HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-27-20 City Commission Packet Materials - C9. Ratify Acceptance of Haz Mat Drone
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Josh Waldo, Fire Chief
Jeff Mihelich, City Manager
SUBJECT: Ratify the Fire Department acceptance of a grant for a hazardous materials
drone from the Montana Department of Homeland Security.
MEETING DATE: October 27, 2020
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Ratify the Fire Department acceptance of a grant for a hazardous
materials drone from the Montana Department of Homeland
Security.
BACKGROUND: City Administrative Order 2014-01 requires notification of the City
Manager and City Commission of any grant application or receipt of grants exceeding $20,000
within 30 days of the application or receipt. The City of Billings Fire Department Hazardous
Materials Team put in a grant application with State Homeland Security for hazardous materials
drones, one for each of the six regional hazardous materials teams. As the City of Billings was
the applicant for this grant, a grant routing form was not submitted by Bozeman Fire during the
application period. Billings Fire has received this grant and the award is to give each regional
hazardous materials team a drone with thermal imaging and gas detecting technology. The grant
also covers the cost of training, licensure, and any personnel cost associated with the training and
licensure. Total value to the City of Bozeman is around $70,000. The Bozeman Fire
Department is seeking approval from City Commission to formally accept the grant. The grant
has a zero match requirement.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission
FISCAL EFFECTS: None at this time as the grant has no required matching funds.
Attachments: Grant Routing Form
Report compiled on: October 12, 2020
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