DEPARTMENT: SAFD
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Charles N. Hood
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
2017 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program
SUMMARY:
This ordinance ratifies the City of San Antonio Office of Emergency Management (SAOEM) actions to apply for, accept, and appropriate, upon award, up to $1,000,000.00 from the 2017 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program. This grant program is designed to enhance the region's ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of international terrorism impacting the San Antonio Urban Area (SAUA). The SAUA encompasses the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, the surrounding 12 counties and suburban cities within these counties. This ordinance approves a total personnel complement of 3 positions. These positions are essential for complying with the federal and state grant management requirements and for increasing regional response capabilities against a terrorist attack. These positions will be funded upon receipt of the 2017 UASI award.
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 Office of the Governor administers this grant program on the behalf of FEMA. The City has received more than $30 million in UASI grant funding since 2004. FY2011 was the first year since the City's initial award of $3,605,062 in 2004 that the City did not receive UASI funding. The received $1.2M in 2012 and $1M in 2014. The City did not receive any UASI funding for the past two fiscal years. On June 2, 2017, the City was notified that the region would receive $1M in UASI funding. The State required SAOEM to submit an application within 4 business days in order to accept this award. These funds will fund the San Antonio Police Department Fusion Center, Bomb Squad, and SWAT teams; the San Antonio Fire Department H...
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