and mark corso is here in the fire department. >> good morning, supervisors, here to present on these two items. the first is approval to accept and expend fiscal year 2018, assistance to firefighters grant in the amount of $612,000. there are few projects that the department was awarded funding for, including battery powered tools, supplementing our hand tool inventory. there is a match of $61,000 that is in the department's budget. the second item is fiscal year 2019 security program from fema. the approval is for the department to expend an award in the amount of 341,625. there were three main projects the department was approved funding for. refurbishment of the rescue boat, the purchase of two watercraft for marine response and variety of marine equipment. there is a match of approximately $114,000 that is included in the budget's department. i'm happy to answer any questions. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much. there is no report on both these items. any comments or questions from colleagues about fire boats or anything else? seeing none, let's open for public comment. any

so we do, as mark corso said, it is out to bid right now. so, unfortunately, you know, the process takes a long time in the city. we had to get the specs just right, the specifications just right because of the layout of our city and the challenges in our city. so that took back and forth with central shops who we work with on our vehicles. but -- and then we're not sure, in terms of how long it will take for us to get them, but we want to get the first one and see how efficient and effective it is and if we need to make any tweaks, we will, but, yeah, we're very excited about getting them. it's been a long time coming. and it has been something that we've -- that i certainly have seen as a need. so i'm really glad that we were able to secure that funding and move forward with this process. >> president nakajo: thank you very much for that update, again, commissioners, we all know, members of the public, the process in terms of the budgetary process, it's a matter of advocacy from the mayor's office all the way to the board of supervisors an

and mark corso is here in the fire department. >> good morning, supervisors, here to present on thesewo items. the first is approval to accept and expend fiscal year 2018, assistance to firefighters grant in the amount of $612,000. there are few projects that the department was awarded funding for, including battery powered tools, supplementing our hand tool inventory. there is a match of $61,000 that is in the department's budget. the second item is fiscal year 2019 security program from fema. the approval is for the department to expend an award in the amount of 341,625. there were three main projects the department was approved funding for. refurbishment of the rescue boat, the purchase of two watercraft for marine response and variety of marine equipment. there is a match of approximately $114,000 that is included in the budget's department. i'm happy to answer any questions. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much. there is no report on both these items. any comments or questions from colleagues about fire boats or anything else? seeing none, let's open for public comment. anyon

so we do, as mark corso said, it is out to bid right now.ately, you know, the process takes a long time in the city. we had to get the specs just right, the specifications just right because of the layout of our city and the challenges in our city. so that took back and forth with central shops who we work with on our vehicles. but -- and then we're not sure, in terms of how long it will take for us to get them, but we want to get the first one and see how efficient and effective it is and if we need to make any tweaks, we will, but, yeah, we're very excited about getting them. it's been a long time coming. and it has been something that we've -- that i certainly have seen as a need. so i'm really glad that we were able to secure that funding and move forward with this process. >> president nakajo: thank you very much for that update, again, commissioners, we all know, members of the public, the process in terms of the budgetary process, it's a matter of advocacy from the mayor's office all the way to the board of supervisors and it comes to

and mark corso is here in the fire department. >> good morning, supervisors, here to present on thesee first is approval to accept and expend fiscal year 2018, assistance to firefighters grant in the amount of $612,000. there are few projects that the department was awarded funding for, including battery powered tools, supplementing our hand tool inventory. there is a match of $61,000 that is in the department's budget. the second item is fiscal year 2019 security program from fema. the approval is for the department to expend an award in the amount of 341,625. there were three main projects the department was approved funding for. refurbishment of the rescue boat, the purchase of two watercraft for marine response and variety of marine equipment. there is a match of approximately $114,000 that is included in the budget's department. i'm happy to answer any questions. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much. there is no report on both these items. any comments or questions from colleagues about fire boats or anything else? seeing none, let's open for public comment. anyone want to co