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Council approves Missouri City applications for drone and homeland-security grants
Summary
Missouri City authorized applications for a LEPPA terrorism-prevention drone grant ($300,000, two years, no match) and a state homeland-security grant ($130,000, no match) to buy a barricade system for public events; both measures passed unanimously.
Missouri City Council unanimously approved staff requests to apply for two public-safety grants on March 2: a law-enforcement terrorism-prevention (LEPPA) grant to support a 'drone-as-first-responder' program ($300,000 over two years, no local match) and a state homeland-security grant request for $130,000 to purchase a barricade system for crowd control at city events (no match).
Rachel Marie presented the LEPPA/drone proposal and said the police department is requesting the funding to support drone response capabilities; she noted the two-year request is for $300,000 with no match. Emergency Management Coordinator Trameka Jewett said the $130,000 request would fund a portable barricade system to enhance safety at public events. Both resolutions were approved by a unanimous vote.
