PREPARED BY: LT. JOHN BENONE DATE OF MEETING: 05/20/19
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PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $17,150 OF FUNDS ANTICIPATED TO BE RECEIVED FROM THE 2017 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (JAG) AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF INVESTIGATIVE EQUIPMENT
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Diversify Revenue Stream is an adopted policy item under the FY 2019-21 City Council Priority Workplan.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project under CEQA pursuant to Guidelines section 15378(b)(5): Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
BACKGROUND
The Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program (JAG) provides unsolicited federal funds designated for frontline municipal police services. Every year, the City of San Pablo Police Department receives unsolicited funds of varying amounts from this federal grant. On September 5, 2017, the City of San Pablo Police Department submitted JAG application 2017-H3027-CA-DJ for an anticipated award amount of $17,150. A copy of the application is attached.
The United States Department of Justice had attempted to impose immigration enforcement requirements on California grantees. On March 26, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California prohibited the immigration enforcement requirements. On April 22, 2019, the Police Department submitted the 2017 JAG Grant acceptance documents[LTN1].
Pursuant to Government Code Section 30061(c)(1), cities and counties are required to hold a public hearing to consider frontline enforcement funding requests prior to the receipt of funds. Notice of this public hearing has been appropriately posted and published in a newspaper of general circulation.
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