ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Chief of Police with a Request to APPROVE the following:
A. Authorize the City Manager to Accept the TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION IN PUBLIC SAFETY GRANT from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), in the Amount of $165,000.00.
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2017 AMENDED ANNUAL BUDGET Relating to the Capital Fund to Recognize the Receipt of a Federal Grant From the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Technology Innovation Public Safety Grant and the Corresponding Expenditures, in the Amount of $165,000.00.
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BACKGROUND: In December 2016, the City of Peoria received notification of available funding under the Technology Innovation in Public Safety (TIPS), Addressing Precipitous Increases in Crime Grant.
The TIPS Program is designed to enable strategic information sharing across crime-fighting agencies and with identified partnerships to address specific local or regional crime problems. Often these efforts will require a multidisciplinary response, involving law enforcement, analysts/investigators, information technology staff, public safety/first responders, adjudications/courts, corrections, human services organizations, and other stakeholders. Applicants are encouraged to propose comprehensive plans that include coordination among multiple stakeholder agencies, shared investment and use of technology services or regional planning as appropriate.
The Police Department proposes to use innovative technology for information sharing as a mechanism to reduce violent crime, for criminal justice system improvement, and for analysis and predictive analytics.
The technology will be applied with the Partnerships to Reduce Violent Crime stakeholders to enhance focused deterrence efforts and the coordination and delivery of needed services with the assistance of national technical assistance providers an...
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