RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING $ 40,000 FROM THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUREAU OF JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE FOR THE SMART POLICING INITIATIVE AND
APPROPRIATING $20,000 TO THE POLICE GRANTS
SECTION OF THE FEDERAL GRANTS FUND
WHEREAS, in July 2021, Chula Vista Police Department coordinated with San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to submit a grant application to the United States Department of Justice for the Smart Policing Initiative; and
WHEREAS, funds from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) are made available to support innovative and evidence -based policing practices , more effective information sharing and multiagency collaboration; and
WHEREAS, on December 16 , 202 1 the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $496,166 to SANDAG, and the Police Department is a sub -recipient with $40,000 grant funding; and
WHEREAS, specifically for the Police Department, grants funds from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance will be used to train police personnel to effectively and efficiently track required Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) data.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it accepts $40,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance for the Smart Policing Initiative and appropriates $20,000 to the fiscal year 2021/2022 supplies and services category of the Police Grants Section of the Federal Grants Fund.
Presented by
Roxana Kennedy
Chief of Police
Approved as to form by
Glen R. Googins
City Attorney