This resolution allows the Department of Emergency Management to accept and use a $100,000 donation of air filtration units from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The units will support the Wildfire Air Quality Response Program from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2024.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to accept and expend a gift of new air filtration units with an estimated market value of $100,000 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to support implementation of the Wildfire Air Quality Response Program for the project term of August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2024.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a partnership between the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management to address air quality issues during wildfire events.
Negotiations began between the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) regarding the donation of air filtration units as part of the Wildfire Air Quality Response Program.
BAAQMD formally offered to donate heavy-duty portable air filtration units valued at approximately $100,000 to DEM to help communities prepare for wildfire smoke events.
DEM prepared the necessary documentation to accept the gift, including a grant resolution and information form, to be submitted to the Board of Supervisors.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for approval, allowing DEM to accept and expend the gift from BAAQMD.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution, retroactively authorizing DEM to accept and expend the gift of air filtration units.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the authorization for DEM to utilize the air filtration units for the specified project term.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
