Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Fire
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Apply/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Grant funds to be used to purchase AR-AFFF Gold foam for fireboats and for the sustainment and maintenance of Fireboat 1 and Fireboat 2
Entity Name: Department of Public Safety, Fire Division
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108
Grant Amount: $37,500.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FY2016 Port Security Grant Program
Total Project Cost: $50,000.00
City Contribution: $12,500.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2019
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, through the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, has implemented the FY2016 Port Security Grant Program, Port of New York/New Jersey, to eligible municipalities and fire districts; and
WHEREAS, on or about January 14, 2016, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of Public Safety, caused to be submitted an application to the United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, requesting grant funding in the total amount of $50,000.00 for the purchase of AR-AFFF Universal Gold Foam for City Fire Division fireboats and for Fireboat 1 and Fireboat 2 maintenance and sustainment (a copy of the grant application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the grant application, on or about August 24, 2016, the United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, through The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, awarded the City of Newark $37,500.00 in grant funds from the FY2016 Port Security Grant Program for the period commencing on September 1, 2016, and terminating on August 31, 2019 (a copy of the Award Letter is attached hereto as part of the Award Package, and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, in order to receive the grant funds, the City must establish acceptance of the grant award; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires matching funds in the amount of $12,500.00; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Finance Department has issued a Certification of Funds in the amount of $12,500.00 (a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof) for the required matching funds; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the extreme amounts of combustible, flammable and hazardous cargo that are transported over the New Jersey Turnpike, US Route 280, New Jersey Route 21, and the Route 1 & 9 thoroughfares, and in further consideration of the fact that the City Fire Division serves the Port of Newark waterways and the Passaic River as a regional asset, the Director of the Public Safety Department recommends that the grant funds in the total amount of $37,500.00 be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, are hereby authorized to submit an application to the United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, through the Port Authority of New York and Jersey, under the FY 2016 Port Security Grant Program, requesting funding in the total amount of $50,000.00 for the period commencing on September 1, 2016, and terminating on August 31, 2019.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution
3. The grant award in the total amount of $37,500.00 from the FY 2016 Port Security Grant Program is hereby accepted.
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, are hereby authorized to enter into and agree to the grant’s associated “Agreement Articles” and “Obligating Document” (copies of which are attached hereto as part of the Award Package, and made a part hereof).
5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization to enter into and agree to the grant’s associated “Agreement Articles” and “Obligating Document” from the date of execution to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
6. Matching funds in the amount of $12,500.00 shall be provided from the following line appropriation of the municipal budget: B2016, Business Unit 011, Department 090, Division 0901, Unclassified account.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the actions taken by the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, to submit an application for grant funding from the United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FY2016 Port Security Grant Program for the purchase of AR-AFFF Universal Gold Foam for the City Fire Division’s fireboats and for the sustainment and maintenance of Fireboat 1 and Fireboat 2, and furthermore authorizes the acceptance of $37,500.00 in grant funds from the FY2016 Port Security Grant Program, for the period commencing on September 1, 2016, and terminating on August 31, 2019. Matching grant funds in the amount of $12,500.00 shall be provided from the municipal budget.