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Subject: OFD FEMA Grant Award - Urban Search And Rescue
From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: 1) Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Funds For The Period August 1, 2011 To January 31, 2013 In The Amount Of One Million One Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand Seventy-Eight Dollars ($1,167,078) To Meet Continuing Management, Training And Equipment Needs Of The Fire Department's Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Team; 2) Enter Into A Cooperative Agreement With The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) For The Period August 1, 2011 To January 31, 2013 To Provide Training To The Task Force, Respond As Requested To Local, State And National Incidents, And To Purchase Equipment To Support Our Response Capability As Directed By FEMA; 3) Waive The City's Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements And Authorize Procurement Of Equipment From The General Services Administration And/Or Other Government Pricing Schedules To Be Paid From The FEMA Grant; 4) Award Said Equipment Contracts, Regardless Of Price, Without Return To Council; 5) Approve Travel For City Personnel Participating In The FEMA Cooperative Agreement Program On Short Notice