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97-1203�o,��il x,a � Z - ao3 Gieen stuzt #s+ �o Presented By: RESOLUTION OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA �� Refeired To: Committee: Date_ 1 WHEREAS the City of Saint Paul has received an allocation of $644,215 from the 2 Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 104-208) and administered 3 via the Bureau oTJustice Administration (BJA), and 5 WHEREAS, a requirement of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant is to 6 conduct a public hearing on the proposed use of Local Law Enforcement Block 7 Grant, and 8 9 WHEREAS, the funds may be accessed upon fulfilling the grant requirements, 10 11 THEREFORE BE TT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council set a date 12 for a public hearing on the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. �or W e��le�Q� i� ��bec a�., �q�'1, a.t �-1•.3op.�«.. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of Police: � Approval Recommended lfy Budget Director: � Adopted by Council: Date: Q.,#, \ Form Approved by City Attomey: Adopfion Certified by Council Secretary: � � 'a , � B G.��,.�'!"� — Z3'�� � Sy Approved by Mayor: Date: � � t y�y �' Approved Mayor for Submission to Council: By: � By: N° 51199 d., _,.,.. � DEPARiR1EN7AFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIqTED � r � V . P 1 GREEN SHEE CONTACT pER$ON $ PHONE INITIAUDATE tNITIAUOATE � DEPARTMENT OIRECTOR � CITV COUNCII Chief Wm. Finney ASSIGN qTYATfORNEY �GITYCLERK NUMBERFOR MU5T BE COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DATE) NOVTING O BU ET DiRECTOR O FIN. g MGI SERVICES DIfl. OPOEF AY�R (OR ASSISTAN'n O TOTAI # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) AGTION REQUESTED: Public Hearing date set for LocalLaw Enforcement Block Grant Requirement .�.�r �A ed�nes 2�w , 0� e1e s r�� 199 RECAMMENDATIONS: AOProve <A) or Rej (R) pERSONAL SEqVICE CONTflACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: _ PLANNING COMMISSION _ CNIL SERVICE COMMISSION �- Ha5Ih15 Dersort�fin eVer Worketl untler a Conlr2Ct tOr thi5 dBpaRmant? _ C�B COMMITfEE _ ' YES NO _ STAFP 2. Has this p¢rSONfirm ever been a crty empioyee? — YES NO � DlsrqiCT CoURr _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not nortna�ly possessetl by any current ciry employeel SUPPOflTS WHIGN COUNCIL O&IECTIVE? YES NO Explaln alf yes answers on separata aheet antl ettach to green ahaet MYf1ATING PROBLEM. IS5UE.OPPOR7UNIT'ryMo, YtTffi. Wtien. Where. Why) The 1997 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant requires that the local jurisdiction hold a public hearing on the use of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant funds. AWANTAGES IF APPROVEO: The Public Hearing will allow the City of Saint Paul to fulfill the requirements of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant and the funding may be accessed when this Public Hearing date is conveyed to the Department of Justice. � y 1 � DISAOVANTAGES IF APPROVED: 4 � None. OISAOVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVEO: The City of Saint Pau1 wi11 not be able to access the funding of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. TOTAL AMOUN7 OF TRAl7SACTiON g 644 � 2].S . COST/REYENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIWGSOURCE Bureau of JllSt10E L�C1IIlinistratinn ACTIVITYNUMBEH FINANCIAL INFOPFiATION: (EXPLAIN) J U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Nancy E. Gist, Director R�CtiVED r �� ; � � E��1 FY 1997 Local Law En#orcement Block Grants Program The Omnibus Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act, Public Law 104-208, provides $523 million for the implementation of the Local Law Enforcement Biock Grants (LLEBG) Program, to be administered by the Bureau of 7us[ice Assistance (B7A), U.S. Department of Justice. The puipose of the LLEBG Program is to pro- vide funds to units of local govemment to underwrite projects to reduce crime and improve public safety. These projects must be funded in accordance with the seven putpose areas described below. Program Purpose Areas LLEBG Program funds may be used for one or more of the following seven purpose azeas: ❑ Law enforcement support for: ■ Hiring, training, and employing on a continuing basis new, additional law enforcement officers and necessary support personnel. (If funds are used for hiring law enforcement officers, there must be a net gain over the unit of local governmenYs current appropriated budget in the number of law enforcement o�cers who perform nonadministrative public safety service.) ■ Paying overtime to presentiy employed law enforcement officers and necessary suppoft personnel for the purpose of increasing the number of hours worked by such personneI. ■ Procuring equipment, technology, and other material directly related to basic law enforce- ment functions. R� -t aa3 1 �. f: ❑ Enhancing security measures in and azound schools and in and around any other faciliry or location that the unit of local government considers a special risk for incidents of crime. ❑ Estab3ishing or supportina drug courts. To be eligible for funding, a drug court program must include the following: ■ Continaing judicial supervision of nonviolent offenders with substance abuse problems. ■ Integrating the administration of other sanc- tions and services, which should include (i) mandatory periodic testing of each partici- pant for the use of controlled substances or other addictive substances during any period of supervised release or probation; (ii) substance abuse treatment for each participant; (iii) probation or other supervised release involving possible prosecution, confinement, or incar- cecation because of noncompliance with program requirements or failure to show satisfactory progress; and (iv) programmatic offender mana�ement and aftercaie services such as relapse prevention, vocational job training, and job and housing placement. ❑ Enhancing the adjudication of cases involving violent offenders,including casesinvolving violent juvenile offenders. For the purposes of this pro- gram, a violent offender is defined as a person charged with committing a Part I violent crime under the Uniform Crime Reports. ❑ Establishing, particularly in rural areas, a multijurisdictional task force composed of law Revised 3/27(97 °I�-) ao3 enforcement officials who represent units of local government. This task force will work with Federal law enforcement officials to prevent and control crime. ❑ Establishina crime prevention