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2009-37

A RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF GRANT MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ALLOCATION UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EDWARDS BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT 2009, WITH THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, THE CITY OF ARVADA, AND THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE

WHEREAS, Part 2 of Article 1 of Title 29, C.R.S. permits and encourages governments to make the most efficient and effective use of their power and responsibilities by cooperating and contracting with other governments; and

WHEREAS, The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Police Departments in Arvada, Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge, received a local grant from the Department of Justice through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for the amount of Two Hundred Eight Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Nine dollars ($208,199). This money is awarded based upon a formula of population and crime statistics; and

WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood will receive a one-time grant award of One Hundred Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Eight dollars ($109,758) for the purchase of law enforcement equipment and services; and

WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood, through the Lakewood Police Department, will serve as the point of contact and grant administrator for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant Program, hereafter referred to as JAG, from the U.S. Department of Justice; and 

WHEREAS, the County of Jefferson, the City of Arvada, and the City of Wheat Ridge shall be known as the subgrantees and shall be recipients of a JAG award; and

WHEREAS, initial distribution of grant funds to each subgrantee will occur immediately upon approval of the City of Lakewood’s 2009 Revised/2010 Budget; and

WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood and the subgrantees will comply with applicable requirements pursuant to “Office of Justice Programs Additional Requirements”, to include financial and quarterly program reporting.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakewood, Colorado that:

SECTION 1.  The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Clerk to attest to an intergovernmental agreement for the provision of grant management and financial allocation under the requirements of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 2009, with the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, the City of Arvada, and the City of Wheat Ridge in a form approved by the City Attorney.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by a vote of 10 for and 0 against at a regular meeting of the City Council on August 10, 2009, at 7 o’clock p.m. at Lakewood Civic Center, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.

Bob Murphy, Mayor

ATTEST:
Margy Greer, City Clerk

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