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ATTACHMENT A Budget Narrative: Purchase of 9 Taser X26 devices at the following cost break down: 9 @ $814.95 ($7334.55), Tax @ 8.75% ($641.77), Extended Warranty, 9@ $184.95 ($1660.50) for a total of $9,636.82. Timeline and/or,Rroiect plan: Within one month of purchase and receipt of Taser devices, all remaining personnel will be trained and full deployment is anticipated. Fundin Total Allocation: $11,001 PROACT Contribution: (5 $ 550 Administrative Fee (9%): $990 Funds Retained by City/County: $9,461 Santa Ana City: The City of Santa Ana proposes to use the 2010 Justice Assistance Grant funding as follows: Project Obiectives: The City of Santa Ana is the county seat and the largest and most densely populated municipality in Orange County. Its residents are overwhelmingly Latino and its population is the youngest of any city of its size in the nation with a median average age of 26.1 years. Census data reports 14.1% of all families and 16.5% of all individuals are at or below the poverty level as compared to the national averages of 9.8% and 1.3.3%. The housing foreclosure rate is 6.52%, compared to the national average of 1.84% and the State of California's Average of 3.47%. Unemployment in January 2008 was 7.2%, and in January 2009 it is 12.0%. During the last decade the City made great strides in reducing crime and disorder in the community through collaborative community partnerships, technological advancements (including crime analysis) and carefully targeted enforcement efforts. However, the City has disproportionally suffered the consequences of the current recession and has been forced to make draconian cuts to its current and future budgets, thus significantly reducing the number of sworn officers. There are fewer officers now than in 1985, and budget deficits will further reduce their ranks as early as this year. Due to the current recession and financial crisis the gains from the last decade are in jeopardy and the well being of the community is threatened. The Department employs 1.02 officers per 1,000 population which is dramatically below stare and national aycrag s. This ratio is based on 42 unfunded sworn officer positions, more than 10% of total strength. Crime, which had been on a steady long-term downward trend, is rising in many categories. The 2010- DJ-BX-0324 Page 26 of 34 20B-6