AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2019-28R, authorizing the City Manager or his designee to apply for Homeland Security Grants for continuity of operations planning; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept, reject, alter or terminate the grants, if awarded, and to execute all contracts and documents as necessary to implement the grants; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: February 19, 2019
Department: Emergency Management
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Background Information:
The City of San Marcos must continue to operate and provide services to the community in the event of a disaster.
Continuity of Operations planning and associated software will allow the City of San Marcos to build comprehensive plans necessary to maximize the mitigation of damages related to threats and hazards facing the City.
Continuity of Operations planning reduces the planning and preparedness gap by facilitating the creation of and updates to city plans. Ensuring comprehensive plans are in place will allow the City of San Marcos to mitigate the loss of lives and property in the event of an emergency.
The City intends to apply for grants to sustain existing systems and capabilities. This resolution authorizes the City Manager to apply for the Continuity of Operations Planning grant.
The City intends to utilize this software in concert with the existing rules and regulations of the Office of the Governor, State Administrative Agency and other regulatory organizations as presented in the grant guidance and authorizing Grant Award Notice. It will pay for the maintenance agreements for the software in the future. Grant funds for th...
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