HomeMy WebLinkAbout25166RESOLUTION NO. 25166
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE
SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE
CALIFORNIA CLIMATE INVESTMENTS WILDFIRE
PREVENTION GRANTS PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's (CALFIRE)
Wild Fire Protection Grants Program provides funding for wildlife prevention projects and
activities in the near wildfire threatened communities that focus on increasing the
protection of people, structures, and communities; and
WHEREAS, funded activities include hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire
prevention planning, and wildfire prevention education with an emphasis on improving
public health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, CALFIRE will consider the wildfire hazards and risks to an area, the
geographic balance of projects, and whether the project is complementary to other wildfire
prevention or forest health activities when awarding grants; and
WHEREAS, the City's Fire Department is seeking authorization from the City
Council to submit an application to CALFIRE's Wild Fire Protection Grants Program in an
amount between $200,000.00 and $300,000.00; and
WHEREAS, if awarded, the grant funds would be used to reinforce the City's Very
High Fire Vegetation Management Program, which involves evaluating the potential for
structure fire ignition in the City's designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
(VHFHSZ), providing mitigation recommendations, creating informative materials on
mitigation techniques for these areas, identifying construction methods and materials to
reduce structure ignition risk, and enforcing codes in the City's VHFHSZ; and
WHEREAS, if awarded, this grant funding also has the possibility of fully financing
the clearance of brush on city lots within these VHFHSZ zones, so as to set both an
example and the standard for our residents in these areas as it pertains to brush
clearance; and
WHEREAS, grant applications for the Wild Fire Protection Grants Program are
due by January 10, 2024.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
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SECTION 2. The City's Fire Department has the authorization to submit an
application for CALFIRE's Wild Fire Protection Grants Program to seek funding in an
amount between $200,000.00 and $300,000.00.
SECTION 3. The City's Fire Department is available to begin, operate, and
maintain the City's Very High Fire Vegetation Management program using the grant
funds, if awarded.
SECTION 4. The City will follow any and all grant conditions that are set forth by
the grant program if the grant funds are awarded.
SECTION 5. This action is exempt from CEQA on the basis that it can be seen
with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question, submitting an
application for CALFIRE grant funding, may have a significant effect on the environment.
(State CEQA Guidelines, § 15061, subd. (b)(3).) The allocation of funding itself will have
no effect on the environment, and any future grant activities requiring discretionary action
will be evaluated under the California Environmental Quality Act at that time.
SECTION 6. The City Fire Chief or his or her designee, shall have the authority to
conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents including, but not limited to
all application forms, agreements, amendments, and grant payment requests, which may
be necessary for the completion of the grant application.
ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2023.
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Scott C. Stiles, City Manager
ATTEST:
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Brenda Pr e, City Clerk
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, BRENDA PREE, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 25166 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on December 14, 2023, by the
following vote
AYES: Councilmembers Garner, Holstege, Middleton; Mayor Pro Tern deHarte; and
Mayor Bernstein
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSED: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this ?V`t""day of December 2023.
Brenda Pree, MMC, CERA, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California
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