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CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN OKLAHOMA OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY, URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $162,610 TO BE USED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE REMOTE VIDEO CAMERAS, X-RAY SYSTEM, POINT MAN ROBOT, PORTABLE GENERATOR, PORTABLE LIGHTS, TACTICAL VESTS, RESPONSE TENT, AND SMALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT NO. K-1213-124 AND RESOLUTION NO. R-1213-72 APPROPRIATING FUNDS.
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BACKGROUND: The City of Norman has been selected to receive $162,610 from the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security (OKOHS) FY2010 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant program. These funds are intended to help strengthen the capability of the Hazardous Devices Unit (bomb squad) first responders in the Central Oklahoma Urban Area Security Initiative (COUASI) to prevent, protect, respond to, and recover from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents. The COUASI region includes Canadian, Cleveland, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie Counties. This grant is fully funded with no matching required. Agencies receiving items purchased with this grant may be responsible for general maintenance of the purchased equipment if Federal funds are not available. Grant funds are paid on a reimbursement basis.
DESCRIPTION: This grant requires the City of Norman to purchase all equipment and then distribute a portion of that equipment to the Edmond and the Oklahoma City Police Departments and the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office. The City of Norman will receive 63% of equipment purchases and is therefore designated as the prime recipient. Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) will be signed by each participating agency and signed hand receipts will be obtained before the equipment is delivered. The intended equipment includes remote video cameras, x-ray system, point man robot, portable generator, portable lights, tactical vests, response tent, and small tools and equipment.
If a CBRNE incident occurs within the COUASI region, Norman Police Officers who are authorized to use equipment obtained with this grant may be required to respond. If Norman Police Officers respond, the City may be eligible for reimbursement of their salary and other expenses.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Council accept the grant in the amount of $162,610 and be appropriated from Special Grant Fund Balance 022-0000-253.20-00 to the expenditure accounts listed below, and upon reimbursement, receipted to Other Revenue/Homeland Security 022-0000-331.13-52 and distributed into the following:
Plant & Operating Equip/Cameras & Photographic - 022-6041-421.51-09 - $18,000
Plant & Operating Equipment/Diagnostics -022-6041-421.51-19 - $26,000
Plant & Operating Equipment/Othe - 022-6041-421.51-99 - $5,000
Miscellaneous Equipment/Miscellaneous - 022-6041-421.59-99 - $34,000
Minor Equipment and Tools/Other - 022-6041-421.36-99 - $20,610
Miscellaneous/Pass-thru equipment - 022-6041-421.37-54 -$59,000