Title
RESOLUTION NO. R17-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ENTERING INTO OF SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT (NUMBER 150803-03) AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF FFY 2015 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM AWARD REALLOCATION FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $22,500, TO ASSIST WITH THE URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE ON BEHALF OF THE GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Staff Contact: Rick St. John, Police Chief
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation [enter the recommendation here]
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreement number 150808-03 with the State of Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS) and accept the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2015 Homeland Security Grant Program Award Reallocation in the approximate amount of $22,500 on behalf of the Glendale Police Department...
Background
Since 2001, the City of Glendale has been able to utilize grant funds to enhance emergency management and first responder preparedness. For over ten (10) years the City has been accepting funds from the State of Arizona Homeland Security Grant Program. The funds have been used to purchase safety equipment to protect first responders, specialized equipment for technical operations, equipment to enhance communication efforts, participation in preparedness training, and to enhance prevention and intervention programs.
In October 2015, the Glendale Police Department was awarded FFY 2015 Homeland Security Grant Program funding in the approximate amount of $105,946. At the end of the 2015 grant performance period, when agencies returned the unused portion of awarded funds, those funds became available for reallocation. The Police Department submitted an application to the AZDOHS for consideration of unspent funds for a project titled "Glendale Poli...
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