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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
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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 i1J!J day of April, 2006.
CITY OF AUBURN
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PETER B. LEWIS
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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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
personnellinterventionists 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 Avbvfr\ (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.
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