programs involving cooperation between communi[y residents and law enforcement personnel to control, detect, or investi- gate crime or to prosecute criminals. O Defraying the cost of indemnificapon insurance for law enforcement officers. ❑ Establish an advisory boazd to review the applica- tion. This board must be designated to make nonbinding recommendations for the jurisdiction's proposed use of LLEBG funds. The advisory boazd must include a member from at least each of the following: the local law enforcement agency, prosecutor's office, court system, and school system, as we11 as a nonprofit group (e.g., educa- tional, religious, or community group) active in crime prevention or drug use prevention or treatment. Prohibition on Use of Funds LLEBG funds aze not to be used to purchase, lease, rent, or acquire tanks or armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, limousines, real estate, yachts, or any vehicle not used primarily for law enforcemen[. Funds also are not to be used to retain consultants. Construction of new facilities is also pcohibited. In addition, Federal funds may not supplanC State or local funds; they must increase the amount of funds that would be available otherwise from State and local sources. Eligibility for Funds Units of local govemment aze eligible to apply for an awazd. Units of local govemment are counties, towns and townships, villages, cities, parishes, Indian uibes, and Alaskan Native villages that carry out substantial governmental dufies. Matching Funds Requirement LLEBG funds may not exceed 90 percent of total pro- gram costs, and participation requires a cash match which will not be waived. Matching funds may be provided from the following sources: State and local government funds, the Housing and Community Devel- opment Act of 1974, the Appalachian Regional Devel- opment Act, the Equi[able Sharing Program (Federal asset-forfeiture distributions), and private funds. All recipients must maintain records clearly showing the source, amount, and timin� of all matching contributions. Program Requirements for Units of Local Government To be eligible for LLEBG funds, a jurisdiction must submit an application signed by its chief executive (e.g., mayor, county executive, or tribal chairman). In addi- tion, each jurisdiction's chief executive must: ❑ Hold at least one public hearing regarding the proposed use of funds. ❑ Forwazd the application to the Govemor or desig- nated representative at least 20 days prior to submission to BJA, as required by statute. The first twa steps need not occur prior to applying for funds, but they must occur prior to the obligation of funds and the issuance of a Grant Adjusrment Notice (GAN) by BJA. If funds aze spent on the hiring of additional law en- forcement officers, units of local govemment must give suitable preference Yo members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were involuntarily sepzsated or repred due to reductions in the U.S. Deparhnent of Defense. Distribution of Awards The Airector o£ BJA will set aside funds foi units of local government within a State. The amounts will be proportionate to the State's average annual number of Part I violent crimes compared to the numbez for all States for the 3 most recent calendaz yeazs of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, each State will receive a minimum award of 0.25 percent of the total amount available for formula distribution under the LLEBG Program. Awards to units of local govemment will be proportion- ate to each local jurisdiction's average annual number of Part I violent crimes eompazed to the number for all local jurisdictions in the State for the 3 most recent calendar yeazs. ❑ BJA will make awards direcdy to units of local government when award amounts are at least $10,000. Each unit of local government eligible to apply for an awazd of $10,000 or more will be notified by BJA. ❑ Each State will receive the remainder of its alloca- tion for local applicants whose awazd amounts are less than �10,000. BJA will make one aggregate q� - lao3 awazd directly to the State. The State will distribute these funds to State police departments that provide law enforcement services to units of local govem- ment andlor to units of local government whose allotment is less than $10,000. All funds must be used to reduce crime and improve public safety. Each recipient must establish a trust fund for program funds, which may accrue interest. All Federal funds (inclnding interest) not expended 2 yeazs from the date of the initial award are to be returned to BJA within 90 days of project termination. Section 104(b)(9) of the Omnibus Piscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act contains the following provision to accommodate potential funding disparities within jurisdictions: (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if — (i) the attorney general of a State certifies that a unit of local government under the jurisdiction of the State beazs more than 50 percent of the costs of prosecution or incacceration that arise with respect to Part I violenC crimes reported by a specified geographically constitu- ent unit of local govemment, and (ii) but for this pazagraph, the amount of funds allocated under this section to — (I) any one such specified geogiaphically constim- ent unit of local govemment exceeds 200 percent of the amount allocated to the unit of local government certified pursuant to clause (i), or (II) more than one such specified geographically constituent unit of local government [excluding units of local govemment tefe¢ed tQ in subclause I and in pazagraph (7)], exceeds 400 percent of the amount allocated to the unit of local govemment certified pursuant to clause (i) and the attorney general of the State detezmines that such allocation is likely to ttueaten the efficient adminisvation of - justice, then in order ro qualify for payment under this title, the unit of ]ocal govemment certified pursuant to clause (i), together with any such specified geographically constituent units of local government described in clause (ii), shall submit to the Director a joint app]ication for the aggregate of funds allocated to such units of local govemment. Such application shall specify the amount of such funds that are to be distributed to each of the units of local govemment and the purposes for which such funds are to be used. The units of local government involved may establish a joint local advisory board for the purposes of carrying out this