REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MINDY CASTO, Chief of Police
Office of the Chief
BY: BURKE FARRAH, Deputy Chief
Police Department/Support Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 54th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2024-122 appropriating $34,200 for the Police Department's Extended 2021 State Homeland Security Grant Program (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council adopt the 54th Amendment to AAR No. 2024-122 appropriating $34,200 for the Police Department's extended 2021 State Homeland Security Grant Program into the FY2025 budget to purchase replacement equipment for the department's SWAT Team.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CalOES awarded funds under the 2021 State Homeland Security Grant Program to the County of Fresno, which includes an allocation sub-granted to the City of Fresno Police Department in the amount of $129,800. During the grant cycle, there was an additional $34,200 in de-obligated funds that were pass-through to the department to procure equipment for use by the special units within the department. This approved grant project funded the purchase of equipment to support first responders and terrorism prevention efforts. The grant also funded safety equipment for the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team, the Explosive Ordinance Device (EOD) team, the Crisis Negotiation (CNT) team, and the Mobile Field Force (MFF) team. Safety equipment for these special teams will enhance current capabilities to respond to resource intensive and critical incidents of terrorism or disaster.
BACKGROUND
Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the federal government established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to manage the preparedness and prevention efforts of Federal, State and Local agencies. DHS, through CalOES, provides grant funding to state and local agencies to support prevention, preparedness, ...
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