For City Council Meeting [January 23, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rob R. Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Interim Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Adopt Budget Resolution No. 7274 Accepting the Fiscal Year 2017 Homeland Security Grant Program (HGSP) and Increasing Estimated Revenue and Appropriating Expenditures in the Amount of $27,496.
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BACKGROUND:
The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) is the agency vested with the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdictions previously held within the Governor's Offices of Homeland Security (OHS) and Emergency Services (OES).
Specifically, Cal EMA is responsible for designing and implementing homeland security initiatives and ensuring the State's readiness is at its maximum potential to respond to and recover from the effects of all crises. Through these efforts, Cal EMA remains committed to the four mission areas of the HGSP - to prevent, prepare, respond and recover.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The California Governor's Office of Homeland Security allocates funds through the Office of Emergency Services. Proposed projects must relate to any of the State's priorities, which are as follows:
* Interoperable Communications
* Catastrophic Planning
* Medical Surge
* Citizen Preparedness
* Critical Infrastructure
* Training/Equipment
* Food and Agriculture Safety
Applications for fiscal year 2017 funds for law enforcement were coordinated through the San Bernardino County Office of Emergency Services. The City of Rialto Police Department was awarded $27,496 for the purchase of specific equipment. Due to the limited time constraints of grant preparation and submission, staff continues working toward identification of equipment applicable to department-community needs. Staff is currently developing a potential use of funds for development and implementation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (Drone) program. The usage of grant funds...
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