CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST

Sponsor:

Board of Supervisors Meeting Date: 

Chester W. Stribling,  Lee District Supervisor

 May 10, 2007

Staff Lead:

Department: 

Philip Myer, Chief

 Department of Fire & Emergency Services

Topic: 

A Resolution Authorizing the County Administrator to Execute on Behalf of Fauquier County a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Fire Programs

Topic Description:

The Fire Rescue Training Division has a long standing reputation across the State for providing extensive amounts of fire and emergency medical service training, especially to Fauquier County's high school programs.  For the past six years the County's structural fire training has been limited by the lack of availability to a fire training building as the old one-level building has been condemned. The change in construction and types of buildings more than ever demands a better facility to be able to prepare firefighters to safely function in these buildings during actual fires. Having identified a site for a new fire training building, the County can now apply for funding from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs to assist in constructing this building. The grant application requires authorization from the Board of Supervisors and a designated grant agent.  

Requested Action of the Board of Supervisors: 

Consider adoption of the attached resolution. 

Financial Impacts Analysis:

This grant does not require matching funds. The request for this project has been submitted through the CIP process. This grant may award up to a total of $430,000.

Identify any other Departments, Organizations or Individuals that would be affected by this request:

Fire and Rescue Association

Department of Community Development

Fauquier County Sheriff's Office