Agenda Item Name:
Title
2019 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) Agreement - MARC Unit Sustainment, Maintenance and Equipment
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Presenter:
Harold Theus, Chief, 384-384-3130
Description:
This Grant will provide the annual maintenance, sustainment and replacement of the current radio cache equipment
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the Grant Agreement, Adopt the Resolution, Approve the Budget Amendment, and authorize and interfund loan not to exceed $101,500.00
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
The Grant award is $101,500.00 and does not require a local match. This is a reimbursement Grant and will require an interfund load for cash flow purposes. The loan will be repaid as Grant funds are received. ( Fund 083 )
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Background:
Since 1999, Alachua County Fire Rescue has been the custodial agency of the tower/trailer and radio equipment used for emergency and non-emergency use in the State of Florida as part of the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement. The 2019 State Homeland Security Grant Program sub-grant agreement will provide the annual maintenance, sustainment and replacement of the current radio cache equipment. The grant award is $101,500.00 and does not require a local match.
In response to a variety of communications problems encountered during incident response, the Florida Fire Chiefs' Association, the State Fire Marshal's Office and the Florida Division of Forestry jointly received funding to establish and manage a radio communications program. The intent of the program is to provide radio communications equipment for emergency incidents and non-emergency events in the State. Tower/trailers, mobile and portable radios, repeaters, generators, and related cache equipment were purchased by the State and regionally positioned under the custodial responsibility of a fire department that was willing and able to provide the equipment upon request. Alachua County Fire Rescue...
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