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RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE ACCEPTING THE 2022 INTERNET CRIMES
AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE INVITED AWARDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF $618,790, AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER 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
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 have 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 NVF:CBM:KML
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(“SVICAC”) Task Force as the Department serves as the Fiscal Agent for this regional award; and
WHEREAS, in September 2022, OJJDP invited the Department to submit an application to increase the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 ICAC funding and the application was accepted and approved in the amount of $618,790; and
WHEREAS, this supplemental award of $618,790 is in addition to the grant funding received in Fiscal Year 2021-2022 in the amount of $534,427, and in Fiscal Year 2020- 2021 in the amount of $521,869, which will bring the total grant award to $1,675,086; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to accept the 2022 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Invited Award in the amount of $618,790, with a grant term of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, 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:
A. The 2022 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Invited Awards in the amount of $618,790 is hereby accepted.
B. 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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ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
SAM LICCARDO
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk