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June 22,
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Agenda
Item No. 28 Roll
Call No. 09-
Communication No. 09-431 Submitted by: Judy A. Bradshaw, Chief of Police |
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Approval
of 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula
Program: Local Solicitation grant
application and Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Polk and Cities
of Urbandale and West Des Moines.
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend
approval of the Des Moines Police Department’s grant application from the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau
of Justice Assistance. The Des Moines
Police Department will be using the funds to design electronic police report forms
and implement an automated field reporting system as well as remote cameras for
combating street crimes. The grant funds
will assist in the creation of a new K-9 program for the Urbandale Police
Department. West Des Moines is purchasing thirteen tactical vests for their Suburban
Emergency Response Team (SERT) and the Polk County Sheriff’s office will be
using the funds to augment funds received from the Recovery Act Justice
Assistance Grant to implement an automated license plate reader program.
Approval
is recommended for signing of the Memorandum of Understanding identifying the
City of Des Moines as the official applicant and fiscal agent.
This
grant is in addition to the 2009 Recovery Act:
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG).
FISCAL
IMPACT:
The total award amount of $339,826,
with
allocations to the County
of Polk and Cities of Des Moines, Urbandale and West Des Moines, is determined on a formula calculation
based on a requirement that units of local government must have submitted to
the FBI at least three years of Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data during the
most-recent ten-year period for which UCR data is available.
Amount: $339,826. There is no match requirement for this grant.
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Formula Program. FY2009-2010
Operating Budget, Page 252, Special Revenue Funds, SP751, POL984130.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
has allocated a total of $339,826. The
Cities and County have agreed on the individual funding allocations as
determined by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS):
County
of Polk $21,920
City of
Des Moines $286,229
City of
Urbandale $12,091
City of
West Des Moines $19,586
The Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance has deemed that our grant award is
contingent on a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Authorized
Representative of each jurisdiction designating the City of Des Moines to be the
official applicant for the Justice Assistance Grant and to act as the fiscal
agent for the Justice Assistance Grant Award
The grant period is from October 1, 2008 to
September 30, 2012.
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date: July 14, 2008
Roll
Call Number: 08-1220
Action: 2008 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant Program for period of October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2011
and Memorandum of Understanding with Polk County. (Council Communication No. 08-409) Moved
by Mahaffey to adopt.
Motion Carried 7-0.
Date: June 18, 2007
Roll
Call Number: 07-1182
Action: 2007 Justice Assistance Grant Application and
Memorandum of Understanding with Polk County.
(Council Communication No. 07-355) Moved by Coleman to
approve. Motion Carried 6-1.
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED
ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS:
Council approval of the grant award with the Mayor’s
signature will be required when award is received.
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,