APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION NO. 3 TO THE STATE FUNDED SUBGRANT ASSIGNMENT FOR THE LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT NEEDS INITIATIVE AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS

Previously, the School Board acknowledged its desire to cooperate with and participate in the Hillsborough County Emergency Operations "Shelter" program. In January 2001, the School Board agreed to administer any grant funds received as part of the Emergency Shelter Retrofit Grant Program. The State of Florida, Department of Community Affairs, through the General Appropriations Act for the State Fiscal Year 2004-2005, Specific Appropriation 1467, offered additional grant funds to Hillsborough County Schools. The Initiative provided funding to improve the utilization of school board facilities that have been designated as emergency shelters. Hillsborough County Schools, through applications prepared by Hillsborough County and the Hillsborough County Emergency Operations Center, has been awarded $599,145 in grant funding. Modification No. 1 to extend the initial agreement date of June 30, 2005 to October 31, 2005 was approved on May 3, 2005. Approval of Modification No. 2 resulting in an additional $29,162 that had to be encumbered prior to June 30, 2005 was approved on June 22, 2005.

Approval of Modification No. 3 will extend the agreement date of October 31, 2005 to November 30, 2005, allowing the District sufficient time for the installations and avoiding the reversion of funding back to the State.

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The District has been awarded a total of $628,307 in grant funding. Approval will encumber a total of $592,656.58 including architectural and engineering fees that have been committed to date. Approximately $35,650 remains within the Grant funding for the remainder of the 2004 Shelter Retrofit projects.