TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Doug Strosnider, Fire Marshal
PREPARED BY: Elizabeth Ellis, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT:
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Fiscal Year 2024 Wildfire Prevention Grant Award Resolution Request from CAL FIRE
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ABSTRACT
The Grant Management Unit (GMU) within the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has requested the City adopt another Resolution in addition to Resolution No. 24-4798, adopted on December 3, 2024. The reason for the request is to satisfy additional criteria outside of the scope of Resolution 24-4798.
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. 26-4903 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Approving and Certifying Grant Application and Project Funding by the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On December 3, 2024, the City Council of the City of Murrieta adopted Resolution No. 24-4798, authorizing the acceptance of grant funds from the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Furthermore, the Agreement between the City of Murrieta and the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection was approved, and authorization was given to the City Manager or their designee to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City of Murrieta (Vote: 5-0).
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
Provide a high level of innovative public safety.
HISTORY
The City of Murrieta Fire & Rescue (MFR) submitted a grant application for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 State of California Wildfire Prevention Grant Program. This grant provides funding for fire prevention projects and activities in and near fire-threatened communities. On August 19, 2024, MFR received an email from the granting agency informing the City of Murrieta (City) that it had been awarded a Wildfire Prevention Grant in the amount of $2,653,344.
The grant performance period for the Wildfire Protection Grant begins upon execution of the agreement and ends on March 15, 2030. The purpose of the grant is to provide funding for wildfire prevention projects and activities in and near wildfire-threatened communities that focus on increasing the protection of people, structures, and communities. This project intends to increase defensible space and roadside protection between habitable structures and open spaces within Murrieta, thereby improving fire safety for residents and structures within the City. During the project, a Community Wildland Protection Plan will be developed for the City, which will be utilized to identify and prioritize City-owned properties for clearing. The FY 2024 Wildfire Protection Grant award will cover this project’s personnel and contractual costs.
While the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 24-4798, authorizing acceptance of these grant funds, CAL FIRE is requiring the City to adopt a separate resolution. Though the content of this new resolution is comparable to the original, the State is seeking consistency between grant recipients and requiring use of the State’s standard format. Additionally, this new resolution establishes a commitment on behalf of the City to expend the grant funds by March 15, 2030.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of this resolution. Resolution No. 24-4798 approved on December 3, 2024, accepted the Wildfire Prevention Grant award and established the grant’s revenue and expenditure appropriation in a special revenue fund in the amount of $2,653,344. This fund covers this project’s personnel and contractual costs.
ATTACHMENTS
ATT 1 - Resolution No. 26-4903