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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 21513-10-2014 P ; i Ordinance No.21513-10-2014 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,024,515.00, SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING LOCAL CAPABILITIES TO PREVENT,RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM ACTS OF TERRORISM AND NATURAL DISASTERS; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: ; SECTION 1. That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 in the Budget of the City Manager,there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of$3,024,515.00, subject to receipt of a grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security through the State of Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety, for the purpose of enhancing local capabilities to prevent,respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and natural disasters. i SECTION 2. ; That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining I provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. i That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 21457-09-2014 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CITY SECRE Y A sistant City Attor ey Mary J.Kay e ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: October 21,2014 i i TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY i 5805 N LAMAR BLVD•BOX 4087•AUSTIN,TEXAS 78773-0001 OF p„ 512/424-2000 E/ x m www.dps.texas.gov A T %,AA7 STEVEN C.McCRAW COMMISSION DIRECTOR A.CYNTHIA LEON,CHAIR DAVID G.BAKER MANNY FLORES ROBERT J.BODISCH,SR. FAITH JOHNSON DEPUTY DIRECTORS STEVEN P.MACH RANDY WATSON September 16,2014 Dear Authorized Official: I Attached are FY 2014 Homeland Security Grant Program(HSGP)sub-recipient award documents for your jurisdiction/agency. This letter, and the attached documents, contain important information about the grant(s) and provide instructions requiring your immediate action for grant acceptance. Please follow the instructions at the top of the first page of the Terms and Conditions, and return all documents as instructed below to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Homeland Security State Administrative Agency(THSSAA)no later than October 31,2014. The Sub-Recipient Agreement(SRA),which includes the Award,the Terms and Conditions, and attached Exhibits must be filled out and signed by the person identified in Box 4 on the Sub-Recipient Award. Signature by anyone else will only be accepted if a letter of designation from the governing body is attached that authorizes the person to sign for the Sub-Recipient Award. Letters of signature designation will be deemed as authorization for that person to sign any future documents related to the grant award(s)unless the letter indicates otherwise. . i Return SRAW via Email The FY 2014 SRA documents should be returned via email to SAA SRA@dl2s.texas.gov by the date indicated above. Please title the subject line of your email"HSGP" and name of jurisdiction(i.e. HSGP Houston_City o)). If you have received multiple awards, please attach each SRA (including a signed award and set of Terms and Conditions) as a separate attachment to the email and use the following naming convention for each file: federal grant title abbreviation(from Box 5 on Award), "SRA"and name of jurisdiction(i.e. SHSP LETPA SRA Houston_City of; UASI SRA Houston_City of). i Please retain a copy of each document submitted to the THSSAA for your records. The grant award(s)may be withdrawn if all required documents are not completed and submitted to the THSSAA within the deadline established above. Timeline for FY 2014 Grant Process Below is the timeline for the FY 2014 HSGP awards and projects. The Biannual Strategy Implementation Report(BSIR)Plan must be completed in the State's grant management system State Preparedness and i i EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I COURTESY•SERVICE•PROTECTION i I� 4 i I Assessment Reporting Service(SPARS), and the Sub-Recipient must enter acceptable milestones for each project in SPARS. -Aug 6 2014 Date on 2014 HSGP Award from DHS/FEMA Sept 20 2014 Deadline for SAA to issue Sub-Recipient Agreements(45 days from start date as indicated by DHS). 4 Oct 312014 Deadline for signed Sub-Recipient Agreements to be returned to SAA(45 days from i SAA award date). Oct 312014 Deadline for sub-recipient to have entered their initial BSIR data in SPARS Nov 30 2014* Deadline for sub-recipient to enter project milestones for approved 2014 projects. *(Expenditure requests will not be approved until clear milestones are established for all projects in SPARS.)I Feb 28 2015 Deadline for sub-recipients to submit 2014 project EBP Screening Forms to the SAA. JAN 30 2016* End of sub-recipients performance period. All invoices must be received in SPARS by this date. (*COGs and UASI Core Cities have slightly longerperformance periods;see Box 6 of I the Award for your performance eriod end date. i 1 Form 74-176 Direct Deposit Authorization In addition,to reimburse you for grant-funded expenses the THSSAA must have a current Direct