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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2016 Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant RESOLUTION NO. 16-550 RESOLUTION APPROVING 2016 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, on June 28, 2016, City Council authorized the Police Department to apply for the 2016 Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant(JAG) Program; and, WHEREAS, the grant conditions required that the application be filed jointly with Story County and the Council approved entering into a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)with Story County; and, WHEREAS, the application and the MOU were completed and submitted, and on September 9 the Department of Justice notified the Police Department that the grant had been awarded in full; and, WHEREAS, this grant program can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training,personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice, as well as research and evaluation activities that will improve or enhance law enforcement programs related to criminal justice; and, WHEREAS, there is no local match requirement; and, WHEREAS,this specific grant award is in the amount of$10,862,and the funds will be used for a project to expand county-wide law enforcement access to the local public safety network; and, WHEREAS, other emergency response agencies, including Ames fire and Mary Greeley Medical Center, utilize the mobile dispatch and vehicle location functions of the public safety network. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that acceptance of the 2016 Department of Justice,Office of Justice Programs,and Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program is hereby approved, and the Police Department is authorized to participate in the program. ADOPTED THIS 27th day of September, 2016. .J , ;R C-'A - - -) As'w We 6&0404-� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27" day of September, 2016.