Approve Acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program EMW-2022-FG-04106 – Diesel Exhaust Capture at Pasco County Fire Rescue Stations – $1,426,818.18 (FEMA); $142,681.82 (County)

2:29:17And C fifty six. C fifty six, this was another one. I think we talked about it, but again, I just want to highlight that JJ made the trip up to DC uh with myself and the FIR FIR FIRE union team. Uh so JJ wanna just talk about this quickly, what what it's done for us.

2:29:32Sure. This is uh Cool. This grant will be able to put the Plyvent system in all of our fire stations across the county. Uh this was a significant team effort, uh first support from the The Board of County Commissioners, um Trust from uh You know, our county administrator, we kinda changed how we're going after her a l l little bit more aggressive approach on some of these grants. Uh But I'd be remiss if I didn't thank our partnership with the IFF. Uh not only did they accompany

2:30:03us up to DC, they used their IFF lobbyist in DC to help with this grant as well. Uh The diligence from uh Robbie who authored the grant and all the staff involved in that, uh Ralph Lair and Harry Glenn who set up our DC meetings, uh, and I believe uh Chief Perez and his leadership team and I are not done.

2:30:25And I want to say, uh JJ, with yourself and Mike taking this extra step. We could have gotten a grant last year, but we did not. And they had just made the awards, but we were I think it was just the the team all together to ha to have the union up there, uh everybody focused with the county and talk about the things we had done, the things we wanted to go do to improve fire safety for our people, to improve their quality of life and and safety of our firefighters was I think very well received up there. So much so that even Congressman Laura Lee wanted to come to Shady Hills

2:30:55to actually see the new fire station which we have been to for the grand opening, uh and to see what we're doing here. And I think that may even lead us to get more help because of We've shown the commitment, haven't an MSTU, Firefire, to make sure we're upgrading for our people to be safe. and where they can serve our people better. So thank you for the great work.

2:31:16So I have a motion to approve.

2:31:18So moved. Second.

2:31:20Motion to second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Yeah We see 66 is withdrawn, so that takes care of the consent agenda. Back to the Board for Committee reports. Commissioner Oakley.

2:31:33Okay.