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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
'TV COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
A
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
MARCH 15,2004
APPROVED
TITLE:
ACCEPTANCE OF POLICE/FIRE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FROM
"U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
-SECURITY
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0 As Recommended
0 As Amended
0 Ordinance on 1st Reading
0 Ordinance on 2nd Reading
0 Implementing Resolution
0 Set Public Heering For
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the Police and Fire Departments to accept personal protective
equipment purchased by the Orange County Operational Area under the 2003
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Homeland Defense grants.
eSCUSSION
.The United States Department of Homeland Defense (DHS) has awarded the
State of California, Office of Homeland Security, fiscal year 2003
Homeland Defense funding to disperse to the various Operational Areas for
purchasing personal protective equipment for first responders. The Santa
Ana Police and Fire Departments are members of the Orange County
Operational Area. The Operational Area, through the County of Orange,
purchased the equipment and will transfer it to each Orange County Agency.
.The goal of the Orange County Operational Area is to outfit all Police and
.Fire First Responders with the equipment needed to protect the individuals
from weapons of mass destruction. The Police and Fire Departments will be
equipped with respirators, chemical suits and dosimeters under the grant.
The Operational Area has purchased these items. The grant funding
requires Departments to purchase only State-approved equipment in an
effort to .standardize equipment throughout the State.
.FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal
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~l M.Walters
Chief of Police
.Police Department
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