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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 RESOLUTION NO. 15-69 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM n. 0 Agenda i '� AGENDA REPORT Reviewed: 10 t City Manager &Sri% Finance Dire •,� ' MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 6, 2015 TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER FROM: CHARLES F. CELANO, JR., CHIEF OF POLICE SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 15-69 DESIGNATING THE CITY'S AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES SUMMARY • The California Office of Emergency Services (CaIOES) requires a City resolution on file designating the City's representative for the Homeland Security Grant Program and the Emergency Management Performance Grant. Funds are utilized to make various improvements to the City's Emergency Preparedness Program. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended the City Council Adopt Resolution No. 15-69 designating the Chief of Police as the City's authorized agent for the Homeland Security Grant Program and the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program. FISCAL IMPACT There are annual matching requirements associated with the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program. These 100% grant matches are approximately $12,000 annually and will be accommodated in the Police Department Operating Budget as funding permits. CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN The recommendation correlates to the City's strategic plan by implementing Goal B, item number two to provide additional emergency preparedness training for staff and create a new emergency operations center. Designate City's Authorized Agent for the HSGP and EMPG Programs October 6, 2015 Page 2 BACKGROUND On occasion and as funds become available, the CalOES and the Orange County Sheriff's Department request local agencies to participate in funding opportunities to obtain equipment and supplies related to the Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and the Emergency Management Program Grant (EMPG). The HSGP supports the implementation of state Homeland Security Strategies. Locally, the grant funding is coordinated through the Orange County Sheriff's Department on behalf of the Operational Area. There is no direct funding to the City of Tustin, and benefits from the grant are received through the allocation of equipment and training and materials for the Community Emergency Response Team. The Emergency Management Performance Grant provides annual funding to support Emergency Management programs. It is also coordinated through the Orange County Sheriffs Department on behalf of the Operational Area. Past funds have been used for equipping the Police Department Community Response Vehicle and for computers and other equipment associated with the City's Emergency Operations Center. The CalOES requires that grant applications, transfer agreements and grant assurance documents must be signed by an authorized agent designated by the City Council. Approval of this resolution will designate and authorize the Chief of Police as the City's agent for these grant programs for the next five (5) years. CELANO, JR., Chief of Police Attachment: Resolution No. 15-69 JOE ERS, Emergency Management Coordinator ATTACHMENT NO. 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15-69 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE CITY'S AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WHEREAS, The Federal Department of Homeland Security provides funding for State and Homeland Security, Local Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response Programs; and WHEREAS, The State of California Office of Emergency Services requires local agencies to designate an agent(s) to represent the local agency in matters pertaining to the Federal Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and Federal Emergency Management Program Grant (EMPG) program; and WHEREAS, The City of Tustin desires to continue to participate in the above named grant programs; and WHEREAS, The Tustin Police Department is responsible for management of the City's Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness programs. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin that it determines and orders as follows: That the City Council of the City of Tustin, hereby designates and authorizes the Chief of Police to execute any required documents for and on behalf of the City of Tustin, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, for the purpose of obtaining federal financial assistance made available through the Federal Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Grant Program and the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program as sub granted through the State of California and the Orange County Sheriffs Department for the period of January, 1 2015 through December 31, 2020. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, held on the 6th day of October, 2015. Charles E. Puckett, Mayor Resolution No. 15-69 Page 1 of 2 ATTEST: ERICA N. RABE City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF TUSTIN ) 1, Erica N. Rabe, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 15-69 was duly and regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 6th day of October, 2015 by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: COUNCILMEMBER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: ERICA N. RABE City Clerk Resolution No. 15-69 Page 2 of 2