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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 3, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WIT$ COUNTY OF <br />ORANGE FOR 2005 6 2006 EDWARD <br />BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE <br />ASSISTANCE GRANTS <br />CIT MANAGER <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1 ~~ Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager, Chief of Police, and the Clerk of the <br />Council to execute an agreement with the County of Orange, Sheriff's <br />Department to transfer funds for the 2005 Edward Byrne Memorial <br />Justice Assistance Grant Program. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager, Chief of Police and the Clerk of the <br />Council to execute a memorandum of understanding with the County of <br />Orange, Sheriff's Department to submit a joint application for the <br />2006 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In April 2005, City Council approved to execute an agreement with the <br />County of Orange, Sheriff's Department to submit a joint application for <br />the 2005 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. The <br />JAG program is a combination of the previous Local Law Enforcement Block <br />Grants (LLEBG) and the Edward Byrne Memorial Formula Grants by the federal <br />Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. <br />The City agreed to contribute a portion of the 2005 JAG award to fund <br />PROACT, the Orange County Pro-Active Methamphetamine Laboratory <br />Investigative Team. The agreement to transfer funds for the 2005 JAG <br />program is necessary for the City to seek reimbursement for the remainder <br />of our allocated funds. <br />The Orange County units of local government involved in the 2006 JAG <br />program grant application have agreed that the County of Orange, Sheriff's <br />Department, will submit the joint application for this program, as required <br />by federal guidelines. Of the $122,778 tentatively allocated for Santa <br />Ana, the entire funding amount will be designated to supplement the <br />County's PROACT program. <br />25B-1 <br />GLtKK OF GOUNGIL USE ONLY: <br />