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Agreement with the County of Orange for Justice Assistance Grant <br />November 5, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />between government agencies and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (8 U.S.0 §§ 1373). <br />Recently, however; the Department of Justice decided that it will not enforce the "Special <br />Conditions" in the 2017 and 2018 awards due to pending litigation and the awards were released. <br />For the 2017 award, $102,413 has been allocated for Santa Ana. JAG also allows the fiscal agent <br />for each county to use a portion of the award for costs associated with administering the funds. <br />The Orange County Sheriff -Coroner Department will retain $10,241.30 (10 percent) for <br />administrative fees. For the 2018 award, $112,093 has been allocated for Santa Ana, and the <br />Orange County Sheriff -Coroner Department will retain $11,209.30 (10 percent) for administrative <br />fees. <br />The remainder of the funds in the amount of$92,171.70 for 2017 and $100,883.70 for 2018 will be <br />utilized by the Police Department for the following objectives: overtime to augment gang prevention <br />and enforcement, investigative and tactical training to improve officer safety and ensure successful <br />prosecutions of gang -related crimes, and enhancement of educational opportunities through <br />schools, community associations and neighborhood watch groups. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #1 - Community Safety, Objective #3 (promote fiscal <br />accountability to ensure financial responsibility at all levels of the organization), Strategy B (promote <br />ongoing efforts to obtain grant funding for activities that will assist in preventing and reducing criminal <br />activity and traffic collisions). <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The appropriation adjustment will recognize 2017 and 2018 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice <br />Assistance Grant funding in the amount of $193,055.40 in the Byrne Justice Assistance revenue <br />account (no. 12814002-52001) and the appropriate same to expenditure account (no. 12814409 <br />- various) for the 2019-20 fiscal year. <br />David Valentin <br />Chief of Police <br />Santa Ana Police Department <br />Exhibits: 1. Agreement- 2017 Grant <br />2. Agreement- 2018 Grant <br />/_1»060:11DIU"1101121101939901 DLMKK61110116-1 <br />Kathryn Downs, CPA <br />Executive Director <br />Finance and Management Services Agency <br />20A-2 <br />