REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Modification No. 21 to Appropriate $17,700 of County of Santa Clara Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Funds for a New Project, FY 2017/18 EMPG.
Report
BACKGROUND
The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) awarded the County of Santa Clara, on behalf of the Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Area, Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding in the amount of $518,921 on November 1, 2017. The purpose of the award is to sustain and improve emergency management programs.
On October 6, 2017, the City received a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from the County of Santa Clara (Attachment 1, Memorandum of Understanding) that will allocate $17,700 of state EMPG funds to the Department of Public Safety for Fiscal Year 2017/18. EMPG funds will be used for Emergency Management Professional Development courses and for the purchase of seven (7) laptop computers for the Department of Public Safety Emergency Operations Center (Attachment 2, Spending Plan). The MOU was fully executed on November 9, 2017.
The Division of Special Operations in the Department of Public Safety will be responsible for the management of the grant.
Granting Agency
Funding is made from Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services (OES), a sub-recipient of funds from the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) using funds awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
EXISTING POLICY
City Goal SN-2: Effective Disaster Preparedness: Ensure that the City, its community members, business, faith-based organizations, community organizations and special needs populations are prepared to effectively respond and recover from major disasters and emergencies.
Council Policy 7.1.5 Donations, Contributions and Sponsorships:
The city manager may accept or reject donations, contributions and sponsorships, both solicited and unsolicited, of money, equipment and in-kind contributions to City Departm...
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