LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: D.C. Reeves, Mayor
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FEMA FY2023 PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT NO. EMW-2023-PU-00455: MOBILE COMMAND CENTER
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council accept the FEMA FY2023 Port Security Grant Program - Grant No. EMW-2023-PU-00455: Mobile Command Center in the amount of $493,336.00 based on the Department of Homeland Security. Further, that City Council authorize the Mayor to take the actions necessary to execute and administer this grant consistent with the terms of the grant and the Mayor’s Executive Powers as granted in the City Charter. Also, that City Council adopt a supplemental budget resolution appropriating the grant funds.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
The Pensacola Police Department (PPD) submitted a grant application to FEMA for $493,336.00, with an additional $164,445.00, to be paid by the Pensacola Police Department/City of Pensacola, to build a new mobile command center for a total of $657,781.00.
The 30-foot mobile command center will be built through the Florida Sheriff’s Association state cooperative contracts and will take approximately one year to build from the time the grant is accepted.
Responding to disasters/major incidents often involves multiple agencies and first responders. Having the necessary equipment to coordinate and work the events is critical. Beyond personnel comes the need for mobile command centers that can serve as centers for coordinating incidents in the field. The Pensacola Police Department (PPD) has mutual aid agreements with surrounding agencies and sworn personnel who are active/proactive at any given time. While surrounding agencies may have similar units, it could take all agencies/mobile units to respond should a disaster/emergency occur along the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast.
In addition to protecting the public, sworn members are also responsible for critical infrastructures such as bridges, interstate roadways, the Port of Pensacola, etc. A threat to the community can occur at any time on land or water. With the number of festivals, events, parades, tournaments, air shows, high profile buildings, along the Gulf Coast, a mobile command center is needed to respond in case of emergencies. The usage during long-term SWAT callouts and training/exercises adds to the need of the mobile command center also.
The PPD currently has a 2007 GMC command center that is at the end of its service life. Significant technological improvements have occurred since 2007, and new vehicles come equipped with and allow for implementation of these technologies to benefit communities. Natural disasters such as hurricanes or incidents that potentially harm infrastructures and/or public make the need for an updated command center extremely critical. The ability to have interoperability in communication would enhance capabilities to communicate/operate with other local, state, and federal agencies.
PRIOR ACTION:
None
FUNDING:
Budget: $657,781.00
Actual: $493,336.00 (grant funding)
164,445.00 Police Department LOST (City’s matching funds)
657,781.00
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The estimated grant award for the FEMA Port Security Grant Program - Grant No. EMW-2023-PU-00455: Mobile Command Center is $493,336.00. The funding for this grant award requires a local match in the amount of $164,445.00 of non-federal funds or 25% of the total approved project costs of $657,781.00. Approval of the supplemental budget resolution will appropriate funding for this grant.
LEGAL REVIEW ONLY BY CITY ATTORNEY: Yes
10/5/2023
STAFF CONTACT:
Kerrith Fiddler, City Administrator
Eric Randall, Chief of Police
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Federal Emergency Management Agency Pensacola Police Department Mobile Command Center Application Summary
2) Mobile Command Center Build Sheet
3) Drawings of 30ft. Mobile Command Center -Jacksonville
4) Award Letter re: FEMA FY2023 Port Security Grant No. EMW-2023-PU-00455
5) Supplemental Budget Resolution No. 2023-079
6) Supplemental Budget Explanation No. 2023-079
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