SR-07-28-2015-3VFrom: Dennis Downs, Interim Fire Chief, Fire Department
Subject: Acceptance of 2014 State Homeland Security Grant Program
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Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of $132,252 from
the 2014 State Homeland Security Grant Program Funds ( SHSGP) to purchase
equipment that supports regional homeland security goals.
2) Authorize the budget changes outlined in the Financial Impact and Budget Actions
section of this report.
Executive Summary
The SHSGP program provides no -match grant funding for costs associated with
updating and implementing the State's Homeland Security Strategy, and enhancing the
capability of local agencies to prevent and respond to threats and /or incidents of
terrorism. In 2015, $132,252 was awarded to the City of Santa Monica Fire Department
as a part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency's SHSGP grant. Funds were requested to purchase equipment
that supports regional homeland security goals; specifically, interoperability equipment
to strengthen communication capabilities.
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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 SHSGP program focuses on enhancing regional preparedness in major
metropolitan areas. The SHSGP 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.
The grants are 100% federally funded from the Department of Homeland Security to the
State of California. The County of Los Angeles administers the SHSGP grant program.
The City of Santa Monica has directly received over $4.0 million of Department of
Homeland Security no -match grant funds since 2001. These funds have purchased
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 Fire Department would use $132,252 of the 2014 SHSGP grant to purchase
interoperability equipment, such as fiber connectivity equipment to improve Public
Safety communications reliability and improve connections between the
communications center and the transmitter site. This equipment purchase would also
strengthen communication capabilities throughout the region.
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Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
Award of $132,252 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, requires the following FY 2015 -16 budget changes to
reflect receipt of the 2014 State Homeland Security Grant Program Funds.
1. Establish revenue budget at account 20312.406807 in the amount of $132,252.
2. Appropriate $132,252 to expenditure budget at account 20312.555365.
Prepared By: Terese Toomey, Principal Administrative Analyst
Approved Forwarded to Council
D nnis J. owns, Intenm Fire C117616/2015 Elaine M Polachek, Asst. City Ma71AQiQ015
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