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Funding: <br />Total Allocation: $723,162 <br />PROACT Contribution (5.0 %): $36,158 <br />Administrative Fee (9.0 %): $65,085 <br />Funds Retained by City: $621,919 <br />Brea City: <br />The City of Brea proposes to use the 2009 Justice Assistance Grant funding as <br />follows: <br />Proiect Obiectives (Must be linked to meaningful and measurable outcomes consistent with <br />the goals of the Recovery Act; refer to solicitation) <br />Purchase new laboratory equipment, replace wood evidence lockers, and renovate utility <br />room to maximize employee safety, efficiency, and preserve integrity of evidence. <br />Goal: <br />1. Eliminate personnel from working on improper, porous work surfaces. <br />2. Eliminate /minimize the risk of industrial injuries on duty, such as those which arise <br />from improper bending, stretching, lifting, and other stress or strain. <br />3. Meet legal and scientific standards in the proper handling and processing of <br />biological evidence. <br />4. Reduce defense challenges in court. <br />S. Better maintain chain of custody. <br />6. More efficient use of space to improve efficiency and productivity thus reducing the <br />need for emergency call -outs. <br />Activities: (which can be started and completed expeditiously, and in a manner that <br />maximizes job creation and economic benefits) <br />1. Expand and redefine the crime laboratory to include an Evidence Drying Section, <br />DNA Section, and Latent Fingerprint Processing Station. <br />2. Purchase the proper equipment to outfit the newly created DNA Section and Latent <br />Fingerprint Processing Station. <br />3. Purchase ventilated drying cabinets. Protects evidence from contamination and <br />technicians from exposure to unknown hazards by allowing for the proper handling <br />and drying storage of wet items. <br />4. Purchase stainless steel work tables, metal shelving and metal cabinets. <br />5. Purchase stainless steel evidence lockers to replace the existing wood lockers. <br />Stainless steel lockers will provide a more efficient use of space, a surface that can <br />be cleaned to avoid cross - contamination, and greater security for the preservation <br />of evidence. <br />2009- F1801 -CA -SB Page 9 of 61 <br />