Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 15, 2022
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: JEFFrey w. COLLIER, ACTING City Manager
PREPARED BY: ROBERT DUNN, chief of police
Lauren Parkhouse, Administrative Assistant II
SUBJECT: 2021 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM MOU TO TRANSFER FUNDS
SUMMARY
The Police Department requests City Council approval to accept the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) via execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Orange.
Recommendation:
1. Approve Memorandum of Understanding to transfer funds accepting 2021 JAG funds and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute the Memorandum of Understanding.
2. Appropriate receipt and use of $22,498.00 2021 JAG allocation to Police Department in the Fund 32 grant budget.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement/s:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability
Public Safety.
FISCAL IMPACT
The $22,498 2021 JAG allocation will enable the Police Department to purchase ballistic helmets and a laptop with printer for SWAT operators and equipment for the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) team without impacting the General Fund budget.
DISCUSSION
Federal JAG grant funds are distributed to Orange County law enforcement agencies on an annual basis and have provided funding for expenses such as equipment, supplies and salaries for both sworn and non-sworn personnel. The City must sign the MOU to Transfer Funds and submit to the County of Orange. The 2021 JAG MOU to Transfer Funds in the amount of $22,498 requires City Council approval.
The City will utilize JAG funds to:
support department operations in preventing crime with the purchase of ballistic helmets for the Special Investigations Unit purchase Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) batteries and charging station for longer flight time during operations and critical incidents with minimal delay in swapping batteries purchase a laptop and printer assigned to SWAT unit operating as part of the North Orange County SWAT team to work and print as needed in the field.
The City will purchase and issue ten ballistic helmets to detectives assigned to the Special Investigations Unit for use during gangs- and narcotics-related operations for officer safety. The City will purchase seven batteries and one battery charging station the Fullerton Police Department’s DJI Matrice 300 drone to increase flight time with overhead surveillance during operations and critical incidents. And, the City will purchase one laptop and one printer for the Fullerton SWAT unit (as part of the North Orange County SWAT team) to replace the outdated and failing equipment they currently use to work and print in the field.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – 2021 JAG MOU to Transfer Funds
Attachment 2 – 2021 JAG MOU City Attorney Approval
Attachment 3 – 2021 JAG Certification
Attachment 4 – 2021 JAG Allocation
2021 JAG Funds
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