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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEN~ER 17, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT <br />ACCEPTING THE 2008 EDWARD BYRNE <br />MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE <br />GRANT <br />CITY ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1S` Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing the 2008 Edward Byrne <br />Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $33,487 into the <br />revenue account (no. 128-01-5359-2) and appropriate same into the 2008 <br />Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Expenditure account (no. <br />128-354-6391). <br />2. 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 transfer the 2008 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance <br />Grant Program funds in the amount of $33,487. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The 2008 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program is <br />the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local <br />jurisdictions. It is a formula grant that blends the previous Byrne <br />Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) programs. JAG <br />requires a single unit of county government to function as the <br />applicant/fiscal agent to apply for, receive, and administer the funds on <br />behalf of the entire county. A memorandum of understanding designated the <br />County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner Department as the lead agency for this <br />program. <br />For FY 2008, $33,487 has been allocated for Santa Ana. The City agreed to <br />allocate 49.5 percent of the total funding, or $30,138, to the Orange <br />County Pro-Active Methamphetamine Laboratory Investigative Team to <br />supplement their resources. JAG also allows the fiscal agent for each <br />county to use a portion of the award for costs associated with <br />administering the funds. The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department will <br />retain $3,348 (5.0 percent) for administrative fees. The remainder of the <br />funds in the amount of $33,487 will be utilized by the Police Department's <br />Career Criminal Unit to target and apprehend the most violent offenders and <br />reduce the number of gang related crimes through increased suppression <br />efforts. <br />20A-1 <br />