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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />DECEMBER 5, 2005 <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />AGREEMENT AMENDMENT FOR UASI <br />COUNTYWIDE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR <br />TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2"' Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />(' h2/7 <br />i ./i/- // <br />"L ~~. c .;):; ",-,_,2 ,- <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the <br />Clerk of the Council to amend the agreement with URS Corporation, to <br />provide a workshop exercise for the Santa Ana Police and Fire Departments <br />in an additional amount of $40,000, for a total aggregate amount not to <br />exceed $435,100, <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />On August 16, 2004, the City Council accepted a $15 million Urban Area <br />Security Initiative grant from the federal Department of Homeland Security, <br />through the State of California, Office of Homeland Security. This <br />initiative was designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of urban areas <br />by ensuring that all emergency first responders have adequate equipment and <br />systems to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. The <br />grant provides total reimbursement to local agencies for equipment <br />purchases approved and authorized by the federal Office of Domestic <br />Preparedness. <br /> <br />The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Office of Domestic <br />Preparedness (ODP), designated the cities of Santa Ana and Anaheim as Urban <br />Areas (UAs) under the FY 2004 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). The <br />Santa Ana and Anaheim Urban Areas (UAs) are working with the Orange <br />Operational Area and are pooling resources to develop a countywide <br />strategic plan. On March 7, 2005, the City Council approved an agreement <br />with the URS Corporation to provide a countywide Strategic Plan for <br />Terrorism Preparedness. This plan accurately assesses vulnerabilities and <br />gaps and helps develop effective strategies to fill those gaps on a <br />countywide basis by using existing and future grant funds. <br /> <br />250-1 <br />