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Form B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Hawaii County Civil Defense DATE: May 3, 2004 STAFF CONTACT: Trot/ Kindred PHONE: 935-0031 A. REQUEST: To prepare a resolution to enter in an agreement and to accept a grant of $456,544.00 from State Civil Defense to be used for the development of its Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention (LETPP) program. Also, please prepare a bill for an ordinance to appropriate funds. We request to waive Finance Committee due to State Civil Defense's request signed copy be returned by May 28, 2004. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): The State of Hawaii has received funds for FY 2004, 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, deter, respond to and recover from threats and acts of terrorism. The funds are to support the development of a Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP). The LETPP provides law enforcement communities with enhanced capabilities for detecting, deterring, disrupting, and preventing acts of terrorism. The FY 2004 LETPP provides funds for the following activities: 1) information sharing to preempt terrorist attacks; 2) target hardening to reduce vulnerability of selected high value targets; 3) threat recognition to recognize the potential or development of a threat; 4) intervention activities to interdict terrorists before they can execute a threat; 5) interoperable communications; and 6) management and administration. Hawaii County, in turn has been awarded $456,544.00 for such purposes and needs to enter into an agreement with State Civil Defense in order to receive these funds. SIGNED: ~ DATE: ~'r D >artment Head