1 Approved as to Form and Legality
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City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR
DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
SIX HUNDRED NINETY FIVE
THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($695,997)
F R O M T H E O F F I C E O F J U S T I C E P R O G R A M S ( O J P ) , U N D E R T H E
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FROM THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE (BJA) ENTITLED “2022 BJA FY22 LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT CRIME GUN IN TELLIGENCE CENTER (CGIC)
INTEGRATION INITIATIVE”, DURI NG THE GRANT PERIOD OF
FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2022 TO 2025, TO SUPPORT THE OAKLAND
POLICE DEPARTMENT (OPD) CRIME LABORATORY OPERATIONS
AND CGIC
WHEREAS, The FY22 Local Law Enforcement CGIC Integration Initiative is a limited competition grant program that will provide funding to address illegal firearm-related crime and forensics; and
WHEREAS, This initiative furthers the City of Oakland’s mission to make violent gun crime a top priority by responding to violent gun crime, and working with the granting agency to improve intelligence, technology, and community engagement to swiftly identify crime guns, their sources, and effectively prosecute perpetrators; and
WHEREAS, grant funds totaling
six hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred
ninety-seven dollars ($695,997) have been awarded by OJP to OPD to improve its CGIC; and
WHEREAS, the 2022 BJA FY22 local law enforcement crime gun intelligence center (CGIC) integration initiative grant award period is Federal Fiscal years 2022 through 2025; and
WHEREAS, OPD intends to use a portion of the grant funds to improve Crime Laboratory space; purchase materials, supplies such as ammunition for firearms test fires, and other necessary lab equipment such as a comparison microscope; and
2 WHEREAS, OPD intends to use another portion of the grant funds to attend a required CGIC grantee conference; and
WHEREAS, OPD intends to use the remaining grant funds to hire personnel mission critical to success in addressing analytical throughput issues and intelligence dissemination; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously authorized acceptance of other Federal and State grant funds for the Crime Laboratory; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council does hereby authorize the City Administrator or designee to accept and appropriate a grant award in the amount of six hundred ninety-
five thousand nine hundred ninety-seven dollars ($695,997) from OJP; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or designee is authorized to extend the active grant period beyond Federal Fiscal Year 2025 if allowed by the grantor without returning to Council; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the grant funds shall be maintained by Criminalistics in
a Fund to be determined, Crime Lab (102610), in a Project to be determined; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator or designee to act as an agent to conduct all negotiations, certifications, assurances, documentation and related actions and to sign all applications and agreements that may be necessary for the completion of the aforementioned grant ; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the success of the program, from the metrics developed to show improved processes, will be considered for sustainability of the grant funded positions.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES -
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
A T T E S T :
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council
of the City of Oakland, California