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RESOLUTION 75-84 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING AND IMPLE- MENTING A DISPOSITION AND DIVERSION OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY LIAISON AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AUTHORITY WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana desires to undertake certain projects designated as the Disposition-Diversion Officers and Community Liaison & School Resource Officer Program to be funded in whole from funds made available through Assembly Bill 180, pursuant to Section 1825(j) of Article 7 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code (Chapter 411, Statutes of 1974) and administered by the State of California Department of Youth Authority, hereinafter referred to as Youth Authority; and WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Police Chief, Raymond C. Davis, has submitted an application to the Youth Authority to create a Juvenile Disposition and Diversion Officer Program that will assist in the development of a Youth Services section of the Police Department; and WHEREAS, the Disposition and Diversion Officers Program will allow for the development of outside resources beyond this City's present capability for referrals and assis- tance (i.e. including prevention, diversion, custody and non- custody type applications) and will further the coordination of activities with other agencies such as the Probation Depart- ment, Department of Social Services, and Department of Mental Health; and WHEREAS, the Police Chief has submitted an additional application to the Youth Authority for a Community Liaison and School Resource Officer Program that will assign an officer to intermediate schools in order to develop favorable relation- ship and understanding between the youth and law enforcement as well as reducing crime and delinquency; and WHEREAS, the Youth Authority has approved the Santa Ana Police Department's application for Disposition-Diversion Officers and Community Liaison and School Resources Officer Program and will fund the programs in whole for the total of Seventy Five Thousand One Hundred Fourteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($75,114.50). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chief of Police of the City of Santa Ana was authorized, on its behalf, to submit the Disposition-Diversion Officers and Community Liaison and School Resource Officer Programs to the Youth Auth- ority and is further authorized to execute on behalf of the City of Santa Ana the grant award contract for law enforcement purposes including any extensions or amendments thereof.