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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0271.000 2002-2004 M~v Os N Harry Kim ~.~i: William Takaba Mo1'o~' ~ Director Nancy E. Crawford ~i'•. • Deputr Director O%•M•~ County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street, Room I IR • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 O~ (ROS)9v1-R234 • Fax (8081 9G1-R24S W June 17, 2003 On ~ ~ Honorable James Arakaki, Chairperson and cz~o Members of the County Council • Hawaii County Council ..o 25 Aupuni Street T' ~ 3 _n Hilo, Hawaii 96720 - T ~ 47 Z° S T. Re: Operating Budget The State of Hawaii Department of Defense, State Civil Defense has authorized its FY2003 State Homeland Security Grant Program funding of $599,400 for the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. These program funds, derived from a federal grant from the Department of Homeland Security, through the Office for Domestic Preparedness, are to be used for the purchase of specialized equipment to enhance the capability of state and county agencies to prevent and respond to incidents of terrorism involving the use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) weapons. It also provides for the protection of critical infrastructure and prevention of terrorist incidents; for costs related to the design, development, conduct and evaluation of CBRNE Training Program; and for costs associated with implementing each state's Homeland Security Strategy. Enclosed is a resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of Defense, State Civil Defense. Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating this amount to the Civil Defense State Homeland Security Grant Program account. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Civil Defense Agency. William Takab Director of Finance APPROVED: C l~ (Harry Kim Comm. No: Mayor Ref. To: Enc. Ref. Uate cc: Civil Defense fZ,f 5. S„Z - L~3 d~il/ /,.20 Form B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Hawaii County Civil Defense DATE: June 18, 2003 STAFF CONTACT: Wendell Hatada PHONE: 935-003] A. REOUEST: "lo prepare a resolution to accept a grant of $599,400 from Department of Homeland Security to be used for specialized equipment purchases for the Hawaii County emergency responders. Please prepare and appropriate funds to: 3303.27 ?003 Homeland Security Grant Program 010-241-5241.43 11 ti 190,000.00 010-241-5241.43 480 400,400.00 B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDEDI: The State of Hawaii has received grant funds from the Department of Homeland Security, through the Office of Domestic Preparedness. The grant is a result of congressional funding for the purchase of specialized equipment to enhance the capability of county agencies to prevent and respond to incidents of terrorism. Financial assistance for the purchase of specialized equipment to enhance the capability of emergency responders through the acquisition of personal protective equipment; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) detection equipment; decontamination equipment; urban search and rescue equipment, communications equipment, explosive device mitigation and remediation equipment; medical supplies and pharmaceuticals; and CBRNE reference materials. Also financial assistance has been provided to support of grant initiatives which should include grant management and administration, training and exercise as duties related to this grant. Hawaii County, in turn, has been awarded $599,400.00 for such purposes and needs to enter into an agreement with State Civil Defense in order to receive these funds. SIGNED: //O~l~/.~~•~~~~t~' DATE: 06/18/03 ~ Department Head GRANT SUMMARY _ (Supplement to B-52, Request for Council Action) _ T e of Grant A ro riation bcin re nested: ® New (for this fiscal year period). ? Additional appropriation (to an existing grant); Is a clra~t agreenierrt attached? Has the original grant notification been transmitted to ®Yes ? No Council? ?Yes ? .No Name of Grant Program: FY 2003 State Homeland Security Grant Program Grantor: State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, State Civil Defense County Grantee Department or Agency: County of Hawaii, Civil Defense Agency County Grantee Contact Person: Wendell Hatada Phone Number: 935-0031 Amount of Grant: $599,400.00 Grant Period (Commencement & Completion): April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2005 Purpose of Grant To enhance emergency responders by allowing the purchase of advance types of equipment to respond to incidents of domestic terrorism involving chemical and biological agents, as well as radiological and explosive devices. also to include the coverage of exercise-related costs, training costs, and planning and administrative expenses. County Match required'?: ?Yes ®No If yes, Matching Amount'? Budgeted in account# In-kind? Explain: Explanation: County's personnel requirements: Amount of new position(s)? Qty: Permanent: ? Temporary: Duration: Full-time: ? Part-time: Time Element: Qty: Contractual: ? Explain: Explanation: Additional Comments about Grant: ~{-S2 Grant summary Farm LINDA LINGLE ~ o r „ GOVERNOR Art ,y%~ ~ MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT G. F. LEE ` CD DIRECTOR OF CML DEFENSE EDWARO T. TEI%EIRA .p,~ FqL' PHONE (90S) 733-0300 VICE DIRECTOR OF CML DEFENSE FA% (BOB) 73].128] STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO All,__ File.