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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

02/20/2024

BACKGROUND

The mission of the Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) Power Up grant program is to accumulate funds from members participating in the Power Up Program and reinvest that money in our communities by providing funding assistance to local non-profit groups and civic organizations for community development and improvement projects. These funds will be used primarily for projects involving: education, youth programs, health care, community development, civic and community outreach, and public safety or service organizations.

GOAL

Purchase equipment related to the typing of a National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG) Type 7 Engine.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

This project would immediately service of course the residents of Schertz and the 10 municipalities of the Northeast Partnership Political Region of over 225,000 people and the Guada-Coma Emergency Response Group service area adding over 75,000 more totaling over 300,000 people not including the transient worker population as it relates to a multi-discipline public safety response in an all-hazards environment.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Approval to pursue the Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) Power Up grant program for the all-hazards capability enhancement described, provided acceptance of the grant and funding of the City's share (0%) of the cost of equipment shall not require further approval by the City Council.

RECOMMENDATION

Attachments
Resolution 24-R-16 GVEC