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Title
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY GRANT FUNDS / NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM RESOURCES
Subject
Communication from the Board of Fire Commissioners, dated August 8, 2007, relative to the acceptance of a grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) and execute a no-match Cooperative Agreement in the amount of $785,500 for the term of June 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008, to continue the development and maintenance of National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Resources - Urban Search and Rescue Task Force FY2007 Readiness Cooperative Agreement. OLD COUNCIL FILE 05-0017 & SUPPS
Date Received / Introduced
08/08/2007
Last Changed Date
12/17/2008
Expiration Date
11/13/2010
Reference Numbers
City Administrative Officer 0100-00144-0307
Initiated by
Board of Fire Commissioners
File Activities
Date Activity  
12/17/2008 File closed.
12/01/2008 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
11/24/2008 Mayor concurred with Council Action of November 18, 2008. Click to view online docs
11/20/2008 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is December 1, 2008.
11/18/2008 Council adopted verbal motion (Weiss-LaBonge); (Public Safety Committee waived consideration).
11/13/2008 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on November 18, 2008. Click to view online docs
11/13/2008 Public Safety Committee waived consideration of item . Click to view online docs
11/05/2008 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Public Safety Committee. Click to view online docs
11/05/2008 Document(s) submitted by City Administrative Officer, as follows:

City Administrative Officer report 0100-00144-0307, dated November 4, 2008, relative to the 2006 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force Rediness Cooperative Agreement Grant extension.
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10/01/2008 File closed.
10/01/2008 City Clerk transmitted file to Public Safety Committee Clerk to verify file content.
09/23/2008 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
09/23/2008 Mayor concurred with Council Action of September 16, 2008.
09/18/2008 Council transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is September 29, 2008.
09/16/2008 Council adopted Public Safety Committee report. Click to view online docs
09/09/2008 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 16, 2008. Click to view online docs
09/08/2008 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) . Click to view online docs
08/06/2008 Board of Fire Commissioners document(s) referred to Public Safety Committee. Click to view online docs
11/15/2007 File closed.
10/26/2007 Mayor concurred with 10/12/07 Council action. Click to view online docs
10/16/2007 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is October 20, 2007. Click to view online docs
10/12/2007 Council approved as amended the 10/4/07 Public Safety Committee and 10/4/07 Personnel Committee reports. Click to view online docs
10/03/2007 Personnel Committee; Public Safety Committee scheduled item for Council on October 12, 2007.
10/03/2007 Personnel Committee approved item(s) . Click to view online docs
09/17/2007 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) . Click to view online docs
08/29/2007 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel Committee; Public Safety Committee. Click to view online docs
File History
8-8-07 - For ref
8-10-07 - Ref to Public Safety and Personnel Committees
8-10-07 - File to Public Safety Committee Clerk
8-28-07 - For ref - Communication from the City Administrative Officer 0100-00144-0304, dated August 28, 2007, relative to the acceptance of a FEMA Grant in the amount of $785,500 to continue the development and maintenance of National Urban Search and Rescue Response System resources.
8-29-07 - Ref to Public Safety and Personnel Committees - to Public Safety Committee Clerk
9-25-07 - File to Personnel Committee Clerk
10-12-07 - Council Action - Public Safety Committee report ADOPTED AS AMENDED, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR to:
1. AUTHORIZE the Fire Department to:
a. Accept the grant award from FEMA and execute a no-match cooperative agreement with FEMA for the continued development and maintenance of National USAR Response System resources, in the amount of $785,500, and for the term June 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
b. Deposit the FEMA grant funds received under this cooperative agreement into Fund 335 (Fire Department Grants), Department 38, Account 007R.
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer FEMA grant funds from Fund 335/38 to various salary accounts within Fund 100/38, upon submission of proper documentation by the Fire Department of actual costs incurred from the continued development and maintenance of USAR Response System resources through September 30, 2008, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO).