pazagraph. (B) In this paragraph, the term `geographicalty constituent unit of local government' means a unit of local government that has jurisdiction over areas located within the boundaries of an area over which a unit of local �overnmen[ certified pursuant to clause (i) has jurisdiction. When a potential funding disparity exists in a county's allocation compared with that of a single municipality (20Q percent), the State attomey �eneral need only certify that a county under the jurisdiction of the State bears more than �0 percent of prosecution or incazcera- tion costs arising from Part I violent crimes reported by the municipality. When a funding dispariry exists in a county's allocation compared with that of multiple municipalities (400 per- cent), the State attomey general must certify that the county bears more than 50 percent of prosecution or incarceration costs arisin� from Part I violent crimes reported by the municipa]ities, AND that funding allo- cated under the LLEBG Program would threaten the efficient administration ofjastice within the county. If the attomey general cartifies to the applicable cir- cumstances, the involved jurisdictions will be required by statute to develop and submit a joint spending plan. The joint spending plan may be submitted after the ju- risdictions have been funded. State attorney general cer- tifications for fiscal year 1997 grant recipients are due to BJA by 5 p.m. eastern rime Ju1y ll, 1997. As required by section 615 of the Omnibus Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act, LLEBG Frogram applicants must be in compliance with The following in order to receive an award for their entire eligible amount: o Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading "OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance," not more than 90 percent of the amount to be awazded to an entity under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants shall be made available to such an entity when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the entity that employs a public safety o�cer (as such term is defioed in secCion 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) does not provide such a public safety officer who retires or is separated from service due to injury suffered as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty while respondin� to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as such terms are defined by State law) with the same or better level of health insurance benefits that are paid by tt�e entity at the time of retirement or separation. � g� • 1 a03 Administration of Funds by States The Govemor shall designate a State agency to admin- ister LLEBG funds. The designated State agency wili be responsible for submitting the State's application, selectina subrecipients to receive funds, disbursing funds, and performing other administrative functions. Deadline for Submissions BJA will distribute applicauon kits for local jurisdic- tions eligible for direct awards and State applicants no later than May 31, 1997. All applications must be re- ceived by July ll, 1997. BJA will beain making awards on a rolling basis as applications are received. Bureau of Justice Assistance Clearinghouse P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20$49�000 Tel: 1-800-688-4252 Bulletin Boazd System: 301-738-8845 World Wide Web: http:/lwww.ncjrs.org Clearin�house staff aze available Monday through Friday, 8:3� a.m. to 7 p.m. eastern time. Ask them to place you on the BJA mailing list. Department of Jusrice Response Center 1-8�Q-421-6770 or202-3Q7-1480 Response Center staff are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time. For More Information To find out more about the LLEBG Program, contact the following offices: Bureau of Justice Assistance 633 Indiana Avenue NW. Washington, DC 20531 Tel: 202-305-2088 Fax:202-514-5956 World Wide Web: http:!(www.ojp.usdo}.govfBJA U.S. Department of Justice O�ce of Justice ProQrams Bureaa� of Justice Assistance Washington, DCZ0531 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 FY 1997 LLEBG Program Fact Sheet .-.�.�i1C>'�4:G;GG f�f3 FS 000182 May 1497 FIRST CLASS POSTAGE & FEES PAID D03BJA Permii No. G-91 � ��'1� c 4JI�LIR^3 i5 FINr=�EY C�-{IE� QF �OLICE 5T PF:UL FOL?C� P=PT RAMS�Y rs_t±fri7?Y iQQ i1TH ST E 5Q T MP.t 5520I�- 7 ( �17! 'SiItllli�li�ltl:3�Ii1�F�tl�I�I:'illiitll�tfl��fti!4f�it �o,��il x,a � Z - ao3 Gieen stuzt #s+ �o Presented By: RESOLUTION OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA �� Refeired To: Committee: Date_ 1 WHEREAS the City of Saint Paul has received an allocation of $644,215 from the 2 Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 104-208) and administered 3 via the Bureau oTJustice Administration (BJA), and 5 WHEREAS, a requirement of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant is to 6 conduct a public hearing on the proposed use of Local Law Enforcement Block 7 Grant, and 8 9 WHEREAS, the funds may be accessed upon fulfilling the grant requirements, 10 11 THEREFORE BE TT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council set a date 12 for a public hearing on the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. �or W e��le�Q� i� ��bec a�., �q�'1, a.t �-1•.3op.�«.. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of Police: � Approval Recommended lfy Budget Director: � Adopted by Council: Date: Q.,#, \ Form Approved by City Attomey: Adopfion Certified by Council Secretary: � � 'a , � B G.��,.�'!"� — Z3'�� � Sy Approved by Mayor: Date: � � t y�y �' Approved Mayor for Submission to Council: By: � By: N° 51199 d., _,.,.. � DEPARiR1EN7AFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIqTED � r � V . P 1 GREEN SHEE CONTACT pER$ON $ PHONE INITIAUDATE tNITIAUOATE � DEPARTMENT OIRECTOR � CITV COUNCII Chief Wm. Finney ASSIGN qTYATfORNEY �GITYCLERK NUMBERFOR MU5T BE COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DATE) NOVTING O BU ET DiRECTOR O FIN. g MGI SERVICES DIfl. OPOEF AY�R (OR ASSISTAN'n O TOTAI # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) AGTION REQUESTED: Public Hearing date set for LocalLaw Enforcement Block Grant Requirement .�.