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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
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Item No. 6.C.
For Meeting of: August 6, 2018
ITEM TITLE: Set date of public hearing forAugust 21, 2018, regarding a 2018
JAG Grant
SUBMITTED BY: Chief Dominic Rizzi Jr.
Lt. Shawn Boyle
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The City of Yakima has been notified by the Department of Justice that it is eligible to apply for a
2018 JAG Grant in the amount of $59,046. Further, it is required to share $10,754 with Yakima
County. The grant will be used by the Yakima Police Department for overtime to conduct
emphasis patrols and the Yakima County Sheriff's Office to purchase radios, computers and
other police emergency equipment. The grant requires approval of an interlocal agreement and a
public hearing.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Set date of public hearing.
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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Interlocal Agreement with Yakima County for 2018 JAG 7/27/2018
grant
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GMS APPLICATION NUMBER 2018 -H3124 -WA -DJ MOU Number
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTCOUNTY OF YAKIMA
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN CITY OF YAKIMA AND YAKIMA COUNTY
2018 BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM AWARD
This agreement is made and entered into this___ day of 2018, by and between CITY of
YAKIMA, acting by and through its governing body, the City Council, herein after 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 39.34 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 $59,046 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 $10,754 of the grant monies to the County to support law
enforcement activities of the Yakima County Sheriff's 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
$59,046 CITY agrees to pay the COUNTY a total of $10,754 of JAG funds. These funds will be used by the
Yakima County Sheriff's Office to purchase patrol portable radios to include supporting accessories.
Section 2,
The COUNTY agrees to accept and use $10,754 to be used by the Yakima County Sheriffs Office to
purchase patrol portable radios to include supporting accessories.
GMS APPLICATION NUMBER 2018 -H3124 -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 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Cliff Moat City Manager J. Rand Elliott, Chairman
Attest:
Sonya Claar-Tee, City Clerk
Ron Anderson, Commissioner
Michael D. Leita, Commissioner
Approved as to Form:
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION
Tiera Girard, Clerk of the Board
Date
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