HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.g. Resolution Committing to Participation in a Regional Assistance to Firefighting Grant
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Regular Meeting: December 6, 2016
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Committing to Participation in
a Regional Assistance to Firefighting
Grant (AFG)
AGENDA SECTION:
Consent
PREPARED BY: Rick Schroeder, Fire Chief AGENDA NO. 6.g.
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution letter APPROVED BY: ddj
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the participation in a Regional Assistance
to Firefighting Grant (AFG)
SUMMARY
The council is asked to approve a resolution for the participation of the Rosemount Fire
Department in obtaining an Assistance to Firefighter’s Grant (AFG) that will cover the
purchase and replacement of thirty-seven new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs).
The Rosemount Fire Department will be applying for this grant along with the cities of
Hastings and Inver Grove Heights.
The monies from this grant would be utilized to replace the existing Self Contained Breathing
Apparatus (SCBA) that includes air packs, bottles and masks. If awarded, the Rosemount
portion of this grant would be approximately $250,000 with a ten percent match. The current
SCBA’s were purchased in 2004 and are no longer being manufactured. This would be the
second attempt at obtaining this grant with the previous attempt being in 2015.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2016 -
A RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO PARTICIPATION IN A REGIONAL ASSISTANCE
TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT
WHEREAS, the Rosemount Fire Department is required to provide self-contained breathing
apparatus for the safety of its personnel; and
WHEREAS, Rosemount Fire’s self-contained breathing apparatus are fourteen years old and the
operational life span of the self-contained breathing apparatus is limited to a maximum of fifteen
years by national standards; and
WHEREAS, five neighboring fire departments are in the process of replacing their self-contained
breathing apparatus; and
WHEREAS, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant encourages regional collaboration to ensure
interoperability of equipment among neighboring departments; and
WHEREAS, Rosemount Fire desires to participate in a regional process to select and purchase
replacement self-contained breathing apparatus equipment in the most cost effective way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Rosemount City Council for the Rosemount Fire
Department that it commits to participation in the Regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant
application and subsequent grant award requirements, including but not limited to the 10% local
match, in cooperation with the Cities of Hastings, Inver Grove Heights and Rosemount.
ADOPTED this 6th day of December, 2016.
William H. Droste, Mayor
ATTEST:
Clarissa Hadler, City Clerk