AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 3/20/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of acceptance and appropriation of $5,500 from the Reimbursement Grants Fund 480 for the Fiscal Year 2018 State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) Grant.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Accept the Federal Department of Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and sub-granted through the State of California, Riverside County’s Fiscal Year 2018 State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) Grant.
2. Authorize the Chief of Police to execute all documents related to the Fiscal Year 2018 State Homeland Security Program Grant.
3. Authorize the Assistant City Manager / Administrative Service Director, as the Fiscal Manager, to execute the Risk Assessment documents for the Fiscal Year 2018 State Homeland Security Program Grant.
4. Authorize an appropriation and revenue estimate increase in the amount of $5,500 within the Reimbursement Grants Fund 480 for the Police Department to purchase items related to the Public Safety Enterprise Communication (PSEC) Radio Interoperability Capital Improvement Project for radio purchases, which will be reimbursed with the above noted grant funds.
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ANALYSIS:
The HSGP-SHSP Grant through the California Office of Emergency Services, or Cal OES, in cooperation with the Riverside County Operational Area has provided reimbursement grant funding assistance to the City of Corona. This year’s grant award has been divided into two tiers based on the availability of funding. At this time, projects identified under the tier 1 classification are being funded and at a future date tier 2 may be awarded, if funding is available. The grant performance period is September 1, 2018 - May 31, 2020.
The Police Department has been approved to use the grant funding for items related to the Public Safety Enterprise Communication (PSEC) Radio Interoperability Capital Improvement Project for the purchase of a Harris Unity Radio. This radio to be purchased, is a quad-band portable radio, which offers communication in all public safety bands and supports our radio interoperability strategic plan goals. It is the same radio the Police Department has been converting to over the last several years. This radio will be utilized by our tactical response dispatchers in tactical incidents.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Not applicable.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This item supports the City Strategic Plan goal to Promote Public Safety: Protect our Residents and Businesses (b) ensure adequate funding for facilities and equipment needed to support timely delivery of police and fire services to our community.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of the recommended actions will result in a budget appropriation and revenue increase of $5,500 in the Reimbursement Grants Fund 480. One Harris Unity radio and related accessories will be purchased for an estimated total of $6,550. The Homeland Security Grant will reimburse the City $5,500 of the purchase. The difference of $1,050 for the radio, will be funded with General Fund, that is available in the FY 2018-19 Public Safety Enterprise Communication (PSEC) Radio Interoperability Capital Project for this purchase. Below is a summary:
Capital Improvement - PSEC CIP 7011
Appropriation: Homeland Security Grant (one portable radio, etc.) $5,500
Available Budget: General Fund (one portable radio, etc.) $1,050
Total $6,550
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Fund |
07/01/18 Fund Balance |
Budgeted Revenues/ Sources |
Budgeted Expenditures/ Uses |
Fund Balance Impacts |
06/30/19 Est. Fund Balance |
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Reimbursement Grants Fund 480 |
($1,675) |
$281 |
$ - |
($5,500) Appropriation $5,500 Revenue Increase |
($1,394) [Note 1] |
Note 1: Fund includes previously approved grants that will be reimbursed in a future fiscal year.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
No environmental review is required because the proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
PREPARED BY: MICHELLE ADAMS, ACCOUNTING/GRANT SPECIALIST
REVIEWED BY: JERRY RODRIGUEZ, POLICE CAPTAIN
REVIEWED BY: GEORGE JOHNSTONE, CHIEF OF POLICE
REVIEWED BY: KERRY D. EDEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
SUBMITTED BY: MICHELE NISSEN, ACTING CITY MANAGER
Attachments:
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Grant Subaward, Face Sheet (2018-0054) and Standard Assurances
Riverside County Emergency Management Department - Risk Assessment
Cazcom, Inc / Hi Desert Communications Proposal #254676