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SR - - APPROPRIATION FIRE TRAININGGam; • a�` ; G`�, a• a untTy AGENDA ITEM March 11 th, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council THRU: John W. Sibley City Manager FROM: Patrick Dibb, Fire Chief ReviewedNer' ied By: City Manager Finance Direc o To Be Presente y: nnis Cole, Administrative Ca to X Cons Calendar _ City Mgr Rpts Council Reports _ Legal Affairs Boards /Crates _ Public Hrgs Admin Reports Plan/Environ 1. SUBJECT Appropriation of funds received from Santa Ana College for Fire Department training. 2. SUMMARY The Fire Department is a party to an agreement with Santa Ana College, wherein the College pays the Department $3.50 per firefighter for each hour of training that we provide. The agreement provides that this money be used for Fire Department training and operational programs. The Department recently received a check for $25,503.08 from Santa Ana College, pursuant to this agreement. These funds now need to be appropriated into the Fire Department's FY 2013 -14 Budget. 3. RECOMMENDED ACTION Accept into the City's revenue budget a $25,503.08 grant payment from Rancho Santiago Community College District, into revenue account number 100.3023.48210.20174 — Santa Ana College Training FYI 3-14. Authorize the appropriation of $25,503.08 into expenditure account number 100.3023.51840.20174 — Santa Ana College Training FY13 -14. 4. FISCAL IMPACT Upon appropriation, funds will be available to cover the costs of Fire Department training and operational programs as follows: 100.3023.51840.20174 Santa Ana College Training $25,503.08 ITEM 03/11/14 1 5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S) 2. Be a fiscally healthy community a. Analyze future fiscal needs and potential revenue opportunities. 6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Public Safety Goal 6.0: Provide public safety services of the highest quality. Policy 6.7: Maintain and update the City's Multi- Hazard Functional Plan as needed, and ensure ongoing consistency between the General Plan and the Multi- Hazard Functional Plan and Fire Department Strategic Deployment Plan. 7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND The additional funds, if appropriated, will give the Fire Department the ability to pay outside instructors; buy improved training aids and equipment, and purchase books and materials. These funds also help the Fire Department meet other operational needs. 8. ATTACHMENTS - Copy of check from Santa Ana College - Copy of invoice from Santa Ana College ITEM 2 03/11/14