Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Christina Corpus, Sheriff
Subject: FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the distribution of FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds to the County of San Mateo, for a term commencing November 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $901,990; and
B) Approving an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $901,990 to establish a budget appropriation and record revenue for the FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative grant.
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BACKGROUND:
The Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant program is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security's (US DHS) Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). The UASI grant provides funding to enhance regional preparedness and capabilities in designated high-threat, high density areas. In 2011, San Mateo County became a member of the Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (BA UASI), in which the City and County of San Francisco serves as the regional Administrator.
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office submitted a grant application to the BA UASI for a portion of the FY 2023 UASI grant funds that was sub-awarded to the BA UASI by the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). The funds requested under the application will fund projects that address the unique risk-driven and capabilities-based planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of the region and to enhance the capabilities of local first responders, prevent terrorist attacks, and prepare for threats and hazards that pose a risk to the security of San Mateo County.
DISCUSSION:
The Sheriff's Office is requesting this Board to accept the agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the distribution of FY 2023...
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