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<br />Lss:02/14/07 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2007-019 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE <br />PROPOSED EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR THE 2006-2007 <br />SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br /> <br />A. The California Legislature has established and annually funds the <br />Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (SLESF). <br /> <br />B. Said fund requires that moneys be allocated to counties and cities in <br />accordance with specified requirements for front line law enforcement <br />services. <br /> <br />C. The total funding allocation is based on annual estimated population <br />figures for respective counties and cities. In 2006-07 the City of Santa <br />Ana, received an award of $684,861. <br /> <br />D. The State requires cities and counties to adopt and submit an expenditure <br />plan to the Supplemental Law Enforcement Oversight Committee prior to <br />funding. The City of Santa Ana adopted an expenditure plan including <br />front-line law enforcement for community policing. <br /> <br />E. Upon receiving the allocated funds the Police Department has established <br />a revised SLESF expenditure account for the grant funds, and is <br />committed to spend the funds on front-line law enforcement, including <br />personnel and equipment for community policing. In addition to personnel <br />expenses for Gang Suppression Task Force, Cruiser Enforcement and <br />Career Criminal Apprehension Programs, the expenditure account will <br />include equipment such as a deployment vehicle for the Strike Force <br />team, horse trailer for the Mounted Unit and digital media forensics <br />equipment for the Computer Forensics Unit. <br /> <br />F. A duly noticed public hearing was held to consider this item at the <br />Council's regular meeting of February 20, 2007. The City Council <br />considered all testimony, written and oral, before rendering this decision. <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2007-019 <br />Page 1013 <br />