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r-MAR15 1994 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Purchase 800 MHz Radio equipment for Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Center Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Center renovations and equipment Computer registration hardware/software for Special Needs Shelter EXPENDITURE $89,876 (44,938/44,938) $110,000 (50,000/60,000) $24,000 (12,000/12,000) BOOK 91 F-AUF.9-88-7 FUNDING SOURCE Optional One Cent Sales Tax, if Board approves county wide 800MHz system Optional One Cent. Sales Tax, if Board approves funding for renovations proposed by management staff Funding from the Emergency Manage- ment budget/Base Grant Staff understands the two projects which are dependent upon the Optional One Cent Sales Tax revenue is proposed only at this point. If the grant applications are favorably considered by the Review Committee in Tallahassee and matching funds are not available from the county, the Competitive Grant funds will be returned to the state. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The position was taken by staff that any potential source of funding should be explored to help assist in the three projects identified above. Although two of the proposed projects have been identified for partial funding from the optional one cent sales tax program, the grant funds would help with the purchase of communications equipment as well as renovations to the Emergency Management Division and the Emergency Operations Center. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Board approve submission of the three grant applications as noted and authorize the Chairman to execute the necessary documents as required to receive the grant funds for the expenditures stated in the grant applications. Commissioner Adams felt that it would be a waste of the State's time to review grant applications on projects #1 and #2 before they have received approval from the County Commission. She wasn't excited about the first 2 items because it makes it seem that we are being frivolous in our request for grant funds. Commissioner Eggert noted that the first two projects are up for approval at the April 6 workshop on the use of the optional 1 - cent sales tax revenues, but Emergency Services Director Doug Wright interjected that the application deadline is March 18. It will be 60 days before we hear whether we are to receive any grant funds, and if approval is not given to use the 1 -cent tax on the first two items, we could pull the applications at that time. - 16