STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: September 9, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Government Affairs
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance for the FY 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Grant No. TBD, CFDA No. 16.738) in the amount of $1,115,605.00 to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024; (2) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $1,115,605.00 in the Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant FY 21 Fund; (3) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $1,115,605.00 in the Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant FY 21 Fund; (4) execution of the grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement; and (5) execution of a Funds Sharing and Fiscal Agency Agreement between the City of Dallas, Dallas County, and designated units of local governments - Not to exceed $1,115,605.00 - Financing: U.S. Department of Justice Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
Part E of Title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (the “JAG Program”) authorize the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make funds available to units of local government in order to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system.
The JAG Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds can support all components of the criminal justice system from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces, crime prevention, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. JAG funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities, and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures.
In recent years, the City of Dallas has used the JAG to fund salaries, benefits, and other associated costs for the Community Prosecution Program. Other past projects include Fair and Impartial Policing Training and SharePoint implementation for the Dallas Police Department. For the fiscal year 2021 award, Dallas will fund salaries and benefits for three Community Prosecutor, cameras for the Nuisance Abatement Unit, and software for the Real Time Crime Center. Ten percent of the total award is also used to reimburse administrative expenses associated with managing the grant.
The City of Dallas, Dallas County, and certain units of local government designated by the BJA are eligible for 2021 JAG funding and have been certified by the BJA as a disparate jurisdiction. The application guidelines ask for one fiscal agent to apply for, accept, and disburse funds throughout the disparate jurisdiction. Dallas County and all eligible units of local government in the disparate jurisdiction have agreed to designate the City of Dallas as the applicant and fiscal agent for the JAG Program.
Dallas County and the eligible cities agree and acknowledge that as a certified disparate jurisdiction, the parties must reach an agreement regarding the sharing of funds prior to submitting a JAG application with the BJA. Accordingly, this resolution will authorize the City Manager to set forth the following: (i) the amount of funds originally allocated by the BJA before the parties were certified to be disparate jurisdictions: (ii) the amounts to be transferred among the respective jurisdictions, including the amount to be paid to the City of Dallas as the fiscal agent for the jurisdiction; and (iii) the final amount for each of the parties.
Initial Allocations
For 2021, the BJA has determined the Initial Allocations of JAG funds for the Parties, as follows.
Dallas County $ 0
Balch Springs $ 13,226.00
Carrollton $ 12,476.00
Dallas $ 846,732.00
DeSoto $ 14,883.00
Duncanville $ 14,857.00
Garland $ 55,519.00
Grand Prairie $ 38,384.00
Irving $ 43,380.00
Lancaster $ 14,469.00
Mesquite $ 48,505.00
Richardson $ 13,174.00
Total $1,115,605.00
Amounts to be Transferred
All jurisdictions, with the exception of the City of Richardson, have agreed that 30 percent of their funds will be allocated to Dallas County per U.S. Department of Justice guidelines that require fund sharing with any unit of government that bears more than 50 percent of the costs of prosecution or incarceration. The City of Richardson has chosen to reallocate its total award of $13,174.00 to the County.
The eligible cities agree to have the following funds transferred to Dallas County pursuant to the Funds Sharing and Fiscal Agency Agreement, as follows:
Dallas County $ 0.00
Balch Springs $ 3,967.80
Carrollton $ 3,742.80
Dallas $254,019.60
DeSoto $ 4,464.90
Duncanville $ 4,457.10
Garland $ 16,655.70
Grand Prairie $ 11,515.20
Irving $ 13,014.00
Lancaster $ 4,340.70
Mesquite $ 14,551.50
Richardson $ 13,174.00
Total $343,903.30
This leaves adjusted allocations, as follows:
Dallas County $ 343,903.30
Balch Springs $ 9,258.20
Carrollton $ 8,733.20
Dallas $ 592,712.40
DeSoto $ 10,418.10
Duncanville $ 10,399.90
Garland $ 38,863.30
Grand Prairie $ 26,868.80
Irving $ 30,366.00
Lancaster $ 10,128.30
Mesquite $ 33,953.50
Richardson $ 0.00
Total $1,115,605.00
Fiscal Agent Grant Administration Fees
The following amounts reflect each participant’s grant administration fee deducted from their adjusted allocations, which shall be transferred to the Fiscal Agent, the City of Dallas.
Dallas County $ 24,073.23
Balch Springs $ 648.07
Carrollton $ 611.32
Dallas $ 74,958.02
DeSoto $ 729.27
Duncanville $ 727.99
Garland $ 2,720.43
Grand Prairie $ 1,880.82
Irving $ 2,125.62
Lancaster $ 708.98
Mesquite $ 2,376.75
Richardson $ 0.00
Total $111,560.50
Final Allocations
The following amounts reflect the JAG funds each jurisdiction shall receive upon acceptance of and disbursements of funds from the BJA in accordance with the Funds Sharing and Fiscal Agency Agreement.
Dallas County $ 319,830.07
Balch Springs $ 8,610.13
Carrollton $ 8,121.88
Dallas $ 629,314.87
DeSoto $ 9,688.83
Duncanville $ 9,671.91
Garland $ 36,142.87
Grand Prairie $ 24,987.98
Irving $ 28,240.38
Lancaster $ 9,419.32
Mesquite $ 31,576.76
Richardson $ 0.00
Total $1,115,605.00
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On September 12, 2018, City Council authorized an application for and acceptance of the FY 2018 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to be used for a broad range of activities to help control and prevent crime and to improve the criminal justice system for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2021; execution of the Fiscal Agency and Funds Sharing Agreement between the City of Dallas, Dallas County and eligible units of local government; and execution of the grant agreement by Resolution No. 18-1271.
On October 8, 2019, City Council authorized an application for and acceptance of the FY 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to be used for a broad range of activities to help control and prevent crime and to improve the criminal justice system for the period October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2022; execution of the Fiscal Agency and Funds Sharing Agreement between the City of Dallas, Dallas County and eligible units of local government; and execution of the grant agreement by Resolution No. 19-1599.
On September 23, 2020, City Council authorized an application for and acceptance of the FY 2020 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to be used for a broad range of activities to help control and prevent crime and to improve the criminal justice system for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2023; execution of the Fiscal Agency and Funds Sharing Agreement between the City of Dallas, Dallas County and eligible units of local government; and execution of the grant agreement by Resolution No. 20-1460.
City Council was briefed by memorandum regarding this matter on August 13, 2021 <https://dallascityhall.com/government/citymanager/Documents/FY%2020-21%20Memos/JAG21%20Council%20Memo_081321.pdf>.
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2021 |
FY 2022 |
Future Years |
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U.S. Department of Justice Grant Funds |
$1,115,605.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |