Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $558,175 from Federal UASI Grant Revenue to various accounts for the allocation of Fiscal Year 2008 Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds that were extended to December 31, 2010 to purchase equipment and software licenses and maintenance for the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC).
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For the past 13 years, the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (NCHIDTA) program has provided a stable source of federal funding and collaborative regional leadership to combat organized drug trafficking and related crime. In 2004, the Northern California Regional Terrorism Threat Assessment Center (NCRTTAC) was established under NCHIDTA management to make it possible for public safety agencies to identify and assess terrorist threats in the Bay Area. The NCRTTAC was co-located with NCHIDTA to form an information “Fusion Center” for Northern California. In 2009, the Fusion Center began doing business as the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC). The US Department of Homeland Security and the State of California have designated the NCRIC as the regional Fusion Center for the Bay Area. The NCRIC is funded by federal State Homeland Security Program funds, for which the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) serves as the grantee as well as federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funds, for which the City and County of San Francisco serves as the regional administrator.
Because the NCHIDTA and the NCRTTAC are funding streams and not legal entities, the Sheriff serves as the lead agency for both the NCHIDTA and the NCRTTAC.
On June 16, 2009, your Board entered into an Agreement (Resolution No. 070216) with the City and County of San Francisco for the distribution of Fiscal Year 2008 Bay Area UASI grant funds in the amount of $2,253,456.
On May 25, 2010, your Board executed the First Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008 Bay Area UASI grant award (Resolution No. 070796) to increase the distribution of grant funds by $20,301 from $2,253,456 to $2,273,757.
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On September 25, 2010, the Sheriff executed the Second Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008 Bay Area UASI grant award. The Second Amendment extended the term of the grant award from September 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010 and included budget modifications to purchase equipment and licenses for the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC).
The Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) transfers $558,175 from Federal UASI Grant Revenue account to computer equipment, software licenses and maintenance, and fixed assets accounts for the allocation of Fiscal Year 2008 Bay Area UASI grant funds that were extended to December 31, 2010 to purchase equipment and licenses for the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC).
Approval of the ATR contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Collaborative Community as NCRIC is a collaborative regional public safety undertaking which leads to safer communities by improving cooperation and information sharing between agencies.
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