Deposit Authorization Form from your organization in order to transfer grant funds electronically to a designated bank account. An electronic version of the form is available on the Texas State Comptroller's website at: http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxforms/74-176.pdf. (On the form, please select"Texas Department of Public Safety"from the dropdown list when prompted.) If you submitted a completed Direct Deposit Authorization form recently at the request of TXDPS or with prior acceptance documents for FY 2014 HSGP awards,you do not need to complete a new authorization unless your bank account information has changed. By the due date of your SRA(s),please email a current Direct Deposit Authorization form to .SAA—SRA@dps.texas.gov with a subject line and file name of"DDForm"and name of jurisdiction(i.e. I DDForm Travis County). If you have any questions,you may contact your Council of Governments,UASI Point of Contact,the grant coordinator assigned to your region or Nancy Carrales at nancy.carrales@dps.texas.ggv or(512) 377-0004. For information on grant coordinators assigned to your region please go to http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/director staff/saa/documents/erantTeamAlignments pdf. Sincerely, i arry Jones Deputy Assistant Director Texas Homeland Security State Administrative Agency L i I I I I i i I City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication i GOUNGIL ACTION Approved o;in 10/21/2014 Ordinance No: 21513-10=2014' u; ! DATE: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 REFERENCE NO.: C-27055 LOG NAME: 362014HSGP SUBJECT: Authorize Application, and if Awarded, Acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Grant from the State of Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety in the Amount of$3,024,515.00, Approve Execution of All Applicable Grant Contracts and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) P 'r RECOMMENDATION: j It is recommended that the City Council: I 1. Authorize the application and, if awarded, the acceptance of an award in the amount up to $3,024,515.00 of Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Grant Funds from the State of Texas, Texas j Department of Public Safety consisting of: e • Urban Area Security Initiative grant, Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.067 in the amount of$2,051,260.00; j i • Urban Area Security Initiative grant - Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities, Catalog j Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.067 in the amount of$823,255.00; and t • Urban Area Security Initiative grant- Management and Administrative Activities, Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.067 in the amount of$150,000.00. 2. Authorize the execution of all applicable grant contracts; and j 3. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of$3,024,515.00, subject to receipt of the award. DISCUSSION: The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the State of Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety awards grants to jurisdictions across the state to enhance local capabilities to r prevent, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and natural disasters. The Urban Area Security i Initiative (UASI) grant program encourages jurisdictions to strengthen local and regional preparedness j efforts and to seek benefits available through cooperative action. i Funding awarded as part of the 2014 UASI and UASI Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA) Program Grant will be used by City public safety and disaster support organizations to maintain and improve the community's capacity to prepare for, prevent and respond to terrorism incidents and other natural disasters. Fort Worth has been offered the opportunity to participate in the UASI program each year since,2005, bringing in over$25,000,000.00 to supplement local and regional preparedness efforts. The Office of Emergency Management will coordinate with City departments in the development and implementation of grant funded projects in the areas of threat assessment, risk reduction, capability Logname: 362014HSGP Page 1 of 2 sustainment, plan development, public education and training. I 1 This grant has no local match requirement. I FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION: 1 The Financial Management Services Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, receipt of the grant and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund. FUND CENTERS: - i TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers C 1&3) GR76 451217 036XXXXXX000 $2,051,260.00 1&3) GR76 451217 036XXXXXX000 $823.255.00 ; 1&3) GR76 451217 036XXXXXX000 $150,000.00 1 GR76 (5VARIOUS) 036XXXXXXXXX $2.051,260.00 1 GR76 $823,255.00 (5VARIOUS) 036XXXXXXXXX 1) GR76 (5VARIOUS) 036XXXXXXXXX $150,000.00 i CERTIFICATIONS: i Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Charles Daniels (6199) II Originating Department Head: Rudy Jackson (6805) I Pat Vasquez (6525) Ortiz 6173 I Additional Information Contact: Juan ( ) i I i I C i i i I I 0 R Logname: 362014HSGP Page 2 of 2