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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/20/2001 - ITEMS RELATING TO APPROPRIATION OF GRANT REVENUES AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 10 A-B FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 20, 2001 STAFF: Rita Davis SUBJECT: Items Relating to Appropriation of Grant Revenues for Police Services. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinances on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The City has received the following two grants for Police Services: (1) A grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) program in the amount of $75,275 for the procurement of equipment and technology relating to basic law enforcement functions. This grant requires a cash match of$8,364, which will be met by the existing Police 10 Service budget; and (2) a second grant in the amount of $30,000 has been received from the Office of Juvenile Justice, Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) to provide salaries for the continuation of the Youth Community/Family Conferencing Program. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 198, 2001, 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. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 199, 2001, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for Police Services for the Youth Community/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 (LLEBG) program in the amount of$75,275 for the procurement of equipment and technology relating to basic law enforcement functions. A local cash match of$8,364 is required and will be met by the existing Police Services budget. The grant funds will be used to purchase computer, video, and photo imaging equipment, as well as a flexible articulating borescope for SWAT use. 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. DATE:November 20, 2001 2 ITEM NUMBER: The Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from local law enforcement, the prosecutor's office, the court system, public school system, and a non-profit agency active in crime prevention or treatment, reviewed the project, and supported the proposed use of the grant funds. In addition, a public hearing was held on August 8, 2001, to receive comments on the proposed use of the grant funds from any Fort Collins citizens. No one attended the public hearing and no comments were received. Documentation on the Advisory Board meeting and public hearing was sent to the U.S. Department of Justice and final notice of grant award was received. The grant period is from August 16, 2001 to August 15, 2003. Office of Juvenile Justice, Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) Grant: A second grant in the amount of$30,000 has been received from the Office of Juvenile Justice, Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) for salaries associated with the continued operation of a Youth Community/Family Conferencing (restorative justice) Program. Restorative justice is an alternative method of holding a youth offender accountable for his or her actions by conferencing with the youth and the victim to develop appropriate consequences for the offense. By learning to understand the impacts of their actions on the victim, Criminal Justice Officials are optimistic repeat offenses will be reduced. No cash match is required. The grant period is from October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002. I i I ORDINANCE NO. 198, 2001 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS 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 WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins Police Services has been awarded a grant under the United States Department of Justice,Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program(LLEBG)in the amount of$75,275; and WHEREAS, the LLEBG funds are to be used for the procurement of equipment and technology related to basic law enforcement functions; and WHEREAS,the LLEBG program required that an Advisory Board be formed to review the use of the grant funds and make a non-binding recommendation to the United States Department of Justice on the agency's use of the funds; and WHEREAS, an Advisory Board was formed consisting of representatives from local law enforcement,the prosecutors's office,the court system,the public schools,and a non-profit agency active in crime prevention or treatment; and WHEREAS,the Advisory Board reviewed the project and supported the proposed use of the LLEBG funds; and WHEREAS,the grant requires$8,364 of City matching funds,which have been included in the 2001 Police Services budget for this purpose and are available for transfer to the Police Services LLEBG project; and WHEREAS,Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins (the"Charter") permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year,provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations,in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year,do not exceed the then current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10, of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one project to another project, provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the General Fund the sum of SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($75,275) for expenditure in the General Fund for the Police Services LLEBG project and appropriated therein. Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR DOLLARS($8,364)is authorized for transfer from the Police Services operating budget in the General Fund to the Police Services LLEBG project and appropriated therein. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of November, A.D. 2001, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of December, A.D. 2001. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of December, A.D. 2001. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 199, 2001 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR POLICE SERVICES FOR THE YOUTH COMMUNITY/ FAMILY CONFERENCING PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins Police Services has been awarded a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice, Division of Criminal Justice, Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program in the amount of$30,000; and WHEREAS, the grant is to be used to provide operating expenses for the Youth Community/Family Conferencing Program; and WHEREAS, the grant funds will help pay for salaries associated with the continued operation of the Youth Community/Family Conferencing Program; and WHEREAS,Article V, Section 9,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations,in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year,does not exceed the then current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the General Fund the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($30,000) for expenditure in the General Fund for Police Services Youth Community/Family Conferencing Program. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of November, A.D. 2001, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of December, A.D. 2001. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of December, A.D. 2001. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk