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HomeMy WebLinkAboutITEM VIII-B-6 AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM Agenda Subject: Date: Grant Fundina for Fire Stoppers ProQram April 7, 2006 Department: Attachments: Budget Impact: Fire Resolution No. 4013 and Request to Participate Administrative Recommendation: City Council adopt Resolution No. 4013. Background Summary: The King County Fire and Life Safety Association, of which the City of Auburn/Auburn Fire Department is a participating member, has received grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security for Fire Department use in providing the Fire Stoppers Program. Fire Stoppers is a youth firesetting intervention program that includes family fire prevention education and, in some cases, referral to mental health agencies for counseling services. The Auburn Fire Department has been a provider of the Fire Stoppers Program since its inception in 1993. If the City of Auburn would like to receive these funds, it must agree to participate and follow grant guidelines. Funds will be used for the following purposes: 1. To provide counseling for Fire Stoppers youth whose families cannot afford this service. 2. To purchase smoke alarms for Fire Stoppers families in need of them. 3. To purchase educational materials used in providing the program. 4. To provide training for Auburn Fire Department Fire Stoppers Interventionists. F0417-1 F5.2 Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions: o Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: o Building o M&O o Airport X Finance o Cemetery o Mayor o Hearing Examiner X Municipal Servo o Finance o Parks o Human Services o Planning & CD X Fire o Planning o Park Board o Public Works o Legal o Police o Planning Comm. o Other o Public Works o Human Resources o Information Services Action: Committee Approval: DYes ONo Council Approval: DYes ONo Call for Public Hearing -!_'- Referred to Until -'-!- Tabled Until -'-'- Councilmember: Cerino 1 Staff: Kelly Meetina Date: April 17, 2006 litem Number: VIII.B.6 AUBURN * MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED RESOLUTION NO. 4013 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2,500.00), AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ACCEPT SAID FUNDS WHEREAS, The King County Fire Marshals Office/Department of Developmental and Environmental Services, in partnership with the King County Fire and Life Safety Association, has secured funding through a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to assist with the Fire Stoppers Program efforts in the City of Auburn/Auburn Fire Department jurisdiction in an amount not less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00); and WHEREAS, in order to be considered for said funding, the City of Auburn/Auburn Fire Department must submit a Request to Participate, attached hereto, designated as Exhibit "A", and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, in order to be considered for said funding, the City of Auburn/Auburn Fire Department must also meet the established criteria as set forth in the scope of work provided in the contractual agreement between the King County Fire Marshals Office and the King County Fire and Life Safety Association, as follows: Funds must be utilized for items such as mental health counseling services for high risk youth, safety and educational materials, educational interventions with identified youth and families, personnel to provide in-house intervention services, training for personnel/interventionists, conducting Resolution No. 4013 April 1 0, 2006 Page 1 follow-ups on families that participate in the program, and administration of the program NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Auburn hereby accepts a grant from the Department of Homeland Security, distributed by the King County Fire Marshals Office/Department of Developmental and Environmental Services and the King County Fire and Life Safety Association, in an amount not less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), for the purpose of providing the Fire Stoppers Program in the City of Auburn/Auburn Fire Department jurisdiction. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to ratify the Request to Participate executed by the Auburn Fire Department, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and the terms and conditions contained therein. Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of the legislation. Section 3. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon passage and signatures hereon. SIGNED and DATED this day of April, 2006. CITY OF AUBURN PETER B. LEWIS MAYOR Resolution No. 4013 April 10, 2006 Page 2 ATTEST: Danielle Daskam, City Clerk Resolution No. 4013 April 10, 2006 Page 3 E'Xhi hi + uA II Request to Participate Dear King County Fire and Life Safety Association (KCFLSA): (Fire Department) . wishes to be included in this funding opportunity made available by the KCFLSA for the purposes of supporting the Fire Stoppers program in my service area. As a member in good standing with the KCFLSA, we understand that this funding is made possible through a partnership with the King County Fire Marshals Office/DDES and the KCFLSA, through a grant from the Department of Homeland Security. It is our understanding that the grant will be divided equally between interested agencies able to meet the established criteria as set forth in the scope of work provided in the contractual agreement between the KCFMO and the KCFLSA. I understand that the funds will not be less than $2500, but could be considerable more depending on the number of agencies choosing to participate. We understand that the funds provided to our agency may only be used for the purposes of providing the Fire Stoppers program in our service area. The funds must be divided proportionately between program needs, and as defined by the KCFLSA. Funds may only be used for: mental health counseling for high risk youth, educational interventions with identified youth and families, educational materials used for this purpose, personnel to provide in-house intervention services as well as the education component, training for personnel/interventionists in the arena of youth firesetting and the cost of conducting follow-ups on families that participate in the Fire Stoppers program during the course of this funding cycle. We also understand that all funds provided to our fire department must be spent before December 15, 2006. Any funds that are not spent by this time must be returned to the KCFLSA for immediate return to grant sponsors. We will be required to provide documentation/receipts to the KCFLSA that supports all expenditures. They in turn will provide all necessary reports to the grant sponsors. By signing this letter, ~~ of AJ:>v{/\ (Fire Department) is expressing our desire to pa cipate in this funding opportUnity and our department's ability to meet the established criteria as listed above. W~~ 3(~D(O.b Date'