24-R-38 Grant Application with Urban Area Security InitiativeRESOLUTION NO.24-R-38
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION WITH URBAN AREA
SECURITY INITIATIVE — REGULAR PROJECTS (UASI-R) TO FUND
ELIGIBLE ALL -HAZARD ACTIVITIES
WHEREAS, the Urban Area Security Initiative — Regular Projects (UASI-R) allows
eligible entities to file grants funding projects that address efforts to build and sustain capabilities
necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism
demonstrating the greatest community benefit including high Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) and
verifiable population directly served or benefiting from the proposed projects.
WHEREAS, the requesting agency will pay a 0% required grant match based on the
actual cost of the purchase; 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 the Urban Area Security Initiative —
Regular Projects (UASI-R) relating to community preparedness, and resilience, combating
domestic violent extremism, information and intelligence sharing, protection of soft targets,
enhancing elections and cyber security; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
apply to the Urban Area Security Initiative — Regular Projects (UASI-R) to fund eligible activities
within this initiative.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute and deliver a grant
application with Urban Area Security Initiative — Regular Projects (UASI-R) for eligible
activities, provided acceptance of the grant and funding of the City's share of the cost of the
projects shall not require further approval by the City Council.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof found to be true, and such recitals are
hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and adopted as a part of the judgement and
findings of the City Council.
Section 3. 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provision of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions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 4. This resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. 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 6. 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 .55), Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is
so resolved.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED, This day of 0 , 2024.
CITY OF
ATTEST:
Sheila Edmondso , City Secretary
Mayor