2016-016 - ABTPA Grant extention

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RESOLUTION NO. 2016 -016 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF AN EXTENSION OF AN AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY AND THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY (ABTPA) 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 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Texas Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority ( "ABTPA ") provides funding for automobile theft prevention grants; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes Article 4413(37) and Texas Administrative Code Title 43, Part 3; Chapter 57, entities are eligible to receive grants from the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority to provide financial support to law enforcement agencies for automobile theft enforcement teams and to combat automobile burglary in the jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris established the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force in 1994 and has operated said Task Force continuously through ABTPA grants up to the present; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris desires to extend the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Grant entitled "Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force" project as described in the Proposed Annual Budget Total attached hereto as Exhibit "A" beginning September 1, 2016 and ending August 31, 2017, in the amount of $144,004.00 including a cash match from the City totaling $37,295.00 in the 2016 -2017 Paris Police Department Budget, and to continue the existing Auto Theft Task Force; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas has agreed that in the event of loss or misuse of the grant funds, the City of Paris, Texas assures that the grant funds will be returned in full to the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. The City Manager of the City of Paris, Texas is designated as the Authorized Official to authorize all necessary documents to extend the grant from the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority Grant Program.