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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Emergency Management
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) accepting receipt of Gift
Gift: Amphibious Rescue Patrol Vehicle (Hydratrek D2488B)
Purpose: Specially designed vehicle capable of providing evacuation and/or transportation through water, land and other complex environments throughout the city.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, 3rd Floor, Newark New Jersey 07108
Gift Value: $135,505.00
City Contribution: None required
Other Funding Source/Amount: None
Contract Period: N/A
Additional Information: N/A
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WHEREAS, the County of Morris, though the State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness without any application required by the City of Newark, through the Urban Area Security Initiative Core City Working Group (UAWG) has procured an Amphibious Rescue Patrol Vehicle, including the transport trailer and the raft rescue trailer ("the Equipment") for the City of Newark under the FY14 Urban Area Strategic Initiative (UASI) Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark is a Core City within the UASI Region and is eligible for support in statewide planning efforts to ensure adequate evacuation, search and rescues operations and transportation needs during catastrophic events; and
WHEREAS, The Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and Preparedness (OEM) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) acknowledging the receipt of the equipment purchased by the County of Morris as approved by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) and UASI grant program through UASI funding; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to accept this gift pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-29; and
WHEREAS, The Offi...
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