City Council

28. ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND\nURBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ALHAMBRA FIRE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCE –\nF2M24-18, M2M24-84\nIn March 2023, staff submitted an application for $450,000 in congressionally directed\ngrant funding for the purchase of an Alhambra Fire Department ambulance, to Senator\nDianne Feinstein and Representative Judy Chu. The application was sponsored by\nSenator Feinstein to the Senate Appropriations Committee and supported by\nRepresentative Chu to the House Appropriations Committee in the 2023-2024 Federal\nFiscal Year. On May 6, 2024, staff was notified by HUD’s Office of Community Planning\n13\n5-13-24\nand Development (CPD), Office of Economic Development – Congressional Grants\nDivision that the grant was funded.\nRecommended Action: City Council accept a grant in the amount of $450,000 for\nthe purchase of an Alhambra Fire Department ambulance from the U.S. Department of\nHousing and Urban Development (HUD) Fiscal Year 2024 Economic Development\nInitiative (EDI) - Community Project Funding (CPF) grant; appropriate revenue and\nexpenditure funds; authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents\nrelated to grant implementation; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to\nfinalize the Council’s action. (M2M24-84)