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Subcommittee OKs Bay Area UASI grant acceptance, funds new police analyst position
Summary
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee advanced a resolution accepting a $35.5 million Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative grant that will fund regional planning and local public-safety positions; San Francisco expects roughly $9.5 million and a new 0.33 FTE police analyst post to manage equipment and threat analysis.
The Budget and Finance Subcommittee voted to send forward a resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to accept and extend a $35,546,960 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, administered through the California Emergency Management Agency. Ami Alden of the Department of Emergency Management told the committee San Francisco serves as the Bay Area UASI fiscal agent and that most of the funding will flow to Bay Area public-safety partners while San Francisco will receive about $9.5 million under the federal formula.
The grant will fund regional planning, equipment, training and exercises at multiple agencies. Within San Francisco, Alden said funds support activities at the Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Emergency Management, Department of Public Health and the Public Utilities Commission. The resolution also amends ordinance 146-11 to add one grant-funded position in the Police Department, class 1824 (principal administrative analyst), initially at roughly 0.33 FTE through the end of the fiscal year with the intent to continue it using ongoing grant funds.
Supervisor Kim asked which existing positions would be supported and whether the funding supplants general-fund roles; Alden said 12 positions across city departments are covered by the regional grant, most of which are continuing grant-funded roles, and that the new analyst will be funded by the UASI award. Alden added there is no local match required.
Public comment on the item was brief; after discussion the committee moved the item forward with recommendation without objection.
The committee’s action now goes to the full Board of Supervisors for final consideration.
