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Home My WebLink AboutItem 06.t Date: Item No. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DONATION FROM LAKEVILLE PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION Proposed Action Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to approve resolution to accept fifty (50) Streamlight Survivor Flashlights donated from Lakeville Public Safety Foundation (LPSF) to the Lakeville Fire Department. Overview Lakeville Fire applied for a grant through the LPSF to purchase fifty (50) new flashlights to issue to each firefighter. The flashlights will be worn on their gear to be used at training and emergency incidents. Primary Issues to Consider • Acknowledgement of Donation. • Chief Meyer will draft a “Thank You” letter following Council’s approval of this resolution. Supporting Information • Copy of grant application Financial Impact: $ Budgeted: Y☐ N☐ Source: Related Documents: (CIP, ERP, etc.): Envision Lakeville Community Values: Good Value for Public Services Report Completed by: Michael Meyer, Fire Chief June 6, 2016 CITY OF LAKEVILLE RESOLUTION NO._________ RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DONATION FROM LAKEVILLE PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION WHEREAS, Lakeville Public Safety Foundation has purchased fifty (50) Streamlight Survivor Flashlights to be donated to the City of Lakeville Fire Department; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 465.03 requires that all gifts and donations of real or personal property be accepted only with the adoption of a resolution of the governing body. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville that the donation of Streamlight Survivor Flashlights from Lakeville Public Safety Foundation is hereby accepted; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville sincerely thanks Lakeville Public Safety Foundation. DATED this 6th day of June, 2016 CITY OF LAKEVILLE ___________________________ Matt Little, Mayor ATTEST:_____________________________ Charlene Friedges, City Clerk 1 The purpose of the Lakeville Public Safety Foundation is to promote public safety and provide financial assistance to enhance the capabilities of the Lakeville Police and Fire Departments. Date of Grant Application: _________________________ Submit electronically to: info@lpsfmn.org or send a copy to: LPSF P.O. Box 1526 Lakeville, MN 55044 Lakeville Fire Department Name of organization 9465 185th Street West Lakeville, MN 55044 Address 952-985-4700 Phone Fax Website Mike Meyer Fire Chief 952-985-4701 mmeyer@ci.lakeville.mn.us Name of Staff Executive Title Phone E-mail Taber Akin Captain 952.212-3847 taberakin@gmail.com Name of Contact Person Title Phone E-mail Is your organization an IRS 501(c) (3) not-for-profit? __________Yes _____X______No If no, is your agency a public agency/gov’t? ____X______Yes ___________No If no, check with funder for details on using fiscal agents and list name and address of fiscal agent: ______________________________________________________________________________ ________________ Name Fiscal agent’s EIN# ______________________________________________________________________________ Address LPSF Grant Application 2 Proposal Information Write an executive summary that describes how this grant will help the Lakeville Public Safety Foundation achieve its mission “to promote public safety by enhancing the capabilities of the Lakeville Police Department and Lakeville Fire Department”. Please include the following: • Brief description of the project • Expected outcomes • Who the project serves and why it is important • How the funds will be spent Dollar amount requested: $__2,387.50__________________ Total annual organization budget: $____1,639,147________________________ Total project budget: $_____2,387.50_______________________ Organization Information Provide background on your organization: • State your mission and goals • Summarize your organization’s history • Outline the organization’s current programs and activities • Highlight the recent accomplishments Purpose of Grant Project, program and operating funds requests: • Problem and need. Identify the problem to be addressed and the needs to be met by the project. What unique services would the community be deprived of if you do not undertake this project? • Program/Project Goal. Describe the goals and overall impact of the project or program. • Program/Project. Describe your program objectives relating to this grant application, activities, strategies, time lines and explain how the grant will enable you to address the problem or need. Is this a new or continuing project? • Project timeframe. Over what period of time will the funds be utilized? • Utilization. Number of individuals to benefit from funds. Evaluation Outcomes. Describe the proposed program/project outcomes. What outcomes do you want to produce by the end of the grand period? How do these outcomes support the mission of the LPSF? Measurements. Outline your plan to document progress and results. How will you measure expected outcomes and the effectiveness of your activities? Grant applications will be reviewed within 60 days of receipt. Questions? Please contact Shanen Corlett at info@lpsfmn.org or 612-799-8375 3 The mission of the Lakeville Department is: “The Lakeville Fire Department is dedicated to serving the community through the protection of lives and property by providing public safety education and professional emergency response.” Since 1884 the Lakeville Fire Department has been working towards the successful accomplishment of this mission. The purpose of this grant request is to increase firefighter access to a simple, but important tool. The purpose of this grant request is to expand firefighter access to flashlights. If approved, this grant would enable each firefighter to have a flashlight assigned to them. The cost of the grant is the cost of purchasing 50 flashlights at $47.75 per flashlight. Flashlights are an essential tool for the work of Lakeville firefighters. Because the work of firefighters is often done in dark situations, in locations with limited visibility, during poor weather, or under other adverse conditions high quality reliable light sources are an essential tool for firefighters to safely and effectively accomplish tasks. The Lakeville Fire Department currently provides access to Streamlight Survivor flashlights by equipping each piece of fire apparatus with flashlights. The number of flashlights on the apparatus varies from one to six. Expanding the number of flashlights will provide each firefighter with his/her own flashlight, which will be assigned to them. Lakeville firefighters will match the flashlight with their gear and wear it on the right side of their bunker coat, which has an area designed for this style of flashlight. Assigning flashlights to an individual instead of apparatus will decrease the need to take a light off a truck, eliminate the possibility of not having enough lights or the possibility of forgetting a light. Funding this grant will mean firefighters have ready, immediate and personal access to an important tool. The cost of each flashlight is $47.75 through Jefferson Fire. The 50 new flashlights will complement the existing LED flashlights that are already in service and will be assigned. As the department transitions from flashlights on charging bases mounted in apparatus to flashlights assigned to each firefighter the batteries will also have to be changed. The flashlights on the charging bases used a rechargeable battery, but Streamlight is moving away from this to using reusable AA batteries. Some of the existing flashlights will require a battery sleeve for AA batteries and the fire department will cover this cost. The new Streamlight Survivor flashlights come with battery sleeve and no additional updated will be needed. As new flashlights are needed the fire department will build this cost into the operating budget.