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DRAFT F:kAttorney\LisakResolutions\CURRENT\Law Enf Block Grant App 2003.wpd August 6, 2003 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 $83,483.00 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 $41,742.00, being one-half of the funds available, with $4,367.00 to be provided by the City of Paris in the form of local funds, for the purchase of one (1) motor vehicle for the Services Division, one (1) computerized inkless fingerprinting system, one (1) video capture system, and three (3) stop sticks; and, WHEREAS, as a condition of the receipt of said grant, the City participated in an Advisory Board meeting conducted on August 6, 2003; and, WHEREAS, as a further condition of the receipt of said grant, the City, following due notice, conducted a public hearing on August 11, 2003, 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 August 28, 2003; 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 one (1) motor vehicle for the Services Division, one (1) computerized inkless fingerprinting system, one (1) video capture system, and three (3) stop sticks to continue to improve local law enforcement in the city of Paris; and;