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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE --- ------ - - ----------------- CIT MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Cl ERK OF THE COUNCIL USE ONLY W Ap Ved MAR 19193 ,wp AsAmended (seeMinutes) Ordinance on 1 st Reading Ordinance on 2nd Reading Implementing Resolution Set Public Hearing For Continued to: Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting a $487,000 grant for Phase II of the Weed and Seed Program from the Department of Justice and appropriating funds into the necessary Criminal Activities' revenue and expenditure accounts. 2. Amend the agreement with the County of Orange for services related to the Weed and Seed Program by increasing the agreement amount to 8292,322 and extendina the term uni-i I September 30, 1993. 3. Amend the agreement services related to the agreement amoun- September 30, 1993. DISCUSSION with Community Service Programs, Inc. for the Weed and Seed Program by increasing to $58,880 and extending the term until On March 16, 1992 the Chief of Police was authorized to seek a Federal grant on behalf of the City for the implementation of a Weed and Seed Program. The City was awarded the grant and funding is provided in two phases. Phase I was accepted by the City Council on July 6, 1992. Phase II funding, which is now available, is in the amount of $487,000. The total grant funding is 1.1 million dollars. Operation Weed and Seed is a comprehensive, to combatting violent crime, drug use, targeted high -crime neighborhoods. The goal from the neighborhood and then to "seed" the of crime and drug prevention programs, resources and infrastructure improvements in from recurring. multi -agency approach and gang activity in is to "weed out" crime site with a wide range human service agency order to prevent crime MM GS,383