City of Milwaukee - File #: 031341

• File #: 031341
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/21/2004
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/10/2004
• Title: Resolution relating to the Milwaukee Fire Department's acceptance and expenditure of a grant from the Wisconsin Homeland Security Grant Program FY2003 Part II for Regional Emergency Response Teams.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: FIRE DEPARTMENT, STATE GRANTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/11/2013	0	HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION	SIGNED
11/5/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/14/2013	0	HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION	ASSIGNED TO
2/10/2004	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
1/29/2004	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0

Number
031341
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
031123
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution relating to the Milwaukee Fire Department's acceptance and expenditure of a grant from the Wisconsin Homeland Security Grant Program FY2003 Part II for Regional Emergency Response Teams.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Milwaukee Fire Department to accept and expend grant funds of $499,899 from the Wisconsin Homeland Security Grant Program FY2003 Part II for Regional Emergency Response Teams. The funds would be used to purchase equipment to enhance heavy rescue response capabilities in the metro Milwaukee area. Common Council File Number 031123, adopted on December 19, 2003, authorized the Milwaukee Fire Department to apply for grant funds of no more than $500,000 from the Wisconsin Homeland Security Grant Program FY2003 Part II for Regional Emergency Response Teams.

Body
Whereas, The state's Office of Justice Assistance offers funds through its Wisconsin Homeland Security Grant Program FY2003 Part II for Regional Emergency Response Teams and the Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) is eligible for the funds; and

Whereas, The MFD would use the funds to establish a heavy rescue response capability unit in the metro Milwaukee area; and

Whereas, The MFD would use the funds to purchase personal protective equipment, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear equipment (CBRNE) search rescue equipment and CBRNE incident response vehicles; and

Whereas, Common Council File Number 031123, adopted on December 19, 2003, authorized the Milwaukee Fire Department to apply for grant funds of no more than $500,000 from the Wisconsin Homeland Security Grant Program FY2003 Part II for Regional Emergency Response Teams; now, therefore be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Milwaukee Fire Department is authorized to accept and expend grant funds of $499,899 from the Wisconsin Homeland Security Gra...