~_ OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE Ol~b~_ 3949 DIAMOND HEAD ROAD CD~._~. CDZ_,__. CD3,__ Cp+ HONOLULU, HAWAII 98B16d495 Secy Acct Clk_~ May 16, 2003 COMMENTS Honorable Harry Kim Mayor, County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Dear Mayor Kim: Memorandum of Agreement for FY 2003 State Homeland Security Grant Funds The State of Hawaii has received approval from the Department of Homeland Security, through the Office for Domestic Preparedness, for the release of State Homeland Security Grant Program funds. This grant is a result of congressional funding for the purchase of specialized equipment to enhance the capability of state and county agencies to prevent and respond to incidents of terrorism involving the use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) weapons. The grant also provides for the protection of critical infrastructure and prevention of terrorist incidents; for costs related to the design, development, conduct and evaluation of CBRNE Training Program; and for costs associated with implementing each state's Homeland Security Strategy. State Civil Defense has been designated as the recipient of the total allocated grant funds. Hawaii County is the final recipient of $599,400. The performance period for this grant is from April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2005. Funds provided by the grant in the amount of $479,400 can be expended to purchase personal protective equipment; explosives device mitigation and remediation equipment; CBRNE search and rescue equipment; interoperable communications equipment; detection equipment; decontamination equipment; physical security; enhancement equipment; terrorism incident prevention equipment; CBRNE to ~Lical4 ~ support equipment; CBRNE incident response vehicles; medical supplies rrnl~fl=d~ 2s~~ types of pharmaceuticals, and CBRNE reference materials. Approved ~iled bu~4get worksheets for equipment have been provided to your Civil Defense A ~ncy. MpY 2003 ~ . Received ~ Hawaii County Civil Defense ~ 2`t~`6L?L~~% Honorable Harry Kim Page 2 May 16, 2003 Hawaii County is also provided $120,000 to hire to support the grant program initiatives which should include Department of Homeland Security grant management and administration, training and exercise as the duties relate to the intent of this grant and the grants being administered through the Office for Domestic Preparedness. The terms and conditions of the grant are enclosed for your review. If you agree to the requirements of the grant, please sign and return the original to State Civil Defense. Thank you for your cooperation in expediting this initiative. If additional information is needed, please have your staff contact our Fiscal Officer, Mr. Tom Moriyasu, at 733-4259. Sincerely, OBERT G. F. LEE Major General, HIARNG Director of Civil Defense Enc. c: "Mr. Wendell Hatada, Acting Administrator Hawaii Civil Defense Agency MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR FY 2003 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM OVERVIEW The grant funds are provided for the purchase of specialized equipment to enhance the capability of state and local agencies to prevent and respond to incidents of terrorism involving the use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) weapons; for the protection of critical infrastructure and prevention of terrorist incidents; for costs related to the design, development, conduct and evaluation of CBRNE exercises; for costs related to the design, development and conduct of a state CBRNE Training Program; and for costs associated with updating and implementing each jurisdiction's Homeland Security Strategy. I. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The FY 2003 SHSGP seeks to build on progress made over the past four years towards enhancing the capabilities of emergency responders by allowing for the purchase of advanced types of equipment to enhance homeland security. The FY 2003 SHSGP also seeks to address other critical homeland security needs, including coverage of CBRNE exercise-related costs, training costs, and planning and administrative expenses. II. AUTHORITIES Funding for the FY 2003 SHSGP is authorized by: 1) Public Law 108-7, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2003; 2) Public Law 107-56, the USA Patriot Act of 2001; and 3) Public Law 107-296, the Homeland Security Act of 2002. III. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance for this initiative will be from April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2005. IV. FUNDING AND RESTRICTIONS a. Authorized Program Expenditures 1. Equipment Acquisition Funds: Funds from the equipment allocation may be used to enhance the capabilities of state and local first responders through the acquisition of: • Personal protective equipment (PPE) • Explosive device mitigation and remediation equipment • CBRNE search and rescue equipment • Interoperable communications equipment • Detection equipment • Decontamination equipment • Physical security enhancement equipment • Terrorism incident prevention equipment • CBRNE logistical support equipment • CBRNE incident response vehicles • Medical supplies and limited types of pharmaceuticals • CBRNE reference materials 2. Allocated Equipment Acquisition: Funds for FY 2003 may also be used for sustainment of first responder equipment that would be used in a jurisdiction's response to a terrorist threat or event. This would include repair and replacement parts, equipment warranties and maintenance contracts for equipment purchased under any ODP state equipment grant. This equipment may be used by the county to enhance capabilities in the areas of law enforcement, emergency medical services, emergency management, the fire service, hazardous materials, public works, public health, governmental administrative, public safety communications, healthcare and public health at the state and local levels of government in accordance with the goals and objectives identified in their county's homeland security strategy. In addition, the county may use their equipment allocations to purchase equipment designed to protect critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks and for equipment to prevent terrorist incidents. 