Item 144/2026
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Chief El-Farra
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Police
Date: 4/28/2026
Subject: Adoption of a Resolution designating Authorized Agents of the City for the Emergency Management Performance Grant for grant cycles: Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to adopt a Resolution designating Authorized Agents of the City for the Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, 2027 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG).
BACKGROUND
Through the EMPG grant the Police Department receives reimbursement funds from the Department of Homeland Security , subawarded through the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), for a comprehensive all hazards emergency preparedness program.
DISCUSSION
CalOES requires that a resolution designating authorized agents be adopted every three years at the maximum. The attached Resolution provides for the three named positions that will be authorized to sign for the City in matters that pertain to executing documents for reimbursements from emergency declarations and preparedness programs.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The City will incur no financial impact as a result of the action being requested.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Adopt the Resolution designating Authorized Agents of the City for the purpose of obtaining federal financial assistance provided by the federal Department of Homeland Security financial assistance and reimbursement.
Item 144/2026
By: Melissa Mendoza-Campos, Emergency Operations Coordinator
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Resolution