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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds: 

1. The Police Bureau applied to the State of Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) for a grant in the amount of $51,425 for the FY 2022 State Homeland Security Grant Program in January 2022;
    
2. OEM has notified the City that it will award a subgrant for the FY 2022 State Homeland Security Grant Program to the Police Bureau in the amount of $51,425;  
    
3. OEM will reimburse the City for program expenses not to exceed $51,425 for the purchase of equipment specific to explosive device remediation coverage and coordinated training for the members of the Metropolitan Explosive Disposal Unit (MEDU);
    
4. The grant period is October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2024; and
    
5. No match is required for this grant.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the City a grant from the State of Oregon Department of Emergency Management for the FY 2022 State Homeland Security Grant Program in the amount of $51,425 and to execute the Grant Agreement in a form substantially similar to Exhibit A.
    
2. The FY 2022-23 budget is hereby amended as follows:
   GRANTS FUND
   Fund - 217
   Business Area - PL
   Bureau Program Expenses - $51,425
    
3. The Office of Management & Finance Grants Division is authorized to perform all administrative matters in relation to the grant application, grant agreement or amendments, requests for reimbursement from the grantor, and to submit required online grant documents on the Mayor’s behalf.
    
4. The Chief of Police is authorized to execute on behalf of the City any subsequent modifications for the FY 2022 State Homeland Security Grant Program, #22-202 OEM HSGP SHSP 2022, provided such modifications do not increase the City’s financial obligation or risk. Any modifications that increase the City’s financial obligation or risk must be authorized by Council.

Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because a delay would jeopardize the City’s ability to timely meet the grant deadline; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.