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6201 West Michigan Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (734) 822-3135 I Fax: (734) 944-6103
Website: www.pittsfield-mi.gov
Office of the Supervisor
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
| Pittsfield Charter Township Board of Trustees
| THROUGH:
| Mandy Grewal, Supervisor
| FROM:
| Matt Harshberger, Director of Public Safety
| DATE:
| November 18, 2020
| SUBJECT:
| Approve acceptance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Fire Fighters regional grant award in the amount of $219,712 for purchase of extrication equipment for the Fire Department, and approval of the grant's conditions that the township contribute matching funds for an amount not to exceed $19,973.82, subject to Township Attorney approval
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| | | | | | | | BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approve acceptance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Fire Fighters regional grant award in the amount of $219,712 for purchase of extrication equipment for the Fire Department, and approval of the grant's conditions that the township contribute matching funds for an amount not to exceed $19,973.82, subject to Township Attorney approval. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND:
The Fire Department participated in a regional FEMA grant effort to acquire much needed extrication equipment to replace current equipment that is over twenty-five years old. The grant application to FEMA for the 2018 Assistance to Fire Fighters Grant was successfully awarded for a total of $1,434,122. The grant was a regional effort with the following communities participating: Augusta Township, Chelsea, Hamburg Township, Manchester, Milan, Northfield Township, Pittsfield Township, Salem Township, Sumpter Township, Van Buren Township, and Ypsilanti.
Pittsfield Township's grant award totals $219,712, which includes the matching funds requirement of $19,973.82. The Fire Department will purchase new extrication equipment with the grant funds. The list of equipment to be purchased is attached. |
| | | | | | | | IMPACT ON TOWNSHIP'S HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON TOWNSHIP'S BUDGET:
The match funds, $19,973.82, will be paid from the DPS budget account #205-336-777 - Fire Equipment and Supplies
IMPACT ON INDIRECT COST:
None
IMPACT ON OTHER TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENTS OR OUTSIDE AGENCIES:
None
CONFORMITY TO TOWNSHIP POLICIES:
Conforms |
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