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Resolution accepting a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant in the amount of $6,342.60 for reimbursement of personal protective equipment (PPE) costs associated with the Fire Department’s COVID-19 response and approving budget amendment 21-013 amending the Fire Department operating budget in the amount of $6,342.60.
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WHEREAS, the Fire Department recommends accepting the 2020 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters COVID-19 Supplemental Grant to reimburse for the cost of reusable respiratory protection equipment; and
WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identified N95 rated masks appropriate for health care providers to utilize when providing care for COVID-19 patients; and
WHEREAS, the CDC provided further guidance for mask reuse by medical professionals due to the difficulty in securing adequate PPE during the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, in March of this year, Fire Department staff identified and purchased Sundstrom P100 Respirators as a sustainable solution for respiratory protection that exceeds CDC guidelines for COVID-19 related responses by medical professionals. These respirators are reusable and provide greater protection than a N95 mask; and
WHEREAS, the FEMA grant award provides $6,342.60 in funds to reimburse ninety percent of the Sundstrom P100 Respirator costs and the remaining 10 percent is absorbed by the City of South San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, the total purchase amount of $6,976.90 was expended from the Fire Department’s current operating budget and these funds will replace that expenditure.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby accepts the FEMA grant in the amount of $6,342.60 for reimbursement of PPE costs associated with the Fire Department’s COVID-19 response and approving budget amendment 21-013 amending the Fire Department operating budget in the amount of $6,342.60.
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