HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 029-2024RESOLUTION NO. 0 2 9— 2 ®2 4
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM IN THE
AMOUNT OF $156,045.00.
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.0 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 has applied for and has been awarded $156,045
from the 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, for the purpose
of purchasing load bearing vests to outfit the departments officers; and
WHEREAS the City Council of Bakersfield accepts and approves the grant terms
and required certifications and assurances, as described in Exhibit "A" attached herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as
follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
2. The Council of the City of Bakersfield authorizes the City Manager to accept the
2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.
3. The Police Department is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the
name 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.
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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 MAR 2 7 2024
by the following vote:
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COUNCILMEMBER: ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY, -
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER:
�ABS�TA�IN: COUNCILMEMBER:
(EEaTt COUNCILMEMBER:
APPROVED MAR 2 7 2024
By
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO, City Attorney
By
ASHLE BRANO
Deputy City Attorney II
J LIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk
of the Council of the City of Bakersfield
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program FY 2023 Local Solicitation
Certifications and Assurances by the Chief Executive of the Applicant Government
On behalf of the applicant unit of local government named below, in support of that locality's application for an
award under the FY 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ("JAG") Program, and further to
34 U.S.C. § 10153(a), I certify to the Office of Justice Programs ("OJP"), U.S. Department of Justice (" USDOJ" ), that
all of the following are true and correct:
1. 1 am the chief executive of the applicant unit of local government named below, and I have the authority to make
the following representations on my own behalf as chief executive and on behalf of the applicant unit of local
government. I understand that these representations will be relied upon as material in any OJP decision to make
an award, under the application described above, to the applicant unit of local government.
2. 1 certify that no federal funds made available by the award (if any) that OJP makes based on the application
described above will be used to supplant local funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds
that would, in the absence of federal funds, be made available for law enforcement activities.
3. 1 assure that the application described above (and any amendment to that application) was submitted for review
to the governing body of the unit of local government (e.g., city council or county commission), or to an
organization designated by that governing body, not less than 30 days before the date of this certification.
4. 1 assure that, before the date of this certification— (a) the application described above (and any amendment to
that application) was made public; and (b) an opportunity to comment on that application (or amendment) was
provided to citizens and to neighborhood or community -based organizations, to the extent applicable law or
established procedure made such an opportunity available.
5. 1 assure that, for each fiscal year of the award (if any) that OJP makes based on the application described
above, the applicant unit of local government will maintain and report such data, records, and information
(programmatic and financial), as OJP may reasonably require.
6. 1 have carefully reviewed 34 U.S.C. § 10153(a)(5), and, with respect to the programs to be funded by the
award (if any), I hereby make the certification required by section 10153(a)(5), as to each of the items specified
therein.
Sig#ure'of Chief Executive of the Applicant Unit of
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Printed Name of Chief Executive
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