Agenda Item #14.5
For Council Meeting of: September 10, 2024
CITY OF SANTA ROSA
CITY COUNCIL
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JOHN CREGAN, CHIEF, POLICE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE BYRNE DISCRETIONARY GRANTS PROGRAM ACTION: RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Police Department that the Council, by resolution: 1) accept a grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance-Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding in the amount of $898,000; 2) authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all related award documents required for receiving such funds; and 3) appropriate $898,000 of grant funds to a project key to be established by the Chief Financial Officer.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The approval of this resolution authorizes the Santa Rosa Police Department (SRPD) to accept grant funds in the amount of $898,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance-Byrne Discretionary Community Project to establish the Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center; a centralized police technology, intel and data center, which will enhance capability to create a situational awareness front through consolidation of disparate systems and data such as camera feeds, real-time alerts, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), records information, incident information, and resource locations into a single interface
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Rosa was invited to apply for this competitive funding to establish the City of Santa Rosa Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC). A Real Time Crime Center is a centralized police technology, intel and data center, which will enhance capability to create a situational awareness front through consolidation of disparate systems and data such as camera feeds, real-time alerts, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), records information, incident information, and resource locations into a single interface. This project will provide immediate information to enhance SRPD’s ability to detect, investigate, and prevent violent criminal activity. The SRPD has a multifaceted approach to enhancing public safety, including a reduction in violent crime rates, improved emergency response times, and increased collaboration among law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL REVIEW
Not applicable.
ANALYSIS
The City of Santa Rosa was included in the overall Fiscal Year 2023-2024 appropriations spending bill that Congress approved, totaling $898,000 for Santa Rosa. The City’s funding request was included in the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Committee bill as part of the larger spending package negotiated by the House and Senate. Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) secured $898,000 in funding through a federal earmark for the Community and Gun Violence Reduction Initiative.
There are no requirements for cost match, and therefore, the award will have no adverse impact on the Department’s Operating Budget.
Funds will be used to purchase technology and hardware/storage upgrades to establish the Santa Rosa Police Departments Real Time Crime Center.
FISCAL IMPACT
An award amount of $898,000 has been initially approved by the Bureau of Justice Assistance-Byrne Discretionary Community Project for the Real Time Crime Center.
There are no matching funds for this grant.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
This action is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and 15378 in that there is no possibility that the implementation of this action may have significant effects on the environment, and no further environmental review is required
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Not applicable.
NOTIFICATION
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 – Bureau of Justice Assistance Award
Resolution
PRESENTER
John Cregan, Police Chief
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