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$it10 OmIsh COUtI / <br />Emir ency_Managert ent <br />A rqn Reardon . (425) X123-7$35 <br />County` rx.ecutive FAX j425} 623:9152 <br />M/S #307 <br />3.559 - 104th St, . SA, <br />1IIf29%67 Everett WA:98204 <br />Ray Stephenson; Mayor <br />Gtt 'Ever <br />o#Qtt <br />y <br />29WWOtMorp Ave #10A <br />Ev$retf WA 88261 <br />Dear" Mi�yor Stephan"son, <br />On. May 1.0,, 200 , .$no[aorlliSFj County Was awarded $$1Y3 7.2697.-for equipment purchases <br />from the'Department of Homeland Security :(I H ); .Office:of:Doni2stic reparednesi (Ob�P) for <br />the purpose of;enhancing the preparedness of tl eriatidn to combat terrorism through <br />2004 Stale Homeland.Security Grant Progranv(.SHSGP) -Gant contract #EO'S-07�t:`CFDA# <br />97.004 QjP.. the purpose of the grant. funding is' 4o purchase ,.and , distribute pa:Monal; <br />protectrare; 'cherrlipal, biojogical acid radjologicai detection equipment to laciel resp©nse <br />agencies., his equipmert,will provide law:enfor-cement," fire arld emergency Ml se.rvtces <br />and other eml;rgency response agencies with the. j�roper equipitlent to. perform defensive. ald <br />nffensivo operations.: in. a contamjt ated;`environment i"nvol�rng V�/eapons-ot Mass' Destruction <br />(WMD) Realistically; . successful response to 4 ferro`nat incident may require:. mutual aid <br />resources.#rom,all VVIVIp equiprt eri recipient agencies rn Snohomish'County. This-equipmertt <br />is considered ;part of the mutual aid resput`ces aveilable wider :the mutual aid agreerrlents <br />already in `placed among law enforcement, fire; EMS and hazardous : materials, se,rvtce- <br />p'rpwiders; ... <br />AitaQhrtient-A. is the Distributi'On Agreement between youi` agency and the Cotrnfy.., <br />T4e ;federal funding also places property management responsibility upon this., equipment: <br />Attachmelf B .provides theepattment' of Justjce Property .'and . Eqe ripment :Post `Award <br />Requirem eats, vuh will�becoxr e� the responsibility oftfle final:recipient of the equipment:, <br />As a repipient of. federal ,funding; Sno:fiomiO ;County made certain ,:assurances to the <br />1lashington:.State Military Department aril the Department of Homeland Security in the grant <br />application:; .Same' ofahe°assurances must.#fow down to your.jurtsdiction as'w.ell ` Specifically, <br />iron-disertiii inati¢ri land lobbjrirlg requirements -require .certifications by sU , 4eciptents. of. t� e ` <br />funding underthis grant The required certitloations arey enclosed with this 'letter as' <br />Attadhnt C. <br />Attachment ;D .provides the,` projected Est of ::equipment that Will pe distributed to your <br />Jurisdiction: through FFY 2004 State Horneland Sequrity Grant Program . funds. A 'mu i- <br />. <br />disoiplirlary earn Compose of representatives from the Snohomish Cotintq, police, fire, :FMS <br />and: hazardous .Materials made the decisions bn 1NMD equipment• types .and' distribution: <br />Population :geyography, potential targets and hazardous. materials'respons`e capaiaiGfibs were <br />included to king process <br />:Attaehment. E is the Debarment Certification Form which must: be Rally filled =out, igned and <br />retiarn.ed with this: signed contract. <br />www.cosnohom' h.wa.us <br />