Title
Subrecipient Agreement with Maricopa County for Participation in the Securing the Cities Program (Ordinance S-51276)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to retroactively enter into a Subrecipient Agreement with Maricopa County for participation in the Maricopa County Securing the Cities (STC) Program. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept and for the City Controller to disburse funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
On December 7, 2022, Mayor and Council approved an Intergovernmental Agreement to establish the formal commitment and active participation of the City of Phoenix Fire Department (PFD) in the Maricopa County STC Program. The STC Program is a regional effort geared to enhance radiological and nuclear detection and interdiction (Preventative Radiological and Nuclear Detection or PRND) capabilities in Maricopa County. The Maricopa County STC Program is funded by the STC Program grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. The grant is awarded to assist participants in acquiring equipment, training, and support to enhance PRND capabilities in Maricopa County. Maricopa County and the PFD request to execute this Subrecipient Agreement, as authorized by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, to allow for the reimbursement by grant funds of certain personnel costs relating to training, exercise, drills, and the use by PFD of certain Maricopa County equipment.
Contract Term
The term of the agreement began on July 1, 2024, and will remain in effect through June 30, 2025.
Financial Impact
If awarded, the City of Phoenix Fire Department will receive up to $500,000 in grant funding for personnel costs relating to training, exercise, and drills as part of its participation in the STC Program.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Fire Department.