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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 05 - Justice Assistance Program GrantMEMOTO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER MEETING DATE: JULY 16, 2019 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF STATE OF TEXAS JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider approval of a resolution authorizing grant document finalization to the State of Texas Justice Assistance Program Grant for Fiscal Year 2020 and an ordinance appropriating funds in the Grant Fund. FUNDING SOURCE: Funding in an estimated amount of $24,000 will be available upon approval of the attached appropriation ordinance in the Grant Fund (Project G10201.) BACKGROUND: The Criminal Justice Division of the Office of the Governor of the State of Texas provides Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) opportunities to assist police agencies in the purchase of specialized equipment. The Grapevine Police Department received notification from the Office of the Governor that grant funds have been allocated under the Justice Assistance Grant Program.This grant will reimburse the Department for the purchase of qualifying equipment. Any equipment purchased under the authority of this grant is done so with the view toward assisting criminal investigators in their efforts at evidentiary detection, leading to crime reduction and improved prosecution. The grant program is federally funded through a Congressional appropriation to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance and authorized under 34 USC 10152.The term of the grant is from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. The JAG grant is a reimbursement grant which requires that the City purchase the qualifying equipment and submit to the program for full reimbursement. The Police Department plans to purchase two pieces of qualifying equipment under this grant. First, the purchase of a portable Forensic Light Source would improve investigators' ability to locate biological and physical evidence at the scene of a crime by using multiple light wavelengths. Second, the purchase of a Fingerprint Development Chamber will enhance our Crime Scene Investigators' ability to develop fingerprints on porous substrates by controlling moisture, temperature, and time, thus developing quality fingerprint evidence more efficiently. The purchase of these two pieces of equipment is estimated to cost $24,000. After the purchase of the equipment and submission of the requisite documentation to the grant program management, there is no further action required by the City. The grant is effective upon the final signature of involved parties and ends on September 30, 2020, unless terminated or otherwise modified. The North Central Texas Council of Governments, which scores the applications for this region, has indicated a high probability of the funding of this project. Staff recommends approval RESOLUTION NO. 2019-026 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "GRANT PROGRAM"; CERTIFYING THAT THE APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE; AND CERTIFYING THAT THE APPLICANT'S MATCHING SHARE IS READILY AVAILABLE WHEREAS, The City of Grapevine ("the Applicant") is fully eligible to receive assistance under the Grant Program; and WHEREAS, the Applicant is desirous of authorizing an official to represent and act for the Applicant in dealing with the Police Department ("the Department") concerning the Grant Program; and WHEREAS, all constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this resolution have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this resolution to be in the best interests of the citizens of The City of Grapevine. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That all matters stated hereinabove are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. That the Applicant hereby certifies that they are eligible to receive assistance under the Grant Program. Section 3. That the Applicant hereby certifies that the matching share for this Grant Program is readily available through the budgetary process. Section 4. That the Applicant agrees that in the event of loss or misuse of grant funds, the Applicant will return funds to the funding source. Section 5. That the Applicant hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, to act for the Applicant in dealing with the Department for the purposes of the Grant Program, and that the City Manager is hereby officially designated as the representative in this regard. Section 6. The Applicant hereby specifically authorizes the official to make application to the Department concerning the State of Texas Justice Assistance Grant Program. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 16th day of July, 2019. APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Tara Brooks City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Resolution No. 2019-026 2 ORDINANCE NO. 2019-041 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF $24,000 IN THE GRANT FUND; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine desires to utilize Justice Assistance Grant monies for the purchase of a Portable Forensic Light Source and a Fingerprint Development Chamber; and WHEREAS, funding for the acquisition will be reimbursed by the Federal Grant program; and WHEREAS, all constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this ordinance have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act and Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this ordinance to be in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That all matters stated hereinabove are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes an amount estimated at $24,000 be appropriated in the Grant Fund for the acquisition of a Portable Forensic Light Source and a Fingerprint Development Chamber. Section 3. That the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed to be severable, and that if the validity of any section, subsection, word, sentence or phrase shall be held to be invalid, it shall not affect the remaining part of this ordinance. Section 4. That the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its final passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 16th day of July, 2019. APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Tara Brooks City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Ordinance No. 2019-041