Council
Communication

Office of the City Manager

 
 

Date

September 25, 2006

 

Agenda Item No.       33

Roll Call No.              06-

Communication No.  06-595

Submitted by:  Bill McCarthy, Chief of Police

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA HEADING:

 

Memorandum of Understanding with the Des Moines Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP).

 

 

SYNOPSIS:

 

Recommend approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Des Moines Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for the LETPP Grant.  The grant provides funding for the Polk County employee assigned to the LETPP.  This employee will assist in the collection of intelligence data for the new centralized criminal intelligence data sharing center, known as the Fusion Center Concept.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

 

Amount:  $168,757 to include salary, benefits and vehicle operating costs for the Polk County Sheriff’s employee.  These costs are reimbursed by the LETPP Grant. 

 

Funding Source:  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

 

On June 7, 2004, by Roll Call No. 04-1186, the City Council voted to approve the 2004 Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) Grant application where the Des Moines Police Department would be the lead agency in a new centralized criminal intelligence data sharing center with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.  The funds would be administered by the City of Des Moines for the 20 county area referred to as Law Enforcement Intelligence Network (LEIN) Region 5.  The grant is a collaborative effort with a Polk County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to the program.  A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is a requirement.   The MOU was signed by the Polk County Board of Supervisors on September 12, 2006 and is now being presented for approval.

 

Memorandum of Understanding covers the time period of December 2005 through the FY2006 LETPP Grant, projected to be March 2008.

 

 

PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S):

 

Date:  December 5, 2005

 

Roll Call Number:  05-2899    

 

Action:   The City Council approved the 2005 LETPP grant award for LEIN Region 5.  Moved by Hensley to approve.  Motion carried 6-1.  Absent:  Coleman.

 

Date:  May 23, 2005

 

Roll Call Number:  05-1298

 

Action:   The City Council approved the 2004 LETPP grant award for LEIN Region 5.  Moved by Hensley to approve.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

Date:  June 07, 2004

 

Roll Call Number:  04-1186

 

Action:   The City Council authorized the Police Department to apply for the 2004 LETPP Grant.  Moved by Hensley to approve.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

 

BOARD/COMMISSION ACTION(S):  NONE

 

 

ANTICIPATED ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS:  NONE