20A - EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT

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ATTACHMENT A Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program GMS Application Award No. 2009-DJ-BX-0033 PROGRAM NARRATIVE General Description of Program Activities: The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds will be utilized to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime within the County of Orange. The County of Orange has been certified disparate; therefore, this joint application includes nineteen units of local government for which the applicant and fiscal agent is the County of Orange. The JAG funds will be utilized for the purpose areas outlined in the grant solicitation. The nineteen units of local government in the jurisdiction will utilize the funds for local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, and contractual support and information systems for criminal justice within the following purpose areas: law enforcement, prosecution and court, prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment, and planning, evaluation and technology improvement. The expenditure details of the funds for each city are outlined in the following narrative. Multi-Agency Funding: In a collaborative effort to benefit the County of Orange, the nineteen units of local government involved in this grant application have agreed to utilize $29,764.90 (approximately 3.4%) of the total funding to supplement the Orange County Pro-Active Methamphetamine Laboratory Investigative Team, hereafter referred to as PROACT. Problem Statement: Methamphetamine is the primary drug investigated by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies within the boundaries of Orange County. Successful clandestine methamphetamine laboratory investigations require acquired expertise and are extremely time consuming and labor intensive. Local law enforcement agencies do not have the resources, specialized training, or safety equipment necessary to conduct the specialized investigations required to combat these types of operations. The labs themselves are toxic and explosive in nature. Children of clandestine laboratory operators and meth users are often forced to live in an environment of toxic chemicals with lasting effects on their health. The Team investigates suspected lab incidents within Orange County while maintaining a close liaison with local agencies. These agencies forward intelligence to the team for review, evaluation, and action by the Team. The multi-jurisdictional pro-active Orange County Methamphetamine Laboratory Investigation Team (OCMLIT or PROACT) functions as the sole and highly unique "proactive" effort against the methamphetamine laboratory operators and traffickers within and having a nexus to Orange County. 2009- DJ-BX-0033 Page 1 of 27 20A-8