�r �A ed�nes 2�w , 0� e1e s r�� 199 RECAMMENDATIONS: AOProve <A) or Rej (R) pERSONAL SEqVICE CONTflACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: _ PLANNING COMMISSION _ CNIL SERVICE COMMISSION �- Ha5Ih15 Dersort�fin eVer Worketl untler a Conlr2Ct tOr thi5 dBpaRmant? _ C�B COMMITfEE _ ' YES NO _ STAFP 2. Has this p¢rSONfirm ever been a crty empioyee? — YES NO � DlsrqiCT CoURr _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not nortna�ly possessetl by any current ciry employeel SUPPOflTS WHIGN COUNCIL O&IECTIVE? YES NO Explaln alf yes answers on separata aheet antl ettach to green ahaet MYf1ATING PROBLEM. IS5UE.OPPOR7UNIT'ryMo, YtTffi. Wtien. Where. Why) The 1997 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant requires that the local jurisdiction hold a public hearing on the use of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant funds. AWANTAGES IF APPROVEO: The Public Hearing will allow the City of Saint Paul to fulfill the requirements of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant and the funding may be accessed when this Public Hearing date is conveyed to the Department of Justice. � y 1 � DISAOVANTAGES IF APPROVED: 4 � None. OISAOVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVEO: The City of Saint Pau1 wi11 not be able to access the funding of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. TOTAL AMOUN7 OF TRAl7SACTiON g 644 � 2].S . COST/REYENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIWGSOURCE Bureau of JllSt10E L�C1IIlinistratinn ACTIVITYNUMBEH FINANCIAL INFOPFiATION: (EXPLAIN) J U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Nancy E. Gist, Director R�CtiVED r �� ; � � E��1 FY 1997 Local Law En#orcement Block Grants Program The Omnibus Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act, Public Law 104-208, provides $523 million for the implementation of the Local Law Enforcement Biock Grants (LLEBG) Program, to be administered by the Bureau of 7us[ice Assistance (B7A), U.S. Department of Justice. The puipose of the LLEBG Program is to pro- vide funds to units of local govemment to underwrite projects to reduce crime and improve public safety. These projects must be funded in accordance with the seven putpose areas described below. Program Purpose Areas LLEBG Program funds may be used for one or more of the following seven purpose azeas: ❑ Law enforcement support for: ■ Hiring, training, and employing on a continuing basis new, additional law enforcement officers and necessary support personnel. (If funds are used for hiring law enforcement officers, there must be a net gain over the unit of local governmenYs current appropriated budget in the number of law enforcement o�cers who perform nonadministrative public safety service.) ■ Paying overtime to presentiy employed law enforcement officers and necessary suppoft personnel for the purpose of increasing the number of hours worked by such personneI. ■ Procuring equipment, technology, and other material directly related to basic law enforce- ment functions. R� -t aa3 1 �. f: ❑ Enhancing security measures in and azound schools and in and around any other faciliry or location that the unit of local government considers a special risk for incidents of crime. ❑ Estab3ishing or supportina drug courts. To be eligible for funding, a drug court program must include the following: ■ Continaing judicial supervision of nonviolent offenders with substance abuse problems. ■ Integrating the administration of other sanc- tions and services, which should include (i) mandatory periodic testing of each partici- pant for the use of controlled substances or other addictive substances during any period of supervised release or probation; (ii) substance abuse treatment for each participant; (iii) probation or other supervised release involving possible prosecution, confinement, or incar- cecation because of noncompliance with program requirements or failure to show satisfactory progress; and (iv) programmatic offender mana�ement and aftercaie services such as relapse prevention, vocational job training, and job and housing placement. ❑ Enhancing the adjudication of cases involving violent offenders,including casesinvolving violent juvenile offenders. For the purposes of this pro- gram, a violent offender is defined as a person charged with committing a Part I violent crime under the Uniform Crime Reports. ❑ Establishing, particularly in rural areas, a multijurisdictional task force composed of law Revised 3/27(97 °I�-) ao3 enforcement officials who represent units of local government. This task force will work with Federal law enforcement officials to prevent and control crime. ❑ Establishina crime prevention programs involving cooperation between communi[y residents and law enforcement personnel to control, detect, or investi- gate crime or to prosecute criminals. O Defraying the cost of indemnificapon insurance for law enforcement officers. ❑ Establish an advisory boazd to review the applica- tion. This board must be designated to make nonbinding recommendations for the jurisdiction's proposed use of LLEBG funds. The advisory boazd must include a member from at least each of the following: the local law enforcement agency, prosecutor's office, court system, and school system, as we11 as a nonprofit group (e.g., educa- tional, religious, or community group) active in crime prevention or drug use prevention or treatment. Prohibition on Use of Funds LLEBG funds aze not to be used to purchase, lease, rent, or acquire tanks or armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, limousines, real estate, yachts, or any vehicle not used primarily for law enforcemen[. Funds also are not to be used to retain consultants. Construction of new facilities is also pcohibited. In addition, Federal funds may not supplanC State or local funds; they must increase the amount of funds that would be available otherwise from State and local sources. Eligibility for Funds Units of local govemment aze eligible to apply for an awazd. Units of local govemment are counties, towns and townships, villages, cities, parishes, Indian uibes, and Alaskan Native villages that carry out substantial governmental dufies. Matching Funds Requirement LLEBG funds may not exceed 90 percent of total pro- gram costs, and participation requires a cash match which will not be waived. Matching funds may be provided from the following sources: State and local government funds, the Housing and Community Devel- opment Act of 1974, the Appalachian Regional Devel- opment Act, the Equi[able Sharing Program (Federal asset-forfeiture distributions), and private funds. All recipients must maintain records clearly showing the source, amount, and timin� of all matching contributions. Program Requirements for Units of Local Government To be eligible for LLEBG funds, a jurisdiction must submit an application signed by its