DATE: November 7, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Acting Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $40,235.40 in Grant Funding From the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for the FY 2022 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant for Hayward Police Department Operations
RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate $40,235.40 in grant funding from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for the 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG).
SUMMARY
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office applied and qualified for the 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funding for eligible Consortium members. The Hayward Police Department (HPD) is a Consortium member and is eligible for an allocation of grant funds. The total allocation for Alameda County consortium members is $693,444.00, of which the HPD will receive $40,235.40. These funds require no local match and will be used to support criminal justice-related activities such as training, equipment, supplies, prevention and education programs, and other related law enforcement and corrections programs.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program was created by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, which combined both the Edward Byrne Memorial Formula (Byrne Formula) Grant and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) into a single program. The Hayward Police Department has participated in the JAG program since 2005. State and local governments are awarded JAG funds based on a statutorily defined formula. The allocation of JAG funds to each state is determined by the state's share of the national population as well as the average number of violent crimes reported during the previous three years. After a state’s allocation is calculated, the state government receives 60% of the total amount directly, with the remaining 40% going to local government entities in the state.
The Hayward Police Department has been awarded grant funding from the Byrne JAG program since 2005. Some past grant funding uses include:
Expanding the Dispatch center
Training supplies for the Dispatch center
DCS-5 Fingerprint Imaging Workstation
Maintenance of the police training facility
Exterior security cameras at the Police Department
Recruitment advertising
Interview room upgrade
License plate reader cameras
For the 2022 Byrne JAG grant award, the Hayward Police Department is discussing potential uses for the funds, including additional training and/or community engagement equipment.
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office applied for the FY 2022 Byrne JAG funding on behalf of the County’s Consortium members, which include the City of Alameda, City of Berkeley, City of Emeryville, City of Fremont, City of Hayward, City of Livermore, City of Oakland, City of San Leandro, City of Union City, and County of Alameda. Alameda County qualified for a total allocation of $693,444.00 in FY 2022 Byrne JAG Local funds, of which the Hayward Police Department will receive $40,235.40. These funds require no local match and allow a wide range of uses by participating Police Departments. HPD intends to use the funds to support criminal justice-related activities such as training, equipment, supplies, prevention and education programs, and other related law enforcement programs.
STRATEGIC ROADMAP
This agenda item is a routine operational item and does not relate to any of the priorities outlined in the Council’s Strategic Roadmap.
FISCAL IMPACT
The 2022 JAG funds received will not have an impact on the General Fund. The awarded grant funds will be used to support criminal justice-related activities.
NEXT STEPS
If the Council authorizes this action, staff will appropriate the funding into the Police Department’s budget and administer the grant per the terms and conditions of the established MOU between the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and Consortium members.
Prepared by: Laura Gomez, Senior Management Analyst
Recommended by: Bryan Matthews, Acting Chief of Police Approved by:
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Kelly McAdoo, City Manager
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