REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Eric McCoy, Fire Chief
PREPARED BY: Brevyn Mettler, Emergency Management Administrator
Bonnie To, Principal Management Analyst
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2025-33 authorizing certain City officials to execute Emergency Management Grant Applications and Documents
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Statement of Issue:
The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 2025-33 designating specific City officials to apply for and obtain Emergency Management and Department of Homeland Security Grants. These grants include, but are not limited to, Emergency Performance, State Homeland Security, and Urban Area Security Initiative.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact for Eligible Grants that do not have a match requirement or Eligible Grants that are matched with in-kind administrative expenditures, such as administrative staff time and other budgeted expenditures. Furthermore, there are no direct costs to the City of Huntington Beach, and the grants do not obligate the City for any future funding.
For any Eligible Grant that require direct costs for a match requirement, staff will request approval from City Council before accepting these types of Eligible Grants.
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2025-33, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Authorizing Certain City Officials to Execute Grant Applications and Documents.”
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not adopt the resolution and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
Over the past several years, the City’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security has obtained many federal and state grants, bringing in funding to improve the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program. These grants have been obtained from a number of federal and state agencies, often with short application and performance timeframes. These grants include Emergency Management Program (EMPG), Citizen Corps, Hazard Mitigation, AmeriCorps Plan Writing grants, and Department of Homeland Security grants, such as the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS), and other grants. Resolution No. 2025-33 (Attachment 1) will continue to allow designated City staff members (City Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Fire Chief, or the Emergency Management Administrator) to quickly develop and submit additional applications and execute related documents to obtain grant funding to enhance the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program. These grants allow for enhanced training of emergency response personnel and emergency managers, creation of training exercises, and purchase of specialized equipment.
There is no financial impact for Eligible Grants that do not have a match requirement. There is no financial impact for Eligible Grants that are matched with in-kind administrative expenditures, such as administrative staff time and other budgeted expenditures. There are no direct costs to the City of Huntington Beach, and the grants do not obligate the City for any future funding. For any Eligible Grant that requires direct costs for a match requirement, staff will request for approval from City Council before accepting these types of Eligible Grants.
In 2021, State guidelines were revised to require agencies to adopt this type of resolution every three (3) years. Previously, it had to be submitted annually. At this time, City staff requests adoption of the attached resolution authorizing specified City officials to execute grant applications and documents for Eligible Grants. Approval of the proposed resolution also facilitates the expeditious spending of these grant funds and allows the City to maintain consistency with federal and state grant timeframe requirements.
Environmental Status:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 2 - Fiscal Stability, Strategy A - Consider new revenue sources and opportunities to support the City's priority initiatives and projects.
For details, visit www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/strategicplan
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No. 2025-33