chief executive (e.g., mayor, county executive, or tribal chairman). In addi- tion, each jurisdiction's chief executive must: ❑ Hold at least one public hearing regarding the proposed use of funds. ❑ Forwazd the application to the Govemor or desig- nated representative at least 20 days prior to submission to BJA, as required by statute. The first twa steps need not occur prior to applying for funds, but they must occur prior to the obligation of funds and the issuance of a Grant Adjusrment Notice (GAN) by BJA. If funds aze spent on the hiring of additional law en- forcement officers, units of local govemment must give suitable preference Yo members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were involuntarily sepzsated or repred due to reductions in the U.S. Deparhnent of Defense. Distribution of Awards The Airector o£ BJA will set aside funds foi units of local government within a State. The amounts will be proportionate to the State's average annual number of Part I violent crimes compared to the numbez for all States for the 3 most recent calendaz yeazs of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, each State will receive a minimum award of 0.25 percent of the total amount available for formula distribution under the LLEBG Program. Awards to units of local govemment will be proportion- ate to each local jurisdiction's average annual number of Part I violent crimes eompazed to the number for all local jurisdictions in the State for the 3 most recent calendar yeazs. ❑ BJA will make awards direcdy to units of local government when award amounts are at least $10,000. Each unit of local government eligible to apply for an awazd of $10,000 or more will be notified by BJA. ❑ Each State will receive the remainder of its alloca- tion for local applicants whose awazd amounts are less than �10,000. BJA will make one aggregate q� - lao3 awazd directly to the State. The State will distribute these funds to State police departments that provide law enforcement services to units of local govem- ment andlor to units of local government whose allotment is less than $10,000. All funds must be used to reduce crime and improve public safety. Each recipient must establish a trust fund for program funds, which may accrue interest. All Federal funds (inclnding interest) not expended 2 yeazs from the date of the initial award are to be returned to BJA within 90 days of project termination. Section 104(b)(9) of the Omnibus Piscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act contains the following provision to accommodate potential funding disparities within jurisdictions: (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if — (i) the attorney general of a State certifies that a unit of local government under the jurisdiction of the State beazs more than 50 percent of the costs of prosecution or incacceration that arise with respect to Part I violenC crimes reported by a specified geographically constitu- ent unit of local govemment, and (ii) but for this pazagraph, the amount of funds allocated under this section to — (I) any one such specified geogiaphically constim- ent unit of local govemment exceeds 200 percent of the amount allocated to the unit of local government certified pursuant to clause (i), or (II) more than one such specified geographically constituent unit of local government [excluding units of local govemment tefe¢ed tQ in subclause I and in pazagraph (7)], exceeds 400 percent of the amount allocated to the unit of local govemment certified pursuant to clause (i) and the attorney general of the State detezmines that such allocation is likely to ttueaten the efficient adminisvation of - justice, then in order ro qualify for payment under this title, the unit of ]ocal govemment certified pursuant to clause (i), together with any such specified geographically constituent units of local government described in clause (ii), shall submit to the Director a joint app]ication for the aggregate of funds allocated to such units of local govemment. Such application shall specify the amount of such funds that are to be distributed to each of the units of local govemment and the purposes for which such funds are to be used. The units of local government involved may establish a joint local advisory board for the purposes of carrying out this pazagraph. (B) In this paragraph, the term `geographicalty constituent unit of local government' means a unit of local government that has jurisdiction over areas located within the boundaries of an area over which a unit of local �overnmen[ certified pursuant to clause (i) has jurisdiction. When a potential funding disparity exists in a county's allocation compared with that of a single municipality (20Q percent), the State attomey �eneral need only certify that a county under the jurisdiction of the State bears more than �0 percent of prosecution or incazcera- tion costs arising from Part I violent crimes reported by the municipality. When a funding dispariry exists in a county's allocation compared with that of multiple municipalities (400 per- cent), the State attomey general must certify that the county bears more than 50 percent of prosecution or incarceration costs arisin� from Part I violent crimes reported by the municipa]ities, AND that funding allo- cated under the LLEBG Program would threaten the efficient administration ofjastice within the county. If the attomey general cartifies to the applicable cir- cumstances, the involved jurisdictions will be required by statute to develop and submit a joint spending plan. The joint spending plan may be submitted after the ju- risdictions have been funded. State attorney general cer- tifications for fiscal year 1997 grant recipients are due to BJA by 5 p.m. eastern rime Ju1y ll, 1997. As required by section 615 of the Omnibus Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act, LLEBG Frogram applicants must be in compliance with The following in order to receive an award for their entire eligible amount: o Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading "OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance," not more than 90 percent of the amount to be awazded to an entity under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants shall be made available to such an entity when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the entity that employs a public safety o�cer (as such term is defioed in secCion 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) does not provide such a public