilized to purchase new live fire training simulator unit and train certified fire instructors to teach according to NFPA 1403 standards. Providing emergency services to our community can be dangerous. Over the past seven years the East Kenai Peninsula emergency responders have worked collaboratively to train our volunteers.We have gone even further with this collective training by forming a Chapter of the Alaska State Firefighters Association known as the East Kenai"Phoenix"Chapter ASFA.Our mission is training and our fundraising is for this purpose. Over the past years during many Firefighter I & II certification classes, one weakness that was identified was the inability to create class A live fires for training(Class A is normal combustible materials such as cloth,paper,plastics,wood and straw which can be extinguished using water based or general purpose fire extinguishing apparatus.)When AVTEC began operating the fire training center at the Seward Marine Industrial Center(SMIC)for a marine training center,they removed the structures needed to train our firefighters. Although they invested in a fire simulator for their marine firefighting courses,this simulator does not produce the same effects that structural fire training desires. This is a regional FEMA grant,being shared by the four volunteer fire departments who collectively agreed on this need, and who are contributing to the matching requirements of the grant. The Phoenix Chapter of AFSA will contribute$5,000,the fire departments of Bear Creek,Lowell Point and Moose Pass will contribute a combined total of$6,214, and the City of Seward will contribute $3,000. The City of Seward applied for this grant as the sponsor and after three attempts, was awarded the grant for the fire simulator plus shipping from the lower 48. There is an additional $9,000 in the grant award set aside to cover the cost of sending certified instructors from each department,out of state to become certified live fire instructors according to the guidelines required in NFPA 1403 regulations. The attached memorandum of understanding was signed by all participating fire departments,who have agreed to share the costs of maintenance and training. INTENT: Accept the 2014 Regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant#EMW-2014-FR-00166 award for the Live Fire Simulator Project. CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST: Yes No N/A 1 Comprehensive Plan (document source here):Vol 1 —page 14,fire X protection, Vol 2 page 66,fire protection 2. Strategic Plan (document source here): X 3 Other (list):NFPA 1001 Firefighter professional training; State of Alaska X Fire Standards Council Firefighter I&2 Certification requirements. FISCAL NOTE: The total project cost is $298,500, with $284,286 in federal grant funds, $11,214 in other fire agencies grant funds, and $3,000 from the City's General Fund undesignated reserves. Approved by Finance Department: 4 ATTORNEY REVIEW: Yes No N/A X RECOMMENDATION: City Council approves Resolution 2015- authorizing the City Manager to accept the 2014 Regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant # EMW-2014-FR-00166 award in the amount of$284,286, and appropriating funds.