R-9982
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City Council Meeting:
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9982 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA RELEASING CITY OF SANTA MONICA
FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER THE JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY
INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT TO THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
HIRING A PROSECUTOR TO TARGET CURRENT, SERIOUS JUVENILE CRIME
ISSUES IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS, grant funds are available for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 from the Juvenile
Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program for the purpose of working in collaboration
with a Special Projects prosecutor to target current, serious juvenile crime issues in the
City; and
WHEREAS, this purpose can best be achieved by the City releasing its grant funds
under JABG to the County of Los Angeles to hire a prosecutor to target current, serious
juvenile crime issues in City.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica waives its right to receive its entire direct
subgrant award and authorizes the funds to be expended by the County of Los Angeles
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on condition that the funds be expended for the hiring of a prosecutor who will
administer the Special Projects issues in our City.
SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes the City Manager, or her designee, to
negotiate and enter into an agreement with the County of Los Angeles for the hiring of a
prosecutor who will administer the Special Projects issues in Santa Monica, the amount
not to exceed the amount of the grant funds which were available to the City under the
Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program.
SECTION 3. The City of Santa Monica acknowledges and resolves that any liability
arising out of the performance of these JABG Program funds, including civil court
actions for damages, shall be the responsibility of the County of Los Angeles (" grant
recipient"). The State of California, and the City of Santa Monica disclaim responsibility
for any such liability.
SECTION 4. The grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant
expenditures controlled by the City of Santa Monica.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
henceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 28th day of September, 2004.
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Richard Bloom, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 9982 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 28th day of September, 2004, by the
following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Mayor Bloom, Mayor Pro Tern McKeown,
Feinstein, Genser, Holbrook, Katz
Noes:
Council members: None
Abstain:
Council members: None
Absent:
Council members: O'Connor
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Sfewa ,City Clerk
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