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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	December 13, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2022 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/13/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Abigail Balana, 925-655-0008

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 13, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with the City and County of San Francisco, in an amount not to exceed $648,734 as part of the 2022 U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant for homeland security-related projects within the County for the period November 1, 2022 through the end of grant funding availability.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No County Costs. $648,734; 100% 2022 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant from the City and County of San Francisco acting as fiscal agent for the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative. (CFDA # 97.067)

BACKGROUND:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program funds the unique planning, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density urban areas. This grant assists designated regions in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. California is home to five of these urban areas and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated the City and County of San Francisco as the fiscal agent for the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI).

The County, as a member of the Bay Area UASI, will receive $648,734 to use for specific projects. The Regional Law Enforcement Data Unification, Sharing and Analysis Project will enhance the public safety capabilities of law enforcement agencies throughout the region by aggregating discrete criminal information sources into a unified platform. Without a regional system, there exists no active solution for connecting data across jurisdictions. The Technical Services Network Switch Upgrade Project will benefit Contra Costa/Alameda counties as well as our ARIES network which is shared with Solano County in the North Bay hub. The FLIR Scion PTM 366 Professional Handheld Thermal Monocular Imaging Devices Project will provide personnel with FLIR Scion PTM 366 Professional Handheld Thermal Monocular Imaging Devices. The Thermal Imagers Project for Health Services will provide thermal imagers that are certified as NFPA/ANSI Class 1 division 2 which includes response to terrorism/CBRN incidents.

The County has agreed to previous inter-agency agreements with the City and County of San Francisco to participate in regional homeland security efforts and access essential Federal funding.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Should the Board decide not to approve entering into this agreement, the County will not receive its share of the 2022 UASI Grant funds; risk management and planning to increase regional response capability will need to be either funded through another source or not performed.