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Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant under the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 Emergency Operations Center Grant Program (EOC) by the State of Illinois, Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), awarded to Lake County, and authorizing an emergency appropriation of $1,000,000 of both revenue and expense to execute the grant proceeds.
Staff Summary
* The Regional Operations and Communications (ROC) Facility is a purpose built Consolidated 911 and Emergency Operations Center to support 911 Dispatch Center, Emergency Management Agency (EMA), and Emergency Telephone Systems Board (ETSB) activities and operations.
* Formal application for FEMA EOC funding was reviewed and vetted through U.S. Representative Schneider's and U.S. Senator Durkin's offices.
* The ROC was selected as a sponsored project by U.S. Representative Schneider.
* The FFY 2022 Omnibus appropriated $1,000,000 for the ROC through the award a 3-year EOC Grant from the FEMA through the IEMA.
* The grant term is September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2025, and is a reimbursement grant, whereby expenses must be incurred upfront and valid, approved expenses will be reimbursed through the grant.
* Lake County will use the funds to equip and/or construct the ROC facility as one of several funding sources, including General Obligations bonds, ARPA funding and other sources.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (County) provides 911 dispatch and emergency operations; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 Emergency Operations Center Grant Program (EOC) provides grants for the construction of Emergency Operation Centers; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Operations and Communications Facility is a purpose-built Consolidated 911 and Emergency Operations Center to support 911 Dispatch Center, Emergency Management Agency (EMA), and Emergency Telephone Systems Board (ETSB) operation...
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