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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 13072: JUSTICE ASST GRANTMemorandum To: Steve Fitzgibbons, City Manager From: Mark Blanton, Acting Chief of Police Date: March 21, 2005 Re: JAG (Justice Assistance Grant) Recommendation: The Police Department recommends that the Port Arthur City Council adopt Proposed Resolution No. 13072, authorizing the City Manager to apply and receive grant funds, under a joint grant with the City of Beaumont and Jefferson County under the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG.) This program replaced the LLEBG (Local Law Enforcement Block Grant) Program which has been discontinued by the Federal Govemment. Background: The Federal Government has ended the LLEBG Program and replaced it with the Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG). This program is very similar to the LLEBG Program. The City of Port Arthur must file a joint application with the City of Beaumont and Jefferson County to obtain funding. There is no cash match with this program. The funding allocation formula provides for the following breakdown of funding: City of Beaumont $112,514, City of Port Arthur $38,571 and Jefferson County $$26,662 for a total grant amount of $174,747. Last year under the LLEBG Program the City of Port Arthur received funding of $26,710 with required cash match of $2,968. The new program will give the Port Arthur Police Department a higher level of funds with no required cash match. The formula for funding levels is set by the Office of the Governor of Texas and includes crime rate. The City of Port Arthur experienced a steep drop in Part I Crimes last year which impacted our formula funds. The City of Port Arthur and Jefferson County will each have to inter into an Inter-local Agreement separately with the City of Beaumont to receive the funds. Budget/Fiscal Effect: The grant will add $38,571 to the Police Department's budget. The City is not required to provide a cash match as was the case under the LLEBG Program. Staffing/Employee Effect: This program will enable the Police Department to purchase additional equipment for the officers. P. R. NO. 13072 8/5/04 MB/sz RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY AND RECEIVE GRANT FUNDS ALONG WITH THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND JEFFERSON COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $174,747 UNDER THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, thc City of Port Arthur may jointly apply for funds with thc City of Beaumont and Jefferson County under the Justice Assistance Grant program; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS: TIlAT the City Manager is authorized to apply for and receive grant funds wherein the City of Beaumont will receive $112,514, the City of Port Arthur will receive $38,571 and Jefferson County will receive $26,662; TItAT the City Manager is authorized to enter into an Inter-Local Agreement with the City of Beaumont to receive these funds in substantially the same form as attached as Exhibit "A"; and THAT a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur. READ, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED THIS THE of ., 2005, in a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote: AYES: Mayor CouncilMembers NOES: Oscar Ortiz, Mayor ATTEST: Van Green, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Mark Sokolow, City Attorney APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: Sev 1~ g bo ' 'ty anager p~l~trk Blanton,~cting Chief of Police Rebecca Underhill, Finance Director EXHIBIT "A" Har 21 05 ll:O?a Beaumont Police Rdmin (409)880-3844 R~ol~tion No, The State of Texas )( County of Jefferson X Kn~w All by The~e Imr-tocal Agreement I~en tl~ City of Beaumont, Tex~s and City of Port Arthur, Tex~ 2005 Byme Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Award This Agreement is made and entered into this day of, 200~, by and between The City of Port Arthur, Texas acting by and through its governing body, the Port Arlhur City Council, hereinafter referred to as the City of Port A~thur, and the City of Beaumont, Texas acting by and through its governing body, the Beaumont City Council, hereinafter referred to as the City of Beaumont, both of Jefferson County, State of Texas, witnesseth: WHEREAS, each goveming body, in performing govemmeotal funotions or in paying for the performance of governmental functions hereunder, shall make that pertormance or those payments from CU~Tent revenues legally available to that paAy: and WHEREAS, each governing body finds that the performance of this ,Agreement is in the best interests of beth parties, that the undertaking will benefit the public, and that the division of costs fairly compensates the pedorming party for the services or functions under this agreement: and WHEREAS, the City Of Beaumont agrees to provide the City of Port Arthur $38,571 from the JAG award for the Program: and WHEREAS, the City ot Beaumont and the City of Port Arthur believe it to be in their best interests to reallocate the JAG funds. NOW THEREFORE, the City of Beaumont and tile City of Port Arthur agree as follows: Section I. The City of Beaumont agrees to pay the City of Port Arthur a total of $38,571 of JAG funds. Section 2. The City of Port Arthur egmes to use $38,571 for the Program until (date). Section 3. Each party to this agreement will be responsible for ils own achons in providing services under this agreement and shall not be liable for any civil liability that may arise from the furnishing of the services by the other party. Section 4. The parties to this Agreement do not intend for any third party to obtain a right by virtue of this Agreement. Section 5. By entering into this Agreement, the parties do not intend to create any obligations express or implied other than those set out herein; further, this Agreement shall not create any righls in any party not a signatory hereto. Mar 21 05 ll:O?a Beaumont Police Rdmin (409)880-3844 p.3 City of Beaumont, Texas City of PoI~ Althur, Texas City Manager City Manager Attest: Approved aa to Form: City Clerk, Beaumont City Attorney, Beaumont City CleriC, Port Arthur City Attorney, Port Arthur *By law, the District Attorney's Office may only advise or approve contracts or legal documents on behalf of its clients. It may not advise or approve a contracts or lega} document on behalf of other parties. Our view of this document was conducted solely from the legal perspective of our client, Our approval of this document was offered solely for the benefit of our client. Other parties should not rely on this approval and should seek review and approval by their own respective attorney(s).