City of San Antonio - File #: 16-1039

• File #: 16-1039
• Type: Grant Applications and Awards
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 1/28/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing the submission of a grant application in an amount up to $1,500,000.00 to the State Administrative Agency for grant funds from the 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and natural disasters; and authorizing the acceptance of the funds, upon award. [Erik J. Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Charles N. Hood, Fire Chief]
• Indexes: FIre Department, Grants, Homeland Security Grant
• Related files: 18-2392

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/28/2016	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT:SAFD


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Charles N. Hood


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED:City Wide


SUBJECT:

2016 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes the City of San Antonio Office of Emergency Management (COSA OEM) to apply for, accept, and appropriate, upon award, up to $1,500,000.00 from the 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). This ordinance approves a total personnel complement of five (5) positions and partially funds one (1) Special Projects Manager position authorized under 2016 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG). This ordinance also authorizes one (1) Senior Management Analyst position thru additional funds awarded in the 2015 Homeland Security Grant Program in the amount of $73,520.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In 2003, the Federal Government established a suite of Homeland Security grants that are now administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The State Administrative Agency (SAA) administers this grant program on the behalf of FEMA. The City has received $53,371,900 in HSGP grant funding to date (2003-2015). In FY15, the City received $922,196,000 in State Homeland Security Program (SHSP). 2015 SHSP funded $396,219 for five (5) SAOEM positions and partially funded (1) position authorized under EMPG to support homeland security projects; $259,994 for specialized equipment for the San Antonio Police Department and Southwest Texas Fusion Center; $122,215 for specialized equipment for San Antonio Fire Department special operations teams; and $143,768 to upgrade WebEOC servers and monitors at the Emergency Operation Center (EOC).

The 2016 HSGP grant guidance is expected to be released by FEMA in early 2016.

This grant program is designed to enhance the City's ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of international terrorism and "all hazards" disasters impacting the San Antonio Urban Area (SAUA). Th...