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FROM: WARREN E. RUPF, Sheriff-Coroner
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DATE: OCTOBER 10, 2008 --- County .-coa �
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee,to execute an interagency
agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the distribution of fiscal year 2007
Super Urban Area Security Initiative (SUASI) funds.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS)
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute an interagency agreement with
the City and County of San Francisco, as fiscal agent, for the fiscal year 2007 Super Urban Area Security
Initiative (SUASI) grant in an amount not to exceed $1,271,041'for communication interoperability and
homeland security related expenditures, including the full indemnification of the City and County of San
Francisco against any claims arising out of the performance of this contract, for the period October 12, 2007
through September 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT
No County Costs. Revenue; 100%US Department of Homeland Security Super Urban Area Security
Initiative (SUASI) grant funding through the City and County of San Francisco, the grant fiscal agent.
BACKGROUND
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ❑ YES SIGNATURE: -
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Er' RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE ❑
L1APPROVE ❑ OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
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APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED ❑ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
�C UNANIMOUS(ABSENT nor.-I=! ) ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED: November 4,2008
DAVID TWA, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Contact: Eileen Devlin (5-1557) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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Auditor-Controller(A/P) By: l�VAS Deputy
Risk Management-Harvey/Hymes-Offord
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The US Department of Homeland Security identified 35 urban areas for targeted homeland security efforts
throughout the country through the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program (UASI). Urban Area
Security Initiative Grant Program (UASI) funds address the unique planning, equipment, training, and
exercise needs of high threat, high density urban areas, and assist them in building an enhanced and
sustainable capacity to prevent,protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. California is
home to five of these urban areas and the Bay Area UASI, for which the City and County of San Francisco
is the fiscal agent, has received a total of$28,320,000. The Office of the Sheriff has been participating with
the other nine Bay Area counties, the cities of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, and with the State of
California Office of Emergency Services Region 1I as part of the Bay Area SUASI. The targeted SUASI
homeland security funding for the County is to develop interoperable communications between the County
and other Bay Area SUASI members, and to perform information sharing and collaboration and citizen
preparedness.
The City and,County of San Francisco uses a standard form contract language with all nine Bay Area UASI
partner agencies requiring the full indemnification of the City and County of San Francisco. The
indemnification clause holds the County responsible for costs, which shall include "...reasonable attorney's
fees, consultants and experts and related costs and San Francisco's costs of investigating any claims against
San Francisco." Risk Management has reviewed the contract and is comfortable with the indemnification
clause in the contract since the City and County of San Francisco is acting solely as a fiscal agent for this
funding.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTIONS
Should the Board choose not to take action on this item, the County will lose its share of 2007 SUASI grant
funding. This funding will be used primarily to fund communication interoperability equipment
acquisition, training and travel related expenses.