SR 03-22-2016 3F
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: March 22, 2016
Agenda Item: 3.F
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Dennis Downs, Interim Fire Chief, Fire Department
Jacqueline Seabrooks, Police Chief
Subject: Acceptance of 2015 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Funds
Recommended Action
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of $572,878
from the 2015 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and execute the subrecipient
agreement and related documents to purchase equipment and training that
supports regional homeland security goals; and
2. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impact and Budget Actions
section of this report.
Executive Summary
In 2015, $572,878 was awarded to the City of Santa Monica Police and Fire
Departments as a part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant. Funds
were requested to purchase equipment and training that supports regional homeland
security goals. Specifically, the Police Department requested funding in the amount of
$200,000 to fund a specialized response vehicle and $10,000 in animal shelter disaster
supplies. The Fire Department requested funding in the amount of $177,000 to fund
rescue equipment for the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team, $55,833 to fund
hazardous material (HazMat) chemical detection equipment, $16,200 to fund radio
batteries and accessories, and $88,845 for USAR and HazMat specialized team training
for the Fire Department.
Background
The UASI program focuses on enhancing regional 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.
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cities with contiguous borders to the core city. The UASI grant program is 100%
federally funded from the Department of Homeland Security managed through the State
grant and allocates funds to the City of Santa Monica.
The City of Santa Monica has directly received over $7.5 million of Department of
Homeland Security no-match grant funds since 2001. These funds have been used to
purchase necessary interoperable radio 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.
Discussion
The Police Department requested funding in the amount of $200,000 to fund a
specialized response vehicle and $10,000 in animal shelter disaster supplies. The Fire
Department requested funding in the amount of $177,000 to fund rescue equipment for
the USAR team, $55,833 to fund hazardous material chemical detection equipment,
$16,200 to fund radio batteries and accessories, and $88,845 for USAR and HazMat
specialized team training for the Fire Department.
The Police Department would use $200,000 of the $572,878 UASI 2015 grant to
purchase a special purpose response vehicle specifically designed to transport specially
trained law enforcement personnel and their equipment to the scene of a critical
incident. The Police Department would also use $10,000 to purchase disaster supplies
and emergency preparedness equipment items for the helter.
The Fire Department would use the funds to purchase rescue equipment including
rescue tools, ropes, webbing, harnesses, and search cameras for the USAR team; to
purchase chemical detection field kits and personal radiation monitors for the HazMat
team; and to purchase a forklift for the Fire training center. The useful life for most of
this equipment is three to five years. The Fire Department would also use funds for
specialized training for both the USAR and HazMat teams.
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Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
Award of a $572,878 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency requires the following FY 2015-16 budget changes:
1. Establish revenue budgets at account 20304.406809 in the amount of $210,000
and account 20312.40679A in the amount of $362,878
2. Appropriate the following expenditures to reflect receipt of the 2015 UASI grant:
$200,000 at account C209139.589000, $10,000 at account 20304.555409 and
$362,878 at account 20312.555401
.
Prepared By:
Terese Toomey, Principal Administrative Analyst
Approved Forwarded to Council
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