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<br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> <br /> COUNCIL ACTIONr <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> FY2013 HOMELAND ? As Recommended <br /> SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM ? As Amended <br /> AND RELATED AGREEMENTS El Ordinance on Reading <br /> El Ordinance on 2 n tl Reading <br /> ? Implementing Resolution <br /> ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br /> 1r,010e7 CONTINUED TO <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> ANAGER <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> 1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, and the Chief of Police, or his designee(s) to <br /> execute a grant award agreement with the State of California, California Governor's Office of <br /> Emergency Services for the FY2013 Urban Areas Security Initiative funding program in the <br /> amount of $2,715,000. <br /> <br /> 2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the Chief of Police and the Clerk of the <br /> Council to enter into reimbursement agreements for equipment, services, or training with the <br /> County of Orange or any of the cities located in the designated Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban <br /> Area. <br /> <br /> 3. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment recognizing $2,715,000 in the FY 2013 Urban Areas <br /> Security Initiative revenue account (no. 12514002-52001) and appropriate same to <br /> expenditure accounts (nos. 12514407-various). <br /> <br /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed the Urban Areas Security <br /> Initiative funding program (UASI). UASI provides funds to local emergency first responders to <br /> enhance security and overall preparedness to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. <br /> The grant specifically provides funding for anti-terror equipment, planning, training, exercises and <br /> technical assistance. <br /> <br /> In FY 2006 the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) combined the Anaheim UASI <br /> and the Santa Ana UASI into a single Urban Area. The City of Santa Ana will continue to be <br /> designated as an Urban Area Core City and will share grant administrative responsibilities with the <br /> City of Anaheim. The City of Santa Ana Police Department has worked with the City of Anaheim, the <br /> County of Orange, and cities within the Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban Area to determine current <br /> capabilities and needs and have established goals and objectives for the Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban <br /> Area. The Police Department will work in collaboration with the City of Anaheim to develop projects <br /> and implement complimentary strategies for responding to acts of terrorism. <br /> 55A-1 <br />