Title
Dept/ Agency: Police
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Prevention, protection, response and recovery from terrorist events or natural catastrophes. The funds are to be used to support NIMS training, EOC enhancement, maintenance of equipment, toughbooks and software, CBRNE tool kits, tank sealing kits, variable message boards and Leica Scan stations
Entity Name: Newark Police Department - Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Entity Address: 22 Franklin Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Grant Amount: $1,834,537.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
Total Project Cost: $1,834,537.00
City Contribution: No municipal funds are required
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: (July 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014)
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Invitation: Police Director, January 31, 2012
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WHEREAS, the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program's mission is to enhance regional preparedness in major metropolitan areas through direct assistance to participating jurisdictions in developing an integrated regional system for prevention, protection, response and recovery from terrorist events or natural catastrophes; and
WHEREAS, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security submitted investment justifications identified as Investments A, B, C, E, G, and K to the State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness which submits the full application to the U. S. Department of Homeland Security on behalf of the UASI region requesting an Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant in the amount of $1,834,537.00 from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security for equipment and training to enhance the City of Newark's ability to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events and emergencies; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark has been awarded a grant in the amount of $1,834,537.00 from the FY '11 Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant to implement the National Incident Management System training, Emergency Operations Center enhancement, maintenance support of equipment purchased for the Prudential Arena project, toughbooks and software, CBRNE tool kits, Tank Sealing Kits, Variable Message Boards, and Leica Scan Stations commencing on July 1, 2011 and terminating on August 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City must execute a grant agreement with the State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness in order to obtain the grant award with no City funds required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security are hereby authorized to submit investment justifications to the State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, requesting grant funding in the amount of $1,834,537.00 from the Urban Areas Security Initiative for the prevention, protection, response and recovery from terrorist events or natural catastrophes with no City funds required (copies of the investment justifications are attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of these investment justifications from the date of investment justifications submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The grant award in the amount of $1,834,537.00 from the Urban Areas Security Initiative is hereby accepted (a copy of the award letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Mayor/and or his designee, the Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents with the State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to receive and expend the grant award in the amount of $1,834,537.00 to implement National Incident Management System training, Emergency Operations Center enhancement, maintenance support of equipment purchased for the Prudential Arena project, toughbooks and software, CBRNE tool kits, Tank Sealing Kits, Variable Message Boards, and Leica Scan Stations, commencing July 1, 2011 to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
5. The agreement between the City of Newark and the State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness is hereby ratified from July 1, 2011, to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
6. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
7. The Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security shall file a fully-executed copy of the Urban Areas Security Initiative application, the grant award letter and the grant agreement in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the actions taken by the Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to submit investment justifications for Urban Areas Security Initiative funding from the State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness for the prevention, protection, response and recovery from terrorist events or natural catastrophes, and furthermore, ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, to enter into and execute an agreement with and accept Urban Areas Security Initiative funding in the amount of $1,834,537.00 for the prevention, protection, response and recovery from terrorist events or natural catastrophes for the period commencing on July 1, 2011, and terminating August 31, 2014. No municipal funds are required.