HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-04-04; City Council; ; Replacement items to be purchased with Fiscal Year 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant fundsCA Review __AF__
Meeting Date: April 4, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Amanda Baker, Management Analyst
amanda.baker@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5054
Subject: Replacement items to be purchased with Fiscal Year 2022 Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds
District: All
Recommended Action
Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept replacement items to be
purchased with fiscal year 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds.
Executive Summary
The Police Department was awarded an $18,072 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for fiscal year 2022-23. The funds will be used to
purchase police equipment and training, including traffic enforcement equipment and narcotic
detection canine training.
The City Council is being asked to approve a revised request to replace one requested item that
cannot be purchased with the grant funds, as detailed below.
The grant requirements include notification of the City Council as well as an opportunity for
public input at a City Council meeting.
Explanation & Analysis
Overview
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant provides states and local governments
funds to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the
criminal justice system. The funds must be used to supplement existing funds for program
activities and cannot replace or supplant local funds.
The City of Carlsbad Police Department’s 2022 award is $18,072. The Police Department will
use the grant to purchase an automated message board with messaging suite, power supply,
and mounting kit and a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) speed device and to send staff to
narcotic detection training. The specific costs are detailed below.
The department had previously included a tethered drone in this request, and the City Council
authorized that request Dec. 13, 2022. However, staff have since learned that purchase is
April 4, 2023 Item #3 Page 1 of 5
prohibited under the terms of the grant, so the speed device and the training are being
requested instead.
LIDAR
The LIDAR speed device is a highly precise tool for monitoring vehicle speeds. This device will
primarily be used for conducting traffic enforcement activities. Speed is the most common
primary collision factor, and this device will help officers conduct speeding enforcement to help
reduce the number of traffic collisions in our city. The LIDAR devices also provides certified
evidence of violations and documents that are required in traffic court.
Narcotics detection training
The Justice Assistance Grant funds will also be used to train an existing police K9 team member
to detect the scent of illegal drugs in various settings, such as in buildings and cars and in public
places. None of the Carlsbad Police K9 teams have this capability. With the ongoing fentanyl
crisis, the need for a K9 team trained to detect narcotics is now more important than ever. This
training will enhance the department’s capability to locate and seize this dangerous drug before
it can be distributed within our community.
In addition to assisting with the fentanyl crisis, a narcotics detection canine will be useful in
detecting other types of illegal drugs, such as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. The
presence of a narcotics canine can also be a deterrent to those seeking to transport drugs into
our community. This capability is important because these drugs are a significant source of
crime within our community and throughout the region.
The benefits of this resource are numerous, and this K9 team will play an essential role in the
department’s mission to protect the community from harm.
Fiscal Analysis
Breakdown of costs
Item Cost
Automated message board $6,250
Messaging application $950
Power supply $595
Mounting Kit $295
LIDAR speed device $2,982
K9 narcotic detection training $7,000
TOTAL $18,072
No additional appropriations are being requested. The total cost of listed purchases for FY
2022-23 is $18,072, which is fully reimbursable by the Justice Assistance Grant program grant
award. There is an ongoing cost for one hour of overtime per week for one canine handler,
which equates to 26 hours per year. This overtime will be paid for out of the police
department’s operating budget.
April 4, 2023 Item #3 Page 2 of 5
Next Steps
The City Manager will accept the replacement items. Procurement of the police equipment will
begin. Staff will attend the narcotic detection training and submit for reimbursement. The grant
funds have already been appropriated into the Public Safety Grants Special Revenue Fund.
Environmental Evaluation
This action does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental
Quality Act under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to
cause either a direct physical change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment.
Exhibits
1. City Council resolution
April 4, 2023 Item #3 Page 3 of 5
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-099
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE
REPLACEMENT ITEMS TO BE PURCHASED WITH FISCAL YEAR 2022
EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that the Police
Department has been allocated funds through the Fiscal Year 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant Program to support activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal
justice system; and
WHEREAS, the application for the Fiscal Year 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant was heard during a regularly scheduled council meeting and the public was given an
opportunity to provide comments; and
WHEREAS, the previously proposed tethered drone was a prohibited item to purchase with
said grant funding; and
WHEREAS, Carlsbad Police Department proposes to replace the item with additional traffic
enforcement equipment and canine narcotic training.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the replacement items are authorized in compliance with the grant.
3.That the City Manager of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized to execute said
award with the US Department of Justice for receipt of the subject grant funds, as well
as any required reports and/or final statements.
Exhibit 1
April 4, 2023 Item #3 Page 4 of 5
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 4th day of April, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.
None.
None.
None.
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
April 4, 2023 Item #3 Page 5 of 5