City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Grant Application for the 2016 Securing the Cities Grant Program Amendment.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a grant application to the 2016 Securing the Cities Grant Program Amendment, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Approve acceptance of an award grant for $47,405; 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 region 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 Jurisdictions) to demonstrate their commitment to the STC Program. An STC grant came before City Council on May 24, 2016 in the amount of $4,229 which began the program and paid for overtime and backfill ...
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