sr-072710-1bCity Council Meeting: July 27, 2010
Agenda Item: 1B
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Timothy J Jackman, Chief of Police
Subject: Acceptance and Appropriation of FY 2007 Urban Area Security Initiative
Grant Funds
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council: 1) authorize the City Manager to accept the FY
2007 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant funds for purchase of homeland security
equipment, 2) authorize budget changes as outline in the financial impacts /budget
actions section of this report.
Executive Summary
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 $100,000 in 2007 UASI funds
which will be used for equipment in direct support of overall regional security goals.
Discussion
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 provided
financial assistance to state and local governments through 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.
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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, such as
the Police Department, to address the homeland security needs of the City of Santa
Monica.
The City of Santa Monica has directly received over $3.6 million of Department of
Homeland Security no-match grant funds 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.
Funds have been used for:
• 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.
• 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 Public Works Management
Department.
• Hazardous materials vehicle and all specialized equipment.
• Urban Search and Rescue tools and equipment.
• Fire and police personnel alerting and notification systems.
• Satellite Phone for Emergency Operations Center.
• Regional Communications Center Radios, Mobile Data Terminals and other
equipment related to transition to Operational Control Division of the City of Los
Angeles Fire Department.
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• Testing device for air purifying respirators.
• Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) certified self
contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and personal protective equipment (PPE)
for emergency responders.
The 2007 no-match UASI grant funds will be used to purchase additional PPEs which
will provide police personnel with the necessary safety equipment to successfully
operate, sustain, and bring to a conclusion a CBRNE event in the City.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
The following FY 2010/11 budget changes will be necessary:
1) Establish a revenue budget in the amount of $100,000 at account number
20304.406794.
2) Appropriate $100,000 in operating account number 20304.555393.
Prepared by:
McGowan, Kevin, Assistant to the Chief of Police
Forwarded to Council:
Rod Gould
City Manager
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Approved: