TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Application to the Fiscal Year 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, in the Amount of $697,909, for the Acquisition of a Water Tanker Apparatus, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve the application to the Fiscal Year 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, in the amount of $697,909 for the acquisition of a water tanker apparatus, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the application to the Fiscal Year 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, in the amount of $697,909, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
* Pros: These funds will provide the City with up to $697,909 in federal funding toward the purchase of a dedicated water tanker.
* Cons: There are no foreseeable cons to approving this application.
Option 2: Deny the Application Fiscal Year 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, in the amount of $697,909 toward the purchase of a dedicated water tanker.
* Pros: There are no foreseeable pros to denying this application.
* Cons: The City would not receive reimbursement for the cost of the purchase of a dedicated water tanker.
Background Information
The City of North Port has applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program for $697,909 to assist with the purchase of a dedicated water tanker apparatus. The total est...
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