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File Number: 14-489 <br />In September 2014, the COPS Office announced that San Leandro was selected to receive <br />the requested $500,000 grant award. Some highlights from the grant application that were <br />incorporated into the grant award conditions of acceptance include: <br />• Presenting a positive image of the law enforcement profession to local youth <br />• Nurturing one-on-one relationships with at -risk youth <br />• Deterring criminal activity and disruptive behavior during school and after-school <br />sponsored activities <br />• Revitalizing science -based drug, gang, and bullying awareness programs <br />• Hosting assemblies and various other group -based activities for students <br />• Facilitating "Season of Service" non-violent/peace-oriented service projects <br />• Facilitating lunch time & after-school activities for students <br />• Participating in student counseling sessions and parent conferences, when requested <br />• Serving as a liaison between the Police Department and local school district staff <br />• Hosting various community, parent & youth Town Hall meetings <br />• Establishing service clubs and other opportunities for volunteerism <br />These highlights will reinforce the partnership that currently exists with the School District, <br />students and community, which aligns with the following adopted FY 2014-15 City Council <br />goal: <br />Maintain and support a strong positive relationship between the City, schools and the <br />educational community. <br />At the October 20, 2014 City Council meeting, the City Council adopted a resolution accepting <br />the four-year, $500,000 COPS grant. As part of its action, the City Council also directed the <br />City Manager to explore the possibility of having the City provide additional financial <br />contributions to offset the costs of the program beyond the funding offered by the COPS <br />grant. Based upon that direction, the City Manager held discussions with the San Leandro <br />Unified School District in order to explore various funding scenarios. <br />Provided in Attachment A is a chart outlining the City Manager's recommended cost-sharing <br />model that was negotiated with the School District, which includes a breakdown of the total <br />costs that would be borne by each of the contributing agencies. Please note that the costs <br />per officer to be absorbed by the City were not discretely identified in the October staff report <br />but were based on the $500,000 limit of the COPS grant. The administrative costs of the <br />grant also were not delineated in that report. <br />SUMMARY <br />The City Manager recommends that the City Council appropriate funding from its contingency <br />reserve in order to finance its desired contribution. The recommended funding levels <br />identified in Attachment A have been crafted so as to reduce the School District's portion to <br />50% of the overall cost of the program. The City would commensurately provide the <br />remaining 50% of the total program costs, which includes the fully -loaded costs of each officer <br />at step 6, the administrative costs of managing the grant, as well as the COPS Office grant <br />contribution. This funding formula is outlined in Attachment A. <br />City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 11113/2014 <br />