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2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Approval and Acceptance of grant awardCity of Dubuque City Council Meeting ITEM TITLE SUMMARY: SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description MVM Memo Copyrighted January 17, 2023 Consent Items # 06. 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Approval and Acceptance of grant award City Manager recommending City Council approval to accept the 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) application. Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve 2022 JAG Grant Acceptance 2022 CE Certification Type City Manager Memo Staff Memo Supporting Documentation THE C Dubuque DUjIBQTE WAWca 914 Masterpiece on the Mississippi YP pp aoo�•o 13 zai7*20*�oi9 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Approval and Acceptance of grant award DATE: January 11, 2023 Chief of Police Jeremy Jensen is recommending City Council approval to accept the 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) application . The grant amount is $23,632 and requires no cash match. The grant funding period ends September 30, 2023. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. v Mic ael C. Van Milligen MCVM:sv Attachment CC' Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Jeremy Jensen, Chief of Police THE CITY OF DUB E Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: Michael C. Van Milligen City Manager FR: Jeremy Jensen Chief of Police MEMORANDUM January 10, 2023 RE: 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Approval and Acceptance of grant award INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval to accept the 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) application. The grant amount is $23,632 and requires no cash match. The grant funding period ends September 30, 2023. BACKGROUND: Since at least 2007, the police department has participated with the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant allowing the department to obtain overtime funds, equipment, and supplies for various prevention and enforcement activities not covered through the regular budget. Again this year, the 2018 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program provides federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. The purpose of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant is to assist local units of government with grant funds for local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice for any one or more of the following purpose areas: • Law Enforcement Programs • Prosecution and Court Programs • Prevention and Education Programs • Corrections and Community Corrections Programs • Drug Treatment and Enforcement Programs • Planning, Evaluation, and Technology Improvement Programs • Crime Victim and Witness Programs (other than compensation) DISCUSSION: On September 6, 2022, the City Council approved the submission of the Justice Assistance grant application in the amount of $23,632. The Justice Assistance Grant requested overtime funding for special projects, with the bulk of the funding being requested for safety items, enforcement equipment and training aids. In October 2022, we received notification the Justice Assistance grant application was approved. To accept the award and associated funds, we are instructed to complete the following as soon as possible: Recently, we received notice that the funds were available pending providing the submission of the following, which require signatures from the Mayor: • Memorandum of Understanding • Certificate and Assurance by the Chief Executive Upon completion of these (included with this memo), the items can be returned to the police department for submission. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended we accept the 2022 Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $23,632, complete the award documents and return to the police department for submission. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program FY 2022 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 2022 Edward Byrne 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. o IGCtt (� &4�& Signa ure of Chief Okecutiye of the Applicant Unit of Local Government Laura J. Roussell Printed Name of Chief Executive City of Dubuque Name of Applicant Unit of Local Govern January 18, 2023 Date of Certification Mayor Pro Tem ritle of Chief Executive Rev. April 26, 2022 THE STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF DUBUQUE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND COUNTY OF DUBUQUE 2022 BRYNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM AWARD This Agreement is made and entered into this I01h day of January 2023, by and between the COUNTY of DUBUQUE, acting by and through its governing body, the Board of Supervisors, hereinafter referred to as COUNTY, and the CITY of DUBUQUE, acting by through its governing body, the City Council, hereinafter referred to as CITY, both of Dubuque County, State of Iowa, witnesseth: WHEREAS, the CITY is part of a disparate jurisdiction which includes the COUNTY: and WHEREAS, the CITY is the fiscal agent for 2022 JAG grant funds, with joint allocation funds awarded to the disparate jurisdiction which includes both the CITY and the COUNTY: and WHEREAS, each governing body finds that the performance of this Agreement is in the best interests of both parties, that the undertaking will benefit the public, and that the division of costs fairly compensates the performing party for the services or functions under this agreement: and WHEREAS, the CITY agrees to provide the COUNTY $0 from the 2022 JAG award for the Dubuque 204-9 Law Enforcement, Prevention, Investigative and Tactical Response Project: and ZZ WHEREAS, the CITY and COUNTY believe it to be in their best interests to reallocate the JAG funds of $23,632.00 as per the 2022 Iowa Local JAG Allocations in support of the Municipal program. NOW THEREFORE, the COUNTY and CITY agree as follows: Section 1. CITY agrees to pay COUNTY a total of $0 of JAG funds. Section 2. CITY agrees to use $23,632.00 for the Dubuque 2022 Law Enforcement, Prevention, Investigative, and Tactical Response Project. Section 3. By entering into this Agreement, the parties do not intend to create any obligations express or implied other than those set out herein: further, this Agreement shall not create any rights in any parry not a signatory hereto: CITY OF DUBUQUE, IO WA Laura I Roussell Mayor Pro Tern, City of Dubuque COUNTY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA h`cr`Cay V �otGtaFf' Haley V.P off (Jd03B, 2023 $7 Harley Pothoff Dubuque County Supervisor RESOLUTION NO, 23 - 018 WHEREAS, Dubuque County has been presented with a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds for the disparate jurisdiction which includes the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County; and WHEREAS, the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County agree to the allocation of funds as detailed in the grant application; and NOW, THEREFOR BE IT RESOLVED that the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors approves and authorizes the Chairperson to sign the Memorandum of Understanding for the JAG program for the jurisdiction that includes Dubuque County. Resolution adopted this 17111 day of January 2023 %fI,IVP . (/ IN,'j, Narlef V.P on Uan 18, 2g230 54T) Harley V. Pothoff, Chair Dubuque County Supervisors Attest: keviK bran -1 kevin Orogotta Ala 10, 202T 09:32C51'j Kevin Dragotto Dubuque County Auditor