3. FIND, in accordance with Administrative Code Section 4.133(a), that the following three positions will remain approved and authorized by Resolution, for the period July 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008 within the Fire Department:
Number Code Class Title
2 2142-1 Fire Captain 1
1 9184-2 Management Analyst II
4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer:
a. $229,500 from Fund 100/38, Account 1012, Sworn Salaries, to Fund 335/38, Account 007R, to provide the necessary funds (that will be reimbursed by the FEMA grant) to finance various USAR related salary, equipment, uniform, supply, and training expenses.
b. The uncommitted balance in Fund 335/38, Account 007R, on or after June 1, 2008, to Fund 100/38, Account 1012, Sworn Salaries to partially reimburse the account for the loan provided in Recommendation No. 4a.
5. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make any necessary technical corrections and to revise any Controller instructions consistent with this action.
10-12-07 - Council Action - Motion ADOPTED to APPROVE communication recommendation AS AMENDED for the Personnel Committee, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR to:
1. AUTHORIZE the Fire Department to:
a. Accept the grant award from FEMA and execute a no-match cooperative agreement with FEMA for the continued development and maintenance of National USAR Response System resources, in the amount of $818,500, and for the term June 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
b. Deposit the FEMA grant funds received under this cooperative agreement into Fund 335 (Fire Department Grants), Department 38, Account 007R.
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer FEMA grant funds from Fund 335/38 to various salary accounts within Fund 100/38, upon submission of proper documentation by the Fire Department of actual costs incurred from the continued development and maintenance of USAR Response System resources through September 30, 2008, subject to the review and approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO).
3. FIND, in accordance with Administrative Code Section 4.133(a), that the following three positions will remain approved and authorized by Resolution, for the period July 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008 within the Fire Department:
Number Code Class Title
2 2142-1 Fire Captain 1
1 9184-2 Management Analyst II
4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer:
a. $262,500 from Fund 100/38, Account 1012, Sworn Salaries, to Fund 335/38, Account 007R, to provide the necessary funds (that will be reimbursed by the FEMA grant) to finance various USAR related salary, equipment, uniform, supply, and training expenses.
b. The uncommitted balance in Fund 335/38, Account 007R, on or after June 1, 2008, to Fund 100/38, Account 1012, Sworn Salaries to partially reimburse the account for the loan provided in Recommendation No. 4a.
5. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make any necessary technical corrections and to revise any Controller instructions consistent with this action.
10-16-07 - File to the Mayor
10-26-07 - Mayor's message concurred in Council Action of October 12, 2007
10-26-07 - File to Council and Legislative Processing Clerk
11-13-07 - File to Personnel and Public Safety Committees Clerks OK
11-15-07 - File in files
8-6-08 - For ref - Communication from the Board of Fire Commissioners BFC #08-109, dated August 5, 2008, relative to the 2006 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Readiness Cooperative Agreement Grant Extension.
8-6-08 - For ref - Communication from the Board of Fire Commissioners BPC #08-108, dated August 5, 2008, relative to the 2007 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Readiness Cooperative Agreement gant extension.
8-6-08 - Ref to Public Safety Committee
8-6-08 - File to Public Safety Committee Clerk

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Meeting Date: 11/18/2008
Meeting Type: Regular
Vote Action: Adopted
Vote Given: (10 - 0 - 5)
Member Name CD Vote
RICHARD ALARCON 7 ABSENT
TONY CARDENAS 6 YES
ERIC GARCETTI 13 YES
WENDY GREUEL 2 YES
JANICE HAHN 15 ABSENT
JOSE HUIZAR 14 ABSENT
TOM LABONGE 4 YES
BERNARD C PARKS 8 YES
JAN PERRY 9 YES
ED REYES 1 ABSENT
BILL ROSENDAHL 11 YES
GREIG SMITH 12 ABSENT
JACK WEISS 5 YES
HERB WESSON 10 YES
DENNIS ZINE 3 YES