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CRIMINAL JUSTICE �DIVISION Cowma NQ
STATEMENT OF GRANT AWARD
Grant Number; DJ-12-AI,0-26113-02 CF DA or State ID 16,.738
Program Fund: DJ-Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Grantee Name: PREVIEW-Fort Worth, it of-PREVIEW-
Project Title-, Interview Room Equipment
Grant Period: 1016/01/2013 - 12/31/201.3
Lilquidation Date-, 03/31/2014
Date Awarded: June 18,2013
CJD Grant Manager: Kelly McBride
C3D Award!Amount: $791992.00
Grantee Cash Match: $0.00
Grantee In Kind Match-. $0.0o
Total Project Cost-, $79,992.00
The Statement of Grant Award is Your official notice of' award from the Governor's Criminal Justice 1.ivis,ion
(CJD). The approved budget is reflected in the Budget/Detalls, to for this record in eGrants,. The grantee
agrees to comply with the provisions of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division's rules. in Title 1, Part 1,
Chapter 3, Texas Administrative Codle, in effect on the date the grant is awarded, By clicking on the 'Accept'
button within the 'Accept Award' tab, the grantee accepts the responsibility for the grant project and agrees
with the following conditions of grant funding. "I'he grantee's funds, will riot be released until the grantee
has satisfied the requirements of' the following Condition(s) of Funding and Other Fund-Specific
Requirement(s),if any,cited below:
Condition(s)of Funding and Other,Fund-Specific Requirement(s):
OFFICIAL RECORD
CJD,Statement of Girant Award,Interview Riolom Equipment, Cliff SECRETARY
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CITY OF FORT WORTH.
Char s W. Daniels
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Ass st nt City Manager
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J e ffrey V. H al 4ead
Chief of Police
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Assistant City Attorney
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SECRETARY
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COU'N'CIL ACTION, App ve ! on 51211/201 - Resolution No, 420 5*.201 finance No,
20756-0-5-2013
DATE: Tuesday, May 2111 2013 REFERENCE No **C-26265
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SUBJECT:
Ratify Application for and Authorize Acceptance of, if Awarded, the State Justice Assistance Grant in the
Amount of$80,000.00 from the State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division$ Authorize
Execution of Related
Contract, Adopt Related wted IResolution and Adopt Appropriation ordinance (ALL
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RICTS
it is reicomm,en:dIed that the City Council
1. Ratify the au ligation for the State Justine Assistance Grant from the Office of the Governor, Criminal
Justice Division, in 'the arnount of 0,000,00;
2, Authorize the City Manager to accept, reject, alter or terminate, iif awarded, the State Justice
Assistance Grant;
3. .Authorize the execution of a contract in connection with the acceptance of the grant, if awarded
4. Adopt the attached resolution ,authorizing the Police Department's application for and acceptance in the
mount of$80,000.00 in grant funds from the State Justice Assistance Gaunt and the making of
assurances required by the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's office; and
5. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund in the amount of$80,„000.00 upon re e,ipt of the grant.
The City of Fort Worth Police Department(Department) is requesting grant funding to update 12 interview
rooms across the Department. In August 21012, an internal assessment was conducted on all interview
rooms within the Department, The assessment was in response to issues that the Tarrant County District
Attorney's office (DA's office) had in the quality of audio and visual recorded evidence it ireceived from the
Department.. Currently, non of the Department's 26 interview rooms capture the quality of audio and
visual recorded evidence the LEA's office would it e to receive. It is common for the A's office to only,
use the audio recording from the Department's recorded intervievwrs,.
A total of 26 interview rooms exist across the Department. The interview rooms are located at Police
iVisional Sectors North, South, fast, West, and Central) and' within mr any different units, including
Homicide, Sexual Assault, Robbery, Crimes Against Children, Traffic Investigations, Youth Division,
Internal Affairs, Major Case, Auto Theft, Fraud, and Gang Units. Current audio and visual equipment
lacks uniformity across the Department, creating a variety of issues regarding eudiio and visual recorded
evidence,
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The grant requires that the City adopt a resolution that provides assurances that funds will be returned to
the Criminal Justice Division, in full, in the event of loss or misuse of grant funds and that designates the
Official (,authorized to acceptl reject or altar the grant.
FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Dlir ctoir certifies that upon ap,p�rov�al 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.
FUND CENTERS.-
TO Fund/AccounMenters FROM Fuind/'Account/Centers
5) GR76 451644 03520263 MI00000
5)GR76 5(YARIOUS) 035202638010 18010 0.00
CEIRTIFICATIO-NS,:
Submitted for�CI!y Manaq- pr's Office Charles Daniel's (61 99)
Origi nating-Department Head: Jeffrey W. Halstead! (4210)
Addiftionall Information C ntact: Aya E,ialy (423,91)
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