DATE: December 4, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Police Department
TITLE: ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS FOR THE COPS 2023 GRANT PROGRAM; AND AMEND PRIOR PURCHASE ORDER FOR LEICA RTC360 LASER SCANNER
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff and the Police and Fire Commission recommend that the City Council accept and appropriate an additional $251,778 in grant funds from the California Enhancing Law Enforcement Activities Subaccount (ELEAS) awarded to the City for the Citizen's Option for Public Safety (COPS) 2023 Grant Program; approve amendment 1 to Precision Survey Supply, LLC for Leica RTC360 Laser Scanner for $12,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $130,029; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all grant documents and purchase order.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The City received $265,971 in initial grant funding from the State of California COPS 2023 Grant Program. The City Council approved accepting and appropriating those funds at its May 22, 2024 meeting. In October 2024, the City received an additional allotment of $251,778. Staff recommends that the City Council approve and accept the additional funding for the COPS 2023 Grant Program and use the funds as recommended below.
Programs to be funded with the additional funds are as follows:
* School Resource Officer (SRO) Program - $103,000 - OPD has funded the SRO Program with COPS grant awards since FY 2004-05. This allocation will cover a portion of one officer's salary and benefits for the 2025-26 School Year. The Police Department's general fund budget separately funds the remaining balance.
* Cadet Program Salaries and Benefits FY 2025-26 - $35,196 - This program bridges Explorers and entry-level law enforcement positions within the Police Department. It provides a venue for recruiting local candidates. This allocation funds two Police Cadets for one year.
* Cadet Program Tuition and Uniforms - $7,500 - This funding will be used ...
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