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DRAFT <br /> <br />F:ALICEXRESWORK\CURRENT\ Firefighter Assistance Grant 2003 <br /> April 30, 2003 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, RATIFYING AN APPLICATION FOR A U.S. FIRE <br />ADMINISTRATION 2003 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT <br />FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) <br />TO PURCHASE FIFTY-FOUR (54) SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING <br />APPARATUSES (SCBA) AND SIXTY-FOUR (64) SPARE CYLINDERS; <br />AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; ACCEPTING SAID <br />GRANT AWARD UPON NOTICE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE <br />EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR <br />ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON <br />NOTICE THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides funding for the U. S. <br />Fire Administration 2003 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is desirous of processing a grant <br />application for the Assistance to Firefighters Program, at a total cost of $271,978.00, with <br />$244,781.00 to be provided by grant and $27,197.00 to be provided by the City of Paris in the <br />form of local matching funds to purchase fifty-four (54) self-contained breathing apparatuses <br />(SCBA) and sixty-four (64) spare cylinders; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of approving a further condition of said grant, <br />the same being in the form of an in-kind match whereby the City of Paris Fire Department <br />would be required to donate its current fifty (50) self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) to <br />the nineteen (19) volunteer fire departments scattered throughout Lamar County; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the deadline for actual filing of the grant application occurred prior to the <br />date of the next regular City Council meeting, and a timely application has been filed, subject <br />to City Council ratification; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the Mayor, City Manager, Fire Chief, <br />and other appropriate City staff to accept and implement said grant (if same is received) without <br />further action of City Council; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br /> <br />