Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/19/2000 - ITEMS RELATING TO APPROPRIATION OF GRANT REVENUES AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 8 A-B DATE: December 19, 2000 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM: Rita Davis SUBJECT: Items Relating to Appropriation of Grant Revenues for Police Services. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinances on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 166, 2000, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the General Fund for Police Services and Authorizing the Transfer of Matching Funds Previously Appropriated in the Police Services Operating Budget to the Grant Project. Fort Collins Police Services has been awarded a grant under the U.S.Department of Justice, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program (LLEBG) in the amount of$69,537 for the procurement of equipment and technology related to basic law enforcement functions. A local cash match of $7,726 is required and will be met by the existing Police Services budget. Ordinance No. 167, 2000, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 21, 2000, appropriates grant funds to be used to continue the mobile data terminals (MDTs) to laptop computer conversion project. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 167, 2000, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for Police Services for the Youth Community/Family Conferencing Program. A second grant in the amount of $1,944 has been received from the Office of Juvenile Justice,Division of Criminal Justice(DCJ),Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program to provide supplies and operating expenses for the Youth Community/Family Conferencing Program. Ordinance No. 167,2000,which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 21, 2000, appropriates grant funds to off-set the cost of producing training manuals and brochures, postage and recruiting and training community volunteers as restorative justice facilitators. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 15 A-B FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 21, 2000 STAFF: Rita Davis SUBJECT: Items Relating to Appropriation of Grant Revenues for Police Services. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption o ciopy FINANCIAL IMPACT: The City has received two grants for Police Services. The first is a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) program in the amount of$69,537 for the procurement of equipmen h o e c I enforcement functions. This grant requires a cash match ofk726�w ch wi Je e th sting Police Service budget. The second grant in the amount of4 as en r d from th ffice of Juvenile Justice,Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), J Acc i centi lock Grant Program to provide supplies and operating expenses for the Youth Community/Family Conferencing Program. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 166, 2000, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the General Fund for Police Services and Authorizing the Transfer of Matching Funds Previously Appropriated in the Police Services Operatin Budget to the Grant Project. B. First Reading of Ordi ce No. 7, 20 pria Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for lice ices or e Youth ommunity/Family Conferencing Program. Local Law Enforcement Block Grant(LLEBG): Fort Collins Police Services has been awarded a grant under the U.S. Department of Justice, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program (LLEBG) in the amount of $69,537 for the procurement of equipment and technology related to basic law enforcement functions. A local cash match of$7,726 is required and will be met by the existing Police Services budget. The grant funds will be used to continue the mobile data terminals (MDTs)to laptop computer conversion project. The MDTs are outdated and have fewer capabilities than laptop computers. Converting from MDTs to laptop computers enhances the officers' abilities to complete reports and other documentation in the field. A condition of the grant requires that input be sought from an Advisory Board who will make a non- binding recommendation to the U.S. Department of Justice on the agency's use of the funds. The DATE: November 21, 2000 2 ITEM NUMBER: 15 A-D Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from local law enforcement (Chief Harrison), the prosecutor's office(Stu VanMeveren),court system(Judge Kathleen Lane),the public schools(Ken Forrest), and a non-profit agency active in crime prevention or treatment (Marcy Lynn McNeal — ) TEAM Fort Collins and Pam McCracken—CSU Center for Drug and Alcohol Education),reviewed the project, and support the proposed use of the grant funds. In addition, a Public Hearing was held on October 12,2000, to receive comments from any citizen of Fort Collins on the proposed use of the grant funds. No one attended the public hearing and no comments were received. Documentation on the Advisory me an c n as sent to the U.S.Department of Justice and final notice of taw0asreiv a eriod is from October 23,2000, to September 30, 2001. Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant:A second grant in the amount of$1,944 has been received from the Office of Juvenile Justice, Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program to provide supplies and operating expenses for the Youth Community/Family Conferencing Program. No cash match is required. These grant funds will be used to off-set the cost of producing training manuals and brochures,postage and recruiting and training community volunteers as restorative justice facilitators. Training is planned for the third week of January 2001. The grant period is from Nove 2 , 1, 1.