2005/01/05 Council Agenda Packet

SNOHOMISH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 3509 109th Street S.W.,Everett,WA 98204 • (425) 423-7635 • Fax (425)423-9152 November 30, 2004 Chief Jim Scharf Everett Police Department 3002 Wetmore Ave Everett, WA 98201 Dear Chief Scharf, On May 3, 2004, Snohomish County was awarded $1,146,917 for equipment purchases, from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) for the purpose of enhancing the preparedness of the nation to combat terrorism through FFY 2003 Supplemental State Homeland Security Grant Program-Phase 2 (CFDA# 16.007-OJP). The Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) was designated Grant Manager for this project and has been working closely with the response community to effectively make use of this resource. The purpose of the grant funding was to purchase and distribute personal protective, chemical, biological and radiological detection equipment to local response agencies. This equipment will provide law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services and other emergency response agencies with the proper equipment to perform defensive and offensive operations in a contaminated environment involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Realistically, successful response to a terrorist incident may require mutual aid resources from all WMD equipment recipient agencies in Snohomish County. This equipment is considered part of the mutual aid resources available under the mutual aid agreements already in place among law enforcement, fire, EMS and hazardous materials service providers. Attachment A is the Distribution Agreement between your agency and DEM. As a recipient of federal funding, Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management made certain assurances to the U.S. Department of Justice in the grant application. Some of the assurance must flow down to your jurisdiction as well. Specifically, non-discrimination and lobbying requirements require certifications by sub-recipients of the funding under this grant. The required certifications are enclosed with this letter as Attachment B. Attachment C provides the projected list of equipment that will be distributed to your jurisdiction through FFY 2003 State Homeland Security Grant Program Part II funds. A multi- disciplinary team composed of representatives from the Snohomish County police, fire, EMS and Hazardous Materials made the decisions on WMD equipment types and distribution. Population, geography, potential targets and hazardous materials response capabilities were included in the decision making process. 9 Serving Snohomish County and the Cities of Arlington,Darrington,Everett,Gold Bar,Granite Falls, Index,Lake Stevens,Marysville,Monroe,Mukilteo,Snohomish,Stanwood and Sultan