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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Christopher Temes, Fire Marshal
DATE: August 16, 2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of $51,000 under a grant agreement between the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the City of Aurora.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval for acceptance of grant funding via the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission COPPGP grant program, agreement No. NZBCP240021, for the Fire Department.
BACKGROUND:
Under the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, (NZB Act), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) accepted applications for its Fiscal Year 2023 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program (COPPGP). This program aims to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning of children and the elderly in dwelling units and other facilities by providing funding to state, local, and tribal governments that support the installation of CO alarms and training and public education programs to promote the health and public safety of citizens throughout the United States.
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Aurora, IL (PCMPA) aims to provide high-quality, installed carbon monoxide detectors to members of vulnerable populations, including children, the elderly, and low-income households, while also educating the community about carbon monoxide, its danger, and ways to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
DISCUSSION:
This grant will provide $51,000 under the agreement for allowable project costs between June 28, 2024 and June 27, 2026. The grant funding is for 75% of the estimated project cost with a required minimum 25% matched by the City. The City has budgeted $19,877.00 for this project equaling a 28% match.
A budget amendment will be completed as the grant funding is unbudgeted. The grant funding will be placed in revenue account 101-3034-337.30-40. Project expenses will be using accounts 101-3034-422.50-66, 101-3033-422.10-02, 101-3034-422.10-01, and 101-3034-422.10-02
IMPACT STATEMENT:
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Aurora will be the first program of its kind in the City of Aurora. As such, many project activities included in the project involve creating and implementing processes and procedures and training staff on those processes and procedures. These activities will be overseen by Fire Marshal, Christopher Temes who will collaborate with multiple internal departments to implement this project, including the Fire Department, Customer Service, Property Standards, Senior and Disability Services, IT, Communications & Marketing, and Human Resources. Mr. Temes will work with Fire Department leadership to incorporate installing and tracking the installation of carbon monoxide detectors into routine department procedures implemented during all residential calls.
Following the City's Purchasing Process, Mr. Temes will purchase carbon monoxide detectors in bulk to be installed through this program, assuring that the detectors are code compliant and grant purchasing requirements are followed. In addition to the detectors installed by the Fire Department in the context of service calls, this project will utilize City staff to install CO detectors in the homes of seniors and low-income and disabled residents. Training activities planned in this project refer to training of City staff on how the PCMPA program works and the internal processes involved in program administration. No carbon monoxide poisoning prevention training activities are included in this project.
The anticipated benefit of this CO detector installation program is a reduction in carbon monoxide poisoning incidents throughout the city, particularly in the targeted neighborhoods, as well as education on CO safety and precautions.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Request Committee and City Council approval authorizing acceptance of grant funding from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission COPPGP grant program in the amount of $51,000.
cc: Finance Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of $51,000 under a grant agreement between the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the City of Aurora.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City has been awarded a grant via the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission grant program for $51,000 for a carbon monoxide poisoning prevention project; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding will support the project costs for installation of carbon monoxide detectors in the homes of seniors, low-income, and disabled residents;
WHEREAS, the City's purchasing processes will be followed to purchase any items for distribution through this grant; and
WHEREAS, upon acceptance of the grant, a budget amendment will be submitted to the revenue account 101-3034-337.30-40. Project expenses will be using accounts 101-3034-422.50-66, 101-3033-422.10-02, 101-3034-422.10-01, and 101-3034-422.10-02.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: the City is authorized to accept a grant award of $51,000 from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission grant program and the Mayor or his designee may execute the grant agreement with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.