AGENDA
ITEM
7 AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: March 2, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Miguel Figueroa, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Gonzalo C. Gerardo, Interim Chief of Police SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Accepting the State of California Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) Funds for FY 2019/2020 FY 2020/2021 and FY 2021/2022 $296,548.97 in Additional Funding
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Recommend for the Calexico City Council's approval of additional funding and approval of the Resolution for State COPS.
Background:
For the past twenty and a half (20 %) years, the Calexico Police Department has received funding from the State of California Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) program. The County of Imperial Administrative Staff has advised me that the Calexico Police Department has $67,226.96 in allocation and growth funds for FY 2019/2020, $169,304.82 in allocation and growth funds for FY 2020/2021 and $60,017.19 partial allocation for FY2021/2022 available. The Calexico Police Department has not received these funds.
Discussion & Analysis:
Recommend approval and acceptance in Resolution of the COPS grant for FY 2019-FY 2022.
Upon approval of the Resolution for acceptance of funds, a notification will be made to the Imperial County Administrative Office. These funds will provide equipment, and training for the Calexico Police Department.
Fiscal Impact:
$296,548.97 for (Police budget augmentation for equipment and training).
Coordinated With:
County of Imperial Administrative Office.
Attachment:
1. Draft of Resolution.
2. Draft of Letter of Request.
AGENDA
ITEM
7 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CALEXICO ACCEPTING FUNDING FROM THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CITIZENS' OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 (ALLOCATION AND GROWTH) FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 (ALLOCATION AND GROWTH) AND FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 (PARTIAL
ALLOCATION)
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Calexico as follows:
Section 1. The City Council has reviewed and hereby accepts funding from the State of California (COPS) Program FY 2019/2020 for $67,226.96, FY2020/2021 for $169,304.82 and FY 2021/2022 for $60,017.19 for funding of a Police budget augmentation for a total of$ 296,548.97
The funding will be used as follows:
Only for Training and Equipment for police officers and staff $296,548.97 PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Calexico on this 2nd day of March 2022.
Javier Moreno, Mayor
ATTEST
Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Carlos Campos, City Attorney
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Resolution No. 2022-----
The State of California )
County of Imperial ) ss.
City of Calexico )
I, Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk of the City of Calexico, do hereby certify that the above foregoing Resolution No. 2022-XXX was duly passed and adopted by the City of Council of the City of Calexico on this 2nct day of March, 2022 by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk
March 3, 2022
Mr. Ben Salorio
Interim County Executive Officer
County of Imperial
940 Main Street, Suite 108
El Centro, CA 92243
Re: Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) Additional Funding Dear Mr.Salorio:
Attached please find City of Calexico Resolution No. 2022-XXX, for additional COPS Funding from Fiscal Year 2019/2020 (growth and allocation) in the amount of $67,226.96, Fiscal Year 2020/2021 (growth and allocation) in the amount of $169,304.82 and Fiscal Year 2021/2022 (paitial allocation) in the amount of $60,017 .19 for a total funding request of $296,548.97.
Resolution No. 2022-XXX specifies that the allocated COPS funding will be used for salary and benefits for a full-time police officer, training and equipment needed for the police depaitment.
Should you have any questions pe1taining to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me at (760) 768-4046.
Sincerely,
Gonzalo Gerardo
Interim Chief of Police