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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents to receive and expend grant funding from the Federal FY 2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; and increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR) in the Police Department (PD) by $294,754. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Police Department was recently awarded grant funding from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance for the FY 11 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program: Local Solicitation in the amount of $294,754. The grant monies will be used to support a specially trained and selected Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) assigned by the County of Los Angeles to provide enhanced probation services to the City of Long Beach, and a Los Angeles Sheriff's Department DNA Criminalist to provide a Dedicated DNA Criminalist assigned to Long Beach DNA cases.
This item was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Gary Anderson on August 25, 2011 and Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on August 30, 2011.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is requested on September 20, 2011, to expedite use of the grant funds.
FISCAL IMPACT
The JAG grant is currently unbudgeted; therefore, an appropriation increase in the General Grants fund (SR 120) in the Police Department (PD) is included in the recommendation. Grant revenues will offset the expense appropriation and the grant does not require any matching funds. There is no impact to the General Fund and no local job impact.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM McDONNELL
CHIEF OF POLICE
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER