Form revised December 30, 2003

 

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

 

Department:

Contact Person/Phone:

DOF Analyst/Phone:

Police

Dave Chavez/386-0057

Doug Carey/684-8067

 

 

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to security from terrorism; authorizing increases to existing appropriations under Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program I and II in the 2004 Budget; accepting money when received; adding positions; and amending the 2004-2009 Adopted Capital Improvement Program; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.

 

 

·        Summary of the Legislation: This legislation increases existing Budget Control Level appropriations to City Departments to carry out the purpose of grant agreements authorized by Ordinance 121283, and adds two positions.  In addition, the legislation amends the 2004-2009 Adopted CIP by adding two projects, and amending an existing description of a third project.

 

·        Background:  Seattle is one of seven cities that were awarded funding under UASI Grant Program I, and one of 30 cities awarded funding under UASI Grant Program II.  Ordinance 121283, passed by the City Council on September 22, 2003, authorized the Police Department to apply for funding from these grants.  That ordinance further appropriated an initial allocation of funding in the amount of $1,597,300 under UASI I and $150,000 under UASI II, for immediate needs of conducting vulnerability assessments and providing urgently needed equipment to City departments.

 

The projects to be implemented with the funds will further the City’s strategy for preparedness by appropriating $20,236,834 in federal homeland security resources that were awarded under the UASI Grant Programs I and II.  In addition to providing necessary equipment and training for first responders in the Police and Fire Departments, the package provides equipment, training and infrastructure protection for the Department of Information Technology (DoIT), Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle City Light, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle Center, the Department of Planning and Development, Seattle-King County Public Health, and the City’s partners at the Washington Department of Transportation and the University of Washington.  Furthermore, resources for a project to connect electronic communications among Emergency Operations Centers in Seattle, the State of Washington, and King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties are appropriated to DoIT, which will manage the multi-jurisdictional project.

 

·        Please check one of the following:

 

____    This legislation does not have any financial implications.

__X__ This legislation has financial implications.

Appropriations:

UASI Grant Program I

 

 

 

 

Fund Name and Number

Department

Budget Control Level

2004 Appropriation

2005 Anticipated Appropriation

Information Technology Operating Fund (50410)

DoIT

Technology Infrastructure D33

$450,000

$0

Dept of Planning & Development (15700)

DPD

Construction Permit Services U2300

$86,000

$0

Light Fund (41000)

City Light

Finance and Administration – O&M Budget SCL500

$220,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

Operations F3000

$271,400

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

Resource Management F1000

$3,790,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Police

Chief of Police Program P1000

$4,416,300

$0

Water Fund (43000)

Public Utilities

Other Operating Budget N400B

$290,000

$0

Water Fund (43000)

Public Utilities

Water Quality C140B

$80,000

$0

 

 

Sub-Total:

$9,603,700

$0

UASI Grant Program II

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Operating Fund (50410)

DoIT

Technology Infrastructure D33

$3,605,000

$0

Cumulative Reserve Subfund Unrestricted Subaccount (00164)

Seattle Center

Campus-wide Improvements & Repairs S03P01

$600,000

$0

Light Fund (41000)

City Light

Finance and Administration – O&M Budget SCL500

$540,000

$0

Transportation Operating Fund (10310)

SDOT

Structure Management 18004

$500,000

$0

Transportation Operating Fund (10310)

SDOT

Traffic Management 18005

$645,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

Operations F3000

$700,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

Resource Management F1000

$1,460,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Police

Chief of Police Program P1000

$2,039,134

$0

Water Fund (43000)

Public Utilities

Water Quality C140B

$400,000

$0

 

 

Sub-Total:

$10,489,134

$0

 

 

Total:

$20,092,834

$0

Notes:  With respect to the information in the “2005 Anticipated Appropriation” column, ordinances implementing subsequent UASI grants may appropriate resources for additional equipment, training or electronic communication systems similar or identical to those appropriated in this Council Bill, but those decisions have not yet been made.  Additional appropriations from UASI I and II will be made only under two circumstances:  1) if the Department of Homeland Security disqualifies proposed spending, or 2) if the City chooses to reallocate resources in the event that any project is anticipated to be unable to meet the grant requirement to obligate resources by mid-2005.

