2022-052 - Approving the submission of an Application for and extension of a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) Grant for continuation of the NE Texas Auto Theft Task Force

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RESOLUTION NO. 2022- 052 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY (MVCPA) GRANT FOR CONTINUATION OF THE NORTHEAST TEXAS AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE; APPROVING A CASH MATCH FROM THE CITY OF PARIS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID GRANT EXTENSION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON NOTICE THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDINGAN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, under the provisions of Texas Transportation Code Chapter 1006 and Texas Administrative Code Title 43, Part 3, Chapter 57, entities are eligible to receive monetary grants from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to provide financial support to law enforcement agencies for automobile theft enforcement teams and to combat motor vehicle burglaries in their respective jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris established the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force, hereafter referred to as the "Task Force," with the assistance of the Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority in September of 1994, and since that time, for 28 consecutive years, the City of Paris has been approved to continue the Task Force under this grant to combat motor vehicle burglary and theft; and WHEREAS, there is one Paris Police Detective and one Lamar County Sheriffs Deputy assigned to the Task Force. Their salaries are paid for by this grant, and they are authorized to investigate auto thefts and auto burglaries across local jurisdictional lines in nine counties throughout Northeast Texas. In addition, the task force conducts Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) 68-A inspections for the 9 -county coverage area, and assist DMV offices with investigations involving title fraud; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris desires to extend the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Grant entitled "Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force" as described in the City of Paris Grant Application for State of Texas, fiscal year - 2023, attached hereto as Exhibit "A". beginning September 1, 2022 and ending August 31, 2023, in the amount of $158,430.00 including a cash match from the City totaling $18,000.00; and WHEREAS, City of Paris has agreed that in the event of loss or misuse of the grant funds, City of Paris assures that the grant funds will be returned in full to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority.