City of Milwaukee - File #: 090985

• File #: 090985
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/1/2009
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 12/22/2009
• Title: Substitute resolution approving the application, acceptance and expenditure of a Regional Communication Interoperability Planning Grant from the State of Wisconsin to improve public safety voice and data communications across all disciplines and levels of government.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, GRANTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/6/2010	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/22/2009	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
12/11/2009	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
12/10/2009	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Proposed Substitute A accepted.	Pass	4:0
12/10/2009	2	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
12/3/2009	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/1/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
090985

Version
Substitute 2
Reference

Sponsor

Title
Substitute resolution approving the application, acceptance and expenditure of a Regional Communication Interoperability Planning Grant from the State of Wisconsin to improve public safety voice and data communications across all disciplines and levels of government.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the application, acceptance and expenditure of $53,333 from the State of Wisconsin, through Fiscal Year 2008 Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program from the US Department of Homeland Security for the Fire and Police Commission. This grant will be used to advance the statewide communication interoperability strategy detailed in the 2007 Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP). The plan has goals and objectives to improve public safety voice and data communications across all disciplines, levels of government and tribal nations. No state or local matching funds are required.
Body
Whereas, Under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) #97.075, the City of Milwaukee appears to be eligible for grant funds from the State of Wisconsin for an Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant; and

Whereas, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a Fiscal Year 2008 Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant to the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance for disbursement to the City of Milwaukee to be used to enhance and improve public safety voice and data communications planning; and

Whereas, Funding will be used by the Fire and Police Commission Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to fund a consultant to conduct planning with the goals and objectives to improve public safety voice and data communications across all disciplines, levels of government and tribal nations; and

Whereas, The operation of this grant project is from 01/01/2010 to 12/31/2010, and would cost $53,333 of which 100% would be provided by the grantor; now, the...