Resolution 2024-XX Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT
ACCEPTING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CITIZENS OPTION FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) GRANT 2023-24 AND APPROVING THE
SPENDING PLAN
WHEREAS, the 2023/24 State Budget includes funding the Citizens Option for Public Safety/Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (COPS/SLESA) program, which includes approximately $662,145 allocated to the City of Fremont Police Department; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2024, the City Council of the City of Fremont considered the expenditure of the COPS/SLESA funds; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature mandates this money be spent for front line law enforcement purposes and may not be used to supplant any existing law enforcement services provided by the City of Fremont.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Fremont hereby accepts the $662,145 allocated to the City of Fremont from the COPS/SLESA.
SECTION 2. The City of Fremont hereby approves the spending plan for the COPS/SLESA funds attached hereto as Exhibit A and finds that the proposed expenditures will be for supplemental police services as authorized by the grant and will not supplant existing funding.
ADOPTED_______________, 2024, by the City Council of the City of Fremont by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
Resolution 2024-XX Page 2 of 2
Exhibit A
Spending Plan
Description Cost
Police Technology/Software
• New, improved or replacement technology equipment or software for use by front line police personnel such as, but not limited to:
o Crime Lab Evidence latent fingerprint management
software
o Replacement forensic computer
o Drone as First Responder (DFR) computers and software o Real Time Information Center (RTIC)/Drone as First
Responder (DRF) Live 9-1-1 software
$197,972
Police Field Supplies and Equipment
• New, improved or replacement field equipment for use by front line police personnel such as, but not limited to:
o Optics for firearms
o Replacement firearms
o Devices to stop moving vehicle through wheel puncture o Vehicle accessories and/or equipment
o Items such as computers, monitors, printers, software, mobile devices or other miscellaneous police equipment in need of an upgrade or replacement
$80,000
Police Capital Equipment
• New, improved or replacement capital equipment for use by front line police personnel such as, but not limited to:
o Additional Police vehicles and outfitting of equipment o Pursuit alternative GPS devices for police vehicles
o Handheld pursuit alternative GPS devices for personnel o Replacement narcotic field-testing equipment
o Handheld pole camera
o Cellular network investigative software
$384,173
Total Costs
$662,145