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Home My WebLink AboutRES NO 099-14RESOLUTION NO. 099- 1 4 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the United States Congress has authorized the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant per statute: "Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, Title I; 42 U.S.C. 3751 (a); Crime Control Act of 1990, Public Law 101- 647"; and WHEREAS, the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice administers the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to provide funds to units of local government to underwrite projects to reduce crime and improve public safety; and WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield is eligible to receive $161,177 from the 2014 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; and WHEREAS, the Bakersfield Police Department will apply to the Department of Justice for the use of grant funds to supplement its budget to fund training and the purchase of equipment to assist in all aspects of reducing and investigating gun vioence, as described in Exhibit "A" attached herein; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Bakersfield authorizes City Manager, or his /her designee, to apply for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Police Department is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the nam e of the City of Bakersfield, all necessary, contracts, payment requests, agreements and amendments thereto for the purpose of securing grant funds, implementing and carrying out the purposes specified in the grant application, and drawing down grant funds as necessary. •90 pPKF,q > m -- Page 1 of 4 Pages � � 'INAL HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JUN 2 5 22014 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: S: COUNCILMEMBER: ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: APPQnVGn JUN 2 5 2014 RIVERA, MAXWELL, WEIR, SMITH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, JOHNSON mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: VIRGINIA GENNARO, City Attorney By Richard Iger Associate City Attorney 4,01" '14� CITY CLERK and Ex Of Clerk of the Council of the City o Bakersfield >- m -Page 2 of 4 Pages - v ORIOINA! Exhibit "A" 2014 JAG /BYRNE GRANT PROPOSAL Given the BPD's Goals and Objectives to be fiscally responsible to the community we continue to search for ways to provide valued law enforcement services. Budgetary constraints of the past have weakened our infrastructure and our technological capabilities. The BPD is constantly looking for innovative ways to improve our productivity and effectiveness within the community. In the first quarter of 2014, the city of Bakersfield experienced 54 incidents where a firearm was discharged in the commission of a crime. The reduction of gun violence continues to be a priority; therefore, the following requests have been made to assist in all aspects of reducing and investigating this type of crime. Grant funds will be requested to provide the following: 1) The Scan Station ($104,000) Qty 1 - This device is both a short and long range, high- accuracy, 3D camera system that documents evidence at a crime -scene so that it can automatically be mapped, visually, into a three dimension rendering of the area involved. Scan Station gives investigators the ability to explore detailed images and accurate measurements of the original scene as a means of ensuring successful prosecution. 2) Binoculars ($1,040) Qty 8 - To be utilized as an observation platform to conduct surveillance in high crime (gang shooting) areas at a safe distance. 3) Rifles ($22,005) Qty 15 - The Bakersfield Police Department currently deploys patrol rifles to some of its officers. Increasing the number of patrol rifles available to front -line officers is necessary to protect both the community and police personnel who deal with gun violence. The criminal element in Bakersfield has resorted to the use of high powered weaponry in several instances. Officers that confront this type of threat must have must have options that can resolve violent confrontations quickly. 4) SWAT Training ($5,740) Qty 4 - Bakersfield Police officers were recently shot at by a known gang member. SWAT officers were called to the scene of that incident; they were also fired upon, before confronting the gang member and taking him into custody. Tactical resources are critical for the community and patrol personnel when they are confronted with an armed suspect willing to engage them in a gun battle. The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting Jag /Byrne funding to send new police officers to basic SWAT training. 5) Use of Force Training Suit ($3,420) Qty 2 - Police officers also need option other than deadly force. Hostile individuals are contacted on a daily basis and the need to train officers in techniques that will afford them safety when dealing with these types of individuals is a necessity. Police personnel can provide realistic scenarios for training purposes in these types of situations when they wear the o ,NK49 -Page 3 of 4 Pages - v ORIGINAL. proper, protective training attire. The MCR suit allows training staff to emulate an attack on an officer in a training setting and to prepare them and educate them on the proper response. 6) Pole Camera ($6,875) Qty 1 - This type of camera is a device that allows police officers the ability to conduct searches for concealed suspects that pose a significant risk to law enforcement, including suspects that are armed with firearms and attempting to elude capture after participating in a shooting. 7) In -car speakerphones ($9,900) Qty 198 - Speaker phones will be utilized on patrol and in surveillance, allowing police officers the ability to provide or receive information from their cellular phones while operating their vehicle in a hands - free environment. 8) Adobe Acrobat Professional ($477) Qty 1 - The Bakersfield Police Department recently hired a crime analyst to assist the Investigations Division. The science of crime analysis employs both qualitative and quantitative data and methods that require the processing of large amounts of data. The Adobe software will afford our crime analyst the ability to process data in conjunction with the demands of the position. 9) Folding Tables / Chairs ($7,720) Qty 16/40 - The Bakersfield Police Department participates in a host of recidivism reduction strategies. From a team of dedicated officers that focus on AB 109 compliance to the Bakersfield Safe Streets partnership (a program where alternative intervention models are utilized in conjunction with a variety of community service providers in an attempt to curb gang related violence). These meetings at the Bakersfield Police Department with the public and various stakeholders necessitate the above requests. -Page 4 of 4 Pages - O��PKF�`f -n > m ORIGINAL