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Port Jervis council authorizes grant applications and solicitations for fire gear, urban forestry and spillway resiliency
Summary
Council approved a grant application to replace firefighter SCBA and PPE (estimated minimum cost $502,856), authorized solicitation of proposals to manage a $1,000,000 USDA Urban Forestry grant, and directed solicitations for engineering services tied to a resilient investments grant for Reservoir 1 spillway rehab.
Port Jervis Common Council approved multiple grant-related actions that collectively target public safety equipment replacement, urban forestry work and infrastructure resiliency planning.
Fire equipment: The council approved a resolution authorizing submission of a grant application to replace the fire department's self-contained breathing apparatus and personal protective equipment, which the transcript listed as "reaching its end of useful life" with replacement costs "an estimated minimum of $502,856." The resolution authorized the mayor or a designee (Valerie Nijinsky, executive director of the Port Jervis Community Development Agency) to execute the application by the stated deadline of 12/20/2024.
Urban forestry: The council acknowledged that the city was awarded a $1,000,000 USDA Urban Forestry grant to implement components of the city's community forest management plan, including planting, establishing a green-tree core, summer employment opportunities and public education. The council authorized the CDA executive director to solicit proposals from certified tree services or firms to manage and implement the grant and to report back to the council on procurement results.
Resiliency planning: Council also authorized the CDA executive director to solicit proposals for engineering services under a 'Resilient Investments through Supporting Capital' grant (Housing Trust Fund Corporation) to support the Reservoir 1 Spillway Rehab and Water Main Resiliency Planning Project, including drainage analysis and cost-benefit work for future construction funding applications.
Each action was moved, seconded and approved by the council during the meeting. The council directed the CDA to report back with the results of procurements and to return to the council with recommendations.
Provenance: SCBA grant authorization appears at SEG 493–519; the USDA Urban Forestry grant discussion appears at SEG 519–556; the resilient investments engineering solicitation is recorded at SEG 577–616.
