Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Budget Insertion Purpose: To aid the continuous effort of protecting the health and safety of the public and firefighting personnel against fire and fire-related hazards and to maintain the number of trained front line fire fighters available in their communities through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (City-Wide) Funding Source: United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Appropriation Amount: $3,171,693.00 Budget Year: 2013 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Funds accepted by Resolution 7R6-a080713 Operating Agency: Fire Department Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.