REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
ALDI RAMIREZ, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: SHELBY MACNAB, Business Manager
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
MAGGIE NAVARRO, Program Manager
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
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Actions Pertaining to the Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant:
1. Authorize the PARCS Director or Designee to Accept $300,000 in Federal Grant Funding from the Byrne Community Project/ Byrne Discretionary Grants Program and Enter into Grant Related Agreements Subject to Review as to Form by the City Attorney (Citywide).
2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 15th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2022-154 to Appropriate $100,000 From the Bureau of Justice Assistance U.S. Department of Justice. (Requires five affirmative votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize the PARCS Director or Designee to accept $300,000 in Federal grant funding from the Byrne Community Project/ Byrne Discretionary Grant Program and enter into any grant related agreements subject to review as to form by the City Attorney. Staff also recommends Council approve the 15th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 allocated $300,000 in discretionary grant funding to the City of Fresno for the 'Advance Peace Fresno-Violence Prevention and Intervention Program'. The award was recommended by Congressman Jim Costa and administered under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Federal Byrne Community Project/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program. The PARCS Department has completed the required application process to receive discretionary f...
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