Resolution 2023-XX Page 1 of 2 DRAFT
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT
AUTHORIZING AND DESIGNATING ALAMEDA COUNTY AND THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO REVIEW AND
SUBMIT ALL EDWARD BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT S ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FREMONT
WHEREAS, in 2004 the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) grant programs and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG) and the Byrne Formula Grants merged into a hybrid grant program now known as Byrne Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) Local; and
WHEREAS, the USDOJ wanted to allocate these JAG grants on a regional consortium basis to our country’s various qualifying local law enforcement agencies.
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Chiefs of Police & Sheriff’s Association (ACCOPSA), an organization including all the Alameda County area’s local law enforcement agencies, joined together with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office to form the regional Alameda County Narcotics Task Force (ACNTF) through a memorandum of understanding (MOU); and
WHEREAS, in 2005, the City of Fremont, along with the cities of Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, San Leandro and Union City, entered into an amendment of the 2004 MOU to establish the Alameda County Consortium Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Local Consortium; and
WHEREAS, each year the USDOJ, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), informs the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), as the program administrator of the JAG Local consortium for Alameda County, of the new funding levels for Alameda County and the qualifying cities within Alameda County.
WHEREAS, the ACSO is responsible as the program administrator for meeting all of the grant pre-requisite requirements on behalf of the JAG Consortium; and
WHEREAS, the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program Local Solicitation form requires a review by the governing body of the unit of local government (e.g., City Council or Board of Supervisors); and
WHEREAS, the 2004 Alameda County Narcotics Task Force Addendum to Memorandum of Understanding and the 2005 Amendment establishing the Alameda County Justice Assistance Grant Local Consortium does not provide specific guidance on Alameda County’s ability to review and submit the grant application on behalf of the City of Fremont.
Resolution 2023-XX Page 2 of 2
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The City Council hereby authorizes and designates Alameda County and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to review and submit all Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Grants) on behalf of the City of Fremont.
ADOPTED , 2023 by the City Council of the City of Fremont by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney