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CITY OF IZIVEKSIDE City Council Memorandum City ,JArts Innovation TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2021 FROM: FIRE DEPARTMENT WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: SECURING THE CITIES PROGRAM GRANT AWARD FOR THE LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH URBAN AREA REGION IN THE AMOUNT OF $37,500 — SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ISSUE: Accept funding from the Securing the Cities Program Grant for the Los Angeles/Long Beach Urban Area Region in the amount of $37,500 to assist the City in developing a regional structure of law enforcement and first responder organizations to identify, prevent and respond to potential nuclear and radiological threats. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the City Council: 1. Authorize acceptance of the Securing the Cities Program Grant in the amount of $37,500; 2. With at least five affirmative votes, upon receipt of the grant award, authorize an increase in revenue and appropriation expenditures in an amount equal to the grant award, in the Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, Securing The Cities Program Sustainment Funding Grant; and 3. Authorize, upon grant award, the City Manager, or designee, to execute all grant documents necessary to receive the grant funds including acceptance of the grant award and subsequent supplemental grant funding, as well as, making minor non -substantive changes. BACKGROUND: The Los Angeles/Long Beach Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Region for Securing the Cities (STC) Program is designed to enhance the nation's ability to detect and prevent a radiological or nuclear attack in cities facing the highest risk. The STC Program is a cooperative grant program with annual funding allocations from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). Since the grant's beginning, the City of Los Angeles has received over $24 million in direct funding, procured cutting-edge equipment, and has trained hundreds of first responders in preventative radiological and nuclear detection with a goal of equipping and training at least 4,000 sworn personnel.