Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-081 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, authorizing the Director of the Transportation Department to submit a grant application and any additional information that may be required for funding from the United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), awarded under Fiscal Year 2017 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) in the amount of $596,949, for security equipment on buses; authorizing the County Administrator to accept the grant award, take necessary administrative and budgetary actions and to sign any and all documentation approved by the County Attorney. This grant agreement is effective from September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2020. (This is a one-time grant award; no matching funds are required by the County.)

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION:  (T-11:01 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  9-0.

B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2018-082 to increase the Capital Grant Fund for the Transit Division, in the amount of $596,949, for the purpose of providing funding assistance for security equipment on buses.

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION:  (T-11:01 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  9-0.

A. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, requires approval of this Grant Agreement by the Board of County Commissioners (Board) prior to execution and the disbursement of funds.

B. Unanticipated revenue requires Board action by Resolution to accept and allocate the funds.

Provides the Transit Division with  federal grant funds in the amount of $596,949 for security equipment on buses, awarded to the Division by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Fiscal Year 2017 Transit Security Grant Program.

None.

THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND TRANSIT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ABOVE MOTIONS.

This item supports the Board’s Vision and Goals for an Efficient and Accessible Regional Intermodal Transportation Network by improving and enhancing the transit system.

The Broward County Transit Division (BCT) received email notification in October 2017 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grants Office, that BCT had been awarded a Fiscal Year 2017 Transit Security Grant in the amount of $596,949 (Exhibit 2). This is a cost-reimbursement, federally-funded agreement, whereby DHS, FEMA, has the authority to grant the funds to Broward County. The agreement is effective from September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2020. The purpose of the Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) is to assist transit agencies in creating a sustainable, risk-based security program for the protection of transit systems and the traveling public.

BCT will use the 2017 TSGP grant funds to upgrade security equipment (camera systems) on 53 buses with newer technology. The newer camera systems include high definition (HD) Resolution, cloud storage and hosting, as well as the ability to connect remotely over WiFi. It is BCT's intent to upgrade the remaining bus fleet with this newer equipment in the near future utilizing other federal grant funds.

The Fiscal Year 2017 TSGP funds were competitively awarded and BCT's award is 100% funded and does not require matching funds by the County.