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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 45080 (2)SECRETAi c- 0 COMACI \\100 NU - Department ofJustice Office ofJustice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance 1. RECIPIENT NAME AND ADDRESS (Including Zip Code) City of Fort Worth 350 W. Belknap Street Fort Worth, TX 76102-2004 1A. GRANTEE IRS/VENDOR NO. 756000528 3. PROJECT TITLE FY 13 Justice Assistance Grant Collaboration with Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Arlington, Bedford, Haltom City, Hurst, and North Richland Hills Grant 4. AWARD NUMBER: 2013-DJ-BX-0364 5. PROJECT PERIOD: FROM BUDGET PERIOD: FROM 6. AWARD DATE 08/23/2013 8. SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 00 9. PREVIOUS AWARD AMOUNT 10. AMOUNT OF THIS AWARD 11. TOTAL AWARD PAGE 1 OF 8 10/01/2012 TO 09/30/2016 10/01/2012 TO 09/30/2016 7. ACTION Initial $0 $ 541,082 $ 541,082 12. SPECIAL CONDITIONS THE ABOVE GRANT PROJECT IS APPROVED SUBJECT TO SUCH CONDITIONS OR LIMITATIONS AS ARE SET FORTHON THE ATTACHED PAGE(S). 13. STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR GRANT This project is supported under FY 13(BJA - JAG) 42 USC 3750, et seq. 15. METHOD OF PAYMENT GPRS AGENCY APPROVAL 16. TYPED NAME AND TITLE OF APPROVING OFFICIAL Denise O'Donnell Director 17. SIGNATURE OF APPROVING OFFICIAL -- - GRANTEE ACCEPTANCE 18. TYPED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GRANTEE OFFICIAL Charles Daniels Assistant City Manager 19. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED RECIPIENT OFFICIAL AGENCY USE ONLY 20. ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION CODES FISCALYFUNDC BUD.A OFC. DIV.RE SUB. POMS AMOUNT EAR ODE CT. G. X B DJ 80 00 00 541082 OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 5-87) PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE. OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) OFtWV*$i4$4ECQRD1 2 2013 CITY SECRETARY EK MIr& iiX 19A. DATE 21. MDJUGT0637 Department ofJustice Office ofJustice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance AWARD CONTINUATIONSHEET PAGE 2 OF 8 Grant PROJECT NUMBER 2013-DJ-BX-0364 AWARD DATE 08/23/2013 SPECIAL CONDITIONS The recipient agrees to comply with the financial and administrative requirements set forth in the current edition of the Office ofJustice Programs (OJP) Financial Guide. 2. The recipient acknowledges that failure to submit an acceptable Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (if recipient is required to submit one pursuant to 28 C.F.R. Section 42.302), that is approved by the Office for Civil Rights is a violation of its Certified Assurances and may result in suspension or termination of funding, until such time as the recipient is in compliance. 3. The recipient agrees to comply with the organizational audit requirements of OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non -Profit Organizations, and further understands and agrees that funds may be withheld, or other related requirements may be imposed, if outstanding audit issues (if any) from OMB Circular A-133 audits (and any other audits of OJP grant funds) are not satisfactorily and promptly addressed, as further described in the current edition of the OJP Financial Guide. 4. Recipient understands and agrees that it cannot use any federal funds, either directly or indirectly, in support of the enactment, repeal, modification or adoption of any law, regulation or policy, at any level of government, without the express prior written approval of OJP. 5. The recipient must promptly refer to the DOJ OIG any credible evidence that a principal, employee, agent, contractor, subgrantee, subcontractor, or other person has either 1) submitted a false claim for grant funds under the False Claims Act; or 2) committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving grant funds. This condition also applies to any subrecipients. Potential fraud, waste, abuse, or misconduct should be reported to the OIG by - mail: Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department ofJustice Investigations Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Room 4706 Washington, DC 20530 e-mail: oig.hotline@usdoj.gov hotline: (contact information in English and Spanish): (800) 869-4499 or hotline fax: (202) 616-9881 Additional information is available from the DOJ OIG website at www.usdoj.gov/oig. 6. Recipient understands and agrees that it cannot use any federal funds, either directly or indirectly, in support of any contract or subaward to either the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries, without the express prior written approval of OJP. 7. The recipient agrees to comply with any additional requirements that may be imposed during the grant performance period if the agency determines that the recipient is a high -risk grantee. Cf. 28 C.F.R. parts 66, 70. OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) Department ofJustice Office ofJustice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance PROJECT NUMBER 2013-DJ-BX-0364 AWARD CONTINUATIONSHEET PAGE 3 OF 8 Grant AWARD DATE 08/23/2013 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 8. The recipient agrees to comply with applicable requirements regarding registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) (or with a successor government -wide system officially designated by OMB and OJP). The recipient also agrees to comply with applicable restrictions on subawards to first -tier subrecipients that do not acquire and provide a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. The details of recipient obligations are posted on the Office ofJustice Programs web site at http://www.ojp.gov/funding/sam.htm (Award condition: Registration with the System for Award Management and Universal Identifier Requirements), and are incorporated by reference here. This special condition does not apply to an award to an individual who received the award as a natural person (i e , unrelated to any business or non-profit organization that he or she may own or operate in his or her name). 9. Pursuant to Executive Order 13513, "Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving," 74 Fed. Reg. 51225 (October 1, 2009), the Department encourages recipients and sub recipients to adopt and enforce policies banning employees from text messaging while driving any vehicle during the course of performing work funded by this grant, and to establish workplace safety policies and conduct education, awareness, and other outreach to decrease crashes caused by distracted drivers. 10. The recipient agrees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and guidance (including specific cost limits, prior approval and reporting requirements, where applicable) governing the use of federal funds for expenses related to conferences, meetings, trainings, and other events, including the provision of food and/or beverages at such events and costs of attendance at such events. Information on pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and guidance is available at www.ojp.gov/fundmg/confcost.htm. 11. The recipient understands and agrees that any training or training materials developed or delivered with funding provided under this award must adhere to the OJP Training Guiding Principles for Grantees and Subgrantees, available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/ojptrainingguidingprinciples.htm. 12. The recipient agrees that if it currently has an open award of federal funds or if it receives an award of federal funds other than this OJP award, and those award funds have been, are being, or are to be used, in whole or in part for one or more of the identical cost items for which funds are being provided under this OJP award, the recipient will promptly notify, in writing, the grant manager for this OJP award, and, if so requested by OJP, seek a budget -modification or change -of -project -scope grant adjustment notice (GAN) to eliminate any inappropriate duplication of funding. 13. The recipient understands and agrees that award funds may not be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. 14. The recipient understands and agrees that - (a) No award funds may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography, and (b) Nothing in subsection (a) limits the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 15. The recipient agrees to comply with OJP grant monitoring guidelines, protocols, and procedures, and to cooperate with BJA and OCFO on all grant monitoring requests, including requests related to desk reviews, enhanced programmatic desk reviews, and/or site visits. The recipient agrees to provide to BJA and OCFO all documentation necessary to complete monitoring tasks, including documentation related to any subawards made under this award. Further, the recipient agrees to abide by reasonable deadlines set by BJA and OCFO for providing the requested documents. Failure to cooperate with BJA's/OCFO's grant monitoring activities may result in sanctions affecting the recipient's DOJ awards, including, but not limited to: withholdings and/or other restrictions on the recipient's access to grant funds; referral to the Office of the Inspector General for audit review; designation of the recipient as a DOJ High Risk grantee; or termination of an award(s). OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) Department ofJustice Office ofJustice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance AWARD CONTINUATIONSHEET PAGE 4 OF 8 Grant PROJECT NUMBER 2013-DJ-BX-0364 AWARD DATE 08/23/2013 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 16. The recipient agrees to comply with applicable requirements to report first -tier subawards of $25,000 or more and, in certain circumstances, to report the names and total compensation of the five most highly compensated executives of the recipient and first -tier subrecipients of award funds Such data will be submitted to the FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS). The details of recipient obligations, which derive from the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), are posted on the Office ofJustice Programs web site at http://www.ojp.gov/funding/ffata.htm (Award condition: Reporting Subawards and Executive Compensation), and are incorporated by reference here. This condition, and its reporting requirement, does not apply to grant awards made to an individual who received the award as a natural person (i.e., unrelated to any business or non-profit organization that he or she may own or operate in his or her name). 17. The recipient agrees that all income generated as a direct result of this award shall be deemed program income. All program income eamed must be accounted for and used for the purposes of funds provided under this award, including such use being consistent with the conditions of the award, the effective edition of the OJP Financial Guide and, as applicable, either (1) 28 C.F.R. Part 66 or (2) 28 C.F.R Part 70 and 2 C.F.R. Part 215 (OMB Circular A-110). Further, the use of program income must be reported on the quarterly Federal Financial Report, SF 425. 18. To avoid duplicating existing networks or IT systems in any initiatives funded by BJA for law enforcement information sharing systems which involve interstate connectivity between Jurisdictions such systems shall employ, to the extent possible, existing networks as the communication backbone to achieve interstate connectivity, unless the grantee can demonstrate to the satisfaction of BJA that this requirement would not be cost effective or would impair the functionality of an existing or proposed IT system 19 In order to promote information sharing and enable interoperability among disparate systems across the justice and public safety community, OJP requires the grantee to comply with DOJ's Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (DOJ's Global) guidelines and recommendations for this particular grant. Grantee shall conform to the Global Standards Package (GSP) and all constituent elements, where applicable, as described at: http://www.it.ojp.gov/gsp_grantcondition. Grantee shall document planned approaches to information sharing and describe compliance to the GSP and appropriate privacy policy that protects shared information, or provide detailed Justification for why an alternative approach is recommended. OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) Department ofJustice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance PROJECT NUMBER 2013-DJ-BX-0364 AWARD CONTINUATIONSHEET PAGE 5 OF 8 Grant AWARD DATE 08/23/2013 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 20. The grantee agrees to assist BJA in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Historic Preservation Act, and other related federal environmental impact analyses requirements in the use of these grant funds, either directly by the grantee or by a subgrantee. Accordingly, the grantee agrees to first determine if any of the following activities will be funded by the grant, pnor to obligating funds for any of these purposes. If it is determined that any of the following activities will be funded by the grant, the grantee agrees to contact BJA. The grantee understands that this special condition applies to its following new activities whether or not they are being specifically funded with these grant funds. That is, as long as the activity is being conducted by the grantee, a subgrantee, or any third party and the activity needs to be undertaken in order to use these grant funds, this special condition must first be met. The activities covered by this special condition are: a. New construction; b. Minor renovation or remodeling of a property located in an environmentally or historically sensitive area, including properties located within a 100-year flood plain, a wetland, or habitat for endangered species, or a property listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places; c. A renovation, lease, or any proposed use of a building or facility that will either (a) result in a change in its basic pnor use or (b) significantly change its size; d. Implementation of a new program involving the use of chemicals other than chemicals that are (a) purchased as an incidental component of a funded activity and (b) traditionally used, for example in office, household, recreational, or education environments: and e. Implementation of a program relating to clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operations, including the identification, seizure, or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories. The grantee understands and agrees that complying with NEPA may require the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement, as directed by BJA. The grantee further understands and agrees to the requirements for implementation of a Mitigation Plan as detailed at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/resource/nepa.html, for programs relating to methamphetamme laboratory operations. Application of This Special Condition to Grantee's Existing Programs or Activities: For any of the grantee's or its subgrantees' existing programs or activities that will be funded by these grant funds, the grantee upon specific request from BJA, agrees to cooperate with BJA in any preparation by BJA of a national or program environmental assessment of that funded program or activity. 21. The recipient is required to establish a trust fund account. (The trust fiend may or may not be an interest -bearing account ) The fund, including any interest, may not be used to pay debts or expenses incurred by other activities beyond the scope of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG). The recipient also agrees to obligate and expend the grant funds in the trust fund (including any interest earned) during the period of the grant. Grant funds (including any interest earned) not expended by the end of the grant period must be returned to the Bureau ofJustice Assistance no later than 90 days after the end of the grant period, along with the final submission of the Federal Financial Report (SF 425). 22. JAG funds may be used to purchase bulletproof vests for an agency, but may not be used as the 50% match for purposes of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program. 23. The recipient agrees to submit a signed certification that that all law enforcement agencies receiving vests purchased with JAG funds have a written "mandatory wear" policy in effect. Fiscal agents and state agencies must keep signed certifications on file for any subrecipients planning to utilize JAG funds for ballistic -resistant and stab -resistant body armor purchases. This policy must be in place for at least all uniformed officers before any FY 2013 funding can be used by the agency for vests. There are no requirements regarding the nature of the policy other than it being a mandatory wear policy for all uniformed officers while on duty. OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) Department ofJustice Office ofJustice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance PROJECT NUMBER 2013-DJ-BX-0364 AWARD CONTINUATIONSHEET PAGE 6 OF 8 Grant AWARD DATE 08/23/2013 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 24. Ballistic -resistant and stab -resistant body armor purchased with JAG funds may be purchased at any threat level, make or model, from any distributor or manufacturer, as long as the vests have been tested and found to comply with applicable National Institute ofJustice ballistic or stab standards and are listed on the NIJ Compliant Body Armor Model List (http://mj.gov). In addition, ballistic -resistant and stab -resistant body armor purchased must be American - made. The latest NIJ standard information can be found here: http://www.nij.gov/topics/technology/body-armor/safety- initiative.htm. 25. The recipient agrees that any information technology system funded or supported by OJP funds will comply with 28 C F.R. Part 23, Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies if OJP determines this regulation to be applicable. Should OJP determine 28 C.F.R. Part 23 to be applicable, OJP may, at its discretion, perform audits of the system, as per the regulation. Should any violation of 28 C.F.R. Part 23 occur, the recipient may be fined as per 42 U.S.C. 3789g(c)-(d). Recipient may not satisfy such a fine with federal funds. 26. The recipient agrees to ensure that the State Information Technology Point of Contact receives written notification regarding any information technology project funded by this grant during the obligation and expenditure period This is to facilitate communication among local and state governmental entities regarding various information technology projects being conducted with these grant funds In addition, the recipient agrees to maintain an administrative file documenting the meeting of this requirement. For a list of State Information Technology Points of Contact, go to http://www. it.ojp. gov/default. aspx?area=policyAndPractice&page=1046. 27. The grantee agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of 28 C.F R. Part 38, the Department of Justice regulation governing "Equal Treatment for Faith Based Organizations" (the "Equal Treatment Regulation"). The Equal Treatment Regulation provides in part that Department of Justice grant awards of direct funding may not be used to fund any inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization Recipients of direct grants may still engage in inherently religious activities, but such activities must be separate in time or place from the Department ofJustice funded program, and participation in such activities by individuals receiving services from the grantee or a sub -grantee must be voluntary The Equal Treatment Regulation also makes clear that organizations participating in programs directly funded by the Department ofJustice are not permitted to discriminate in the provision of services on the basis of a beneficiary's religion. Notwithstanding any other special condition of this award, faith - based organizations may, in some circumstances, consider religion as a basis for employment. See http://www.ojp.gov/about/ocriequalibo.htm. 28. The recipient acknowledges that all programs funded through subawards, whether at the state or local levels, must conform to the grant program requirements as stated in BJA program guidance. 29. Grantee agrees to comply with the requirements of 28 C.F.R. Part 46 and all Office ofJustice Programs policies and procedures regarding the protection of human research subjects, including obtainment of Institutional Review Board approval, if appropriate, and subject informed consent 30. Grantee agrees to comply with all confidentiality requirements of 42 U.S.C. section 3789g and 28 C.F.R. Part 22 that are applicable to collection, use, and revelation of data or information. Grantee further agrees, as a condition of grant approval, to submit a Privacy Certificate that is in accord with requirements of 28 C.F.R. Part 22 and, in particular, section 22.23. 31. The recipient agrees to monitor subawards under this JAG award in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, OMB circulars, and guidelines, including the OJP Financial Guide, and to include the applicable conditions of this award in any subaward. The recipient is responsible for oversight of subrecipient spending and monitoring of specific outcomes and benefits attributable to use of JAG funds by subrecipients. The recipient agrees to submit upon request, documentation of its policies and procedures for monitoring of subawards under this award. OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) Department of Justice Office ofJustice Programs AWARD Bureau of Justice Assistance CONTINUATIONSHEET PAGE 7 OF 8 Grant PROJECT NUMBER 2013-DJ-BX-0364 AWARD DATE 08/23/2013 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 32. The recipient agrees that funds received under this award will not be used to supplant State or 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. 33. Award recipients must submit quarterly a Federal Financial Report (SF-425) and annual performance reports through GMS (https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov). Consistent with the Department's responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), P.L. 103-62 applicants who receive funding under this solicitation must provide data that measure the results of then- work. Therefore, quarterly performance metrics reports must be submitted through BJA's Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) website (www.bjaperfonnancetools.org). For more detailed information on reporting and other JAG requirements, refer to the JAG reporting requirements webpage. Failure to submit required JAG reports by established deadlines may result in the freezing of grant funds and future High Risk designation. 