City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 18, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Acceptance of a Grant Award From the Securing the Cities (STC) for the National Capital Region (NCR), U.S. Department of Homeland Security Domestic Nuclear Detection Agency, District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA).
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ISSUE: Consideration of acceptance of a grant award from the Securing the Cities Grant Program, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Approves acceptance of a grant award for $4,229; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all the necessary documents that may be required.
BACKGROUND: The Securing the Cities (STC) Program seeks to reduce the risk of a successful deployment of a nuclear terrorist weapon against a major metropolitan regions in the United States by establishing sustainable capability among state, local, and tribal agencies to detect and report unauthorized radiological/nuclear materials within their jurisdictions supporting the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA).
The National Capital Region (NCR) has been awarded $30 million dollars to build sustainable steady state Preventative Radiological Nuclear Detection (PRND) capabilities (i.e. equipment, training, protocols) across the region. Approximately $24 million will be focused on purchasing equipment and providing training to participating NCR stakeholders.
The District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) has drafted Memorandum's of Understanding (MOUs) to be signed by the Lead Applicant (HSEMA) and each Principal Partner (participating NCR Jurisdicti...
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