TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Application for FY 2024 Transit Security Grant Program
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager or his designee to file and execute applications and funding agreements with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) to expand and enhance the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) mandatory security training for the District's employees (Project) and help fund high-visibility patrol resources.
Staff Contact:
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
The TSGP grant would provide funding to expand and enhance the delivery of mandatory TSA security training to District staff and conduct awareness campaigns to proactively reduce vulnerabilities, as well as to offset overtime costs for high-visibility patrols in the downtown Oakland corridor to support bus operations.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Staff plans to apply for up to $750,000. Any grants received would offset costs that would otherwise require use of District operating funds. No matching funds are required for this grant program.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
DHS has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to provide $83.7 million for the FY 2024 funding cycle to provide grants to eligible public transportation systems for the protection of critical transportation infrastructure and the travelling public from acts of terrorism, and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.
Staff proposes applying for funding for the expansion and enhancement of the TSA mandatory security training for the District's employees. The objective of this Project is to expand the training delivery types by adding online classes, in addition to the current classroom classes. The Project also aims to a...
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