HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Homeland Security Buffer Zone Protection Grant RESOLUTION NO. 09-237
RESOLUTION APPROVING RECEIPT OF
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUFFER ZONE PROTECTION GRANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Ames Police Department has been notified that it has been awarded a grant
under the Department of Homeland Security's 2008 Infrastructure protection Grant Program,Buffer
Zone Protection Program(BZPP); and,
WHEREAS,the grant amount is$386,060,and there is no match required with this grant;and,
WHEREAS, the BZPP is one of several programs promoted by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security to improve infrastructure protection activities,and the Ames Police Department
is eligible for these funds because the National Animal Disease Center and the National Veterinary
Services Laboratory are located in Ames;
WHEREAS,the grant conditions significantly limited the use of funds to those activities that
are in support of Police Departments' role assisting in the protection of those federally identified
critical assets; and,
WHEREAS,the Ames Police Department's primary use of the funds would be to acquire new
Computer-Aided Dispatch, Records Management, and Mobile Data software and hardware; and,
WHEREAS,in addition,funds will be used to acquire equipment,including laptop computers,
a radio interoperability device,portable incident lighting,officer protective equipment and GPS units;
and,
WHEREAS, the grant also includes First Responder Modeling Software and radiation
monitors for the Ames Fire Department.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the acceptance of the grant from the Department of Homeland Security's 2008 Infrastructure
Protection Grant Program, Buffer Zone Protection Program, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9`'day of June, 2009.
LXIA& A.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Larson
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9`' day of June, 2009.