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CC CASE # 5 10 <br />AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT <br />THROUGH CENTERPOINT ENERGY <br />By: Dean Kapler, Fire Chief <br />Background: <br />For the past several years Ramsey's natural gas supplier, CenterPoint Energy, has offered <br />Community Partnership Grants to cities for the purchase of safety equipment. In 2008 <br />Ramsey received the maximum of $2500 to assist in the purchase of replacement <br />extrication equipment for the Fire Department. In another year the grant was used to <br />assist in purchasing additional firefighter pagers. <br />Priority is given to cities who have not received a grant the prior year. With council's <br />authorization, staff will submit an application for equipment for the Fire or Police dept <br />for safety related equipment. The grants are a matching grant, meaning the depts. budget <br />must have a matching dollar amount to put towards the purchase. <br />Applications must be received by April 16 and staff has not had the opportunity to <br />finalize the equipment to be purchased. <br />A copy of the 2010 guidelines is attached. <br />Funding: <br />The cities portion of the purchase will be made from the operational budget in place for <br />2010. No additional funding is being requested. <br />Staff Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends to Council to motion to authorize applying for a Community <br />Partnership Grant in the amount not to exceed $2500 or a total purchase not to exceed <br />$5000. <br />Council Action: <br />Motion to accept/reject Fire Chiefs recommendation. <br />Reviewed By: <br />City Administrator <br />Police Chief <br />Finance Director <br />CC: 04/13/2010 <br />