Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 19, 2024
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: adam loeser, fire chief
PREPARED BY: andrew yang, administrative analyst II
KRISTI HOFSTETTER BATISTE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR SUBJECT: agreement with city of santa ana for transfer or purchase of equipment / services or for training cost reimbursement for fISCAL yEAR 2023 urban areas security initiative
SUMMARY
Staff seeks approval to participate in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant program administered by the City of Santa Ana. This agreement would allow the City to receive reimbursement for eligible expenses related to equipment, services and training for homeland security and emergency preparedness.
PROPOSED MOTION
Approve Agreement for Transfer or Purchase of Equipment / Services or for Reimbursement of Training Costs with the City of Santa Ana for the FY 2023 Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program.
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement and related documents necessary to participate in the grant program.
Authorize City Manager to accept and appropriate grant funding receipt and use.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Do not approve the Proposed Motion
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager requests approval of the proposed motion.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statements:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability
Public Safety
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
The UASI Grant operates on a reimbursement basis, requiring the City to expend City funds for eligible activities before seeking reimbursement. The grant award amount is not yet determined. Eligible expenses include equipment, services, training costs (e.g. tuition, salary, benefits) and travel expenses. This grant has no matching requirement.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security administers the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) federal grant program as part of the Homeland Security Grant Program. The program assists high-threat, high-density urban areas build and sustain capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from terrorism acts.
FY 2023 UASI grant program invited the City of Fullerton to participate as a sub-recipient. Fullerton belongs to the Anaheim / Santa Ana Urban Area (ASUA) which encompasses 40 distinct entities. The City of Santa Ana serves as the ASUA grant fiscal agent. The ASUA received a $5,113,750 award in 2023, with $835,000 obligated to the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center. The allocation among the ASUA entities and specific project approvals will determine the exact amount of funding available to the City of Fullerton.
Participation in the UASI program allows the City to enhance emergency response capabilities with minimal General Fund impact. This grant provides funding opportunities for a wide range of homeland security and emergency preparedness activities. Eligible expenses typically include:
terrorism preparedness planning and exercise activities first responders and other key personnel training
specialized equipment purchase for emergency response
emergency communications and cybersecurity technological improvements.
Approving this agreement authorizes the City Manager to execute documents to participate in the grant program and accept awarded funds. This approval also allows grant-funded activities and purchases throughout the grant performance period from August 14, 2024 to March 31, 2026. Staff would return to City Council with any necessary budget adjustments or approval requests for purchases and vendor contracts after finalizing the grant award.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – FY 2023 UASI Agreement
cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Fiscal Year 2023 UASI Grant Agreement
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