14-APPROVE RES AUTHORIZING GRANT APPLICATION TO AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY AND THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: 04/ 12/2012 Council Date: Police Chief Hundley 14. 04/23/2012 RECOMMENDED MOTION: Motion to approve a resolution authorizing a grant application to the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority for continuation of the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. POLICY ISSUE(S): Required by grant application. BACKGROUND: The City of Paris began the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force, with the assistance of ATPA, in September of 1994. Since that time, for 18 consecutive years, the City of Paris has been approved in continuing with the Task Force under this grant. There are two Paris officers assigned to the Task Force paid for by this grant. This year, we have invited the Lamar County Sheriffls office to participate in the grant by supplying a deputy to the task force. There is a cash match required for the grant which is taken care of by the city and in this case Lamar County. We have not seen the reduction in auto thefts and auto burglaries and feel the additional peace officer will assist us not only locally but also thtoughout our region which includes the following counties: Lamar, Red River, Fannin, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus, Grayson, Hunt, and Bowie counties along with Southeastern Oklahoma. The Task Force covers approximately 8000 square miles with a population of 500,000. The main goal each year is to reduce the auto theft rate and burglary of vehicles in our area and to educate law enforcement personnel and the public in northeast Texas. We accomplish these goals by inspecring salvage yaYds, automobile dealers, and repair shops to deteY commercial theft and by working hand in hand with the Texas Department of Public Safety and all agencies in our area. The three investigators will use 100% of their time to combat auto theft and other related crimes. We work closely with the Tax Assessors in all of these counties to help prevent auto theft by investigating tide fraud and performing lost tide inspections and investigations. The total of the grant is expected to be $309,323.00 which includes the cash match from the city and the county totaling $74,042.00 BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: EXHIBITS: Grant Application ACTION: BUDGET INFO: ❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order Expense $ ❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution Budgeted Amt. $ ❑ Presentation ❑ Ordinance y'I'D Actual $ ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other Acct. Name Acct. Number FISCAL NOTES: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Z Administration Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library Z Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities City of Paris Revised 2/04/08 117