ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request for the Following:
A. ACCEPT the FY2021 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG), from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), in the Amount of $76,319.00; and
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2020-2021 BIENNIAL BUDGET, Relating to the General Fund, to Recognize the Receipt of Grant Funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Providing the FY2021 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG), in the Amount of $76,319.00; and
C. APPROVE and Authorize the City Manager to Execute an INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Between the City of Peoria and the County of Peoria, under the FY2021 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG), in the Amount of $76,319.00; and
D. APPROVE a Two-Year AGREEMENT with FLOCK SAFETY, for the Purchase and Installation of 16 Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Cameras, in the Amount of $109,000.00; and
E. APPROVE a SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE of the First Year's Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Camera Subscription Costs and Installation Fees, from FLOCK SAFETY, in the Amount of $44,000.00, with FY2021 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) Funds; and
F. APPROVE a SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE of the Second Year's Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Camera Subscription Costs, from FLOCK SAFETY, in the Amount of $40,000.00, from the Police Camera Fund.
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BACKGROUND: In August 2021, the City of Peoria received notification of available funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in the amount of $76,319.00. This JAG Program allows states and units of government the opportunity to improve services through a range of activities aimed at preventing and controlling crime and improving the law enforcement component of the criminal justice system. The funding is an entitlement based on a Federal legislative ...
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