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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT _
Item No.
For Meeting of: 6/18/2013
ITEM TITLE: Set Date of Public Hearing for July 2, 2013 regarding a 2013 JAG
Grant,
SUBMITTED BY: Chief Dominic Rizzi Jr.
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The City of Yakima has been notified by the Department of Justice that it is eligible to apply for a 2013
JAG Grant in the amount of $55,736. Further it is required to share $13,150 with Yakima County. The
grant will be used by the Yakima Police Department and the Yakima County Sheriffs Office to purchase
radios, computers and other police emergency equipment. The grant requires approval of an interlocal
agreement and a public hearing.
Resolution: X
Ordinance:
Other (Specify):
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Insurance Required? No
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APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL: I& City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend approval of the interlocal agreement and adoption of the resolution.
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description:
O 2012 JAG Grant MOU.doc Inter Local Agreement
GMS APPLICATION NUMBER 2012- H1198 -WA -DJ MOU Number
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTCOUNTY OF YAKIMA
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN CITY OF YAKIMA AND YAKIMA COUNTY
2012 BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM AWARD
This agreement is made and entered into this 10"' Day of April, 2012, by and between CITY of YAKIMA,
acting by and through its governing body, the City Council, hereinafter referred to as the CITY, and
YAKIMA COUNTY acting by and through its governing body, the Board of Commissioners, hereinafter
referred to as the COUNTY, both of Yakima County, State of Washington, witnesseth:
WHEREAS, this Agreement Is made under the authority of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, as amended,
and codified in chapter 3 9.3 4 of the Revised Code of Washington provided for interlocal cooperation
between governmental agencies; and
WHEREAS, each governing body, in performing governmental functions or in paying for the performance
of governmental functions hereunder, shall make that performance or those payments from current
revenues legally available to that party; and
WHEREAS, each governing body finds that the performance of this Agreements is in the best interests of
both parties, that the undertaking will benefit the public, and that the division of costs fairly compensates
the performing party for the services or functions under this agreement; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Administration, Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant Program, has grant funds available to local governments to support efforts to
reduce crime and improve public safety, and
WHEREAS, the Yakima Police Department has been notified that $55,017 in grant funds have been
allocated to the city of Yakima and Yakima County and are available upon submission of a completed grant
application and satisfaction of certain conditions, and
WHEREAS, one of the grant approval conditions is that the City and County execute an Interlocal
Agreement whereby the City shall transfer $13,381 of the grant monies to the County to support law
enforcement activities of the Yakima County Sheriffs Department;
NOW THEREFORE, the CITY and the COUNTY agree as follows:
Section 1.
Expressly conditioned upon award to the CITY of the above referenced grant funds in the amount of
$55,017, the CITY agrees to pay the COUNTY a total of $13,381 of JAG funds. These funds will be used
by the Yakima County Sheriff's Office to purchase mobile and portable radios that are narrow band
capable, as well as additional emergency equipment for vehicles.
Section 2.
The COUNTY agrees to accept and use $13,381 to be used by the Yakima County Sheriff's Office to
purchase mobile and portable radios that are narrow band capable, and additional emergency equipment for
vehicles.
GMS APPLICATION NUMBER 2012- H1198 -WA -DJ
Section 3.
Each party to this Agreement will be responsible for its own actions in providing services under this
Agreement and shall not be liable for any civil liability that may arise from the furnishing of the services by
the other party.
Section 4.
The parties to this Agreement do not intend for any third party to obtain a right by virtue of this Agreement.
Section 5.
By entering into this Agreement, the parties do not intend to create any obligations express or implied other
than those set out herein; further, this agreement shall not create any rights in any party not a signatory
hereto.
Section 6.
A copy of this Agreement shall be filed with the Yakima County Auditor's Office.
CITY OF YAKIMA
Michael Morales, Interim City Manager
Attest:
Sonya Claar -Tee, City Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
J. Rand Elliott, Chairman
Kevin J. Bouchey, Commissioner
Michael D. Leita, Commissioner
Approved as to Form:
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION
Attest:
Tiera Girard, Clerk of the Board
Date
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