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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 5, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION <br />ADJUSTMENT, RESOLUTION AND <br />AGREEMENT ACCEPTING FY <br />2018EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT <br />PERFORMANCE GRANT (EMPG) <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 2E, 6B) <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $42,382 in Emergency Management <br />Performance Grant (EMPG) funds in revenue account (no. 12814002-52001), and <br />appropriating same to expenditure account (no. 12814414 - various). <br />2. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to act on behalf of the City of Santa Ana <br />for the purpose of obtaining federal funds, related to homeland security, emergency <br />management and/or disaster recovery, provided by the US Department of Homeland <br />Security and sub -granted through the State of California. <br />3. Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute a one-year agreement <br />with the County of Orange, commencing July 1, 2018, for the EMPG Grant in an amount <br />not to exceed $42,382, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager <br />and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In October 2018, the Police Department prepared an initial application for the FY 2018 <br />Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG), which is funded by the US Department of <br />Homeland Security and passed through the State of California Office of Emergency Services. <br />The EMPG grant is designed to assist state and local emergency management and disaster <br />preparedness programs with employment and development of emergency management staff, <br />development of emergency plans and procedures, and preparing cities for disaster response. <br />The EMPG grant is distributed by population to counties and cities that maintain emergency <br />management staff and meet training, exercising and reporting requirements. <br />55A-1 <br />