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Staff Report
May 2, 2023
TOPIC: FY 2023 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Funding Program
AGENDA TITLE
Adopt a Resolution for Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program Funding in
the Amount of $5,113,750
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager and/or the Chief of Police or their
designee(s), to apply for the FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative grant and upon
award, enter into an agreement with the State of California, California Governor’s Office
of Emergency Services for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026, in
the amount of $5,113,750, of which $835,000 is obligated to the Orange County
Intelligence Assessment Center.
DISCUSSION
This program is approved by Congress through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2023, and implemented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to assist high-density urban
areas to strengthen the nation’s communities against potential terrorist attacks and
other hazards. The Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) program provides funds to
local emergency first responders to enhance security and overall preparedness to
prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. The grant specifically provides
funding for training, planning, equipment, exercises, and technical assistance.
In 2006, DHS established a combined UASI in the Orange County Urban Area called
the Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban Area (ASAUA) UASI. Since 2007, the City of Santa Ana
has been designated the Urban Area Core City and leads the grant responsibility on
odd year grant cycles for the entire urban area/county. The Santa Ana Police
Department administers the grant within the operational area, and works with the
County of Orange and other cities within the Urban Area, to determine current
capabilities and needs, and work on established goals and objectives. The City of Santa
Ana works in collaboration with the Urban Area to develop projects and implements
complimentary strategies to respond to acts of terrorism.
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Award amounts for each Urban Area are determined using a methodology assessing
relative risk of terrorism, in accordance with the 9/11 Act. Over the years, Congress has
steadily decreased the amount of funding allocated to the UASI Grant Program. As a
result, the total number of Urban Areas and the award amounts have been greatly
reduced. Santa Ana’s UASI award amount has steadily decreased from a high of
$25,254,334 in 2004 to the current award amount of $5,113,750 for FY 2023.
For the FY 2023 UASI grant program the City of Santa Ana will be awarded funding in
the amount of $5,113,750, of which $835,000 is obligated to the Orange County
Intelligence Assessment Center. The FY 2023 grant will cover the period of September
1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The State of California, California Governor’s Office
of Emergency Services (Cal OES) anticipates finalizing the grant award agreements by
the end of the 4th Quarter, 2023. Upon receipt of the official award letter or agreement
from Cal OES, the grant award will be presented to City Council for appropriation of the
funds in the FY 23-24 budget.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Resolution
Submitted By: David Valentin, Police Chief
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager
Resolution No. 2023-XXX
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND
THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR THEIR DESIGNEE(S) TO
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES FOR THE FY2023 URBAN AREA SECURITY
INITIATIVE FUNDING PROGRAM
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A.The United States Department of Homeland Security has developed the
Urban Areas Security Initiative funding program (UASI). UASI provides
funds to local emergency first responders to purchase equipment, planning,
training, exercises and technical assistance to enhance security and
preparedness to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.
B.In FY 2006, the United States Department of Homeland Security combined
the Anaheim and Santa Ana Urban Areas into a single Urban Area, and
provided for shared administrative responsibilities between Santa Ana and
Anaheim. In FY 2023, the City of Santa Ana will be the lead administrative
agency for UASI funding.
C.The City of Santa Ana has been awarded funding from the California
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) for the FY 2023 UASI
in the amount of $5,113,750, of which $835,000 is obligated to the Orange
County Intelligence Assessment Center.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes the City
Manager and/or the Police Chief or their designee(s) to apply for the FY 2023 UASI grant
through CAL OES and upon receiving such award, enter into an agreement with CAL
OES for the FY 2023 Urban Areas Security Initiative funding program in the amount of
$5,113,750, of which $835,000 is obligated to the Orange County Intelligence
Assessment Center. The authorization provided herein shall also pertain to any and all
grant monies awarded under this grant.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes and
directs the City Attorney’s Office to prepare and authorizes the City Manager to enter
into reimbursement agreements for all grant related program and project activities
including planning, organization, equipment, training, exercise and management and
Exhibit 1
Resolution No. 2023-XXX
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administration costs with the County of Orange and any of the cities located in the
designated Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban Area for use of the FY 2023 UASI grant funds.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of May, 2023.
_______________________
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:________________________
Tamara Bogosian
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers _______________________________________
NOES: Councilmembers _______________________________________
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers _______________________________________
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers _______________________________________
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Jennifer L. Hall, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2023-XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on May 2, 2023.
Date: ________________ ____________________________________
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana