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City Council Meeting: November 23, 2010
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Timothy J. Jackman, Chief of Police
Subject: Acceptance of 2008 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Funds.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of $60,000 from
the 2008 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI).
2) Approve the budget changes outlined in the Financial Impact and Budget Actions
section of this report.
Executive Summary
In 2008, $60,000 was awarded to the City of Santa Monica Police Department as a part
of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency's UASI grant. Funds were requested to purchase the following items for the
Police Department:
1. License plate reading systems which capture images of all license plates that
come into view of vehicle mounted license plate reading cameras. The systems
then query criminal databases to compare the scanned license plates with those
entered into the databases as wanted or stolen vehicles.
2. Computer server systems and hardware to store data retrieved by the license
plate readers.
Discussion
The UASI program focuses on enhancing regional preparedness in major metropolitan
areas. The UASI program directly supports the national priority on expanding regional
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collaboration in the national preparedness guidelines and is intended to assist
participating jurisdictions in developing integrated regional systems for prevention,
protection, response, and recovery to natural or man-made disasters.
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 the
City of Santa Monica.
The City of Santa Monica has directly received over $3 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.
Currently the Police Department operates one license plate reader which is mounted to
a patrol vehicle. By purchasing additional license plate reading cameras, computer
server systems and hardware the City of Santa Monica's regional preparedness and
participation in the region's anti-terrorism license plate reading program will be greatly
enhanced. The additional license plate reading cameras will be mounted to patrol
vehicles which will allow for additional coverage throughout the City. The new servers
and hardware will allow the Santa Monica Police Department to connect with other
regional partners and share collected data and information.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
The following FY2010-11 budget changes will be necessary:
1) Establish a revenue budget in the amount of $60,000 at account number
20304.406794.
2) Appropriate $60,000 in operating account number 20304.555394.
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The UASI grant program pays 100% of eligible project costs. No local match is
required.
Prepared by: Kevin McGowan, Assistant to the Chief of Police
Approved: Forwarded to Council:
Timoth .Jackman Rod Gould
Chief f lice City Manager
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