safety officer who retires or is separated from service due to injury suffered as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty while respondin� to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as such terms are defined by State law) with the same or better level of health insurance benefits that are paid by tt�e entity at the time of retirement or separation. � g� • 1 a03 Administration of Funds by States The Govemor shall designate a State agency to admin- ister LLEBG funds. The designated State agency wili be responsible for submitting the State's application, selectina subrecipients to receive funds, disbursing funds, and performing other administrative functions. Deadline for Submissions BJA will distribute applicauon kits for local jurisdic- tions eligible for direct awards and State applicants no later than May 31, 1997. All applications must be re- ceived by July ll, 1997. BJA will beain making awards on a rolling basis as applications are received. Bureau of Justice Assistance Clearinghouse P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20$49�000 Tel: 1-800-688-4252 Bulletin Boazd System: 301-738-8845 World Wide Web: http:/lwww.ncjrs.org Clearin�house staff aze available Monday through Friday, 8:3� a.m. to 7 p.m. eastern time. Ask them to place you on the BJA mailing list. Department of Jusrice Response Center 1-8�Q-421-6770 or202-3Q7-1480 Response Center staff are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time. For More Information To find out more about the LLEBG Program, contact the following offices: Bureau of Justice Assistance 633 Indiana Avenue NW. Washington, DC 20531 Tel: 202-305-2088 Fax:202-514-5956 World Wide Web: http:!(www.ojp.usdo}.govfBJA U.S. Department of Justice O�ce of Justice ProQrams Bureaa� of Justice Assistance Washington, DCZ0531 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 FY 1997 LLEBG Program Fact Sheet .-.�.�i1C>'�4:G;GG f�f3 FS 000182 May 1497 FIRST CLASS POSTAGE & FEES PAID D03BJA Permii No. G-91 � ��'1� c 4JI�LIR^3 i5 FINr=�EY C�-{IE� QF �OLICE 5T PF:UL FOL?C� P=PT RAMS�Y rs_t±fri7?Y iQQ i1TH ST E 5Q T MP.t 5520I�- 7 ( �17! 'SiItllli�li�ltl:3�Ii1�F�tl�I�I:'illiitll�tfl��fti!4f�it �o,��il x,a � Z - ao3 Gieen stuzt #s+ �o Presented By: RESOLUTION OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA �� Refeired To: Committee: Date_ 1 WHEREAS the City of Saint Paul has received an allocation of $644,215 from the 2 Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 104-208) and administered 3 via the Bureau oTJustice Administration (BJA), and 5 WHEREAS, a requirement of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant is to 6 conduct a public hearing on the proposed use of Local Law Enforcement Block 7 Grant, and 8 9 WHEREAS, the funds may be accessed upon fulfilling the grant requirements, 10 11 THEREFORE BE TT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council set a date 12 for a public hearing on the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. �or W e��le�Q� i� ��bec a�., �q�'1, a.t �-1•.3op.�«.. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of Police: � Approval Recommended lfy Budget Director: � Adopted by Council: Date: Q.,#, \ Form Approved by City Attomey: Adopfion Certified by Council Secretary: � � 'a , � B G.��,.�'!"� — Z3'�� � Sy Approved by Mayor: Date: � � t y�y �' Approved Mayor for Submission to Council: By: � By: N° 51199 d., _,.,.. � DEPARiR1EN7AFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIqTED � r � V . P 1 GREEN SHEE CONTACT pER$ON $ PHONE INITIAUDATE tNITIAUOATE � DEPARTMENT OIRECTOR � CITV COUNCII Chief Wm. Finney ASSIGN qTYATfORNEY �GITYCLERK NUMBERFOR MU5T BE COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DATE) NOVTING O BU ET DiRECTOR O FIN. g MGI SERVICES DIfl. OPOEF AY�R (OR ASSISTAN'n O TOTAI # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) AGTION REQUESTED: Public Hearing date set for LocalLaw Enforcement Block Grant Requirement .�.�r �A ed�nes 2�w , 0� e1e s r�� 199 RECAMMENDATIONS: AOProve <A) or Rej (R) pERSONAL SEqVICE CONTflACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: _ PLANNING COMMISSION _ CNIL SERVICE COMMISSION �- Ha5Ih15 Dersort�fin eVer Worketl untler a Conlr2Ct tOr thi5 dBpaRmant? _ C�B COMMITfEE _ ' YES NO _ STAFP 2. Has this p¢rSONfirm ever been a crty empioyee? — YES NO � DlsrqiCT CoURr _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not nortna�ly possessetl by any current ciry employeel SUPPOflTS WHIGN COUNCIL O&IECTIVE? YES NO Explaln alf yes answers on separata aheet antl ettach to green ahaet MYf1ATING PROBLEM. IS5UE.OPPOR7UNIT'ryMo, YtTffi. Wtien. Where. Why) The 1997 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant requires that the local jurisdiction hold a public hearing on the use of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant funds. AWANTAGES IF APPROVEO: The Public Hearing will allow the City of Saint Paul to fulfill the requirements of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant and the funding may be accessed when this Public Hearing date is conveyed to the Department of Justice. � y 1 � DISAOVANTAGES IF APPROVED: 4 � None. OISAOVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVEO: The City of Saint Pau1 wi11 not be able to access the funding of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. TOTAL AMOUN7 OF TRAl7SACTiON g 644 � 2].S . COST/REYENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIWGSOURCE Bureau of JllSt10E L�C1IIlinistratinn ACTIVITYNUMBEH FINANCIAL INFOPFiATION: (EXPLAIN) J U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Nancy E. Gist, Director R�CtiVED r �� ; � � E��1 FY 1997 Local Law En#orcement Block Grants Program The Omnibus Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act, Public Law 104-208, provides $523 million for the implementation of the Local Law Enforcement Biock Grants (LLEBG) Program, to be administered by the Bureau of 7us[ice Assistance (B7A), U.S. Department of Justice. The puipose of the LLEBG Program is to pro- vide funds to units of local govemment to underwrite projects to reduce crime and improve public safety. These projects must be funded in accordance with the seven putpose areas described below. Program Purpose Areas LLEBG Program funds may be used for one or more of the following seven purpose azeas: ❑ Law enforcement support for: ■ Hiring, training, and employing on a continuing basis new, additional law enforcement officers and necessary support personnel. (If funds are used for hiring law enforcement