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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
DECEMBER 19, 2005
APPROVED
TITLE:
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 1S\ Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT
ACCEPTING COPS 2005
TECHNOLOGY GRANT
CONTINUED TO
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CITY MANAGER
FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager and the Chief of
Police to execute a grant award agreement with the U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS) for the COPS
2005 Technology Grant in the amount of $197,329.
2. Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting the COPS 2005 Technology
Grant funds in the amount of $197,329 into the revenue account
(account no. 127-01-5359-4) and appropriate same into the COPS 2005
Technology Grant expenditure accounts (account no. 127-357-various).
DISCUSSION
The Santa Ana Police Department has received a $197,329 grant award to
fund specific technology expansions to enhance Santa Ana's Technological
Approach To Target Responses Against Crime (STAT-TRAC). In 2002, the
implementation of STAT-TRAC developed a comprehensive self-examination
process department-wide. The STAT-TRAC meetings are an integral component
of a comprehensive interactive management strategy, enhancing
accountabili ty and enabling the Division Commanders and Managers with a
communications link to the Department's Senior Management Team. The
process has been tremendously successful for the Police Department, and
its benefits have literally created a revolution in terms of how
detectives, crime analysts and police managers think about the
relationship between suspects, crime victims, and methods of operation.
The system has allowed police professionals to identify trends, temporal
variables, potential serial crimes and criminals, and most importantly,
the review of activity and geographical hotspots of crime in an organized,
graphical, and consistent manner.
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COPS 2005 Technology Grant
December 19, 2005
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The natural progression of the STAT-TRAC concept involves the expansion of
the program to ensure all stakeholders, internal and external, receive the
information in a timely manner and in the same graphical manner as
presented to the detectives and management. Thus, the Police Department
plans to utilize this grant funding to expand and improve the STAT-TRAC
process by equipping the field officer Roll Call Room, the Community Room,
and one of the Training classrooms with the same technology and equipment
currently in the STAT-TRAC room.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the appropriation adjustment will enhance the COPS
Technology Grant revenue account (account no. 127-01-5359-4)
expenditure accounts (account nos. 127-357-various) by $197,329.
2005
and
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Paul M. Walters
Chief of Police
Police Department
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Francisco Gutierrez
Executive Director
Finance & Mgmt. Services
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LSS 12/12/05
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-116
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO
EXECUTE A GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT WITH THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE
OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby, finds, determines and
declares as follows:
A. The Santa Ana Police Department has been awarded a COPS 2005
Technology grant in the amount of $197,329.00 to fund specific technology
expansions to enhance Santa Ana's Technological Approach To Target
Responses Against Crime (STAT-TRAC) system.
B. STAT-TRAC is a comprehensive self-examination process for the Police
Department which allows detectives and management to identify trends,
temporal variables, potential serial crimes and criminals, and review activity
and geographical hotspots of crime in an organized, graphical and
consistent manner.
C. The new grant funding will be utilized to equip additional areas of the Police
Department with the equipment and technology currently available only in
the STAT-TRAC room. Enhancing the availability of the STAT-TRAC
system will ensure the entire Police Department receives the information in
a timely manner and in the same graphical form presently available to
detectives and management.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes and directs
The Chief of Police or his designee to execute the grant award agreement with the
United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
(COPS).
Section 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby appoints the Chief of
Police, or his designee, as agent for the City of Santa Ana to conduct all negotiations,
execute and submit all documents, including but not limited to applications, agreements,
amendments and payment requests which may be necessary for the acceptance and
maintenance of the aforementioned grant.
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Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this _ day of _ 2005.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
By:
Laura Sheedy
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Council members
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2005-116 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on
Date:
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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