18-R-31 - Submission of grant application amunt up to $92,203.00 to office of governor homeland securityWHEREAS, the Office of the Governor, Homeland Security Division (HSD) is a program that is
designed to enhance the State's ability to prevent, respond to; and recover from acts of
terrorism; and
WHEREAS, the City Staff of the City of Schertz (the "City ") has recommended that the City
Council authorize the filing of a grant application with Homeland Security Grant
Program relating to Hazmat and Technical Rescue Equipment for Schertz Fire Rescue;
and
WHEREAS, no matching contribution is required; and
WHEREAS, The City of Schertz agrees that in the event of loss or misuse of the Office of the
Governor funds, The City of Schertz assures that the funds will be returned to the Office
of the Governor in full.
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to apply for
a grant from the Office of the Governor, Homeland Security Division (HSD).
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The Acting City Manager is hereby authorized to submit a grant
application in an amount not to exceed $92,203.00 to the Office of the Governor, Homeland
Security Division to fund the following State Homeland Security Grant (HSGP) Projects:
Grant # 3664001 - Fire Services Regional Response Capabilities
Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the Acting City Manager as the
grantee's authorized official. The authorized official is given the power to apply for, accept,
reject, alter or terminate the grant on behalf of the applicant agency.
Section 3. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 4. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 5. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 6. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 7. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 8. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 13t' day of March, 2018.
CITY OF WNEWZ, TEXAS
R. Carpenter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)