ORANGE, COUNTY OF & ANY CITIES LOCATED IN DESIGNATED ANAHEIM/SANTA ANA URBAN AREA

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Cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana Memorandum of Understanding Urban Areas Security Initiative 2013 IIlkki T1111 lot II*]�I A- 2013 -145 1. Since 2004, the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the State of California's Office of Homeland Security (OHS), now known as California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), as the State Administrative Agency (SAA), has designated the Cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana (hereafter referred to as "the Cities ") as Urban Areas and awarded each jurisdiction grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI). UASI Grants have been awarded yearly since 2004 with each cycle having a performance period of approximately two years. In the 2004 and 2005 grant cycles, DHS awarded the funds and subsequently required a Homeland Security Strategy from each of the Urban Areas. Anaheim and Santa Ana submitted a joint Strategy which ultimately formed the basis for Orange County's overall terrorism preparedness efforts. In addition, DHS required an Initial Strategy Implementation Plan (ISIP) as an overview of how the Cities planned to spend UASI grant funds. The Strategy and the ISIP were approved for both grant cycles and project development and implementation is on- going. 2. Starting with the 2006 grant cycle and with subsequent grant cycles, and at the direction of Congress, DHS has redefined the criteria by which Homeland Security funds are awarded under the UASI. In addition to population and population density, DHS mandates that funds be distributed based upon risk and need. Additionally, as part of the funding process, the latter grant cycles require a competitive application process and the development of Investment Justifications to define how the Urban Areas intend to spend requested funds. These changes make it clear that simply because cities are eligible as a high -risk destination doesn't end the analysis, it begins the analysis. The analysis then has to consider what needs the cities are going to address with the particular investments proposed. Only when the investment is justified will the money flow to the cities that are otherwise eligible. This process ensures that not only is DHS allocating funding based on risk and need, but that the funding is being used to build the regional critical capabilities consistent with the DHS goals and the priorities. 3. The Cities elected to define each Urban Area broadly to include ail jurisdictions in the county, as well as key disciplines, such as Health, Law, Fire, Emergency Management and others as defined by DHS. Thus far, the grants have been individually awarded to, and managed in all respects by, each City (Anaheim and Santa Ana). The Cities have collaborated with the County of Orange and all other