Speaker 1: I need the vote. Okay, let's get.
Speaker 0: Motion carries. Item 18 Report from Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications. Recommendation to Approve Amendment with the City of Los Angeles for Department of Homeland Security. Grant funding for the 2015 Urban Area Security Initiative. Grant to increase the funding amount by 893,056 and extend the term to July 31, 2018. Citywide.
Speaker 1: Councilwoman Mungo.
Speaker 2: I'm glad we're getting additional U.S. funds. This is great. And thank you so much.
Speaker 1: Thank you. Councilman Pierce. I'm okay. Could you please everyone?
Speaker 9: Vice Mayor. Councilman Rosario.
Speaker 4: Certainly. Can we have Dianne Brown representing our.
Speaker 9: Department of Disaster Preparedness.
Speaker 4: Dianne?
Speaker 2: All right. Good evening, Vice Mayor and council members. Earlier this year, the California Office of Emergency Services.
Speaker 0: Reallocated funding.
Speaker 2: From their UC 15 funds, which resulted in an increase for the city of Long Beach. The additional funds were used to cover increases in project cost as quotes and.
Speaker 0: Project scopes often change over.
Speaker 2: The course of the year or so it takes to get a contract approved. We were also able to cover Homeland Security projects that were slated to be paid for under UIC 2016 allocation and that were already underway, which frees up funds for projects currently being spent by departments. This concludes my report, and I'll take any questions you may have.
Speaker 1: At all and of course, any public comment. Note, please cast your vote.
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve an amendment with the City of Los Angeles, for Department of Homeland Security grant funding for the 2015 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant, to increase the funding amount by $893,056, for a total amount not to exceed $13,058,420, and extend the term to July 31, 2018; and

Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications Department (DC) by $893,056, offset by grant revenue.  (Citywide)