SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT THE 2001-03 FEDERAL LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM; ADOPTION OF RELATED APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND FUNDING SOURCES RESOLUTION AMENDMENTS IN THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND AND GENERAL FUND FOR THE USE OF $1,126,700 IN BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AND $125,189 IN CITY MATCHING FUNDS
COUNCIL DISTRICT: City-Wide
A. City Council approval to implement the 2001-2003 Federal Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEGB) Program.
B. City Council adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents associated with the program.
C. City Council approval of the following Appropriation Ordinance and Funding Sources Resolution amendments in the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Fund:
1. Increase the estimate for Earned Revenue from the Federal Government by $1,126,700;
2. Increase the Estimate for Transfers from the General Fund by $125,189; and
3. Establish an LLEBG 2001-2003 appropriation for the Police Department in the amount of $1,251,889.
4.
D. City Council approval of the following Appropriation Ordinance amendments in the General Fund:
1. Establish a transfer of $125,189 to the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Fund.
2. Decrease the Contingency Reserve by $125,189.
BACKGROUND
The LLEBG Program provides Federal funds to be distributed directly to local governments to be used specifically for law enforcement purposes. Based on a formula derived from population and serious crime data, the City of San Jose is eligible for $1,453,807. A disparate funding clause in the enabling Federal legislation requires that a previously agreed upon portion of the funding in the amount of $327,107 (22.5 percent of award) be transferred to Santa Clara County. The City is required to provide a cash match of $125,189. Including the cash match, the total available to the Police Department for law enforcement purposes will be $1,251,889. These grant funds and any accrued interest must be expended within the two-year term ending September 30, 2003.
Federal legislation requires that local jurisdictions submit their LLEBG spending proposals to a multi-agency committee that acts as a review board for approval of the proposals. The Mayor’s Gang Task Force is a multi-agency committee that meets the Federal criteria. In August, 2001, the Task Force approved the Department’s LLEBG proposal as summarized below.
Source of Funds:
Total LLEBG Funding $ 1,453,807
County Share (22.5%) <327,107>
City of San Jose Share $ 1,126,700
City’s Cash Match $ 125,189
Total $ 1,251,889
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Item # |
Description |
Estimated Cost |
|
1. |
Western Division Community Policing Center |
250,000 |
|
2. |
Second Crime Scene Van (Bureau Of Investigation) |
138,000 |
|
3. |
HP 2250TN Business Jet Printer |
1,250 |
|
4. |
Cell Phone Calls Tracking Hardware/Software |
85,000 |
|
5. |
Enhanced Video Duplication Equipment |
5,000 |
|
6. |
AIR2 Microwave Receiving Device Fixed Unit |
50,000 |
|
7. |
Briefing Room Furniture |
65,000 |
|
8. |
Digital Cameras (10) |
8,000 |
|
9. |
3-D Software for Accident Reconstruction |
5,000 |
|
10. |
Analyst Notebook software (2) |
10,000 |
|
11. |
Auto Theft Deterrent Devices (500) |
5,000 |
|
12. |
Digital Video Cameras BOI High Tech/FC |
3,075 |
|
13. |
Voice Stress Analysis and Training |
11,500 |
|
14. |
Crime Prevention Van (Community Services Unit) |
50,000 |
|
15. |
Tracking GPS Device |
2,500 |
|
16. |
Undercover Wire Recorder with CD capability |
5,000 |
|
17. |
Fixed Wing Tablet Computer |
5,000 |
|
18. |
Laptop Computer (3), Video Projectors & Screen |
33,000 |
|
19. |
Bidding Software |
80,000 |
|
20. |
CAU Servers and ARC IMS/ARCH SDE Software |
90,000 |
|
21. |
Field Training Software Pilot
Program (ADORE) |
6,000 |
|
22. |
Crime Analysis (CAU) Workstation
(2) |
9,000 |
|
23. |
Recruitment Enhancement and Training Equipment |
25,000 |
|
24. |
Handpack Radios (19) |
76,500 |
|
25. |
Force Option Simulator
Hardware/Software/Laser Inserts |
27,430 |
|
26. |
Def-Tech L-8’s (Less Lethal Weapon
Options) |
110,000 |
|
27. |
Wireless Down-link Technology for
Laptops |
95,634 |
|
|
TOTAL PROPOSED 2001 LLEBG SPENDING |
1,251,889 |
The proposed LLEBG program expenditures are within grant guidelines and furthers the Department’s mission to create safe places to live, work, and learn through community partnerships.
The Mayor’s Gang Task Force acts as the Advisory Review Board. The Gang Task Force includes members from Franklin-McKinley School District, U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Youth Authority, Santa Clara County Children’s Shelter, Santa Clara County Probation, Eastside Union High School District, Santa Clara County Juvenile Court, Office of Education, United Way, NAACP, Campbell Unified High School District, Asian Americans for Community Involvement, Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, U.S. Housing and Urban Development, Santa Clara County Social Services, and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department.
This memorandum has been coordinated with the City Manager's Office, the City’s Manager’s Budget Office, and the Office of the City Attorney.
COST IMPLICATIONS
The LLEBG grant program requires the City to provide a cash match of $125,189 (which is calculated by taking 1/9th of the grant amount to make the City’s contribution 1/10th of the program budget. The source of the matching funds is the General Fund Contingency Reserve.
WILLIAM M. LANSDOWNE
Chief of Police
LARRY D. LISENBEE
Budget Director
I hereby certify that there will be available for appropriation in the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Fund in the fiscal year 2001-02 monies in excess of those heretofore appropriated therefrom, said excess being at least $1,251,889.
LARRY D. LISENBEE
Budget Director