HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 15497 (Replacement of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus)
RESOLUTION NO. 15497
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE PURCHASE ORDERS
FOR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FROM SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE
DISTRICT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $92,170, AND FROM ALLSTAR FIRE
EQUIPMENT INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $48,629, AND AUTHORIZING FY
2025-26 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE FIRE EQUIPMENT
REPLACEMENT FUND (625)
WHEREAS, firefighters’ self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs) are an essential
component of life-safety equipment, providing critical protection in burning or smoke-filled
structures, hazmat environments, and other situations where respiratory hazards can become
dangerous within seconds; and
WHEREAS, exposure to smoke, toxic gases, and oxygen-deficient atmospheres can
quickly incapacitate an unprotected individual and significantly increase the long-term risk of
cancer or fatal injury; and
WHEREAS, SCBAs supply firefighters with clean, breathable air, allowing them to
conduct fire suppression and, most importantly, perform victim rescue operations safely and
effectively; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department owns sixty-seven (67) SCBAs, purchased in 2012, and
they are typically replaced at or before 15 years of service; and
WHEREAS, in December 2024, the San Rafael Fire Department, along with Novato Fire
District, Southern Marin Fire District, and Tiburon Fire District, submitted a joint FEMA
Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) application for new SCBAs; and
WHEREAS, San Rafael was notified in September 2025 that a partial award of $2M was
granted to the group and San Rafael was awarded 34% of that total, or roughly $685,714; and
WHEREAS, Southern Marin Fire District and San Rafael used the Houston-Galveston
Area Council Cooperative Purchase Agreement #EE11-24, satisfying Municipal Code
Chapter 2.55 and ensuring the lowest price; and
WHEREAS, funding is available within the Fire Department Equipment Replacement
Fund (Fund 625) for the grant match and to complete the purchase; and
WHEREAS, Appropriations of $140,799 are required as this purchase was not budgeted
in the FY2025-26 budget pending the results of the grant award;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and City Council of the City of San Rafael hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute purchase orders for self-contained breathing apparatus from Southern Marin Fire District, in an amount not to exceed $92,170, and from Allstar Fire Equipment Inc., in an amount not to exceed $48,629; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael authorizes supplemental FY 2025-26 budget appropriations within the Fire Equipment Replacement Fund (625) for this purpose.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of San Rafael, held on Tuesday, the 20th day of January 2026, by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk