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THE STATE OF TEXAS
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COUNTIES OF TARRANT, KNOW ALL BY THESF PRESENT
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITIES OF FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON,
BEDFORD, HALTOM CITY, HURST, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,
AND COUNTY OF TARRANT, TEXAS
FY 2013 BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) FORMULA PROGRAM AWARD
This Agreement is made and entered into this day of Nto <<cc• 2013, by and between the
COUNTY of TARRANT, acting by and through its duly authorized representative, hereinafter
referred to as COUNTY, the CITY of FORT WORTH, acting by and through its duly authorized
representative, hereinafter referred to as CITY, and the Cities of Arlington, Bedford, Haltom City,
Hurst, North Richland Hills, acting by and through their duly authorized representatives, and
hereinafter collectively referred to as SUBRECIPIENT, located entirely within the State of Texas,
witnesseth:
WHEREAS, each governing body finds that the performance of this Agreement is in the best
interests of all 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, under the FY 2013 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), the Department of Justice
(DOJ) has awarded a total of $541,082 to be distributed to the parties to this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the CITY has agreed to serve as the fiscal agent for the FY 2013: BYRNE JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG), and distribute all such funds between the cooperating parties; and
WHEREAS, the CITY agrees to provide the COUNTY $53,129 a portion from the FY 2013 JAG
award; SUBRECIPIENTS:
ARLINGTON agrees to provide the COUNTY $24,834 from the JAG award,
BEDFORD agrees to provide the COUNTY $2,310 from the JAG award,
HALTOM CITY agrees to provide the COUNTY $1,746,
HURST agrees to provide the COUNTY $2,168 from the JAG award,
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS agrees to provide the COUNTY $2,387 from the JAG award,
WHEREAS, the CITY, SUBRECIPIENTS and COUNTY believe it to be in their best interests to
reallocate the FY 2013 JAG funds as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, the COUNTY and CITY, and SUBRECIPIENTS agree as follows:
Section 1.
CITY agrees to reimburse the COUNTY a total of $86,574 of JAG funds.
CITY agrees to reimburse SUBRECIPIENT ARLINGTON a total of $130,379 of JAG funds.
CITY agrees to reimburse SUBRECIPIENT BEDFORD a total of $12,125 of JAG funds.
CITY agrees to reimburse SUBRECIPIENT HALTOM CITY a total of $9,169 of JAG funds.
CITY agrees to reimburse SUBRECIPIENT HURST a total of $11,381 of JAG funds.
CITY agrees to reimburse SUBRECIPIENT NORTH RICHLAND HILLS a total of $12,529 of JAG
funds.
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North Richland Hills, and the County of Tarrant, Texas
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Section 2.
The above parties agree to utilize their jurisdiction's individual award as outlined in a separate
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Fort Worth and the individual municipality or
county.
Section 3.
It is expressly understood and agreed that in the execution of this agreement, no party waives, nor shall
be deemed hereby to waive, any immunity or defense that would otherwise be available to it against
claims arising in the exercise of governmental powers and functions.
Section 4.
Each party to this agreement will be responsible for its own actions in providing services under this
agreement and shall not be liable for any civil liability that may arise from the furnishing of the services
by any other party.
Section 5.
This Agreement creates no rights in any third party.
Section 6.
As to each individual party, this agreement incorporates by reference the terms and conditions
contained in the following three additional documents, as if set forth at length herein: (1) the
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Fort Worth and the individual municipality or
county (2) the applicable Grant Award Agreement; and (3) the individual municipality s budget
submitted in connection with this grant award. With the exception of those aforementioned agreements
and/or documents, this agreement contains all commitments and agreements of the parties, and no oral
or written commitments have any force or effect to alter any term or condition of this agreement, unless
in writing and signed by authorized representatives of all parties.
The signature lines for each subrecipient are being executed on individual pages and are attached as
part of the agreement.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, Bedford, Haltom City, Hurst,
North Richland Hills, and the County of Tarrant, Texas
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IN WITNESS WHEROF, the following authorized representatives execute this agree
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
By:
Charles W. Daniels
Assistant City Manager
Date: U• 26 . 1.3
APPROVAL RECOMMENDED:
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Jeffrey W. Halstead
Chief of Police
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Assista
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Memorandum of Understanding between the.Cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, Bedford, Haltom City, Hurst-_
North Richland Hills, and the County of Tarrant, Texas
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COUNTY OF TARRANT, TEXAS
By:
B. Glen Whitley
County Judge
APPROVED AS " 'O
By:
Distriyf A,�torney's Office
Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, Bedford, Haltom City, Hurst,
North Richland Hills, and the County of Tarrant, Texas
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CITY OF ARLINGTON, TEXAS
By:
Theron Bowman
Deputy City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JAY DOEGEY, City Attorney
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North Richland Hills, and the County of Tarrant, Texas
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CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS
By tod /.f,
Beverl/Griff
City Manager
Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, Bedford, Haltom City, Hurst,
North Richland Hills, and the County of Tarrant, Texas
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CITY OF HALTOM CITY, TEXAS
By:
Thomas J. Muir
City Manager
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Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, Bedford, Haltom City, Hurst,
North Richland Hills, and the County of Tarrant, Texas
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CITY OF HURST, TEXAS
By: 0_ iet - al et ea—
W Allan Weegar /
City Manager
Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, Bedford, Haltom City, Hurst,
North Richland Hills, and the County of Tarrant, Texas
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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
By: Velailfravr•tis
Mark Hinman
City Manager
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Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, Bedford, Haltom City, Hurst,
North Richland Hills, and the County of Tarrant, Texas
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 10/15/2013 — Ordinance No. 21004-2013
DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 REFERENCE NO.: C-26511
LOG NAME: 35JAG13
SUBJECT:
Conduct a Public Hearing, Ratify Application for and Authorize Acceptance of a Grant from the Fiscal Year
2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Formula Program from the United States Department
of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Amount Not to Exceed
$541,082.00, Authorize Execution of a Grant Agreement with the United States Department of Justice and
Related Memoranda of Understanding with Tarrant County and Cities Located in Tarrant County, Authorize
Use of Anticipated Interest in the Amount of $10,000.00 and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (ALL
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Ratify the application for and authorize acceptance of a grant from the
Fiscal Year 2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
Formula Program from the United States Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs and Bureau of Justice Assistance in the amount not to
exceed $541,082.00;
3. Authorize the execution of a grant Agreement with the United States
Department of Justice and related Memoranda of Understanding with
Tarrant County and other cities located within Tarrant County to designate
the City of Fort Worth as the cognizant fiscal agency for the purpose of
administrating this grant and the manner in which the grant money will be
disbursed and utilized;
4. Authorize the use of anticipated interest in the amount of $10,000.00, in
accordance with the grant and
5. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts
and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $551,082.00,
subject to receipt of the grant.
DISCUSSION:
The Fiscal Year 2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
(JAG) Foimula Program allows local governments to support a broad range
of activities to prevent crime and to improve the criminal justice system.
The City of Fort Worth, along with the cities of Arlington, Bedford, Haltom
City, Hurst and North Richland Hills are required to negotiate with Tarrant
County to develop a program budget and strategy. The cities included in
this application have worked on collaboiative projects for the past 20 years
including intelligence sharing, crime analysis, juvenile and adult drug
treatment and the 2005-2012 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula and
Recovery Act JAG Programs. Following the announcement of the Fiscal
Year 2013 JAG, representatives from the below listed agencies agreed that
the City of Fort Worth should again serve as the cognizant agency for the
Fiscal Year 2013 JAG Formula Program.
A total in the amount of $541,082.00 is available to be shared among the
jurisdictions listed below and will be distributed in the following manner:
JURISDICTIONS
City of Fort Worth
}Tarrant County
Arlington
Bedford
Haltom City
Hurst
North Richland Hills
PURPOSE AREA
fPolice Equipment
}Adult Drug Court and Mental Health Liaison
}Police Equipment
}Police Equipment
}Police Equipment
}Police Equipment
}Police Equipment
No matching funds are required. The City of Fort Worth was responsible
for submitting the full grant application and will, upon receipt of the grant
funds, distribute funding to the other jurisdictions, as agreed among the
above entities.
The City of Fort Worth is requesting to use the amount of $278,925.00 in
JAG funding for general law enforcement equipment and surveillance
equipment. The Fort Worth Police Department will utilize the amount of
$25,586 00 in JAG funds for night vision scopes for officers within the
Criminal Tracking Unit The night vision scopes will assist in the
apprehension of the criminal element during nighttime hours. The use of
the equipment allows officers to conduct surveillance of the individual in
extreme low light environments. Additionally, the Fort Worth Police
Department has a critical need to replace aging electronic control devices.
Currently, the Department has 624 electronic control devices that need to
be replaced over the next three years. JAG funds in the amount of
$253 339.00 will allow the Department to replace 168 devices.
FISCAL INFORMATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that upon approval
of the above recommendations, receipt of the grant, and adoption of the
attached appropriation ordinance funds will be available in the current
operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund.
AMOUNT
$278,925.00
$ 86,574.00
$130,379.00
$ 12,125.00
$ 9,169.00
$ 11,381.00
$ 12,529.00
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund/Account/Centers
51 GR76 451891 035423675000
451GR76 441042 035423675000
51 GR76 5(VARIOUS1 035423675010
51 GR76 539120
51 GR76 539120
51 GR76 539120
5) GR76 539120
51 GR76 539120
5) GR76 539120
035423675020
035423675030
035423675040
035423675050
035423675060
035423675070
451 GR76 5(VARIOUS1 035423675080
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office bv:
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
ATTACHMENTS
1. 35JAG13 A014.doc
$541.082.00
$10.000.00
$278.925.00
$86.574.00
$130.379.00
$12.125.00
$9.169.00
$11.381.00
$12.529.00
$10.000.00
FROM Fund/Account/Centers
Charles W. Daniels (6299)
Jeffrey W. Halstead (4210)
Aya Ealy (4239)