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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and all necessary amendments, including term extensions, with the County of Los Angeles to receive and expend Department of Homeland Security grant funding for the 2017 State Homeland Security Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,857,345, for a period ending February 29, 2020; and
Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications Department (DC) by $379,000, in the Fire Department (FD) by $1,328,345, and in the Police Department (PD) by $150,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) provides funding to enhance the capability of local agencies to prevent, respond to and recover from threats or acts of terrorism. The SHSP grant is awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency via the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office provides regional administration of the SHSP grant and notified the City of Long Beach (City) of the grant funding in October 2018. City Council authorization is required to accept the grant funds, execute a contract and necessary amendments, and increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund. The contract term will be from September 1, 2017, to February 29, 2020.
The City has been a recipient of SHSP funding since 2003. The funding has been used to enhance the response capabilities of the City by providing funding for training, exercises, and equipment. The SHSP 2017 grant, in an amount of $1,857,345 will be used to support regional area training activities of catastrophic and all hazard incident planning and response capabilities, and to fund the coordination and delivery of regional Homeland Security exercises, evaluation and training programs.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Monica J. Kilaita on Oc...
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