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Council approves $25,000 transfer within wildfire‑mitigation grant to outfit fire engine
Summary
Staff recommended transferring $25,000 within a San Diego River Conservancy wildfire early‑action grant to purchase fire hazard mitigation equipment and accessories for a Type 1 engine; the council approved the transfer and outfitting by unanimous vote.
City staff reported adjustments to a wildfire early‑action grant and sought council approval to transfer funds and purchase mitigation equipment to outfit a Type 1 fire engine.
A director identified in the presentation as the city’s director of engineering services summarized grant funding received in November 2021 and April 2022 from the San Diego River Conservancy (the presentation cited Task 7 of the grant and an amount of $3,125,000 for the overall program). The city had previously approved the purchase of a Type 1 engine with wildland‑urban interface outfitting for $770,000. An inspection recommended roughly $30,000 in additional outfitting changes and accessories; staff proposed transferring $25,000 from grant Task 3 to Task 7 to cover the purchase of the mitigation equipment.
The director noted $5,000 remained in the equipment task after earlier allocations; after careful evaluation staff recommended the transfer and purchase. The fire chief (Ben Ko was mentioned as present) was available for technical questions. Council moved, seconded and adopted the transfer and outfitting purchase unanimously.
The transcript does not list vendor names, purchase schedule, or detailed equipment lists. The motion carried by unanimous vote as recorded in the meeting minutes portion of the transcript.
