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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 2007 JUSTICE ASSIST. GRANT 10-16-07Agenda Item 8 Reviewed: AGENDA REPORT City Manager Finance Director N/A MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2007 TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: SCOTT M. JORDAN, CHIEF OF POLICE SUBJECT: 2007 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) SUMMARY On June 5, 2007, The Tustin City Council approved the acceptance of funding for the 2007 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. The amount of the grant monies awarded to Tustin was $25,151.00. A required administrative fee of $377.37 and a 41% funding commitment to the Proactive Methamphetamine Task Force (PROACT) in the amount of $12,198.24 leaves Tustin the recipient of $12,575.50. The Police Department requested and City Council approved this amount to be utilized for the purchase of Motorola earpieces for portable police radios to enhance officer safety. The County of Orange, which oversees the administration of this grant, is holding these funds in trust. Administrative requirements of the grant now require the City of Tustin to authorize the county to release the balance of the funds to pay for the Motorola radio earpieces. RECOMMENDATION Authorize reimbursement from the County of Orange to the City of Tustin for the purchase of Motorola radios and authorize the Chief of Police to sign any grant-related paperwork on behalf of the City. FISCAL IMPACT None. City to receive and expend previously allocated funds from the grant. .~ SCOTT M. JO AN Chief of Police ~~ CHRISTINE SCHWA Z Support Services Division Manager r ~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR 2007 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 16th day of October 2007, which date is enumerated for purposes of reference only, by and between the COUNTY OF ORANGE, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY", and CITY OF TUSTIN a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "SUBGRANTEE." WHEREAS, COUNTY, acting through its Sheriff-Coroner Department, hereinafter referred to as SHERIFF, in its capacity as the lead agency on behalf of eighteen units of local government, including SHERIFF and SUBGRANTEE, has applied for, received and accepted the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (hereinafter referred to as "the grant"). WHEREAS, the purpose of the grant is to supplement the resources available to the multi agency Orange County Pro-Active Methamphetamine Laboratory Investigative Team (PROACT), and to various programs designated to prevent and control crime within the County of Orange that are operated by individual agencies included in the above-referenced eighteen units of local government, as set forth in Attachment A hereto (Program Narrative in the grant MOU), which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. WHEREAS, the terms of the grant require that certain grant funds be transferred to SUBGRANTEE to be used for the grant purposes, which may include local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for law enforcement, as more particularly described in Attachment A hereto. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 1. COUNTY shall transfer to SUBGRANTEE grant funds, in arrears, as necessary to reimburse SUBGRANTEE for reasonable and permissible expenditures for the grant purposes. In order to obtain grant funds, SUBGRANTEE shall comply with the instructions and submit to SHERIFF all Sheriff 2007 Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 required information and documentation, as set forth in Attachment B hereto ("How to Apply for JAG Grant Reimbursements"), which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. In no event will the total amount of the grant funds transferred by COUNTY to SUBGRANTEE hereunder exceed SUBGRANTEE's allocation, as set forth in Attachment C hereto ("JAG Program Allocation"), which is I attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 2. SUB-GRANTEE shall be reimbursed with said grant funds only for expenditures necessary to acquire personal property or equipment as set forth in Attachment A hereto [herinafter called "grant property and equipment"] or to perform such other grant functions, if any, for which Attachment A specifies that SUBGRANTEE may utilize grant funds. 3. Throughout their useful life, SUBGRANTEE shall use grant property and equipment only for grant purposes in accordance with Attachment A hereto. 4. SUBGRANTEE shall exercise due care to preserve and safeguard grant property and equipment from damage or destruction and shall provide regular maintenance and such repairs for grant property and equipment as are necessary, in order to keep said grant property and equipment continually in good working order. 5. If grant property or equipment becomes obsolete, SUBGRANTEE shall dispose of it only in accordance with the instructions of COUNTY or the agency from which COUNTY received the grant funds. 6. SUBGRANTEE shall submit to the COUNTY grant program reporting documents and information in accordance with requirements set out in Attachment D ("Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Reporting Requirements"), which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 7. SUBGRANTEE shall comply with all applicable terms of the certification(s) that are attached hereto as Attachment E and incorporated herein by reference. 8. By executing this Agreement, SUBGRANTEE agrees to comply with and be fully bound by this Agreement and all applicable provisions of Attachments A, B, C, D and E hereto. SUBGRANTEE shall notify COUNTY immediately upon discovery that it has not abided or no longer will abide by any applicable provision of this Agreement or Attachments A, B, C, D or E hereto. I Sheriff 2007 Page 2 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9. SUBGRANTEE and COUNTY shall be subject to examination and audit by the State Auditor General with respect to this Agreement for a period of three years after final payment hereunder. 10. SUBGRANTEE agrees to indemnify, defend and save harmless COUNTY and the I agency from which COUNTY received grant funds, and their elected and appointed officials, officers, agents and employees from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any and all contractors, subcontractors, laborers, and any other person, firm or corporation furnishing or supplying work, ~ services, materials or supplies in connection with SUBGRANTEE's performance of this Agreement, including Attachments A, B, C, D and E hereto, and from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any person, firm, or corporation who may be injured or damaged by SUBGRANTEE in the performance of this Agreement, including Attachments A, B, C, D and E hereto. 11. No alteration or variation of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto, and no oral understanding or agreement not incorporated herein shall be binding on any of the parties hereto. 12. SUBGRANTEE may not assign this Agreement in whole or in part without the express written consent of COUNTY. 13. For a period of three years after final payment hereunder or until all claims related to this Agreement are finally settled, whichever is later, SUBGRANTEE shall preserve and maintain all documents, papers and records relevant to the work performed or property or equipment acquired in accordance with this Agreement, including Attachments A, B, C, D and E hereto. For the same time period, SUBGRANTEE shall make said documents, papers and records available to COUNTY and the agency from which COUNTY received the grant funds or their duly authorized representative(s), for examination, copying, or mechanical reproduction on or off the premises of SUBGRANTEE, upon request, during usual working hours. 14. SUBGRANTEE shall provide to COUNTY all records and information requested by COUNTY for inclusion in quarterly reports and such other reports or records as COUNTY may be required to provide to the agency from which COUNTY received grant funds or other persons or agencies. I Sheriff 2007 Page 3 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 15. COUNTY may terminate this Agreement and be relieved of the payment of any consideration to SUBGRANTEE if a) SUBGRANTEE fails to perform any of the covenants contained in this Agreement, including the applicable terms of Attachments A, B, C, D and E hereto, at the time and in the manner herein provided, or b) COUNTY loses funding under the grant. In the event of termination, COUNTY may proceed with the work in any manner deemed proper by COUNTY. 16. SUBGRANTEE and its agents and employees shall act in an independent capacity in the performance of this Agreement, including Attachments A, B, C, D and E hereto, and shall not be considered officers, agents or employees of COUNTY or SHERIFF or of the agency from which COUNTY received grant funds. // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Sheriff 2007 Page 4 of 5 1 2 3 41 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN WITNESS WHEREUF, the parties have executed this Agreement in the County of Orange, State of California. DATED: ~ ~ ~ , 2007 COUNTY subdivisid By APPROVED AS TO FORM: COUNTY COUNSEL Y Nicole Sims, Deputy DATED: ~ ~ , 2007 DATED: , 2007 ATTEST: City Clerk DATED: , 2007 Sheriff 2007 SUBGR.ANTEE NGE, a political tate of California By .iC/C~~'~ SCOTT M. JO AN CHIEF OF PO ICE CITY OF TUSTIN Page 5 of 5