 

Anticipated Revenue/Reimbursement: Resulting From This Legislation:

UASI Grant Program I

 

 

 

 

Fund Name and Number

Department

Revenue Source

2004 Revenue

2005 Revenue

Information Technology Operating Fund (50410)

DoIT

DHS

$450,000

$0

Dept of Planning & Development (15700)

DPD

DHS

$86,000

$0

Light Fund (41000)

City Light

DHS

$220,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

DHS

$4,061,400

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Police

DHS

$4,416,300

$0

Water Fund (43000)

Public Utilities

DHS

$370,000

$0

 

 

Sub-Total:

$9,603,700

$0

UASI Grant Program II

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Operating Fund (50410)

DoIT

DHS

$3,605,000

$0

Cumulative Reserve Subfund Unrestricted Subaccount (00164)

Seattle Center

DHS

$600,000

$0

Light Fund (41000)

City Light

DHS

$540,000

$0

Transportation Operating Fund (10310)

SDOT

DHS

$1,145,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

DHS

$2,160,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Police

DHS

$2,183,134

$0

Water Fund (43000)

Public Utilities

DHS

$400,000

$0

 

 

Sub-Total:

$10,633,134

$0

 

 

Total:

$20,236,834

$0

Notes:  This ordinance is depositing $144,000 in the General Fund to reimburse for expenses incurred by the Police Department in 2003 for two time periods (February 2003 and May 2003) that are eligible for Orange Alert Overtime reimbursement from DHS.  Because the $144,000 is reimbursement for previous expenditure of City funds, there is no associated increase to appropriation or expenditure authority for this amount.

 

Total Regular Positions Created Or Abrogated Through This Legislation, Including FTE Impact:

Position Title and Department*

Fund Name

Fund Number

Part-Time/ Full Time

2004

Positions

2004 FTE

2005 Positions**

2005 FTE**

 

 

Planning & Development Specialist II/Police

General Subfund

00100

Full

1

1

1

1

 

Strategic Advisor III/City Light

Light Fund

41000

Full

1

1

1

1

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

2

2

2

2

 

·        Do positions sunset in the future?  The City intends that when grant funding is no longer available, the Planning & Development Specialist II position will be abrogated.  The City intends in 2005, the cost of the Strategic Advisor III position will be absorbed in the annual operating budget of City Light.

 

Spending/Cash Flow:

UASI Grant Program I

 

 

 

 

Fund Name and Number

Department

Budget Control Level

2004 Expenditures

2005 Anticipated Expenditures

Information Technology Operating Fund (50410)

DoIT

Technology Infrastructure D33

$450,000

$0

Dept of Planning & Development (15700)

DPD

Construction Permit Services U2300

$86,000

$0

Light Fund (41000)

City Light

Finance and Administration – O&M Budget SCL500

$220,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

Operations F3000

$271,400

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

Resource Management F1000

$3,660,000

$130,000

General Subfund (00100)

Police

Chief of Police Program P1000

$2,823,121

$1,593,179

Water Fund (43000)

Public Utilities

Other Operating Budget N400B

$215,000

$75,000

Water Fund (43000)

Public Utilities

Water Quality C140B

$80,000

$0

 

 

Sub-Total:

$7,805,521

$1,798,179

UASI Grant Program II

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Operating Fund (50410)

DoIT

Technology Infrastructure D33

$2,845,625

$759,375

Cumulative Reserve Subfund Unrestricted Subaccount (00164)

Seattle Center

Campus-wide Improvements & Repairs S03P01

$600,000

$0

Light Fund (41000)

City Light

Finance and Administration – O&M Budget SCL500

$540,000

$0

Transportation Operating Fund (10310)

SDOT

Structure Management 18004

$300,000

$200,000

Transportation Operating Fund (10310)

SDOT

Traffic Management 18005

$545,000

$100,000

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

Operations F3000

$630,000

$70,000

General Subfund (00100)

Fire

Resource Management F1000

$1,460,000

$0

General Subfund (00100)

Police

Chief of Police Program P1000

$1,799,534

$239,600

Water Fund (43000)

Public Utilities

Water Quality C140B

$400,000

$0

 

 

Sub-Total:

$9,120,159

$1,368,975

 

 

Total:

$16,925,680

$3,167,154

Notes: 

 

 

·        What is the financial cost of not implementing the legislation?  The costs to the City of not implementing the legislation include the loss of remaining funding that has been made available to the City under UASI Grant Programs I and II, and therefore, loss of funding to improve the City’s overall ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism.  In addition, not implementing this legislation would likely result in the City of Seattle and contiguous jurisdictions being ineligible to receive additional funding that is expected to be made available under additional phases of the UASI Grant Program in future years.

 

·        What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives?  The only possible alternative would be to use scarce City resources to provide urban area security equipment, training and infrastructure protection, and to implement other elements of the urban area homeland security strategy that was authorized by Ordinance 121283. 

 

·        Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements:  No

 

·        Other Issues:  There will be ongoing costs associated with the maintenance and operation of new computer applications and communication systems being developed by DoIT for several City departments.  Police and Fire will have ongoing maintenance costs associated with new vehicles purchased with grant funds.  City Light will have ongoing costs associated with the Strategic Advisor III position that will be absorbed in City Light’s annual operating budget beginning in 2005.  Additional ongoing costs for specific City departments will be identified in the next few months, as departments develop baseline budgets for the 2005-2006 biennium.