Title
Resolution Approving the City of Hampton, Virginia's Participation in and Appropriation of the 2016 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
This grant is awarded yearly to the City of Hampton to go towards supporting the City of Hampton’s Emergency Management program.
Discussion:
The City of Hampton has been awarded a 2016 Local Emergency Management Performance Grant (LEMPG) to support the City of Hampton’s Emergency Management program. This grant is for $70,740 with required local in-kind/cash match of $70,740 for a total of $141,480 to go towards the Emergency Management program in Hampton. Some of these funds will be used to sustain the WebEOC program. Another portion will go towards training and education for city staff and volunteers who support the Emergency Management Program. The remaining portion will pay for planning assistance for the office. Currently there are no other funding sources for this support of the Office of Emergency Management other than funding it through additional city funds.
Impact:
This grant allows the Office of Emergency Management to continue to develop plans, continue with home elevations and continued education for city staff on emergency preparedness issues. These activities will better prepare the city for future threats.
Recommendation:
Approve.
Body
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management has been awarded a 2016 Emergency Management Performance Grant to the City of Hampton in the amount of $70,740 with a local in-kind/cash match required of $70,740 for a total grant amount of $141,480; and
WHEREAS, the grant award covers the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia accepts and appropriates the 2016 Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $70,740 with a local in-kind/cash match required of $70,740 for a total grant amount of $141,480, and any related supplemental funding, by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management in accordance with the grant agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes the City Manager, or her designee, to take the necessary steps to implement this grant award.