DEPARTMENT: Office Of Risk Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract For Subrecipient Agreement Between Dakota County And City Of Inver Grove Heights For Grant Funded Reimbursement For Northwest Area Weather Siren From 2025 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County is the grantee for funds provided through the 2025 Urban Area Security Initiative grant (UASI) (26-316, 8/4/2026); and
WHEREAS, funding from the federal government under the UASI grant will enhance preparedness activities related to natural disasters and terrorism; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the preparedness efforts is to improve countywide disaster and emergency response capabilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Inver Grove Heights applied for funding for a Northwest Area Weather Siren; and
WHEREAS, staff recommend approving the Inver Grove Heights Police Department request based upon federal and state guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to provide funding to the City of Inver Grove Heights as a subrecipient of the UASI Grant funds to be received by the County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Inver Grove Heights is willing to act as a subrecipient of such funds for the Inver Grove Heights Police Department Northwest Area Weather Siren purchase.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Deputy County Manager to execute a contract with the City of Inver Grove Heights for grant funded reimbursement for the Inver Grove Heights Police Department Northwest Area Weather Siren from the 2025 Urban Area Security Initiative grant, subject to approval of the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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BACKGROUND
In effort to best utilize grant dollars marked for countywide emergency preparedness and terrorism mitigation, Dakota County Emergency Management sought applications for regional preparedness projects from the Domestic Preparedness Committee in 2025. This project...
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