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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Daryl L. Louder, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:	November 15, 2011

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2011 DOT PHMSA Technical Assistance Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/15/2011

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Jackie Lorrekovich, 925-941-3312

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 15, 2011
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to accept the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Technical Assistance Grant, in an amount not to exceed $28,025, for the purchase of portable multi-gas detectors and related equipment.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$28,025, 100% Federal; No District match required. The grant award may by lower than the amount requested and will be for a period of one-year from the effective date of the award.

BACKGROUND:

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), through the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), grant program funds technical assistance in the form of engineering or other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues affecting a local community.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Under this grant award the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District will provide portable multi-gas detectors to each of 12 front-line fire apparatus, including 42 pump kits with probes and tubing detectors for training and breakdown usage. The project also provides for eight calibration kits and the service of the vendor to conduct monthly calibration of each detector during the first year of acquisition and training.

The total budget for the project is $28,025, as follows:

Mult-Gas Detection Monitors: 12 @ $485 = $5,820
Pump Kits: 42 @ $200 = $8,400
Calibration Kits: 8 @ $350 = $2,800
Sales Tax @ 8.25% = $1,405
Monthly Detector Calibration for 1 Year = $9,600

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The District is funded primarily by property taxes and, therefore, has been particularly hard hit by the housing market decline and resulting impact on property tax revenue. Without this federal aid, the District will not have the funds to allocate to the purchase of the above-referenced equipment at this time.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable