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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 26, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. `A -q <br />SUBJECT: Acceptance of Grant Allocation from the Department of Homeland Security <br />State Homeland Security Grant Program <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Grant Transmittal Letter <br />Memorandum of Agreement <br />Annex B, Subgrant Forms <br />List of Allowable Equipment <br />(under separate cover) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Nick Waters, ext 3030 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve acceptance of a State pass-through grant allocation of federal <br />Homeland Security funds in the amount of $363,908 to reimburse Orange County for the <br />purchase of equipment associated with homeland security activities of the County, its <br />municipalities, and the University. <br />BACKGROUND: The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded the <br />State of North Carolina funding for equipment, exercises, and training through the FY 2003 <br />State Homeland Security Grant Program Part II. The program is designed to improve domestic <br />preparedness through the purchase of equipment for first responders. Federal funding is <br />allocated in accordance with a DHS formula of 80% for local government use and 20% for state <br />use. <br />Orange County's allocation from the State of North Carolina for this award is $363,908 and did <br />not require the County to submit a grant application. The accompanying Memorandum of <br />Agreement between the County and North Carolina Emergency Management expresses the <br />conditions for the grant funding. <br />Orange County staff facilitated a meeting on January 20, 2004 to begin determining the needs <br />of response agencies within the County. Invited to the meeting were representatives from <br />Chapel Hill fire and police, Carrboro fire and police, UNC Public Safety, Hillsborough Police, <br />Orange County Sheriff, Orange County Public Health, and Orange County Emergency <br />Management. These members have begun developing purchase requests choosing from a <br />selection of equipment from the Approved Equipment List provided by the U.S. Department of <br />Homeland Security. All equipment requests are chosen under the concept that whatever is <br />ultimately purchased may be used by any agency in the County. It should be noted that the <br />funding available under this grant cannot be used to purchase backup generators for buildings