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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 20, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT ACCEPTING 2015 <br />RECOVERY ACT EDWARD BYRNE <br />MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE <br />GRANT FUNDS (STRATEGIC PLAN <br />NO. 1, 36) <br />CITY MA ER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Accept the 2015 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funding in the amount of <br />$88,392 into the Byrne Justice Assistance revenue account and appropriate same to <br />expenditure account in the respective fiscal year(s). <br />2. Authorize the City Manager, Chief of Police, and the Clerk of the Council to execute a three - <br />year agreement with the County of Orange, Sheriffs Department to transfer the 2015 <br />Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds in the amount <br />of $88,392. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The 2015 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program provides federal <br />criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. It is a formula grant that blends the <br />previous Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) programs. JAG <br />requires a single unit of county government to function as the applicant/fiscal agent to apply for, <br />receive, and administer the funds on behalf of the entire County. A memorandum of <br />understanding designated the County of Orange, Sheriff - Coroner Department as the lead <br />agency for this program. <br />For FY 2015, $97,133 has been allocated for Santa Ana. JAG also allows the fiscal agent for <br />each county to use a portion of the award for costs associated with administering the funds. The <br />Orange County Sheriff - Coroner Department will retain $8,741 (9.0 percent) for administrative <br />fees. <br />25C -1 <br />