RESOLUTION NO. __________________ (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2022 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT AND THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING RELATED TO THIS FUNDING WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has established the annual Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grant (JAG) Program to assist local governments in their efforts to prevent and to control crime and to improve the criminal justice system; and WHERAS, the BJA has determined that the City of Salinas and other local jurisdictions are jointly eligible to apply for and to receive funding through the annual JAG Program, which will allow the City and those other jurisdictions to support a broad range of activities to prevent and to control crime based on their own local needs and conditions; and WHEREAS, the total grant allocation is $85,911, and the City of Salinas portion is $67,200 for the 2022 award to support the purchase or lease of License Plate Reader (LPR) camera systems; and WHEREAS, Monterey County, as a disparate agency, will receive $18,711 for the 2022 award, to be allocated to the purchase of ruggedized tablets for new patrol vehicles; and WHEREAS, the City and the other local participating jurisdictions are obligated to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding in order to maintain their eligibility to apply for and to receive JAG Program funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager and the Chief of Police, or their designees, to accept funding in the amount of $85,911, including the execution of all grant acceptance documents; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of Monterey for the 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the establishment of the 2022 JAG appropriation of $85,911 and corresponding revenue budget to support grant activities.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 18th day of April 2023 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk