RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
AGREEMENT FOR TRANSFER OR PURCHASE OF
EQUIPMENT/SERVICES OR FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
TRAINING COSTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 URBAN
AREAS SECURITY INITIATIVE (UASI) BETWEEN THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, the Federal Urban Areas Security Initiative(“UASI”) grant program dedicatesfundingtosupporthighthreat,highdensityurban areas to address theirunique multi-disciplineplanning,organization,equipment, training,and exercise needs to prevent,protect against,respondto,and recoverfromthreats or acts of terrorism; WHEREAS, the CityofAnaheim, actingthroughtheAnaheim Police Department, initscapacityas a “Core City”forthe Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban Area under the Fiscal Year (“FY”)2024 UASI grant program, has appliedfor,received and accepted a $4,731,981grant(“GrantFunds”)entitled“FY2024 Urban Areas Security Initiative”from the FederalDepartment ofHomeland Security(“DHS”)Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”),through the State of CaliforniaGovernor’sOffice of Emergency Services(“Cal-OES”),foruse inthe County ofOrange to provide forterrorismprevention and enhancement of countywide emergency preparedness;
WHEREAS, the Cityof Anaheim isthe administratorof the FY2024 UASI grant program and distributoroftheGrant Funds,and desiresto distributea portion ofthe Grant Funds tothe Cityof Newport Beach (“City”)inaccordance with the terms and provisions of that certain“Agreement for Transfer or Purchase of Equipment/Services or for Reimbursement of TrainingCosts forFY2024 Urban Areas Security Initiative(UASI)” in the form attached hereto as Exhibit1 (“Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter intothe Agreement and to use the Grant Funds in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Agreement forthe purpose of, among otherthings,providingitsfirstresponders with equipment and trainingto better preparefora terroristthreat or attackand/ornaturaldisaster; and WHEREAS, the terms of the UASI grant program and the Agreement require writtenauthorityfrom the CityCouncilwhich providescertain grant assurances.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows:
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Section 1: The CityCouncildoes hereby approve the Agreement between the CityofAnaheim and theCity,intheform attachedhereto as Exhibit 1.
Section 2: The City Manager is authorized and directedto execute the Agreement on behalfoftheCityand totakesuch otheraction as are consistent with and deemed necessary by the City Manager, in consultationwith the Police Chief (or the Police Chiefs duly authorizeddesignee),to implement the Agreement, includingthe execution of allcertifications,disclosures, grant assurances, documents, agreements, reportsand instrumentrequiredunder the Agreement and to administer the City’s obligations,responsibilitiesand dutiesto be performed hereunder and under the Agreement.
Section 3: The CityManager, inconsultationwiththe Police Chief (orthe Police Chiefs duly authorizeddesignee),isfurtherauthorizedand directed to use the Grant Funds foreligibleactivitiesas approved by the Cityof Anaheim, DHS, FEMA and/or Cal- OES and inaccordance with terms and provisionsof the Agreement.
The Cityagrees (a)to provideallmatching funds requiredfor theSection 4:
grantproject,ifany,and thatany cash match willbe appropriated as required,(b) any liabilityarisingout ofthe performance ofthe Agreement shallbe the responsibilityof the City,(c)grantfunds shallnotbe used tosupplantexpenditures controlledby the City,(d) the Cityisauthorizedtoapplyforfederalassistance,and has the institutional,managerial and financialcapability(includingfunds sufficientto pay the non-federalshare of project cost, ifany) to ensure proper planning,management and completion of the project described in thisapplication,and (e) thisresolutionauthorizes the City Manager and Police Chief or their respective designees to execute the Agreement and program documents.
Section 5: The recitalsprovided inthisresolutionare true and correct and are incorporatedintothe operativepartofthe resolution.
If any section,subsection,sentence, clause or phrase of thisSection 6; resolutionis,forany reason, held to be invalidor unconstitutional,such decision shall not affectthe validityor constitutionalityofthe remainingportionsof thisresolution.The City Council hereby declares that itwould have passed thisresolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespectiveof the fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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Section 7: The CityCouncilfindsthe adoptionofthisresolutionisnot subject to the CaliforniaEnvironment qualityAct (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activitywillnotresultina director reasonablyforeseeable indirectphysicalchange inthe environment) and 15060(c)(3)(the activityisnot a projectas defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, CaliforniaCode of Regulations, Title14, Division6, Chapter 3, because ithas no potentialforresultinginphysicalchange to the environment, directlyor indirectly;and, isnota “project”as definedinSection15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Section 8: This resolutionshalltake effectimmediately upon itsadoption by the cityCouncil,and the CityClerkshallcertifythevote adopting resolution ADOPTED this27th day of January, 2026.
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
Attachment: Exhibit1 - Agreement