Vote — approved

Clint Hickman	yes
Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	abstain

30.AGREEMENT WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR BIOWATCH PROGRAM Approve an Agreement between the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Maricopa County through the Air Quality Department, in the not-to-exceed amount of $677,877. This Agreement is funded by a grant from the DHS (Award Number 06OHBIO00003-17-00) with the purpose of continuing funding for the seventeenth year of the BioWatch program. The BioWatch program includes an ambient air monitoring network to sam

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30. AGREEMENT WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR BIOWATCH PROGRAM Approve an Agreement between the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Maricopa County through the Air Quality Department, in the not-to-exceed amount of $677,877. This Agreement is funded by a grant from the DHS (Award Number 06OHBIO00003-17-00) with the purpose of continuing funding for the seventeenth year of the BioWatch program. The BioWatch program includes an ambient air monitoring network to sample air pollution in a variety of settings, assess health and welfare effects, assist in determining sources of air pollution; and to carry out the provisions of the US EPA, the Federal Clean Air Act and Amendments, Arizona Revised Statutes, and County Air Pollution Control Regulations that are intended to correct, remove, minimize or prevent air pollution within Maricopa County. The Agreement is effective from September 1, 2006, until April 30, 2025, while the budget program period is effective from May 1, 2022, until April 30, 2023. The FY2022 Air Quality composite indirect rate of 19.75% will be applied to the direct charges of $539,355. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $106,522; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $0. The award includes equipment expenses of $32,000 which are excluded from the indirect cost recovery. The grant award is reoccurring and has been awarded to the department in previous years. The cash or in-kind match is not applicable, indirect cost is fully recoverable, ongoing cash contributions not applicable. The grant award is not mandated, and the activities are 100% financially supported by the grant from Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Air Quality Department works with DHS to protect the citizens of Maricopa County by operating a network of biological samplers. The grant award is non-competitively bid. There are no costs that will need to be absorbed by the departments operating budget. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. A budget adjustment is not required. (C-85-22-044-X-00)

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