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CITY OF SAN MATEO
Agenda Report
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
Agenda Number: 10 Section Name: CONSENT CALENDAR Account Number: 20-5150 File ID: 26-11226 TO: City Council
FROM: Alex Khojikian, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Police Department
MEETING DATE: June 01, 2026
SUBJECT:
Edward Byrne 2025 Justice Assistance Grant Program — Approval RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution to approve the submittal of an application to the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for the 2025 local solicitation in the amount of $22,261; and if awarded, appropriate funds to the Police Grants Budget Program and authorize the Chief of Police to execute all required documents.
BACKGROUND:
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program provides federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions to support a range of law enforcement programs. Applicants are limited to units of local government appearing on the 2025 JAG Allocations List. The procedure for allocating JAG funds is a formula based on population and crime statistics in combination with a minimum allocation to ensure each state receives an appropriate share. Sixty percent of funding is allocated to the states, and forty percent is allocated to local recipients. The City of San Mateo’s 2025 allocation is $22,261.
JAG has several primary purpose areas: law enforcement; prosecution and court; prevention and education; corrections and community corrections; drug treatment; planning, evaluation, and technology improvement; and crime victim and witness protection. Within these purpose areas, funds may be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, strategic planning, research and evaluation, data collection, training, personnel, equipment, forensic laboratories, supplies, contractual support, and criminal justice information systems.
The Police Department has proposed utilizing the funds to purchase law enforcement exterior carrier vests to enhance officer safety and operational effectiveness. The utilization of an exterior vest carrier is commonly viewed as a healthier alternative to the traditional duty belt for officers to carry required equipment. Exterior carriers provide improved weight distribution, reducing fatigue and risk of long term injury, which will improve the Police Department’s ability to maintain public safety, as well as the safety of our officers.
BUDGET IMPACT:
If the JAG grant is awarded, Council approval is requested to appropriate $22,261 into the Police Grant (Fund 200) budget.
The JAG grant requires no matching funds and will result in no impact to the General Fund.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
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.)
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NOTICE PROVIDED
All meeting noticing requirements were met. As required by JAG guidelines, copies of the grant application were made available to the City Council and for public review on the City’s website for 30 days.
ATTACHMENTS
Att 1 – Proposed Resolution
STAFF CONTACT
Ed Barberini, Chief of Police
[email protected]
(650) 522-7600
Tricia Toomey, Business Manager
[email protected]
(650) 522-7623