officers, there must be a net gain over the unit of local governmenYs current appropriated budget in the number of law enforcement o�cers who perform nonadministrative public safety service.) ■ Paying overtime to presentiy employed law enforcement officers and necessary suppoft personnel for the purpose of increasing the number of hours worked by such personneI. ■ Procuring equipment, technology, and other material directly related to basic law enforce- ment functions. R� -t aa3 1 �. f: ❑ Enhancing security measures in and azound schools and in and around any other faciliry or location that the unit of local government considers a special risk for incidents of crime. ❑ Estab3ishing or supportina drug courts. To be eligible for funding, a drug court program must include the following: ■ Continaing judicial supervision of nonviolent offenders with substance abuse problems. ■ Integrating the administration of other sanc- tions and services, which should include (i) mandatory periodic testing of each partici- pant for the use of controlled substances or other addictive substances during any period of supervised release or probation; (ii) substance abuse treatment for each participant; (iii) probation or other supervised release involving possible prosecution, confinement, or incar- cecation because of noncompliance with program requirements or failure to show satisfactory progress; and (iv) programmatic offender mana�ement and aftercaie services such as relapse prevention, vocational job training, and job and housing placement. ❑ Enhancing the adjudication of cases involving violent offenders,including casesinvolving violent juvenile offenders. For the purposes of this pro- gram, a violent offender is defined as a person charged with committing a Part I violent crime under the Uniform Crime Reports. ❑ Establishing, particularly in rural areas, a multijurisdictional task force composed of law Revised 3/27(97 °I�-) ao3 enforcement officials who represent units of local government. This task force will work with Federal law enforcement officials to prevent and control crime. ❑ Establishina crime prevention programs involving cooperation between communi[y residents and law enforcement personnel to control, detect, or investi- gate crime or to prosecute criminals. O Defraying the cost of indemnificapon insurance for law enforcement officers. ❑ Establish an advisory boazd to review the applica- tion. This board must be designated to make nonbinding recommendations for the jurisdiction's proposed use of LLEBG funds. The advisory boazd must include a member from at least each of the following: the local law enforcement agency, prosecutor's office, court system, and school system, as we11 as a nonprofit group (e.g., educa- tional, religious, or community group) active in crime prevention or drug use prevention or treatment. Prohibition on Use of Funds LLEBG funds aze not to be used to purchase, lease, rent, or acquire tanks or armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, limousines, real estate, yachts, or any vehicle not used primarily for law enforcemen[. Funds also are not to be used to retain consultants. Construction of new facilities is also pcohibited. In addition, Federal funds may not supplanC State or local funds; they must increase the amount of funds that would be available otherwise from State and local sources. Eligibility for Funds Units of local govemment aze eligible to apply for an awazd. Units of local govemment are counties, towns and townships, villages, cities, parishes, Indian uibes, and Alaskan Native villages that carry out substantial governmental dufies. Matching Funds Requirement LLEBG funds may not exceed 90 percent of total pro- gram costs, and participation requires a cash match which will not be waived. Matching funds may be provided from the following sources: State and local government funds, the Housing and Community Devel- opment Act of 1974, the Appalachian Regional Devel- opment Act, the Equi[able Sharing Program (Federal asset-forfeiture distributions), and private funds. All recipients must maintain records clearly showing the source, amount, and timin� of all matching contributions. Program Requirements for Units of Local Government To be eligible for LLEBG funds, a jurisdiction must submit an application signed by its chief executive (e.g., mayor, county executive, or tribal chairman). In addi- tion, each jurisdiction's chief executive must: ❑ Hold at least one public hearing regarding the proposed use of funds. ❑ Forwazd the application to the Govemor or desig- nated representative at least 20 days prior to submission to BJA, as required by statute. The first twa steps need not occur prior to applying for funds, but they must occur prior to the obligation of funds and the issuance of a Grant Adjusrment Notice (GAN) by BJA. If funds aze spent on the hiring of additional law en- forcement officers, units of local govemment must give suitable preference Yo members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were involuntarily sepzsated or repred due to reductions in the U.S. Deparhnent of Defense. Distribution of Awards The Airector o£ BJA will set aside funds foi units of local government within a State. The amounts will be proportionate to the State's average annual number of Part I violent crimes compared to the numbez for all States for the 3 most recent calendaz yeazs of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, each State will receive a minimum award of 0.25 percent of the total amount available for formula distribution under the LLEBG Program. Awards to units of local govemment will be proportion- ate to each local jurisdiction's average annual number of Part I violent crimes eompazed to the number for all local jurisdictions in the State for the 3 most recent calendar yeazs. ❑ BJA will make awards direcdy to units of local government when award amounts are at least $10,000. Each unit of local government eligible to apply for an awazd of $10,000 or more will be notified by BJA. ❑ Each State will receive the remainder of its alloca- tion for local applicants whose awazd amounts are less than �10,000. BJA will make one aggregate q� - lao3 awazd directly to the State. The State will distribute these funds to State police departments that provide law enforcement services to units of local govem- ment andlor to units of local government whose allotment is less than $10,000. All funds must be used to reduce crime and improve public safety. Each recipient