3. Exercise Funds: Funds from the exercise allocation may be used to plan for, design, develop, conduct and evaluate exercises that train emergency responders and assess the readiness of jurisdictions to prevent and respond to a terrorist attack. Exercises must be threat- and performance-based, in accordance with ODP's Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) manuals. These manuals, when available, will provide explicit direction on the design, conduct and evaluation of terrorism exercises. Exercises conducted with ODP support (grant funds or direct support) must be managed and executed in accordance with the HSEEP. Allowable exercise-related costs include: 1) expenses related to convening a statewide exercise planning workshop; 2) hiring of full or part-time staff or contractors/consultants to support exercise activities; 3) overtime for first response/exercise management personnel involved in the planning and conducting of exercises; 4) travel associated with planning and conducting exercises; 5) supplies consumed during the course of planning and conducting exercises; 6) costs related to implementation of the HSEEP to include the reporting of scheduled exercises, and the tracking and reporting of after action reports and corrective actions from exercises; and, 7) other costs related to the planning and conducting of exercise activities. 4. Training Funds: Funds from the training allocation may be used to enhance the capabilities of state and local first responders through the development of a state homeland security training program. Allowable training-related costs include: 1) establishment of CBRNE training capacities within existing training academies, universities orjunior colleges. These funds should be used to institutionalize CBRNE awareness level training within the state. The target audience for training courses funded through the FY 2003 SHSGP must be emergency responders, emergency managers and public/elected officials within the following disciplines: firefighters, law enforcement, emergency management, emergency medical services, hazardous materials, public works, public health, health care, public safety communications, governmental administrative and private security guards. 5. Planning and Administrative Funds: Funds for this program may be used to pay for activities associated with the completion of the FY 2003 assessment and strategy update process, as well as those costs associated with the implementation of the overall SHSS including updating and refining statewide homeland security strategic plans and hiring of full or part-time staff or contractors/consultants to assist with the collection of the needs assessment data and updating of the state and county strategic homeland security planning and to assist with the oversight of the grants management program. b. Program Restrictions 1. Equipment Acquisition Funds: Expenditures for items such as general- use software (word processing, graphics, spreadsheet, etc.), general-use computers and related equipment, general-use vehicles, licensing fees, weapons systems and ammunition, are not allowable. Grant funds awarded under this program also may not be used to pay for equipment procured prior to the award start date of the grant or for items otherwise budgeted for with state or local funds. 2. Exercise Funds: Exercise funds may not be used for terrorism prevention and response equipment; for exercise models, simulations or games; activities unrelated to CBRNE exercises; or personnel, contractors/ consultants, travel, supplies or other items procured prior to the award start date of the grant or otherwise budgeted for with state or local funds. 3. Training Funds: Training funds may not be used for first responder training activities unrelated to CBRNE incidents, or for training capacity development procured prior to the award start date of the grant or otherwise budgeted for with state or local funds. 4. Planning and Administrative Funds: Funds intended for planning and administrative purposes may not be used for: 1) activities unrelated to the completion and implementation of the State or County Homeland Security Strategy; 2) for personnel, equipment, contractors/consultants, or meeting- related expenses procured prior to the award start date of the grant or otherwise budgeted for with state or local funds. c. Funding Advance/Reimbursements The State will use the HHS/SMARTLINK payment system as the preferred method of payment. Hawaii County will be required to provide State Civil Defense with documentation (i.e., vendor invoice) for payment to the county; the county will make payment to the vendor. V. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS Total FY 2003 State Homeland Security funds for Hawaii County will be in the amount of $479,400. VI. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Hawaii County is required to ensure 100 percent accountability of equipment purchased with the grant funds. APPROVED/DISAPPROVED: ROBERT G. F. LEE Harry Kim Major General, HIARNG Mayor, Hawaii County Director of Civil Defense Date Date APPROVED AS TO FORM: MICHAEL VINCENT Deputy Attorney General