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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 7, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITN ALLISON 6 <br />PARTNERS FOR UASI PUBLIC <br />EDUCATION CAMPAIGN <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />As Recommended <br />As Amended <br />Ordinance on 1 s' Reading <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />Implementing Resolution <br />Set Public Hearing For_ <br />D TO <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the <br />Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement wi h Allison & Partners to <br />provide public education campaign on terrorism a d emergency preparedness <br />in an amount not to exceed $180,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On August 16, 2004, the City Council accepted <br />Security Initiative (UASI) grant from the federa <br />Security, through the State of California, Offi~ <br />This initiative was designed to enhance the domes <br />areas by ensuring that all emergency first x <br />equipment, training, and systems to prevent, resp <br />acts of terrorism. The grant provides total <br />agencies for equipment purchases and training ap <br />the federal Office of Domestic Preparedness. <br />In a collaborative effort, the cities of San <br />leveraging UASI grant funds to bring a public educ <br />terrorism and emergency preparedness. After a Ri <br />was completed by the City of Anaheim, the mark <br />Partners was selected and retained. The Ci~ <br />implemented preliminary phases of the "ReadyOC" ca <br />$15 million Urban Area <br />Department of Homeland <br />e of Homeland Security. <br />is preparedness of urban <br />~sponders have adequate <br />end to, and recover from <br />reimbursement to local <br />roved and authorized by <br />a Ana and Anaheim are <br />tion campaign concerning <br />3uest for Proposal (RFP) <br />ting firm of Allison & <br />~ of Anaheim UASI has <br />paign countywide. <br />Under the terms of this agreement, additional pha es of the campaign will <br />include a "ReadyOC" Community Liaison, strategic p ans for community events <br />and media relations, and "Response Training" m rketing. In order to <br />continue the efforts within the Santa Ana Urban Ar a, staff recommends that <br />the City enter this agreement with Allison & Partn rs. <br />CLERK <br />FILE NU <br />25G-1 <br />