Resolution authorizing the Mayor to award American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency as a subrecipient to use toward the purchase of a new Mobile Emergency Operations Center Vehicle. 

• Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency (PCEMA) partners with City of Council Bluffs’ public safety personnel, as needed.
• The purposes of a mobile emergency operations (EOC) vehicles are to 1) provide a mobile platform for emergency management personnel to respond and provide its services and additional resources for the effective coordination and management of emergencies and disaster, and 2) provide a mobile platform that could be deployed and provide a command post platform to support local incidents and pre-planned events.
• The PCEMA purchased its first mobile EOC vehicle in 2006 with modifications made in 2016. The existing vehicle is out of date and new technology is needed.
• PCEMA has secured a $200,000 federal grant to go toward the purchase of a new vehicle.
• PCEMA submitted the following plan for funding the new vehicle:

Vehicle Cost                            $671,000.00

Negotiated Discount                 (-) $26,000.00 

Federal Grant                           (-) $200,000.00

County Attorney Contribution   (-) $100,000.00 

Remaining Balance                $345,000.00

• It is the proposal and request of PCEMA that remaining balance be considered and contributed equally between the City of Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County in the amount of $172,500, each.
• The mobile EOC vehicle would be an appropriate use of ARPA funds. “Emergency Operations Centers” are enumerated in the Final Rule Overview as an allowable expense. PCEMA has verified the proposed contract was solicited in compliance with 2 CFR 200, making it eligible for the use of ARPA funds.
• PCEMA will be responsible for all maintenance, operations, and insurance costs of the new vehicle.