Item 428/2024
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Chief El-Farra
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Police
Date: 10/22/2024
Subject: Authorization to Participate in the FY2024 COPS Technology and Equipment Program (TEP). (Grant amount: $350,000) (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
To obtain City Council authorization to participate in the FY2024 COPS Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) . Through the proposed grant , the City is eligible to receive $350,000 in federal funds to enhance the cyber-security infrastructure of the City.
BACKGROUND
The FY2024 COPS Office Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) provides grants to state, local, Tribal, territorial, and other entities to develop and acquire effective equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime. The goal of the program is to increase the community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts of law enforcement agencies. The objective is to provide funding for projects which improve police effectiveness and the flow of inform ation among law enforcement agencies, local government service providers, and the communities they serve.
DISCUSSION
The FY2024 COPS TEP grant in the amount of $350,000 was awarded to the City on September 30, 2024. This is federal funding, and will be used to purchase information technology equipment targeting cyber-security enhancement. The grant performance period ends on March 31, 2026. The City’s Information Technology (IT) Department will take the lead to initiate the procurement process, starti ng with issuance of a Request for Proposals.
Once a vendor is selected, the IT Department will seek the City Council’s approval to award the contract and implement the equipment and related services. The implementation will be completed prior to the grant performance deadline of March 31, 2026.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The grant amount of the FY2024 COPS Office Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) is $350,000, and will be used for the purchase and installation of IT equipment for cybersecurity Item 428/2024
enhancement. There is no local matching requirement, and therefore no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Authorize participation in the FY2024 COPS Office Technology and Equipment Program (TEP);
Approve additional appropriation in the amount of $350,000 for the FY24 COPS Office Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) grant in Fund 242, Federal Grants; and
Authorize the Police Chief, or his designated personnel, to execute the grant agreement and filing periodic reports with the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services on behalf of the City.
ATTACHMENT
1. COPS Office Notice of Award: 2024 Technology Equipment Program