Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carlos G. Bolanos, Sheriff
Subject: FY 2017 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) An agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the distribution of FY 2017 Urban Area Security Initiative grant funds for the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, for a term commencing November 1, 2017 through February 28, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $4,273,378; and
B) The Sheriff or Sheriff's designee to execute interagency agreements in amounts that do not exceed $300,000, utilizing solely the $4,273,378 of grant funding, with other public agencies, for the purpose of reimbursing those agencies for the cost of personnel assigned to the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center.
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BACKGROUND:
For the past 19 years, the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (NC HIDTA) program has provided a stable source of federal funding and collaborative regional leadership to combat organized drug trafficking and related crime. In 2004, the Northern California Regional Threat Assessment Center (NC RTAC) was established under the NC HIDTA management to make it possible for public safety agencies to identify and assess terrorist threats in the San Francisco Bay Area. The NC RTAC was co-located with the NC HIDTA to form an information “Fusion Center” for the federal Northern District of California.
In 2009, the Fusion Center began doing business as the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC). The United States Department of Homeland Security and the State of California have designated the NCRIC as the regional Fusion Center for the San Francisco Bay Area and serves as the focal point for the receipt, analysis, gathering and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector partners. The NCRIC is funded by federal State Homeland Security Program funds, for which the State of California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) serves as the grantee as well as federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funds, for which the City and County of San Francisco serves as the regional administrator.
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 2017 UASI grant funds to support the NCRIC for a term commencing November 1, 2017 through February 28, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $4,273,378. Per the agreement, the Sheriff will serve as the fiscal agent for the FY 2017 UASI grant funds and will continue to operate, manage, and maintain the NCRIC to allow for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of information in an effort to prevent, protect against, and respond to threats in the NCRIC’s area of responsibility.
The Sheriff’s Office is also requesting this Board to authorize the Sheriff or Sheriff’s designee to execute interagency agreements in amounts that do not exceed $300,000, utilizing solely the $4,273,378 of grant funding, with other public agencies, for the purpose of reimbursing those agencies for the cost of personnel assigned to the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center.
In addition, the Sheriff’s Office is requesting this Board to authorize the Sheriff or Sheriff’s designee to execute contract amendments which modify the County’s maximum fiscal obligation by no more than $25,000 (in aggregate), and/or modify the contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions.
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the Resolution, the City and County of San Francisco’s agreement and interagency agreements as to form.
Approval of the FY 2017 UASI grant contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Collaborative Community as the NCRIC is a collaborative regional public safety undertaking, which leads to safer communities by improving cooperation and information sharing between agencies.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
|
Measure |
Calendar Year 2017 Actuals |
Calendar Year 2018 Projected |
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Number of incidents reported by agencies |
773 |
800 |
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Number of incidents escalated to federal agencies |
264 |
300 |
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Number of processed individual data sets provided by agencies to share |
100,000,000 |
120,000,000 |
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Number of agencies contributing data to intelligence management system |
80 |
80 |
FISCAL IMPACT:
The agreement is for a term commencing November 1, 2017 through February 28, 2019, in the amount not to exceed $4,273,378. All costs associated with the NCRIC operation are 100% reimbursable from federal and state funds. There will be no Net County Cost incurred.