Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Columbus and Franklin County Board of Commissioners, in accordance with the provisions of the FY2014 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) grant funds. This aforementioned Intergovernmental Agreement is required prior to receiving the Subgrant Award from the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEM&HS). In accordance with the provisions of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act FY 2014, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, as the duly authorized County Agent and the Columbus City Mayor, as the duly authorized City Agent, are required to approve this award as complying with allowable programs that meet the State Homeland Security Program.
The Subgrant Award of $640,219 for the Departments of Public Safety and Public Health will pay for various supplies and equipment for the two departments. Items to be purchased include Police SWAT Tactical Law Enforcement Robot, Fire bomb Squad Response Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Fire Bomb Squad BOZ Robot Upgrade, Fire Bomb Squad Response Robot, Fire Hazmat 4 PPE Sustainment, Fire Hazmat 4 Biological Detection Sustainment, Columbus Police/Terrorism Early Warning Group Response Vehicles and Columbus Public Health First Responder Antibiotic Cache. Upon receipt and acceptance of the various items, the Health Department and the Department of Public Safety will forward all invoices to the County. Franklin County will process payment directly to the vendor(s).
This agreement begins December 1, 2014 and terminates on January 29, 2016, unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary in order to expeditiously acquire and purchase equipment pursuant to the subcontract award.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept an intergovernmental agreement between the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and the City of Columbus for the administration of the State Homeland Security grant funds from the Federal government, through the state of Ohio. The Subgrant Award for the Departments of Public Safety and Health totals $640,219.00. Invoices from vendors for all items provided under this grant will be paid directly by FCEM&HS. There are no matching funds required for this grant and there is no impact on the General Fund due to this purchase.
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To authorize the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and Franklin County Board of Commissioners, in accordance with provisions of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act FY2014; and to declare an emergency. ($640,219.00)
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WHEREAS, the FY2014 State Homeland Security Grant Program, through the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security via the Franklin County Board of Commissioners has awarded $640,219.00 to the City of Columbus Departments of Health and Public Safety; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to purchase various materials and equipment needed for the Divisions of Police, Fire and the Health Department; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the City of Columbus and Franklin County Board of Commissioners desire to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto, to meet the federal requirement prior to receiving the subgrant; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security will be responsible for the payment of all invoices related to this grant; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual and daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, Police and Fire Divisions, and the Columbus Department of Health, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement for the FY 2014 State Homeland Security Grant Program for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor, on behalf of the City, is hereby authorized to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the FY 2014 State Homeland Security Grant Program, a copy of which is attached hereto.
SECTION 2. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part thereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.