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SR 07-12-2011 3ECity Council Meeting: July 12, 20'11 Agenda Item: ~3 E To: Mayor and City Council From: Timothy J Jackman, Chief of Police Subject: Supplemental Agreement for 2008 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Recommended Action Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the first supplemental agreement of the 2008 UASI contract. Executive Summary In 2008, $116,043.00 was awarded to the City of Santa Monica Fire and Police Departments as a part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency's UASI grant. The performance period for the grant ended on February 28, 2011. The first supplemental agreement will extend the grant performance period by an additional six months. Discussion The UASI program focuses on enhancing regional emergency preparedness in major metropolitan areas. The UASI program directly supports the national priority of expanding regional collaboration within the national preparedness guidelines and is intended to assist participating jurisdictions in developing integrated regional systems for prevention, protection, response, and recovery from natural or man-made disasters. 1 In 2008, $116,043.00 was awarded to the City of Santa Monica Fire and Police Departments as a part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency's UASI grant. The original- police and fire staff reports were sent to City Council on November 23. 2010 and October 27, 2009 respectively, and were approved for acceptance of this grant. 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. 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. The proposed extension will increase the performance period of the grant by an additional six months and allow for the City of Los Angeles and the City of Santa Monica to complete the necessary steps in order to expend all funds and complete required paperwork. Financial Impacts & Budget Actions There is no immediate budget/financial impact to the policy decision. Prepared by: Kevin McGowan, Assistant to the Chief of Police Approved: ' }'L ~ .~ ~mothy J-d ckman Chi Police Forwarded to Council: (~ ~~~ /~~ Rod Gould ' City Manager 2 Reference Amended Contract No. 9134 (CCS)