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Cr f OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of March 21, 1989 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: PAUL J. CONNOLLY, CHIEF OF POLICE ` SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR CRIME RESISTANCE Date: 3-14-89 GRANT APPLICATION — SECOND YEAR FUNDING The State of California Office of Criminal Justice Planning, has made available second year funding to assist the City of Colton in dealing more effectively with its crime problems. The grant program is entitled "California Community Crime Resistance Program." For a city the size of Colton, the State would, upon approval of the grant application, provide $50,000 with a requirement of a minimum of 20% to the City of Colton for its second year funding. PURPOSE: The purpose of the program is to assist local agencies in the following activities: 1. Initiating or expanding local crime prevention efforts. 2. Providing information and encouraging the use of new and innovative refinements in traditional crime prevention methods. 3. Developing coordinated service networks including information exchange and case referral between related crime resistance and victim/service programs within the community. Staff has prepared a grant proposal wherein funds would be provided to continue staffing one additional bilingual crime prevention officer to network with the school system, the criminal justice agencies, the senior citizen group and existing city staff from Human Services. The attached proposal is for the second year funding of one police officer. Amount of funds to be provided by the State would be $44,444 with a cash match funding from the City of Colton of $11,111. RECOMMENDATION: If Council concurs, the action would be to approve the attached Resolution and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to sign the grant application for submission. Attachments: Resolution No. _R_39_89City Manager Concurrence Grant Application Page 1 of Item No