City of Columbus - File #: 1232-2010

• File #: 1232-2010
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/26/2010
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/20/2010
• Final action: 9/23/2010
• Title: To authorize and direct Police Deputy Chief Richard A. Bash to accept a FY09 Buffer Zone Protection Plan (BZPP) grant award from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency for the purchase of equipment to protect and secure areas surrounding critical infrastructures and key resources and to authorize the appropriation of $194,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant fund to the Division of Police for the FY09 BZPP grant expenditures.($194,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/23/2010	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/21/2010	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/20/2010	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/20/2010	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/13/2010	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
9/3/2010	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/3/2010	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/3/2010	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/3/2010	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/3/2010	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/3/2010	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/2/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/2/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/2/2010	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/1/2010	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/30/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/26/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/26/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus, Division of Police has been awarded FY09 Buffer Zone Protection Plan (BZPP) funding through the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. The BZPP is a U. S. Department of Homeland Security grant program that provides targeted funding through the states to local jurisdictions to protect and secure areas surrounding critical infrastructures and key resources. The purchase of equipment identified and approved by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security in the area of Vulnerability Reduction Purchase Plan is intended to extend a zone of protection and reduce vulnerabilities in areas surrounding critical infrastructures and key resources. Items identified for purchase include fiber optic cable and surveillance cameras. Police Deputy Chief Richard A. Bash is the designated City of Columbus representative to act on behalf of the City as signatory official for this grant.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact for the City General Fund Account. There is no required match and all appropriated funds will be reimbursed by the grant award.


Title

To authorize and direct Police Deputy Chief Richard A. Bash to accept a FY09 Buffer Zone Protection Plan (BZPP) grant award from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency for the purchase of equipment to protect and secure areas surrounding critical infrastructures and key resources and to authorize the appropriation of $194,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant fund to the Division of Police for the FY09 BZPP grant expenditures.($194,000.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded a FY09 Buffer Zone Protection Plan (BZPP) Grant by the Ohio Emergency Management Agency; and

WHEREAS, Police Deputy Chief Richard A. Bash is the designated City of Columbus representative to act on behalf of the city as the signatory official for the FY09 BZPP Grant; and

WHEREAS, the award funds will purchase equipment ide...