HomeMy WebLinkAboutApprove Resolution No. 4306, Amending Resolution 4282, Adding for FEMA Fire Grant
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Jason Shrauger, Fire Chief
Anna Rosenberry, Finance Director
Chuck Winn, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 4306 - AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 4282,
ADDING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR FEMA FIRE GRANT IN THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011.
MEETING DATE: January 3, 2011
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Recommend commission approve Resolution No. 4306
BACKGROUND: The Bozeman Fire Department applied for and received a Federal Fiscal
Year 2009, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FIRE Grant to install Opticom
controls on those intersections in town that currently do not have this feature.
Opticom is a Traffic Signal Preemption system that is installed on most new intersections in our
community. The system allows the Fire Department to take “control” of the traffic signals for a
brief amount of time allowing them to more safely pass through the intersection. Lights are
turned green in the direction of response vehicle travel and red in the remaining directions.
Upon passage of the emergency response vehicle the intersection returns to normal operation.
Opticom assists in decreasing response times to the customers in our community. The traveling
public benefits from reduced accident potential, and facilitation of their ability to continue
forward movement to a safe location to pull over. Motorists frequently stop in the middle of
intersections causing a significant traffic safety hazard to responders and other drivers.
These grant funds will provide the needed hardware on the remaining intersections as well as
several response vehicles that are not currently capable of activating the system. This will
complete one of the Fire Impact Fee Capital Improvement items with a significant amount of
Federal funding assistance.
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UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None
ALTERNATIVES: Do not accept grant funds and don’t complete project at this time.
FISCAL EFFECTS: This grant will result in $17,280 of Fire Impact Fee Funds being
expended as local match for $155,521 of FEMA grant dollars. The total project cost is $172,801.
The only other item that Fire Impact Fee item scheduled for expenditure is repayment of the Fire
Station #3 Loan. We are currently ahead-of-schedule for repayment of that loan by nearly
$300,000 and have collected $58,000 in Fire Impact Fees this fiscal year. Based on this, we
recommend utilizing a small amount of this year’s Fire Impact Fee revenue to match this
substantial federal grant.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: Resolution No. 4306
Report compiled on: December 21, 2010
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4306
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN, MONTANA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 4282, ADDING
REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR FEMA FIRE GRANT IN THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011.
WHEREAS, the City Commission did, on the 21st day of June, 2010, adopted the City
Manager’s Budget Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 (Fiscal Year 2011) as the Preliminary
Budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission did, on the 13th day of September, 2010, after due and
proper legal notice, conduct a public hearing on the proposed municipal budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission did, on the 13th day of September, 2010, adopt
Resolution No. 4282 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR VARIOUS
BUDGET UNITS, AND FURTHER ESTIMATING REVENUE NECESSARY TO
OPERATE AND MAINTAIN SERVICES OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011.; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission did, on the 3rd day of January, 2011, after due and proper
legal notice, conduct a public hearing on the proposed budget amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana, to wit:
Section 1
The City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, does hereby authorize, in
addition to revenues estimated previously, the following revenues:
Budget Unit ADDITIONAL REVENUE
Fire Impact Fee Fund – Federal Grants $155,521
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Section 2
The City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, does hereby authorize, in addition to
appropriations authorized previously, the following expenditures:
Budget Unit ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
Fire Impact Fee Fund – Opticom Equipment $172,801
Section 3
These additional appropriations will install Opticom hardware on intersections in city limits. Total
project cost is $172,801, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant dollars will fund
$155,521, and Fire Impact Fee revenues will cover the remaining $17,280, as local matching
requirement.
Section 4
That should it be found by any court of competent jurisdiction that any section, clause, portion, sentence,
word, or phrase of this resolution is deemed to be contrary to any existing law or regulations, that in this
instance, it is the intent of the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, that all other
portions, sections, words, clauses, phrases, or paragraphs of this document shall remain in full force and
effect.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a
regular session thereof held on the 3rd day of January, 2011.
_________________________________________
JEFFREY K. KRAUSS
Mayor
ATTEST:
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STACY ULMEN, CMC
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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GREG SULLIVAN
City Attorney
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