must establish a trust fund for program funds, which may accrue interest. All Federal funds (inclnding interest) not expended 2 yeazs from the date of the initial award are to be returned to BJA within 90 days of project termination. Section 104(b)(9) of the Omnibus Piscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act contains the following provision to accommodate potential funding disparities within jurisdictions: (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if — (i) the attorney general of a State certifies that a unit of local government under the jurisdiction of the State beazs more than 50 percent of the costs of prosecution or incacceration that arise with respect to Part I violenC crimes reported by a specified geographically constitu- ent unit of local govemment, and (ii) but for this pazagraph, the amount of funds allocated under this section to — (I) any one such specified geogiaphically constim- ent unit of local govemment exceeds 200 percent of the amount allocated to the unit of local government certified pursuant to clause (i), or (II) more than one such specified geographically constituent unit of local government [excluding units of local govemment tefe¢ed tQ in subclause I and in pazagraph (7)], exceeds 400 percent of the amount allocated to the unit of local govemment certified pursuant to clause (i) and the attorney general of the State detezmines that such allocation is likely to ttueaten the efficient adminisvation of - justice, then in order ro qualify for payment under this title, the unit of ]ocal govemment certified pursuant to clause (i), together with any such specified geographically constituent units of local government described in clause (ii), shall submit to the Director a joint app]ication for the aggregate of funds allocated to such units of local govemment. Such application shall specify the amount of such funds that are to be distributed to each of the units of local govemment and the purposes for which such funds are to be used. The units of local government involved may establish a joint local advisory board for the purposes of carrying out this pazagraph. (B) In this paragraph, the term `geographicalty constituent unit of local government' means a unit of local government that has jurisdiction over areas located within the boundaries of an area over which a unit of local �overnmen[ certified pursuant to clause (i) has jurisdiction. When a potential funding disparity exists in a county's allocation compared with that of a single municipality (20Q percent), the State attomey �eneral need only certify that a county under the jurisdiction of the State bears more than �0 percent of prosecution or incazcera- tion costs arising from Part I violent crimes reported by the municipality. When a funding dispariry exists in a county's allocation compared with that of multiple municipalities (400 per- cent), the State attomey general must certify that the county bears more than 50 percent of prosecution or incarceration costs arisin� from Part I violent crimes reported by the municipa]ities, AND that funding allo- cated under the LLEBG Program would threaten the efficient administration ofjastice within the county. If the attomey general cartifies to the applicable cir- cumstances, the involved jurisdictions will be required by statute to develop and submit a joint spending plan. The joint spending plan may be submitted after the ju- risdictions have been funded. State attorney general cer- tifications for fiscal year 1997 grant recipients are due to BJA by 5 p.m. eastern rime Ju1y ll, 1997. As required by section 615 of the Omnibus Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act, LLEBG Frogram applicants must be in compliance with The following in order to receive an award for their entire eligible amount: o Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading "OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance," not more than 90 percent of the amount to be awazded to an entity under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants shall be made available to such an entity when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the entity that employs a public safety o�cer (as such term is defioed in secCion 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) does not provide such a public safety officer who retires or is separated from service due to injury suffered as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty while respondin� to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as such terms are defined by State law) with the same or better level of health insurance benefits that are paid by tt�e entity at the time of retirement or separation. � g� • 1 a03 Administration of Funds by States The Govemor shall designate a State agency to admin- ister LLEBG funds. The designated State agency wili be responsible for submitting the State's application, selectina subrecipients to receive funds, disbursing funds, and performing other administrative functions. Deadline for Submissions BJA will distribute applicauon kits for local jurisdic- tions eligible for direct awards and State applicants no later than May 31, 1997. All applications must be re- ceived by July ll, 1997. BJA will beain making awards on a rolling basis as applications are received. Bureau of Justice Assistance Clearinghouse P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20$49�000 Tel: 1-800-688-4252 Bulletin Boazd System: 301-738-8845 World Wide Web: http:/lwww.ncjrs.org Clearin�house staff aze available Monday through Friday, 8:3� a.m. to 7 p.m. eastern time. Ask them to place you on the BJA mailing list. Department of Jusrice Response Center 1-8�Q-421-6770 or202-3Q7-1480 Response Center staff are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time. For More Information To find out more about the LLEBG Program, contact the following offices: Bureau of Justice Assistance 633 Indiana Avenue NW. Washington, DC 20531 Tel: 202-305-2088 Fax:202-514-5956 World Wide Web: http:!(www.ojp.usdo}.govfBJA U.S. Department of Justice O�ce of Justice ProQrams Bureaa� of Justice Assistance Washington, DCZ0531 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 FY 1997 LLEBG Program Fact Sheet .-.�.�i1C>'�4:G;GG f�f3 FS 000182 May 1497 FIRST CLASS POSTAGE & FEES PAID D03BJA Permii No. G-91 � ��'1� c 4JI�LIR^3 i5 FINr=�EY C�-{IE� QF �OLICE 5T PF:UL FOL?C� P=PT RAMS�Y rs_t±fri7?Y iQQ i1TH ST E 5Q T MP.t 5520I�- 7 ( �17! 'SiItllli�li�ltl:3�Ii1�F�tl�I�I:'illiitll�tfl��fti!4f�it