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Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-43: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff for the Application for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FY 2023 Local Solicitation/ CFDA #16.738 |
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: |
1) Read Resolution No. 2023-43 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2023-43 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-43
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Executive Summary: |
Approval of the IGA will enable the City of Flagstaff to pass through U.S. Department of Justice funding to the Coconino County Sheriff's Department for the purchase of less lethal Pepperball systems including launchers and associated munition and carrying gear, along with less lethal munition for their recently purchased 40mm gas launcher. |
Financial Impact: |
There is no significant financial impact to the City of Flagstaff in terms of expenditures. This grant is budgeted in FY 2023 in the amount of $30,185.00 account number 001-04-062-6101-2-4273. |
Policy Impact: |
Allows us to provide additional funding to assist Flagstaff Police Department in meeting the communities’ expectations in regards to our community policing efforts. |
Connection to PBB Priorities/Objectives, Carbon Neutrality Plan & Regional Plan: |
Priority Based Budget Key Community Priorities and Objectives
Safe & Healthy Community: The Intergovernmental Agreement will allow the Flagstaff Police Department and the Coconino County Sheriff's Office to utilize the Fiscal Year 2023 Grant funds to prevent and control crime, administer justice and assist crime victims. This contributes to a Safe and Healthy Community by providing public safety services with resources, staff & training responsive to the communities needs.
Carbon Neutrality Plan
DD-2: These funds assist in providing public safety services with adequate resources and staff time ensuring that our neighborhoods are safe for community members to travel in.
Regional Plan
Goal LU.1. Invest in existing neighborhoods and activity centers for the purpose of developing complete and connected places.
Goal NH.1. Foster and maintain healthy and diverse urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods in the Flagstaff region.
City funds will be used to supplement overtime for community policing and property crime interdiction initiatives. As our citizens request additional patrols or when we can identify an area that would benefit from additional police presence, these funds will be beneficial in assuring we can provide these necessary services.
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Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This: |
Yes - Council approved the previous Intergovernmental Agreement in order to benefit from the Fiscal Year 2022 JAG grant. |
Options and Alternatives: |
- Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and County.
- Not approve the IGA between the City and County. |
Background and History: |
The U.S Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), was created in 1984 to provide federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist crime victims. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local needs and conditions. JAG blends the previous Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) Programs to provide agencies with the flexibility to prioritize and spend funds where they are most needed. The formula calculates direct allocations for local governments within each state, based on their share of the total violent crime reported with the state. |
Key Considerations: |
The JAG formula program provides agencies with the flexibility to prioritize and place justice funds where they are needed most. The formula calculates direct allocations for local governments within each state, based on their share of the total violent crime reported with the state. The City has been certified as disparate and must submit a joint application for the aggregate of funds allocated. The JAG disparate jurisdictions are certified by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), based in part on input from the state's Attorney General. The disparate allocation occurs when the City is scheduled to received one and one half times more than the County, while the County bears more than 50% of the costs of prosecution of incarceration that arise for Part 1 violent crimes committed in the city. City funds will be used to supplement overtime for community policing and property crime interdiction initiatives. As our citizens request additional patrols or when we can identify an area that would benefit from additional police presence, these funds will be beneficial in assuring we can provide these necessary services. As part of the joint application process an IGA is required to be submitted to the funding agency indicating who will serve as applicant/fiscal agent for the joint funds. The IGA will authorize payment to the County in the amount of $9,055.50 for the JAG funds upon successful award. |
Community Benefits and Considerations: |
The Fiscal Year 2023 JAG funds have been requested in the amount of $30,185.00 of which the City will agree to the terms of the Intergovernmental Agreement and pass on the appropriate funds through the County. The County will request a total of $9,055.50 to be used to purchase less lethal Pepperball systems including launchers and associated munition and carrying gear, along with less lethal munition for their recently purchased 40mm gas launcher. |
Community Involvement: |
The Intergovernmental Agreement will allow the Flagstaff Police Department and the Coconino County Sheriff's Office to utilize the Fiscal Year 2023 Grant funds to prevent and control crime, administer justice and assist crime victims. This contributes to a Safe and Healthy Community by providing public safety services with resources, staff & training responsive to the community’s needs. |
Expanded Options and Alternatives: |
Inform the Council and public on the application of this grant and intended use of these funds. |
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