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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -s -L '°� Contra
FROM: Warren E. Rupf, Sheriffs ` ,
Costa
DATE: ;'
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SUBJECT: Office of Homeland Security Buffer Zone Protection Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff, or designee, to apply for and accept funding from the
Office of Homeland Security Buffer Zone Protection Program in an amount not to exceed
$553,500 for the period January 1, 2006 through March 30, 2007 to reduce the vulnerability of
identified critical infrastructures.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE. Project is funded entirely by the grant.
III. BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
In March, 2005, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced $91.3 million in grant
funding to protect and secure areas surrounding critical infrastructure and key resource sites
such as chemical facilities, dams, and nuclear plants across the country. The Buffer Zone
Protection Program (BZPP) provides targeted funding through states to local jurisdictions to
purchase equipment that will extend the zone of protection beyond the gates of these critical
facilities.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ❑ YES SIGNATURE: D
[-RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ❑ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
b-APPROVE ❑ OTHER
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APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER ❑
VOTE OF S-LIPERVISnRR-• I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
—4NANIMOUS (ABSENT �,(a�_,P ) ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATIT 64, G)O /_
Contact: Connie Ames 335-1553 JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
cc: Office of the Sheriff
CAO–Justice System Administration
By: � 'Deputy