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Staff Report
City Council
Item No. 5.F
Meeting Date: April 13, 2022
From: George Crum, Police Chief
Title: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Donation
City Council
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council approve accepting the $30, 000 donation from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to fund computer upgrades and the Citizens on Patrol Program
BACKGROUND:
Ms. Betty Callies, Executive Director of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, invited the Cathedral City Police D epartment to submit for a $30,000 charitable donation. This donation is meant for specific department needs not otherwise covered by the police department budget. The police department submitted the donation request application on February 1, 2022, and it was approved by Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians on February 28, 2022.
DISCUSSION:
In collaboration with our IT Department, we have identified the need to replace 10 obsolete computers. With $13,755.63 we intend to purchase 10 Dell All -in-One Computers. An additional $9,410.04 will be spent on 4 Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged Mobile Data Computers (MDC’s) and $6 ,129.15 for vehicle mounts to replace the aging computers in some of our police units. The total amount requested was $29,294.82 and we were approved for $30,000. The remaining $705.18 will be used to fund our Citizen’s on Patrol (COP) program to purchase uniforms for new members.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
ATTACHMENTS:
ACBCI Grant Application 2022
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ACBCI Grant Letter 2022
ACBCI Grant Quotes 2022