HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-11-22 - AGENDA REPORTS - COPS GRANT FY 16-17 (2)Agenda Item: 5
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: fill
DATE: November 22, 2016
SUBJECT: CITIZENS' OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) GRANT
FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Jennifer Del Toro
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Accept the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Citizens' Option for Public Safety Grant from the Los
Angeles County Auditor -Controller; approve the request from the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department, Santa Clarita Valley Station, to use the funds to continue funding the
Career Offenders Burglary, Robbery, and Assault (COBRA) Team.
2. Increase estimated revenue in account 234-4461.003, Supplemental Law Enforcement Grant,
by $435,949. This amount includes the Fiscal Year 2016-17 grant of $338,213 and
additional grant funds for Fiscal Year 2015-16 of $97,736.
3. Appropriate $466,717 to account 16100-5161.001 (Contractual Services). This amount
includes $338,213 for the Fiscal Year 2016-17 grant, additional grant funds for Fiscal Year
2015-16 of $97,736, and the existing fund balance of $30,768.
4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any contracts, agreements, or change
orders arising out of this program, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
Assembly Bill 1913 (Schiff -Cardenas Crime Prevention Act), signed into law in 2000, provides
funding to cities and counties for frontline law enforcement officers and juvenile justice
initiatives. This provided financing for the Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) program.
The City of Santa Clarita has been eligible to receive grant funding from this program every
year. The funds awarded are based on population, with each entity receiving a minimum grant of
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$100,000. The City's allocation for Fiscal Year 2016-17 is $338,213.
According to grant requirements, the City Council shall appropriate the funds in accordance with
a written request submitted by the Chief Administrator of the local law enforcement agency. The
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Santa Clarita Valley Station, has proposed continued
partial funding of Career Offenders Burglary, Robbery, and Assault Team staff to enhance the
Sheriff's efforts to curb youth crime in Santa Clarita.
Current funding will also assist the COBRA Team in its efforts to apprehend graffiti vandals and
operate the City of Santa Clarita Community Court Diversion program.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Decline the Fiscal Year 2016-17 COPS Grant funding.
2. Determine alternate use for the Fiscal Year 2016-17 COPS Grant funding.
3. Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The anticipated cost of this program is estimated to be $466,717 to be offset completely by grant
funds.
ATTACHMENTS
Letter from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
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IIEIIZIFF
COUNTY OF I.OS ANGELES
Jim MCDONNELL, SHERIFF
(661) 255-1121
October 28, 2016
Honorable Bob Kellar, Mayor
City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Boulevard
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Dear Mayor Kellar,
Over the past several years, the City of Santa Clarita has received significant
criminal justice grant funds under Assembly Bill 1913 that has aided us in our
efforts to make Santa Clarita a safer place to live and work. This year's grant
provides $338,213 from the State of California for the Citizen's Option for
Public Safety (COPS) Program. The COPS grant has been used to enhance our
efforts to curb youth crime in Santa Clarita. Specifically, the funding has
enabled us to partially pay for the salaries for the COBRA Team.
In the past years, in addition to COBRA Team's mission of working to decrease
gang activity, graffiti, and other juvenile crimes, they have also provided gang
and drug education awareness for all seventh -grade students in Santa Clarita,
and are an integral part of the Teen Court intervention and the City of Santa
Clarita Community Court Diversion Programs.
I am asking that you approve the use of the COPS Grant funds to continue
these programs. Should you have any questions or require additional
information, feel free to telephone me at (661) 799-5101.
Sincerely,
JIM McDO , SHERIFF
Roo It Johnson, Captain
Santa Clarita Valley Station
211 WEST TEMPLE STREET, Los ANGELES, CALIFORNiA goo 12
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