RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES FOR THE COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
WHEREAS, the Police Department has been awarded $ 54,893 in grant funding from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program (the “Coverdell Program”); and
WHEREAS, the goal of t he Coverdell Program is to improve the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services over current operations; and
WHEREAS, the Coverdell Program funds will be used to provide education and training to crime laboratory personnel to ensu re they can effectively perform their assignments during crime scene callouts; and
WHEREAS, the Coverdell Program funds will also be used to purchase a digital camera and monitor for triaging firearms evidence, Faraday bags to protect phones from remote wiping while stored as evidence, additional licenses for the Police Department’s evidence management system, and a 3D laser crime scene scanner; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds provided by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services will completely offset the costs of this program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it accepts $54,893 from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and amends the fiscal year 2023-24 budget by appropriating $29,893 to the supplies & services category and $25,000 to the capital category of the Police Grants Section of the Federal Grants Fund.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Roxana Kennedy Jill D.S. Maland
Chief of Police Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak
Acting City Attorney