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DRAFT J:~Attorney\Lisa~esolutions\CURRENT\Law Enf Block Grant App 2002.wpd July 1, 2002 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; ACCEPTING SAID GRANT AWARD UPON NOTICE THEREOF; 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 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, provides funding for local law enforcement grants; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris and Lamar County have been notified of the availability of $92,287.00 in funding under said Grant Program, and it is deemed appropriate that the entities, having been certified as disparate jurisdictions, agree to each make application for not more than one-half of the funds available in order to effectively comply with the intent of said program; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is desirous of processing a grant application in the amount of $46,143.00, being one-half of the funds available, with $5,127.00 to be provided by the City of Paris in the form of local funds, for the purchase of two (2) motor vehicles for the Criminal Investigation Division, ten (10) portable walkie-talkie radios for the Patrol Division, seven (7) sets of stop spike strips, and one (1) hand-held radar unit; and, WHEREAS, as a condition of the receipt of said grant, the City participated in an Advisory Board meeting conducted on June 18, 2002; and, WHEREAS, as a further condition of the receipt of said grant, the City, following due notice, conducted a public hearing on July 8, 2002, to receive input from the citizens of Paris regarding the expenditure of said funds received under said grant; and, WHEREAS, application for said grant must occur by or before July 17, 2002; and, WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the citizens of Paris that the City of Paris apply for said Grant for two (2) motor vehicles for the Criminal Investigation Division, ten (10) portable walkie-talkie radios for the Patrol Division, seven (7) sets of stop spike strips, and one (1) hand-held radar unit to continue to improve local law enforcement in the city of Paris; and;