NVF:CBM:CLS
02/15/2022
T-909.015.020 / 1897086_2.doc 1
Council Agenda: 03/01/2022
Item No.: 2.11(a)
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JOSE ACCEPTING THE 2021 INTERNET CRIMES
AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE INVITED AWARDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF $534,427 AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE GRANT
AGREEMENT AND ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS AND
ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ONLINE
CERTIFICATIONS AT TIME OF REIMBURSEMENT
REQUEST, WITHOUT FURTHER CITY COUNCIL ACTION
WHEREAS, in 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention (“OJJDP”) created the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (“ICAC”) Program in response to the increasing number of children and teenagers using the Internet, the rapid increase in numbers of child sexual abuse images available electronically, and intensified online activities by predators seeking unsupervised contact with children; and
WHEREAS, the City of San José Police Department (“Department”) recognized the need to protect the children in the community in a fast-growing trend of Internet uses and various social media platforms, and in February 2003, the Department applied for and was awarded its first ICAC grant from the OJJDP; and
WHEREAS, since then, the Department has applied for and received several ICAC continuation grants, which has provided overtime, equipment, and vehicles for investigations; training of investigators; and opportunities for two national ICAC trainings in a year; and
WHEREAS, funding has also provided equipment and training for investigators from 11 Bay Area counties who participate in the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children (“SVICAC”) Task Force as the Department serves as the Fiscal Agent for this regional award; and
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Council Agenda: 03/01/2022
Item No.: 2.11(a)
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
WHEREAS, in August 2021, OJJDP invited the Department to submit an application to increase the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 ICAC funding and the application was accepted and approved in the amount of $534,427; and
WHEREAS, this supplemental award of $534,427 is in addition to the grant funding received in 2020-2021 in the amount of $521,869, which will bring the total grant award to $1,056,296; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to accept the 2021 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Invited Award in the amount of $534,427, with a grant term of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, to provide critical funding to the Department for the SVICAC Task Force;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
1. The 2021 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Invited Awards in the amount of $534,427 is hereby accepted.
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Grant Agreement and to execute additional amendments and all related documents, including online certifications at time of reimbursement request, without further City Council action.
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Council Agenda: 03/01/2022
Item No.: 2.11(a)
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
SAM LICCARDO
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk