Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and all necessary amendments, including term extensions, with the Department of Homeland Security to receive and expend Department of Homeland Security grant funding for the FY 2016 Port Security Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,125,450, for a period ending August 31, 2019; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Fire Department (FD) by $250,450 and in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Police Department (PD) by $925,000. (Citywide)
Report from Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications. Fire and police recommendation to authorize the city manager to execute a contract with the Department of Homeland Security to receive and expend grant funding for the FBI 16 Port Security Grant Program in an amount not to exceed 1,125,450 citywide. There's a motion and a second. Any public comment on this item? Please come forward. Surely you're sorry. Every time I look at this name, Department of Homeland Security. And I wonder. If this department thinks they can keep this city safe, if God decides it's time to reorganize some things here. I couldn't. I can't help but wonder, do we really believe? I don't care how much money you get, grant money or wherever it comes from. When God decides it's time to move the building, rearrange where the ocean flows on the port. On Artesia. Belmont Shore. Heading toward Redondo. None of this here will matter what we have done, how much money we get from the government. But thank them. Receive the money. The issue with us in this city is that God is asking you, will you please start acting like I own the world? Will you please give me my due and conduct business in a manner that honors me? That's what he's saying. Now, you got some free money tonight. I'm glad. I wonder how much will the homeless benefit from this? They are your first business clientele here. They are the ones there that are outnumbered and undone and underserviced. Homeland Security. Really? And all this is for the record. Remember we went entering into Passover now. And on the night of Passover, first born animals and children and families all died at the same time in Egypt over there. A place that is part of our world history because God decided it's time for some people who have been held as slaves to let go and fill you in on the Egypt. But you won't listen to me. Long Beach. You were in that time frame now. You're in that frame where God is saying, I'm about to show you some things and it will be him doing it. Because you've had people up here telling you, asking you to just acknowledge him and conduct business in a manner that honors him. And looking out for the poor in a way that is if it were you, is how you honor him, not the prayers you say at night, not saluting the flag, one nation under God when you're conducting, conducting business on your own. Now we are entering the time zone where he is about to move some real estate for real, and it will be him doing it. Thank you. Others in motion. Any second. Please cast your votes. Motion carries. Thank you. I got five speakers. Can I just have you line up, please? At the front. Dale Whitney. Jim Oberst and Summer Hanson. I think you're all three on the same topic. Then Mr. Goodhue and Ms.. Broussard.