Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carlos G. Bolanos, Sheriff
Subject: FY 2020 - FY 2022 Homeland Security Grant Program
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Authorizing the Sheriff or Sheriff's designee(s) to submit grant applications to the State of California Office of Emergency Services for administration of the FY 2020, FY 2021 and FY 2022 Homeland Security Grant Program grants to enhance the capabilities of local first responders and to fund the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 per grant year application; and
B) Authorizing the Sheriff or Sheriff's designee(s) to execute on behalf of the County of San Mateo all materials required under the application package, including but not limited to, applications, financial management workbooks, contracts, agreements, amendments, reimbursement requests, budget modifications and grant assurances, for the purpose of securing and expending funds that may be awarded pursuant to the grant applications, and implementing and carrying out the purposes specified in the grant applications.
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BACKGROUND:
Since 2001, the Sheriff's Office has applied for and has received United States Department of Homeland Security's (US DHS) Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funds from the State of California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). These funds have been utilized and will continue to be utilized to enhance the capabilities for local first responders, prevent terrorist attacks, prepare for threats and hazards that pose a risk to the security of the region and nation as well as to fund the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC), which 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.
Prior to the FY 20...
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