Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Apply For, and Accept if Awarded, a Grant from the U.S Department of Justice, Justice Assistance Grant, in the Amount of $60,637, from the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program to be Used for Eligible Expenses, in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Designating the City Manager or Designee, as Official Representative of the City in Matters Relating to the Program
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2B: Balance Available Resources to Accommodate the Growth and Maintenance Needs of the City)
MEETING DATE: May 19, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development
CONTACT: Janay Tieken, Housing and Community Development Manager Hilary Jones, Police Department Financial Analyst
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approve the Resolution
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Funds awarded under the CESF Program must be utilized to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. Allowable projects and purchases include, but are not limited to, overtime, equipment (including law enforcement and medical personal protective equipment), hiring, supplies (such as gloves, masks, sanitizer), training, travel expenses (particularly related to the distribution of resources to the most impacted areas), and addressing the medical needs of inmates in state, local, and tribal prisons, jails, and detention centers.
• Funds will be used for eligible expenses, to allow the resumption of normal City operations in response the Coronavirus.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The grant is issued by the U.S. Department of Justice to enable local law enforcement agencies to purchase needed equipment.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The cost of the program, from this funding source, will not exceed $60,637.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A