CC MEETING: September 10, 2024
DATE: August 26, 2024
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Roberto Arrendondo, Chief of Police
Rex Redden, Executive Director of Public Safety
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Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Accept The Award Of The 2025 Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Catalytic Converter Grant For A Total Of $184,167.
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BACKGROUND:
The purpose of the SB224 Catalytic Converter Grant Program is to support statewide law enforcement agencies in creating a collaborative network to combat motor vehicle burglary, motor vehicle theft, fraud-related motor vehicle crime and catalytic converter theft in the state, 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 IP cameras from FLOCK and deploy them for a 1-year period. The grant funds must be used entirely in FY25. CPD will use these grant funds to maintain our IP camera program, allowing for greater coverage and thus a higher rate of detection for suspects involved in catalytic converter thefts, as well as other vehicle related crimes.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
All funding will be provided through the reimbursement grant awards. There is a required cash match of 20%, which will be paid for using departmental funds. Maintenance for the projects will be provided by the individual departments. Listed below are the preliminary individual project amounts, which are subject to change in the negotiation phase of the MVCPA grant process.
MVCPA SB 224 Catalytic Converter Grant - 1-year IP lease, 57 cameras - $184,167.00.
20% cash match - $36,833.00
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 resolution authorizing the City Manager to Accept the Award of the 2025 Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Catalytic Converter Grant for a total of $184,167.