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City Council Report
City Council Meeting: April 11 , 2006
Agenda Item: i E
To:
Mayor and City Council
From:
Jim Hone, Fire Chief
Subject:
Acceptance and Appropriation of FY 2005 Urban Area Security Initiative
Grant Funds
Recommended Action
It is recommended that City Council
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept the FY 2005 Urban Area Security Initiative
Grant.
2. Authorize budget changes outlined in the Budget/Financial Impact section of this
report.
Executive Summary
The Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) provides no match grant funding for costs
associated with updating and implementing each State's Homeland Security Strategy
(SHSS) and to enhance the capability of local agencies to prevent and respond to
threats and/or incidents of terrorism. The City will receive $1,570,055 in 2005 UASI
funds which will be used for equipment, supplies and training in direct support of overall
regional security goals.
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Discussion
BackQround
As a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security through the Office for Domestic Preparedness has been providing
financial assistance to state and local governments through a variety on no-match grant
programs.
The UASI grant program was created to support large "core" cities and those other
cities with contiguous borders to the core city. The UASI grant program is 100%
federally funded from the Department of Homeland Security to the State of California.
The City of Los Angeles acts as the core city for the UASI grant and allots funds to
Santa Monica.
The Santa Monica Fire Department serves as the point of contact for the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security and coordinates with other city departments to
address the homeland security needs of the City of Santa Monica.
The City of Santa Monica has received approximately $1.7 million of Department of
Homeland Security no-match grant funding since 2001. These funds have purchased
necessary equipment, supplies and training in direct support of overall regional goals to
promote effective information gathering, sharing and response to threats and/or acts of
terrorism.
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Specifically these funds provided:
. Authorized training, tools and equipment to meet the minimum State and
Regional requirements for Weapons of Mass Destruction, Personal Protective
Equipment, Hazardous Material Response Team and Urban Search and Rescue
Team for the Fire Department.
. Impact/shatter-resistant glass for areas of the Public Safety Facility and vehicle
location and personnel notification hardware and software for the Police
Department.
. Authorized training and personnel notification hardware and software,
Geographical Information System (GIS) crisis information and mapping system,
and equipment to improve emergency communications for Emergency
Management.
. Traffic barricades and hand washing stations for the Environmental and Public
Works Management Department.
The 2005 no match UASI grant funds will be used by the Fire Department to purchase
interoperable radios and mobile data computers; hardware and software to connect all
Santa Monica Fire Stations to the Los Angeles Fire Department Regional
Communications Center; a testing device for air purifying respirators; various hazardous
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materials tools and equipment, and will fund specialized training in the areas of
hazardous materials, urban search and rescue, weapons of mass destruction and
unified command.
Budget/Financial Impact
The following 2005106 budget changes will be necessary:
1) Establish budget for revenue account number 20312.406791 ($1,570,055).
2) Appropriate $1,090,000 to Capital Improvement Project account
#C200582.589000 (Fire Department Interoperable Communications).
3) Appropriate $393,355 to Supplies/Expenses account number 20312.555390.
($306,600 Fire Department; $86,755 Police Department).
4) Appropriate $86,700 to Capital Outlay account 20312.588590 (Fire Equipment).
Prepared by:
Cindy Tomlinson, Sr. Administrative Analyst - Fire
Approved:
Forwarded to Council:
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P. L ont Ewell
City Manager
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Reference Contract
No. 8572 (CCS)