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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF December 18, 2007 ITEM #9 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: Bob Miller, Chief of Police SUBJECT: Approval to Apply for Calgrip Grant in a Cooperative Program with San Bernardino County Probation Department. DATE: December 10, 2007 BACKGROUND: Recently, the Governor's Office of Emergency Services announced the availability of California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention Grants. (CaIGRIP) The Police Department has discussed the requirements of this Grant with the San Bernardino County Probation Department and have determined the ideal utilization of this grant is to apply for a cooperative program that will aid in the regional efforts in combating gang violence. One component of the application is to seek Council approval to apply for this Grant. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Through this Grant program, the Police Department intends to add a Gang Officer position to the Department and pair the Gang Officer with a Probation Officer assigned full-time to Colton PD. The Grant period is for a maximum of $500,000 over a three year period. The focus of the CaIGRIP program is on regional networking and quantifiable measurable approaches to gang reduction, intervention, and prevention. The preliminary discussions with the San Bernardino County Probation Department have resulted in a cooperative plan to unify the benefits of each of our respective Departments by deploying a full-time Probation Officer with an additional Colton Gang Officer. This two-man team will augment the existing two-man gang team, ultimately doubling the level of manpower assigned to combat gang violence and reduce the level of participation in gangs by area youths. FISCAL IMPACT The State CaIGRIP Grant is a matching funds Grant. Such match can be cash or "in-kind." Once again, preliminary discussions with the San Bernardino County Probation Department determined that each Department will meet the "in-kind" match by reallocating support personnel, supplies, and equipment to this program at a level to match the total value of the Grant. The Grant has no requirement to maintain the new position beyond the expiration of the Grant period. In the event we are granted the funding, the Police Department would reassess the position at the expiration of the Grant and make a determination whether or not to request City Council to permanently authorized the position. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval to continue to work with the San Bernardino County Probation Department in a cooperative effort to complete an application for the CaIGRIP Grant. The completed Grant application is due December 31, 2007. Once the Grant is completed and we receive an offer of funding, the Police Department will bring the full details of the Grant to the Council for approval of acceptance.