REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Approve Budget Modification No. 3 to Appropriate $37,584 of US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance FY20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Grant Funds for Department of Public Safety Health Screening and Personal Protective Equipment for First Responders
Report
GRANT SUMMARY
The City Manager applied for, and on June 6, the City was awarded grant funds in the amount of $37,584 to the Department of Public Safety ("DPS") for purchase of Health Screening and Personal Protective Equipment for First Responders.
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Director and CDC have highly recommended that preventative measures include daily health screening of employees in the face of the COVID pandemic. Public Safety Officers are essential employees and are at high risk of exposure to disease in the course of their normal activities. In response to national, state and local public health recommendations, DPS is implementing a comprehensive preventative plan that will protect first responders who come into daily contact with the community.
DPS will use grant funding to:
1. Acquire digital health screening devices that will be placed strategically at entrances to all DPS facilities and fire stations. The screening devices will measure the body temperature of any person entering.
2. Expand the inventory of personal protective equipment, including N95 and P100 respirators, and AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instruments) Level 3 surgical gowns.
Digital health screening devices will be procured under a city-wide procurement conducted by the Department of Finance. A separate purchase order will be issued for screening devices purchased with grant funds. Personal protective equipment will be procured directly by the Department of Public Safety. All procurements made under this grant will comply with the City's Administrative Policy, Chapter 4 - Article 3, Purchasing Policies and Procedures.
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