34. Award recipients must venfy Point of Contact(POC), Financial Point of Contact (FPOC), and Authorized Representative contact information in GMS, including telephone number and e-mail address. If any mformation is incorrect or has changed, a Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) must be submitted via the Grants Management System (GMS) to document changes. 35. The grantee agrees that within 120 days of award acceptance, each current member of a law enforcement task force funded with these funds who is a task force commander, agency executive, task force officer, or other task force member of equivalent rank, will complete required online (Internet -based) task force training. Additionally, all future task force members are required to complete this training once during the life of this award, or once every four years if multiple awards include this requirement. The training is provided free of charge online through BJA's Center for Task Force Integrity and Leadership (www.ctfli.org). This training addresses task force effectiveness as well as other key issues including privacy and civil liberties/rights, task force performance measurement personnel selection, and task force oversight and accountability. When BJA funding supports a task force, a task force personnel roster should be compiled and maintained, along with course completion certificates, by the grant recipient. Additional information is available regarding this required training and access methods via BJA's web site and the Center for Task Force Integrity and Leadership (www.ctfli.org). 36. No JAG funds may be expended on unmanned aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, or aerial vehicles (US, UAS, or UAV) unless the BJA Director certifies that extraordinary and exigent circumstances exist, making them essential to the maintenance of public safety and good order. Additionally, any JAG funding approved for this purpose would be subject to additional reporting, which would be stipulated by BJA post -award 37. BJA strongly encourages the recipient submit annual (or more frequent) JAG success stories at JAG.Showcase@ojp.usdoj.gov or via the online form at https://www.bja.gov/contactus.aspx. JAG success stories should include the: name and location of program/project; point of contact with phone and e-mail; amount of JAG funding received and in which fiscal year; and a brief sununary describing the program/project and its impact. 38. Recipient may not expend or drawdown funds until the Bureau ofJustice Assistance (BJA) has received documentation demonstrating that the state or local governing body review requirements have been met and a Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) has been approved releasing this special condition. 39. Recipient may not expend or drawdown funds until the Bureau ofJustice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs has received and approved the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the disparate jurisdictions and has issued a Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) releasing this special condition. OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) Department ofJustice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance PROJECT NUMBER 2013-DJ-BX-0364 AWARD CONTINUATIONSHEET PAGE 8 OF 8 Grant AWARD DATE 08/23/2013 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 40. Recipient may not expend or drawdown funds until the Bureau ofJustice Assistance (BJA) has received documentation demonstrating that the recipient jurisdiction's public comment requirements have been met and a Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) has been approved releasing this special condition. 41. With respect to this award, federal funds may not be used to pay cash compensation (salary plus bonuses) to any employee of the award recipient at a rate that exceeds 110% of the maximum annual salary payable to a member of the federal government's Senior Executive Service (SES) at an agency with a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System for that year. (An award recipient may compensate an employee at a higher rate, provided the amount in excess of this compensation limitation is paid with non-federal funds.) This limitation on compensation rates allowable under this award may be waived on an individual basis at the discretion of the OJP official indicated in the program announcement under which this award is made. OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) APPROVAL RECOMMENDED: By: W, Jeffrey W. Halstead Chief of Police Date: C0.30•13 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: By: Jessica San v�ng Assistant C t� Attorney ATTE By: Maly J. Ka City Secretary Contract Authorization: M&C: cLt(o5JI Date Approved: I )I5](3 OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX FY 2013 JAG Award Document Page 9 of 9 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) Formula 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 collaborative 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 Police 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 451 GR76 441042 035423675000 51 GR76 5(VARIOUS1 035423675010 51 GR76 539120 035423675020 51 GR76 539120 035423675030 5) GR76 539120 035423675040 51 GR76 539120 035423675050 51 GR76 539120 035423675060 51 GR76 539120 035423675070 451 GR76 5(VARIOUS) 035423675080 CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manager's Office by: 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)