2009-017 - Grant Award Agreement with the California Office of Emergency Services

Home Browse Search

155:02/18/09 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-017 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE A GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT PROGRAM BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOllOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby, finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The California Office of Emergency Services has awarded to the Santa Ana Police Department, grant funds in the amount of $30,000.00, for the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program. B. This funding will be used to reduce gang violence by paying for gang suppression officers to work overtime to conduct enforcement operations against Santa Nita gang members in the Safety Zone. These enforcement operations include monitoring and apprehension of gang members who violate the injunction, as well as court time required to provide expert witness testimony following arrests for violation of the injunction. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager and the Chief of Police or their designees to execute the grant award agreement with the Office of Emergency Services. Section 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby appoints the Chief of Police, or his designee, as agent for the City of Santa Ana to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including but not limited to applications, agreements, amendments and payment requests which may be necessary for the completion of the aforementioned grant. Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 2009. U- Resolution No. 2009-017 Page 1 of 2