CC MEETING: August 6, 2024
DATE: July 15, 2024
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Roberto Arrendondo, Police Chief
Rex Redden, Executive Director of Public Safety
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Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Take All Necessary Action Related To The Submission Of Applications Through The 2025 Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) SB224 Catalytic Converter Grant Program.
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BACKGROUND:
The purpose of the SB224 Catalytic Converter Grant Program is to assist agencies in combating catalytic converter thefts in Texas, specifically to aid in prevention and detection of these illegal activities. The Carrollton Police Department (CPD) has submitted a project for FY25 SB224 Catalytic Converter Grant Program to continue leasing 57 additional IP cameras from FLOCK for another one-year period. CPD will use these grant funds to continue the expanded IP camera program, which allows for greater coverage and thus a higher rate of detection of suspects involved in catalytic converter thefts and other vehicle-related crimes.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The FY25 iteration of this grant requires a 20% cash match. $184,167.00 will be reimbursed by the MVCPA grant, while the remaining $36,833.00 will be funded out of the CPD FY25 budget. $221,000.00 is the total funding amount for the entire one-year period. Grant funds must be used entirely in FY25. Maintenance for the project will be provided by the Police Department. Listed below are the preliminary individual project amounts, which are subject to change in the negotiation phase of the MVCPA grant process.
MVCPA FY25 SB 224 Catalytic Converter Grant - 1-year IP lease, 57 cameras = $221,000.00
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
Items leased through these grant awards will allow police to deter and detect catalytic converter thefts at a greater rate, while also assisting in other vehicle crime detection and investigations.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/DESIRED ACTION:
Staff recommends City Council approval of a resolut...
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