| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 3.a.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Tom DaRè
| | Dept.: | CIty Manager
| Dept.: | Police
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Approval of an agreement with the County of Orange for the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) Program; and allocation of JAG Grant Funds to the Police Department. (Grant Amount: $38,548.85) (Action Item) | Date: | 2/22/2022 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To obtain City Council approval of an agreement with the County of Orange for the acceptance and allocation of Justice Assistance Grant funds of approximately $38,549. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
In FY 2005-06, Congress combined the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program (primarily funding cities) with the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant (primarily funding states and counties), to provide funds for the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). All eligible Orange County cities under this program now file a joint application with the County to receive their share of these funds. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
Grant year 2021 JAG funds will be used to purchase equipment to update/upgrade the Department’s mobile surveillance unit, including, but not limited to, items such as camera systems and networking and monitoring equipment. Much of the current equipment is quite old by technological standards, and upgrading the equipment will allow for more effective collection and retention of evidence to aid in prosecution of felony offenses.
For the 2018 JAG grant year, the Department of Justice requested for the first time that the County set aside three percent of JAG funds for NIBRS (FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System) compliance. For that first year, the County, as the fiscal agent, used three percent of the total award to pay for NIBRS-related training for the County and city sub recipients. For grant years 2019 and 2020 the County continued to retain the NIBRS set-aside funds, however, the DOJ requires that each city manage their own portion of the award dedicated to NIBRS compliance. Therefore, the County revised its allocation tables for funds awarded in grant years 2019 and 2020 to reflect the addition of NIBRS set-aside funds in each city’s total allocation. The Police Department will use its NIBRS set-aside funds for training.
City Council previously approved MOUs with the County for JAG grant years 2019 and 2020. Funds to be appropriated per this request are as follows:
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Grant Year
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Allocation
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Admin Fees (10%)
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City retains
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NIBRS (3%)
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Project Funds
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Total Approp
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2021
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40,428.00
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4,043.00
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36,385.00
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1,212.84
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35,172.16
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2020
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958.45
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2019
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1,205.40
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3,376.69
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35,172.16
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38,548.85
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
Using JAG money to help fund the above described programs creates no burden on the City’s General Fund. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Approve the Agreement with the County of Orange for the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program, and allocate JAG grant funds for grant years 2019, 2020 and 2021 as noted above to the Police Department’s FY 2021-22 budget; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with the County of Orange and make minor changes or modifications thereto as needed.
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