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� � r <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved <br />the Interlocal Agreement for use of St. Lucie County <br />Sheriff's Dept. air ambulance (helicopter), as <br />recommended by staff. <br />AGREEMENT IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />GRANT APPLICATIONS - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PREPAREDNESS AND <br />ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 3/7/94: <br />TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />TBROUGB: Jim Chandler_,_Cunty Administrator <br />FROM: Doug Wright, Director <br />Emergency Services <br />DATE: March 7, 1994 <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Submit Three Competitive Grant <br />Applications For Funding Consideration from the Emergency <br />Management, Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund <br />It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be <br />given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at <br />the next regular scheduled meeting. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />Legislation was passed in the 1993 Session which enacted major <br />changes to Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, which relates to emergency <br />management. The legislation created the Emergency Management, <br />Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund which provides for non- <br />matching Base Grants, matching Competitive Grants, and loans to state <br />or regional agencies, local governments, and private organizations to <br />implement projects that will further state and local emergency <br />management objectives pursuant to Rule Chapter 9G-18, Florida <br />Administrative Code. <br />On March 8, 1994, the Board of County Commissioners approved a non- <br />matching Base Grant allocation of $70,424 and the proposed <br />expenditures for the grant funds. Administrative Rule 9G-18 <br />establishes a maximum of $50,000 that can be awarded for any one <br />project from the Competitive Grants program. <br />Staff is now seeking authorization to submit <br />Competitive <br />Grant <br />applications for three projects which will further state <br />and <br />local <br />emergency management objectives. The cutoff <br />day for <br />the <br />State <br />accepting grant applications is March 18, <br />1994. <br />The <br />grant <br />applications and source of matching funds are as <br />follows: <br />15 <br />MAR 15 1994 <br />BOOK <br />91 FAGS 9007 <br />