Explanation
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Safety, Divisions of Police, Fire and Support Services have been awarded sub-recipient grant funds by the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency. This is part of the fiscal year 2003 State Homeland Security Grant Program part one and part two. Funding for the program was received from the U.S Department of Homeland Security's office of Domestic Preparedness. The grant is intended to enhance the ability of first responders to prevent or respond to incidents of terrorism and will be distributed as follows within Public Safety:
I. Division of Fire: $500,000.00 for the purchase of a Hazardous Material (Hazmat) response vehicle.
II. Division of Support Services: $817,600.00 for the replacement of the city's 800MHz radio microwave system that conveys digital signals to different tower sites located within the city of Columbus.
III. Division of Police: $141,000.00 for an On-Scene Badging/Identification system and supplies.
FISCAL IMPACT: No matching funds from the city are required for this grant. All funds must be liquidated by the city within thirty days after receipt of funds. This is a minimum cash on hand agreement and should not be considered a reimbursement type grant.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency designation is needed to ensure the grant time frames (September 30, 2004) are met for the completion of the projects.
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To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a Sub-Recipient Grant Award form the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, for the purchase of Homeland Security Equipment for Public Safety, to authorize the appropriation of $1,458,600.00, and to declare an emergency. ($1,458,600.00)
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WHEREAS, The City of Columbus, Department of Public Safety, Divisions of Police Fire and Support Services have been awarded sub-recipient grants by the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency, and
WHEREAS, this award is part of the 2003 State Homeland Security Grant Program, and,
WHEREAS, the funds will be used to purchase a Hazmat Vehicle for the Division of Fire, 800MHz Microwave System for the Division of Support Services and On scene Badging/Identification System for the Division of Police, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operations of the Department of Public Safety, Divisions of Fire, Police and Support Services, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor to accept this grant in order to complete purchases within the September 30th, 2004 time line; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That the Mayor of the City of Columbus be and is hereby authorized and directed to accept a State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) Sub-Recipient grant award of $1,458,600.00 from the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency.
Section 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the project award period the sum of $1,458,600.00 is appropriated as follows:
Division: 3002 Fund 220 Object Level 3 6644 OCA Code 323002 Grant #323002
Amount $1,458,600.00
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared 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.