DATE: December 13, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Application for Assistance Revenue Agreement with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Application for Assistance Revenue Agreement for submission to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program, July 1, 2016 through May 31, 2019 ($1,066,838).
2. Approve and authorize the Vice-Chairman to execute the Governing Body Resolution and Chairman to execute Grant Assurances.
3. Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector to continue issuing payments based on written order of the Homeland Security Grant Program Approval Authority in accordance with California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Guidelines for this grant.
REPORT
Approval of the first two recommended actions will allow for the submission and execution of the non-competitive Application for Assistance Revenue Agreement with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). Additionally, the second recommended action is stated as recommended by Cal OES, the Chairman should not self-certify as a signatory on the Governing Body Resolution. The agreement provides pass-through Federal grant funds to enhance terrorism and disaster response capabilities for the Fresno County Operational Area Master Emergency Services Plan. Approval of the third recommended action allows the HSGP Approval Authority flexibility to allocate funding to participating agencies on a reimbursement basis, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(s):
Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department would not be able to pass-through funding to 24 local agencies for terrorism pr...
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