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Finance committee approves FEMA hazard-mitigation grant application, MOU with Sullivan’s Island and police vehicle purchases
Summary
Committee authorized staff to apply for a $5.71 million FEMA hazard mitigation grant (town match 25%), approved a memorandum of understanding with Sullivan’s Island Police Department, and authorized purchase and surplus of police vehicles; motions carried by committee vote.
The finance committee authorized staff to apply for a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant for the public safety campus retrofit project and approved additional, related operational items, including a memorandum of understanding with the Sullivan’s Island Police Department and police vehicle purchases and surplus.
On the FEMA grant, staff sought permission to apply for a total project of $5,709,730 with FEMA covering $4,282,297.50 and the town responsible for a 25% match of $1,427,432.50. Staff described the grant application as wide-ranging and noted eligible uses under consideration include energy-efficiency measures (solar), stormwater work, and building hardening against hurricanes; staff also said the scope has been adjusted in meetings with state and federal officials and that the town is “rolling the dice” but intends to apply. Staff added that the town’s match would be financed through bonds for the public safety building if the grant is awarded. The committee moved and approved authorization for staff to apply.
The committee also approved by voice vote a memorandum of understanding authorizing the chief to sign an MOU with the Sullivan’s Island Police Department to formalize mutual aid arrangements.
Separately, the committee authorized a purchase order to C & T Automotive for 2025 Ford SUVs with police equipment and upfitting totaling $143,363.04 (to be funded from vehicle capital and surplus vehicle funds) and voted to surplus a 2018 Ford Explorer (p341) with 79,100 miles. Staff said the vehicle purchase and surplus actions are funded from designated capital and surplus funds.
Motions on the FEMA grant, the MOU and vehicle items were moved, seconded and carried by the committee; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the committee discussion.
