SR-10-28-2014-3GID
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City Council Meeting: October 28, 2014
Agenda Item: 3-G
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Jacqueline A. Seabrooks, Chief of Police
Subject: 2013 and 2014 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grants
Recommended Actions
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the amount of $23,372
from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) 2013 Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP)
Award.
2. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the amount of $30,152
from the US DOJ 2014 BVP Award.
3. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
section of this report.
Executive Summary
In 2013 and 2014 the City of Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has been
awarded two, two -year grants of $23,372 and $30,152, respectively, from the US DOJ,
Bureau of Justice Administration (BJA). The DOJ, BJA will reimburse SMPD 50 percent
of the cost of each vest purchased.
The grant funds will allow SMPD to purchase National Institute for Justice compliant
armored vests for police officers.
Discussion
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP), created by the Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Grant Act of 1998, is a unique US Department of Justice initiative designed to provide a
critical resource to state and local law enforcement.
Since 1999, over 13,000 jurisdictions have participated in the BVP Program, with over
$375 million in federal funds committed to support the purchase of an estimated 1.1
million bulletproof vests. The Office of Justice Programs BJA administers the BVP
Program.
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The City has been a recipient of grant funding previously in 2006 and 2010 with total
previous grant funding awarded in the amount of $103,333. The 2013 and 2014 grant
program funding will provide funding for approximately 140 replacement vests.
Bulletproof vests are on a three year replacement cycle because the degradation of the
Kevlar from repetitive use and body moisture reduces the vest's ability to maintain the
threat level guaranteed which voids the warranty. The current grant awards of $23,372
and $30,152 will support the purchase of vests through August 2016. 2013 BVP funds
must be spent by August 31, 2015 and 2014 BVP funds must be spent by August 31,
2016.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
Award of a $23,372 and a $30,152 grant from the US Department of Justice Bulletproof
Vest Partnership requires the following FY 2014 -15 budget changes:
1. Establish a revenue budget at account 20304.403632 in the amount of $23,372.
2. Establish a revenue budget at account 20304.403751 in the amount of $30,152.
3. Appropriate the following expenditures to reflect receipt of the US Department of
Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant: $23,372 at account number
20304.578837.
4. Appropriate the following expenditures to reflect receipt of the US Department of
Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant: $30,152 at account number
20304.578851.
Prepared by: Nicole Dibling- Moore, Senior Administrative Analyst
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Forwarded to Council:
Rod Gould
City Manager