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Item No. 10 <br />memorandum <br />TO: City Council <br />Grayson Path, City Manager <br />FROM: Bob Hundley, Chief of Police <br />SUBJECT: MVPCA GRANT APPLICATION FOR FY 2020-2021 <br />DATE: May 21, 2020 <br />BACKGROUND: The City of Paris began the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force, with the <br />assistance of the Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority, in September of 1994. Since that <br />time, the City of Paris Police Department application has been approved for 26 consecutive years. <br />ABTPA changed their name this past year to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority. There <br />are two Paris police detectives assigned to the Task Force paid for by this grant. These officers <br />are allowed to investigate auto thefts and auto burglaries in a number of counties in the Northeast <br />Texas area. Many times, criminals operate beyond jurisdictional lines. <br />STATUS OF IS SUE: The MVPCA has decided to resume taking applications for the grant process <br />this year. The total amount of the grant for 2020/2021 is $151,027.00 including a cash match of <br />$44,318.00 from the city. We ask for Council to approve the application for the grant and authorize <br />the manager to complete certain documents. The MVPCA requires a resolution from the governing <br />body for the grant application. <br />BUDGET: The grant application will require a $44,318.00 cash match in the 2020-2021 police <br />department budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Motion to approve a resolution authorizing the application of the grant <br />to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for continuation of the Northeast Texas Auto <br />Theft Task Force and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. <br />