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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Form B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> <br /> DEPARTMENT: Hawaii County Civil Defense DATE: October 10, 2006 <br /> <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Troy M. Kindred PHONE: 935-0031 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> To prepare a resolution to enter into an agreement and to accept a grant of $1,138,582.00 from State Civil Defense to <br /> be used for the continued development of the 1) State Homeland Security Program ($800,000); 2) Law Enforcement <br /> Terrorism Prevention Program ($300,000); and 3) Citizen Corp Program ($38,582). <br /> <br /> Also, please prepare a bill for an ordinance to appropriate specified funds to each program. <br /> <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> <br /> The State of Hawai'i has received funds for FY 2006 from the Department of Homeland Security, through the Office of <br /> Grants and Training. The grant is a result of congressional funding for the purchase of specialized equipment to <br /> enhance the capability of state and county agencies to prevent and respond to incidents of terrorism but also supports <br /> "all hazard" preparedness initiatives. <br /> The State Homeland Security Program is a core homeland security assistance program that provides funding for <br /> planning, equipment, training, and exercises to support emergency preparedness, prevention, response and recovery <br /> for homeland security. The funds will be used specifically for the Hawai'i Wireless Connectivity Initiative or the major <br /> system integration and modernization to attain an operable public safety responser wireless environment while <br /> simultaneously building out the existing interagency interoperability and for the Mass Casualty and Catastrophic Event <br /> Enhancement Initiative (to develop a comprehensive statewide Fire, EMS, HazMat, and Urban Search and Rescue <br /> program what provide a timely and effective response to routine Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and <br /> Explosive [CBRNE] incidents and catastrophic events). <br /> The Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) provides law enforcement communities with enhanced <br /> capabilities for detecting, deterring, disrupting, and preventing acts of terrorism. LETPP centers on prevention efforts <br /> which include information gathering and recognition of indicators and warnings, law enforcement investigation and <br /> operations, intelligence analysis and productions, CBRNE detection, intelligence/information sharing and dissemination, <br /> and critical infrastructure protection. The initiative for the LETPP is for a State and County Law Enforcement <br /> Operations that will augment, establish, and provide a Statewide Law Enforcement Command, Control, Intelligence, <br /> Surveillance, and Training capability with an all hazards mobile response system. <br /> The Citizen Corps funds are to support the Citizen Corps Councils with efforts to engage citizens in all-hazards <br /> prevention, protection, response and recovery. These efforts include planning, and evaluation, public education and <br /> emergency communications, training, exercises, volunteer programs and activities to support emergency responders, <br /> and providing proper equipment to citizen volunteers. The initiative for CC is for Disaster Public Information and <br /> Preparedness Education. <br /> <br /> <br /> SIGNED: Z DATE: N Il <br /> Department Head <br />