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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09272011 - C.33RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and execute a contract to accept California Homeland Security grant funds in the amount of $1,000,000 from the California Emergency Management Agency, and to make required grant assurances; and ADOPT Resolution No. 2011/407 authorizing specified Sheriff Department officials to act on behalf of the County to obtain funding to assist with the purchase of mobile radio equipment for the Cummings Peak and Peters Ranch public safety communications sites. FISCAL IMPACT: No County match. BACKGROUND: The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) is responsible for designing and implementing homeland security initiatives and ensuring that the state is ready to protect lives and property by effectively preparing for, preventing, responding to, and APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 09/27/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: JULIE ENEA (925) 335-1077 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: September 27, 2011 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy cc: C.33 To:Board of Supervisors From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner Date:September 27, 2011 Contra Costa County Subject:APPLICATION FOR FY 2011 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS recovering from BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) all threats, crimes, hazards, and emergencies. To help fulfill this mission, Cal EMA administers a pass-through program of federal homeland security grant funds to local public agencies through California. This year, Cal EMA's grant program will promote the three national priorities: (1) advancement of the whole community security and emergency management, (2) building prevention and protection capabilities, and (3) the maturation and enhancement of the Major Urban Areas Fusion Centers (which analyze and quickly draw appropriate inferences from multiple and sometimes disparate information sources to provide the right information to the right people in time to prevent terrorist attacks and to protect our communities and institutions). The Contra Costa County operations area is seeking homeland security funds to purchase and install mobile radio equipment at both sites, including power supplies, gateways, data switches, routers, batteries, and site controllers for two Central County Cell communications sites: Cummings Peak, located off of Cummings Skyway, west of Martinez, and Peters Ranch, located west of Danville. Both the Cummings Peak and Peters Ranch sites are components of the larger East Bay Regional Communications System Project. The grant application requires the County to adopt a resolution (attached) appointing an authorized agent to act on behalf of the Board of Supervisors by executing any actions necessary for each application and subgrant. The application also requires the applicants to make certain grant assurances prescribing requirements to which the County will be held accountable. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: ATTACHMENTS Resolution No. 2011/407