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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />APRIL 18, 2005 <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING - POLICE <br />DEPARTMENT 2005 EDWARD BYRNE <br />MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE <br />GRANT <br /> <br />{j /ÎJ2 <br />1/ <br />.... ,/./ <br />/ . /I!., ~ <br />'l-U>/ Y >J .,- <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />0 As Recommended <br />0 As Amended <br />0 Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />0 Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />0 Implementing Resolution <br />0 Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager and the Police <br />Department to execute a grant award agreement with the United States <br />Department of Justice, Office of Justice Planning in the amount of <br />$207,389. <br /> <br />2 . <br /> <br />Authorize the City Manager, Chief of Police and the Clerk of the <br />Council to execute an agreement with the County of Orange, Sheriff's <br />Department to submit a joint application for the 2005 Edward Byrne <br />Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing 2005 Edward Byrne <br />Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds in the amount of $122,360 into <br />revenue account (account no. 128-01-5359) and appropriate same to <br />expenditure account (account no. 128-337-6141) for gang suppression <br />activities. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Federal Omnibus Appropriations Act provides funding for the <br />implementation of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG) and the <br />Edward Byrne Memorial Formula Grant. For 2005, the Federal government has <br />streamlined its justice funding and grant administration. The United <br />States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Planning, who administers <br />these two grants, has combined the programs into the Edward Byrne Memorial <br />Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). The JAG program provides agencies with the <br />flexibility to prioritize and place justice funds where they are most <br />needed. These funds are allocated to local law enforcement agencies based <br />on population and crime rates. The Santa Ana Police Department has been <br />allocated $207,389 for the 2005 funding year. <br /> <br />758-1 <br />