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AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by: Adele Macpherson
CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: August 26, 1997
SUBJECT: BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
BLOCK GRANT
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
In June 1997, the Bureau of Justice Assistance announced the availability of funding for the
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program. The City of Santa Clarita was notified that we
were eligible to apply for a direct award of $178,145. The grant requires a cash match by the
city of $19,790.
The purpose of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant is to provide cities with opportunities
to reduce crime and improve public safety through the implementation of diverse strategies
ranging from addressing the issue of violent juvenile crime to establishing crime prevention
programs involving cooperation between community residents and law enforcement personnel.
In an effort to expand our crime prevention efforts, the City applied for funding for a Local Law
Enforcement Block Grant in accordance with the guidelines specified by the Bureau of Justice
Assistance. This funding will be used for law enforcement activities. The focus will be on new
and innovative approaches to solving community problems. This includes: improving
police -citizen cooperation and communication; increasing police and citizens' ability to creatively
solve community problems; facilitating the restructuring of agencies to promote the effective
flow and use of information both within and outside an agency; and improving law enforcement
responsiveness to members of the community.
The grant stipulates that the funding cannot be used to supplant existing funds. Another grant
requirement is the formation of an advisory board that includes representatives of groups with
recognized interest in criminal justice and crime, or substance abuse prevention and treatment.
The. Prevention Policy Board, the body established to provide authorization and oversight for
the Office of Criminal Justice Planning Grant, has been serving in this capacity for another
Bureau of Justice Assistance Local Law Enforcement Block Grant the City is currently
receiving, and could be used for this grant as well.
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize $19,790 be transferred from the City Council Contingency account number 1240-7401
to account number 001-9501 for match required by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Establish
estimated revenues of $178,145 in account number 108-5259 and $19,790 in account number
001-6810. Appropriate $2,000 to account number 7445-7011 and $195,935 to account number
7445-8110. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute documents resulting from this
program.
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