REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
March 26, 2015
FROM: JERRY P. DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: PATRICK FARMER, Deputy Chief
Investigative Services Division
SUBJECT
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Authorize the Chief of Police to enter in Memorandums of Understanding ("MOUs") with the Community Based Organizations ("CBOs") as identified in the 2014 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant program agreement
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the Chief of Police to enter into MOUs with four CBOs partnering with the City under the 2014 Project Safe Neighborhoods ("PSN") grant program: Valley Crimestoppers, County of Fresno, California State University Fresno, and Friends of Calwa. At the November 20, 2014, City Council meeting, Council approved the grant agreement for $450,000 from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services ("CalOES"), for the 2014 PSN grant program, and funding was appropriated in the FY 15 budget.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Board of State and Community Corrections ("BSCC") awarded the City of Fresno $1,500,000 in grant funds for continued staffing of the Mayor's Gang Prevention Initiative ("MGPI"), Ceasefire strategies, community engagement and community based organizations partners. The grant commences on January 1, 2015, and concludes on December 31, 2017. In conjunction with the grant objectives, a regional approach to anti-gang violence will incorporate multiple jurisdictions and organizations to embrace the goal of reducing gang activity in the City of Fresno and adjacent areas. In developing this approach the Police Department has engaged public participation by partnering with several CBOs toward these objectives as evidenced in the MOU's.
BACKGROUND
The citizens of the City of Fresno and Fresno County continue to be impacted by gang violence and gang-related crimes. The City of Fresno was designated as one of the 25 "High Intensity Gang Areas" ("HIGAS") in California. Accordin...
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