Item 18 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Funding

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Police Department www.santa-ana.org/pd Item # 18 or City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report May 3, 2022 TOPIC: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Funding AGENDA TITLE: Approve Memorandum of Understanding and Appropriation Adjustments for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Funding (Non -General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Authorize the City Manager and the Chief of Police to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (#15PBJA-21-GG-01188-JAGX) with the County of Orange, Sheriff's Department for the period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024, accepting the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program funds in the amount of $105,143, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. 2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $105,143 in the Law Enforcement Grants revenue account and appropriate same to expenditure account. (Requires five affirmative votes.) 3. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $6,110 in the Law Enforcement Grants revenue account and appropriate same to expenditure account for portions of the 2019 and 2020 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program funds. (Requires five affirmative votes.) DISCUSSION The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program provides federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG awards are based on a statutory formula that equally weighs the City's share of violent crime and population according to statistics from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). JAG requires the County to function as the applicant/fiscal agent to apply for, receive, and administer the funds on behalf of all cities. Funding in the amount of $105,143 has been awarded to the City of Santa Ana for the 2021 JAG allocation. Three percent ($3,505) will be set aside for training, overtime, and