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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT
ACCEPTING THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT PREVENTION GRANT
PROGRAM
WHEREAS the State Budget Act of 2022 established the Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program that allocated funding in the amount of $242,250,000 to California city police, sheriff, and probation departments to support local law enforcement agencies in preventing and responding to organized retail theft, motor vehicle theft, motor vehicle accessory theft, or cargo theft.
WHEREAS the City of Fremont desires to participate in the Organized Retail Theft (“ORT”) Prevention Grant Program funded through the State Budget Act and administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections (hereafter referred to as the “BSCC”).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or her designee, is authorized on behalf of the City Council of the City of Fremont to submit the grant proposal for approximately $2.5 million to create a real time information center to mitigate ORT and sign the Grant Agreement with the BSCC, including any amendments thereto and any other implementing actions.
SECTION 2. The grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by the City of Fremont Police Department.
SECTION 3. The City of Fremont agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement as set forth by the BSCC.
SECTION 4. The City of Fremont hereby accepts the $2,453,958.00 allocated to the City from the BSCC.
ADOPTED November 7, 2023, by the City Council of the City of Fremont by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney