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jurisdictions to form a partnership that has garnered acclaim from DHS, CalOES and <br />Congress. The Cities have formed a true partnership with all stakeholders in the <br />county and have collaborated to enhance overall preparedness levels, at all times <br />focusing on mitigating risk and improving consequence management for the most <br />critical infrastructure and targets as ultimately identified in the Countywide Strategic <br />Plan for Terrorism Preparedness. <br />4. Starting in fiscal year 2006, the Cities joined together and became one UASI. With <br />this came the requirement that one of the two UASI jurisdictions be designated as <br />the Single Point of Contact for purposes of the grant application and financial <br />management of the grant. The Cities wish to continue their collaborative effort with <br />the 2024 UASI Grant. The 2024 grant guidelines require fomialization of the current <br />Orange County structure for determining the focus of grant fund spending, which <br />includes the use of the lJrban Area Working Group to obtain input in developing <br />investment areas and specific projects to be funded. This process and input, which <br />is consistent with the process used in previous grant years, will assist the City <br />Managers of Anaheim and Santa Ana, as well as Orange County's Chief Executive <br />Officer, in making the final decisions with respect to grant expenditures. <br />OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE <br />In recognition of the 2024 Urban Areas Security Initiative grant purpose, guidelines, and <br />requirements, the Cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana wish to continue their strategic <br />partnership with each other, as well as with the County of Orange, all jurisdictions in the <br />county, and the stakeholder groups and disciplines that have thus far resulted in a <br />successful and acclaimed effort to reduce risk, mitigate vulnerabilities and manage <br />consequences related to a terrorism incident or threat. In addition, the Cities wish to <br />fulfill the requirements of DHS and Congress that all grant funds be distributed through <br />a funding program dedicated to a risk-based set of priorities, in which the Cities and <br />their partners will develop investment areas and projects that address the highest risks, <br />thus demonstrating their ability to effectively and efficiently spend grant funds in a <br />systematic and focused manner. <br />Therefore, the Cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana agree as follows: <br />4. Investment areas and projects will be developed as in previous years, consistent <br />with Orange County's Homeland Security Strategy, and with input from the Urban <br />Area Working Group. <br />2. The City of Anaheim will be designated as the Single Point of Contact (SPC) for <br />the 2024 UASI grant. <br />Cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana <br />Urban Areas Security Initiative 2024 MOU <br />Page 2 of 3