Title
Agreement to Accept and Expend Funds Under Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Reduction Pilot Project Grant (Ordinance S-51192)
Description
Request to retroactively authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission for the Crime Reduction Pilot Project Grant, effective from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2025. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept all funds and the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The grant award and expenditures will not exceed $85,000.
Report
Summary
In May 2021, the City Council approved the agreement for the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Crime Reduction Pilot Project Grant in the amount of $15,000. In November 2022, City Council approved an amendment to extend the grant through December 2022. In January 2023, City Council approved an amendment to extend the grant through December 2023 and increase the award amount. The purpose of this grant is to promote the objectives of the Restructuring Area Dynamic and Relationships program. This program concentrates on the social network theory and mismanaged properties, to reduce calls for service and crime rates instead of arrests and prosecutions, seizures of contraband, and serving of search warrants. The objective is to identify high crime areas and related properties attracting high calls for service and work with the property owners to combat property damage and crime. The new agreement would increase the prior award amount from $35,000 to $85,000 and extend the term to December 2025.
This request is due to additional funding awarded to the Department by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission to continue the Crime Reduction Pilot Project.
Contract Term
The agreement will be effective December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2025.
Financial Impact
The grant amount will not exceed $85,000. No matching funds are required.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- City Council approved authorization to apply, accept and enter into the agreement (Ordinance S-47579) on May 19, 2021.
- City Council approved to extend the agreement (Ordinance S-49143) on November 2, 2022.
- City Council approved to extend and increase funds (Ordinance S-49381) on January 25, 2023.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.