01/28/2003 Resolutions 2003-35
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WHEREAS, the Grand Island Fire Department has received notification that they
have been awarded up to $46,962 in grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's
(FEMA) FY02 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety;
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WHEREAS, the funds will be used for the purchase of treadmills, weights, and
elliptical machines with one machine and two weight sets to be located at each of the four fire
stations; and
WHEREAS, the payment of up to $46,962 in grant funding is contingent on the City
paying a 10% match or $5,218 and compliance with the FEMA's Grant Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the proposed agreement has been reviewed and approved by the City
Attorney's office.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that approval be granted to accept grant funds in
the amount of $46,962 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) FY02
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety for the purchase
oftreadmills, weights and elliptical machines for each ofthe four fire stations, in accordance with the
grant agreement.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, January 28,2003.
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form 1X:'1~
January 24, 2003 IX City Attorney