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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT ACCEPTING THE 2024 OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED
POLICING SERVICES (COPS) GRANT AND APPROVING THE
SPENDING PLAN
WHEREAS the City of Fremont desires to participate in the Technology and Equipment Grant Program funded through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS/TEP) of the United States Department of Justice, an invitation only grant program; and
WHEREAS, the objective of the COPS/TEP grant is to provide funding for projects which improve police effectiveness and the flow of information among law enforcement agencies, local government service providers, and the communities they serve; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fremont Police Department applied for the 2024 COPS/TEP and has been allocated approximately $963,000; and
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2025, the City Council held a hearing to consider the expenditure of the COPS/TEP funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to accept the COPS/TEP grant award allocation from the United States Department of Justice in the amount of $963,000 for the period of March 9, 2024, through March 31, 2026. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to execute and submit all documents, including, without limitation, agreements, amendments with the granting agency, and payment requests in compliance with COPS TEP Grant requirements.
SECTION 2. The City of Fremont agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement as set forth by COPS.
SECTION 3. The City of Fremont hereby approves the spending plan for the COPS/TEP funds attached hereto as Exhibit A and finds that the proposed expenditures will be for supplemental police services and will not supplant existing funding.
ADOPTED April ____, 2025, by the City Council of the City of Fremont by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney
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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:
o BriefCam analytical software
$205,216
Police Capitol Equipment
• New, improved or replacement capital equipment for use by front line police personnel such as:
o License Plate Reader (LPR) Cameras
o Color Cameras
$757,784
Total Costs $963,000