To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Hazard Mitigation Grant Application

Initiator

Emergency Management Division

Recommendation

Approval is requested for the Emergency Management Division to submit an \n \n application and if approved accept $117,048 from the Georgia Emergency \n \n Management Agency with a 20% match of $29,262 for a ?Hazard Mitigation Grant? \n \n that is available to the counties that were declared a ?Disaster County?; as a \n \n result of the March 1, 2007 Tornado. The Tornado hit the north end of Muscogee \n \n County/Columbus, Georgia and caused significant damage.

Approval

Approved

Background

The Hazard Mitigation Grant will allow the Emergency Management Division to use

the monies from this grant to add to our Emergency Operation Center Equipment

and our Emergency Warning Siren System. This will improve our communication and

rapid response to any future disaster occurrences and enhance our public

warning capability. The equipment that we are applying the monies to are:

three additional Outdoor Emergency Warning Sirens and an ACU-T Tactical Radio

Interconnect System that will be installed in the Emergency Operation Center.

Analysis

The total amount of purchases for these two projects would be $117,048.00. The

cost for Project #1 for the ACU-T and associated equipment will be a total of

$10,521,00. The cost for Project #2 for the Outdoor Warning Sirens and all

the necessary equipment and installations will be a total of $106,527.00.

Financial Considerations

The Columbus Consolidated Government will incur a financial burden of

$29,262.00, which is 25% of the grant project cost, as prescribed by grant

requirements. The FY08 budget for the Multi-Governmental Fund will be amended

by the amount of the grant and the local match.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

Council approval is required to apply for and accept this grant.

Recommendations/ Actions

Approve the attached Resolution authorizing the Emergency Management Division

to apply for the Hazard Mitigation Grant from The Georgia Emergency Mangement

Agency.



A RESOLUTION



NO. _____

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT A HAZARD MITIGATION

GRANT FROM THE GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $117,048,

OR AS OTHERWISE AWARDED, TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY ALL PUBLIC SAFETY AND

SUPPORT AGENCIES THAT MAY RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER IN COLUMBUS,

GEORGIA OR ANY JURISDICTION COVERED UNDER EXISTING OR FUTURE MUTUAL AID

AGREEMENT, AND TO BETTER PROTECT OUR CITIZENS WITH ADVANCED WARNING, HAVING A

LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT OF $29,262, AND TO AMEND THE MULTI-GOVERNMENTAL FUND BY

LIKE AMOUNT. GRANT SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

WHEREAS, this grant will allow the City to purchase equipment for more

efficient and effective response to emergencies or disasters by interfacing and

interlinking various radios and other communication devices possessed by

responding agencies and by providing our citizens in uncovered areas with

advanced warning in case of an emergency; and,

WHEREAS, this unit will be available for use by any and all Public

Safety and general government departments and agencies and to better inform the

public; and,

WHEREAS, the Emergency Management Division will use the Hazard

Mitigation Grant to better equip the Emergency Operation Center and to provide

additional Outdoor Warning Sirens for the public; and,

WHEREAS, the local match for the requirement for the grant, as applied

for, will be $29,262, which will be provided by the General Fund.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS

FOLLOWS:

That the City Manager, Mayor, or their designee is hereby authorized to

apply for and accept a Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Georgia Emergency

Management Agency in the amount of $117,048, with a local match requirement of

$29,262, or as otherwise awarded, and the FY08 Multi-Governmental Fund budget

will be amended by like amount.

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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held

the

_________day of _____________, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative

vote of

_____________members of said Council.

Councilor Allen voting __________.









Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.



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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor

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