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ITEM 5.7. <br /> <br />River <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Bruce A. West, Fire Chief <br /> <br />January 14, 2002 <br /> <br />Consider 2002 FEMA Grant Request <br /> <br />The Elk River Fire Department in conjunction with the Clear Lake, Becket, Big Lake, and <br />Zimmerman Fire Departments, will be applying for a 2002 FEMA grant under the category <br />of training. The Big Lake Fire Department is the lead agency in applying for the 2002 FEMA <br />grant. All five fire departments within Sherburne County are attempting to be awarded this <br />grant to have a fire training tower built on two and a half acres of land next to the Big Lake <br />Fire Department. The total funding for the training tower grant request from FEMA will be <br />$120,000. Once again, FEMA will require a local match of ten percent or $12,000. At the <br />December 19, 2001, Sherbume County Fire Chief's meeting, all five fire chiefs agreed to take <br />this item to their respective Councils/Boards for authorization to equally share the local ten <br />percent match required for the FEMA grant request. The amount of local match for the Elk <br />River Fire Department will be $2,400. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact <br />me at the Elk River Fire Department, (763) 441-4919. <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />I am requesting Council approval authorizing the City of Elk River to provide $2,400 from <br />the City Council Contingency towards the ten percent local funding match as required by the <br />FEMA grant contingent upon ail five fire departments receiving Council/Board approval for <br />their locally requested ten percent match if the Sherburne County Fire Chiefs are successful <br />in receiving the $120,000 FEMA grant for a fire training tower. <br /> <br /> <br />