Title
Amend Ordinance S-50566 Arizona Department of Public Safety Anti-Human Trafficking Grant (Ordinance S-51142)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to the Anti-Human Trafficking Grant with Arizona Department of Public Safety to modify the contract term. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. No additional funds are needed and request to continue using ordinance S-50566.
Report
Summary
This contract provides equipment, training and overtime to the Police Department’s HEAT Unit to disrupt human trafficking activity in the Phoenix metropolitan area at its root cause, and firmly believe human traffickers are primarily responsible for this activity. This funding will assist in investigations that would aim to identify, target, and successfully prosecute human traffickers in a manner that would prevent them from recruiting and victimizing any other individuals.
The original grant period was from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 but the Department of Public Safety updated the term to July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Contract Term
Upon approval the grant period will be updated to July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $500,000 and no additional funds are needed.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- On Feb. 7, 2024, the City Council approved this grant application (Ordinance S-50566)
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.