MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Acceptance of the Emergency Management Performance Grant from the US Department of Homeland Security in the Amount of $34,389.00
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Accept State/Federal FY 2017 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in the amount of $34,389.00.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Tommy Smith, Fire Chief; 425-556-2202
Pattijean Hooper, Emergency Preparedness Manager; 425-556-2219
Debbie Newman, Fire Support Program Coordinator; 425-556-2259
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
The City of Redmond Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has been awarded a grant for $34,389.00 for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017. These funds are appropriated by Congress and passed through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Emergency Management Division (EMD) of the Washington State Military Department to local government emergency management programs. The grant is not competitive and is awarded to all eligible Emergency Management Organizations as specified in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Redmond has applied for and received this grant every year for well over a decade.
Last year's grant for FFY 2016 completed a three-year phase-in of a new Washington State per-capita-based funding method. The formula routes a minimum of funds to the least populated counties and consequently reduced funding for more populous areas compared to the old funding model.
Recent Redmond EMPG award history:
FFY 2013, $45,478 (used prior funding method based on Redmond OEM budget)
FFY 2014, $41,609 (year 1 phase-in)
FFY 2015, $37,355 (year 2 phase-in)
FFY 2016, $33,932 (year 3 phase-in, per-capita formula in full effect)
FFY 2017, $34,389 (this award, per-capita formula)
Award amounts are based on numbers that may change each year:
* EMPG award to Washington State for the fiscal year (increased from $6.81 million to $7.25 million between FFY 2013 and FFY 2016 gr...
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