RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the 2019 State Homeland Security Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 for a land mobile radio site in the city of Antioch.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Federal funds passed through the state of California. There is a possible 25% local agency match requirement.
BACKGROUND:
The State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) supports the implementation of risk-driven, capabilities-based State Homeland Security Strategies to address capability targets set in Urban Area, state, and regional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (THIRAs). The capability targets are established during the THIRA process, and assessed in the State Preparedness Report (SPR) and inform planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events.
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