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AGENDA #7.5SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTAREQUEST FOR BOARD ACTIONMEETING DATE: 01/04/2011ORIGINATING DIVISION:ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:SheriffCONSENT AGENDA:PRESENTER: Emergency Management ATTACHMENTS:PROJECT: Upgrade outdoor warningsirensTIME REQUESTED:ACTION REQUESTED: Accept Grant Agreement from Minnesota Homeland Security EmergencyManagement for an Urban Area Security Initiative GrantCONTRACT/POLICY/GRANT:County Attorney Review Risk Management ReviewSTRATEGIC INITIATIVE:DEPARTMENT/DIVISION HEAD SIGNATURE:Create Safe, Healthy, and Livable CommunitiesYesYesDevelop Strong Public Partnerships and an Active and Informed PopulationProvide a Supportive Organizational Culture Which Enhances the County MissionManage the Challenges and Opportunities Derived From Growth and DevelopmentSustain the County's Excellent Financial Health and Economic Pr<strong>of</strong>ileNoNoCOUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SIGNATURE:Approved:Denied:Tabled:Other:Deputy Clerk :Date:RBA #: 2011-005DISTRIBUTION/FILING INSTRUCTIONS:Sheriff StudnickaChief Deputy OpatzEmergency Management Director Chris WeldonBackground/Justification:The purpose <strong>of</strong> this <strong>agenda</strong> item is to ask the Scott County Board <strong>of</strong> Commissioners to accept a grantagreement from Minnesota Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) for an Urban Area SecurityInitiative (UASI) grant. The agreement is in the amount <strong>of</strong> $56,324.00 and is to be used to assist the cities inScott County with a mandated update to their outdoor warning sirens.The resolution allowing Scott County Emergency Management’s application for this grant was previouslyapproved by County Board action on November 2, 2010 in Resolution No. 2010-122.These upgrades are necessary as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has mandated all non-Federal public safety licensees using 25 kHz radio systems migrate to narrowband 12.5 kHz channels byJanuary 1, 2013. If this deadline is not met, sirens not updated will not work.There are approximately 67 sirens located in Scott County. The cost to upgrade each siren is anywhere from$500.00 to $3,000.00 per siren and is dependent on various items such as the age <strong>of</strong> the siren or theequipment used to activate them. It is the intent <strong>of</strong> Emergency Management to provide approximately $800.00per siren to assist with this upgrade.

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