| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 3.e.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Tom DaRé
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Police
| | Subject: | Acceptance of Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program award; and allocation of grant funds to purchase technology equipment for the Emergency Operations Center. (Grant Amount: $124,600) (Action Item) | Date: | 7/14/2020 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To gain City Council approval for the acceptance of a Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program award, so the City can receive approximately $124,600 in federal funds. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
On March 30, 2020, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) FY 2020 Formula Grant Solicitation. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program provides funding to assist eligible states, local units of government, and tribes in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the coronavirus. This funding is intended as a one-time allocation. Allocations were pre-determined by the Bureau of Justice Assistance using the JAG federal formula calculation based on Part 1 Crimes, and the City was awarded the grant in June 2020. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
The City’s application requested funding to establish a fully equipped mobile Emergency Operations Center (EOC), as the City currently lacks the communications and display capabilities required to coordinate the activities of City departments and provide liaison to other government agencies and the private sector. The equipment the City proposes to purchase with these grant funds represents the equipment needed to convert current conference rooms to mobile EOC facilities when a local state of emergency is proclaimed.
The City has many responsibilities to the community during events such as these, so having adequate equipment to respond efficiently is imperative. Technology and communication equipment purchased with these grant funds will be used to enhance the City of Garden Grove’s ability to respond to the current pandemic in several ways, including but not limited to:
- Gathering and tracking critical COVID-related information from both local and county health care agencies, as well as surrounding jurisdictions;
- Allowing the EOC to track and disseminate information of identified COVID cases with partnering agencies and our first responders;
- Responding to the impact of COVID within the City and surrounding jurisdictions.
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
Using CESF program funds to purchase equipment/technology for the City EOC creates no burden on the General Fund. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Accept the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program award in the amount of $124,600; and
- Allocate those grant funds towards the purchase of equipment/technology for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
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