Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Glenn Wiltshire (Acting Director)
Department: Port Everglades Division: Director’s Office
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Port Everglades Department to reimburse the Broward Sheriff's Office (“BSO”) for the 25% Cost Share in the Fiscal Year 2018 Port Security Grant awarded to BSO in an amount up to $112,500 to purchase Fire Suppression Foam Concentrate for fire protection at Port Everglades.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board action is required to authorize the Port Everglades Department to reimburse BSO for the 25% cost share for the Fiscal Year 2018 Port Security Grant awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) for fire protection at Port Everglades.
What Action Accomplishes
Authorizes Port Everglades to reimburse BSO for the local cost share for the Fiscal Year 2018 Port Security Grant Program awarded to BSO for firefighting foam purchase.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
THE PORT EVERGLADES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) was awarded $337,500 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Fiscal Year 2018 Port Security Grant Program to purchase a new supply of 1% x 3% firefighting foam for petroleum and marine firefighting at Port Everglades. As part of the grant agreement with FEMA, BSO is responsible for a 25% cost match of the total $450,000 project cost, or $112,500. Since this specialized foam is only needed to fight fires at Port Everglades, the Port Everglades Department has agreed to reimburse BSO for the 25% cost share in an amount up to $112,500. BSO anticipates purchasing up to 12,000 gallons of foam concentrate with the grant funds.
The purchase of 1% x 3% firefighting foam will upgrade the current foam supply at the Port. This new foam concentrate will allow less foam to be used for the suppression of a petroleum or marine fire using the same volume of water, thus increasing the total amount of foam available to suppress such fires.
Source of Additional Information
Glenn A. Wiltshire, Acting Chief Executive/Port Director, Port Everglades Department, (954) 468-3504
Robert Jenkins, Security Supervisor, Port Director Office, (954) 468-0119
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The Port Everglades Capital Fund has funds available to allocate for this reimbursement.