RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2009 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BAY AREA URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE (UASI) GRANT FUNDS, INCREASING THE DISBURSEMENT AMOUNT BY $120,000 FROM $2,789,951 TO $2,909,951

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, since 1997, the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (NCHIDTA) has administered and continues to administer federal and state funding to implement a variety of public safety initiatives focusing on narcotics eradication; and

WHEREAS, since 2004, the Northern California Regional Terrorism Threat Assessment Center (NCRTTAC), through the NCHIDTA, has administered and continues to administer federal and state funding to implement a variety of public safety initiatives focusing on anti-terrorism; and

WHEREAS, NCHIDTA and NCRTTAC are managed by the NCHIDTA Executive Board which has designated the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office to serve as fiduciary and fiscal agent for the NCHIDTA; and

WHEREAS, since 2009, the NCHIDTA and NCRTTAC’s Fusion Center began doing business as the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC) in order to provide a clear description and single identity for the “All Crimes” Fusion Center; and

WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo has previously received federal Department of Homeland Security grant funds through the Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Program for which the City and County of San Francisco serves as the lead agency and contracts with the recipient agencies for the distribution of funds; and

WHEREAS, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (SFDEM) has been designated to serve as the local administrator for the Fiscal Year 2009 UASI grant award; and

WHEREAS, on June 29, 2010, the County of San Mateo entered into an Agreement (Resolution No. 070918) with the City and County of San Francisco to receive a portion of the grant award in the amount of $2,789,951, which was designated to fund the NCRIC projects; and

WHEREAS, the City and County of San Francisco wishes to increase the distribution of Fiscal Year 2009 grant funds to the County of San Mateo by $120,000 from $2,789,951 to $2,909,951 to fund NCRIC travel and the purchase of equipment to support regional homeland security initiatives for the NCRIC Fusion Center.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of the Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized and directed to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the distribution of additional federal Fiscal Year 2009 United States Department of Homeland Security Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds in the amount of $120,000, and the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

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