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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
SEPTEMBER 5, 2006
TITLE:
APPROVED
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 1st Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
AGREEMENT WITH URS/EG&G FOR
HOMELAND SECURITY EXERCISE AND
EVALUATION PROGRAM
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CI MANAGER
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the
Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with URS/EG&G to provide a
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program in an amount not to
exceed $750,000.
DISCUSSION
The United States Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic
Preparedness has developed the Urban Areas Security Initiative funding
program (UASI). VASI provides funds to local emergency first responders to
enhance security and overall preparedness to prevent, respond, and recover
from acts of terrorism. The grant specifically provides funding for anti-
terror equipment, planning, training, exercises, and technical assistance.
The City of Santa Ana has been designated as an Urban Area Core City for
the second year and has been awarded funding from the Department of
Homeland Security UASI program in the amount of $8,220,754.
As a requirement of the UASI grant, the recipients are required to develop
and implement a three-year exercise program. The cities of Santa Ana and
Anaheim combined their efforts in this endeavor and the City of Anaheim
took the lead in the first year of hiring a vendor to complete this
requirement. URS/EG&G was retained by the City of Anaheim to produce a
comprehensive three-year exercise plan for both cities. URS/EG&G was also
retained by the City of Anaheim to provide all of the exercises outlined in
the first year of the plan.
The three-year exercise program is a joint project between the cities of
Santa Ana and Anaheim and it was mutually agreed that Santa Ana would
assume the lead in securing the professional services agreement for the
second year of the program. URS/EG&G will provide a comprehensive exercise
program that will include two functional exercises, multiple tabletop
exercises, drills, and workshops.
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Agreement for Homeland
Security Exercise Program
September 5, 2006
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As URS/EG&G was retained to develop the three-year exercise plan and
deliver all of the exercises outlined in the first year of the plan, it is
in the best interest of the cities of Santa Ana and Anaheim to continue to
utilize their services for the second year of the plan. A request to
retain URS/EG&G under a sole source contract was submitted and approved by
the California Office of Homeland Security.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the FY 2005 UASI Grant, Other Contractual Services
account (account no. 125-333-6291-33309).
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Paul M. Walters
Chief of Police
Police Department
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Francisco Gutierrez
Executive Director
Finance & Mgmt. Services
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Agency
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