Memorandum 18-060 HPD Mobile Radio Upgrade Grant

Memorandum 18-060

TO:                        Mayor Bryan Zak and Homer City Council
THROUGH:        Katie Koester, City Manager
FROM:                 Jenny Carroll, Special Projects and Communications Coordinator
DATE:                   May 8, 2018
SUBJECT:          Ordinance 18-23(S) Needed to Accept and Obligate Award of FY2015 Reallocation
                                Funds for Homer Police Department Mobile Radio Upgrade Project

Earlier this month, City staff submitted a grant application to the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) for FY2015 Reallocation funds to purchase and install mobile radios in the Homer Police Department’s patrol vehicles.  Because of the short time frame in which an award of FY2015 Reallocation funds needs to be obligated, staff simultaneously introduced Ordinance 18-23 to accept and appropriate DHS&EM grant funds up to the amount requested.

DHS&EM recently announced that it awarded $26,874.51 for the project.  This funding allows HPD to continue their systematic upgrade of components of the Public Safety Communication System that are aging out of their functional life span. 

Attached is a Project Budget Details Report for the reallocated 2015 State Homeland Security Grant Program funds awarded.  Upon City Council acceptance of the award, DHS&EM will process an amendment allocating the funds to Homer’s DHS&EM 2015 grant.

Staff recommendation:  Approve Ordinance 18-23(S) that reflects the actual $26,874.51 amount of DHS&EM FY2015 Reallocation grant funds and pass the substitute Ordinance 18-23 so the City can meet the grant obligation deadline.