From
Joe Dionisi
Title
Resolution to authorize the City Manager to accept the Sub-Recipient Agreement from the Texas Department of Public Safety / Texas Division of Emergency Management for $64,768.26 to accept FY2012 Urban Area Security Initiative Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activity Grant.
Presenter
Chief Steve Dye, Police Department and Tonya Hunter, Emergency Management Coordinator
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
In January of 2012 the City of Grand Prairie Office of Emergency Management submitted proposals for projects, listed below, to the NCTCOG who in turn submitted them to the State for funding.
On October 2, 2012 the City of Grand Prairie Office of Emergency Management was awarded the FY2012 Urban Area Security Initiative Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activity Grant in the amount of $64,768.26.
The purpose of this grant is to purchase radio equipment to provide interoperability for our public safety and first responders.
The City of Grand Prairie is part of the North Texas Interoperable Communications Coalition. The North Texas Interoperable Communications Coalition (NTICC) was founded in December 2009 as the representative of 27 jurisdictions and agencies to plan, build and operate a state of the art Project 25 compliant communications system in the region. P25 compliance is interoperable voice communications through-out the state of Texas that will be required of all law enforcement and public safety agencies by 2015. NTICC has developed this project to provide an immediate interoperable capability for public safety personnel when the mobile radios receive the P25 enhancement. This grant would allow the City of Grand Prairie Police Department the ability to provide software to enhance our existing public safety radios to P25 compliance or to purchase additional 14 APEX 6000 portable radios.
The Sub-Recipient Agreement from the Texas Department of Public Safety requires a formal resolution to accept the award. This resolution will authorize the City Manager to execute the sub-recipient agreement.
Financial Consideration
There is no cash match requirement for this funding source.
Body
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE SUB-RECIPIENT AWARD FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE FY2012 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION ACTIVITY GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,768.26.
Whereas, the City of Grand Prairie was awarded the 2012 Urban Area Security Initiative Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activity grant;
Whereas, the City will provide a cash match of $0 to the Texas Division of Emergency Management;
Whereas, in the event of loss or misuse of Texas Department of Public Safety grant funds, the City of Grand Prairie assures that the funds will be returned to the Texas Department of Public Safety;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas that:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept the sub-recipient agreement accepting the 2012 Urban Area Security Initiative Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activity grant.
Section 2. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in accordance with the Charter of the City of Grand Prairie and it is accordingly so resolved.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2012.