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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 2019 Emergency Management Performance Grant, in an amount not to exceed $78,170, for a period ending June 30, 2021; and
Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications Department by $78,170 offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
In November 1999, the City of Long Beach (City) entered into a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Avalon and the City of Signal Hill, known as Los Angeles County Disaster Management Area F (Area F), for the purposes of promoting the coordination of disaster management planning, training, and preparedness efforts with the County of Los Angeles. The City, serving as the lead agency for Area F, has received a grant award in the amount of $78,170, under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG). These funds will be used to augment Area F preparedness, mitigation and recovery training, and equipment purchases.
The Los Angeles County (County) Chief Executive Office has been named subgrantee for the County Operational Area, with the responsibility for administration of the fund and notified the City of the grant funding availability. To distribute the Area F share of EMPG funds, a formal funding agreement between Area F and the County is required. This agreement will be in effect from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Sarah E. Green on July 23, 2020. Due to time constraints, no Budget Office review was able to be conducted.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on August 18, 2020, to ensure the City can promptly expend these grant funds on behalf of Area F.
FISCAL IMPACT
An appropriation increase ...
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