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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and possibly take action to provide consent to submit an application to the Arizona Department of Homeland Security Grant Program for the Maricopa Fire Department in an amount not to exceed $60,000 for the purchase of dual band radios. Consent to submit an application includes completion of all necessary paperwork for the application process and designates the City Manager to sign all contracts. There is no matching requirement. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The City of Maricopa has submitted grant applications to the Arizona Department of Homeland Security in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 with council consent. The Maricopa Fire Department has been awarded funding for three years for various projects that include, radios, Sirius monitor for hazmat identification and overtime for training additional haz mat technicians. However, the Maricopa Fire Department was not funded in 2011.
The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) is a core homeland security assistance program. SHSP provides funds to build capacities at the State and local levels through planning, equipment, training and exercise activities and to implement the goals and objectives included in State Homeland Security Strategies and initiatives in the Program and Capability Enhancement Plan. SHSP funding also supports the four
mission areas of homeland security- prevent, protect, respond and recover- and addresses all of the National Priorities and 37 Target Capabilities, as they relate to terrorism.
Authorized program expenditures include:
· Planning
· Organization
· Equipment
· Training
· Exercises
A sample contract is provided for City Council’s review to designate the City Manager to sign the grant contract if the grant is awarded.
If the grant is awarded, the funds will be used to purchase mobile and/or portable dual band radios which will help the Fire Department to expand interoperable communications regionally. This project is on...
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