HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 116-2020 (20-640)City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall,
400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
City Council
Resolution: RES 116-2020
File Number: 20-640 Enactment Number: RES 116-2020
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A FEDECITYRAL
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.
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 P 100
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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File Number: 20-640 Enactment Number: RES 116-2020
At a meeting of the City Council on 9/23/2020, a motion was made by Councilmember Nicolas,
seconded by Councilmember Nagales, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Mayor Garbarino, Vice Mayor Addiego, Councilmember Nagales, Councilmember
Nicolas, and Councilmember Matsumoto
Attest by
15� ' Rosa Goy Acosta, City Clerk
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