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1 CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2025)
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $224,131
FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, BYRNE STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE ADDITION OF 1.00 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER; AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 BUDGET WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo (City) desires to participate in the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Grant Program made available through the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to support local efforts to reduce the threat of gun violence in the City; and WHEREAS, the BSCC offered to award the City $224,131 for grant program activities through July 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, grant funds will be used to provide .75 FTE salary and benefits for a Community Service Officer focused on implementing Project SAFEGUARD (Schools and Families Engaged for Gun Use Awareness and Risk Detection), to include investigating threats of gun violence at schools, leading crisis interventions, conducting ongoing follow up with youth engaged in threat of violence incidents, connect at risk youth to services, and coordinate public outreach to raise awareness about extreme risk protection orders and threat of violence prevention; and
WHEREAS, in order to be considered eligible to receive grant funding, the City must submit a signed Grant Agreement to the State; and
WHEREAS, the assignment of a Community Service Officer (CSO) to perform grant activities creates a vacancy in the complement of CSOs in the Police Department; and WHEREAS, staff recommends authorization of an additional 1.00 FTE Community Service Officer position for the duration of the grant period to ensure no loss of service to the community; and WHEREAS, grant funds will cover the cost of .75 of the additional FTE, with funding for the remaining .25 of the additional FTE to come from revenues received from the National Opioid Settlement Agreements, resulting in no net financial impact as costs will be offset by grant and opioid revenues; and WHEREAS, Section 5.13(a) of the City Charter requires Council approval by resolution for amendments to the City’s budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. This action is not a project subject to CEQA, because it can be seen with certainty that it will not cause a physical change in the environment. (Public Resources Code Section 21065.)
2. Grant funding in the amount of $224,131 from the CA BSCC is accepted, and appropriation of these funds into the Police Grants Fund (Fund 200) is authorized. 1 2
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1 3. The Chief of Police or his designee is authorized, on behalf of the City, to execute and submit the grant agreement and any additional documents including, without limitation, contracts, amendments, extensions, modifications, and payment requests as appropriate to accept the funds and comply with the conditions of the grant.
4. Grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant ongoing law enforcement operations.
5. The addition of 1.00 FTE Community Service Officer Position is authorized for the term of the grant.
6. A budget appropriation for fiscal year 2025-26 is approved in the amount of $82,000 to the Police Grants Fund (Fund 200).