SR 11-22-2016 3B
Ci ty Council
Report
City Council M eeting : November 22, 2016
Agenda Item: 3.B
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Bill Walker, Fire Chief , Fire Department
Subject: Acceptance of 2015 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) Grant
Funds
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to a ccept a grant awarded in the amount of $200,000
from the 2015 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) and execute
the subrecipient agreement and related documents to purchase equipment that
supports regional homeland security goals; and
2. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impact and Budget Actions
section of th e report.
Executive Summary
In 2015, $200,000 was awarded to the City of Santa Monica Fire Department as a part
of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergen cy Management
Agency’s State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) grant. Funds were
requested to purchase equipment that supports regional homeland security goals.
Specifically the Fire Department requested funding in the amount of $200,000 to fund
inte roperability radio components and two heart monitor defibrillators.
Background
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, $200,000 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 gra nt. Funds were requested and granted to purchase
equipment that supports regional homeland security goals; specifically , interoperability
equipment to strengthen communication capabilities and the purchase of two heart
monitor defibrillators to be utilized in support of surge capacity during response to
emergency incidents.
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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 t o 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 th e 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 f rom the Department of Homeland Security to the
State of California. The County of Los Angeles administers the SHSGP grant program.
Discussion
The City of Santa Monica has directly received over $4.0 million of Department of
Homeland Security no -match gr ant 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 wou ld use the $200,000 of the SHSGP 2015 grant to purchase
two heart monitor defibrillators to be utilized in support of surge capacity for response to
large -scale emergency incidents or planned events when additional equipment is
required and the purchase of various interoperability equipment, including six first
responder portable radios, radio remote microphones, radio batteries, and radio battery
chargers. This equipment improves the Fire Department’s emergency medical
response equipment cache and communi cations reliability. This equipment purchase
also would strengthen response and communication capabilities throughout the region.
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Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Award of a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Eme rgency Management Agency requires the following FY 201 6 -17 budget changes:
1. Establish revenue budget at account 20312.406808 in the amount of $200,000
2. Appropriate the following expenditures to reflect receipt of the 2015 SHSGP
grant: $200,000 at acc ount 20312.555366 .
Prepared By: Terese Toomey, Principal Administrative Analyst
Approved
Forwarded to Council