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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 21, 2020 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION <br />ADJUSTMENT AND AN AGREEMENT <br />ACCEPTING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF <br />JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS <br />BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE <br />FISCAL YEAR 20 CORONAVIRUS <br />EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING <br />PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS IN THE <br />AMOUNT OF $368,136 <br />(NON -GENERAL FUND) <br />/s/ Kristine <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on god Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $368,135 in U.S. Department of Justice, <br />Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 20 Coronavirus <br />Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program grant funds in the CARES Act-CESF <br />revenue account (no. 17514002-52000) and appropriate same to the CARES Act-CESF PD <br />expenditure account (no. 17514400 - various). <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached award document, including award <br />conditions with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs accepting <br />$368,135 in U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 20 <br />Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program grant funds to provide emergency <br />funding for the City's response to the coronavirus pandemic for a two-year period, January <br />20, 2020 through January 31, 2022, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the <br />City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On March 30, 2020 The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, solicited <br />applications for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 20 Coronavirus Emergency <br />Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program to assist eligible states, local units of government, and <br />tribes in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. On May 21, 2020, the Santa Ana Police <br />Department applied for the CESF Program grant and was successful in obtaining funding in the <br />amount of $368,135 (Exhibit 1). <br />20A-1 <br />