Title
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To fund police initiatives to address violent crime, through the purchase of Automatic License Plate Readers.
Entity Name: The Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corp.
Entity Address: 126 N. Salina Street, 3rd Fl., Syracuse, NY 13202
Grant Amount: $220,333.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Total Project Cost: $220,330.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 (or until all grant funds are expended)
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, on or about April 28, 2022, on behalf of the City of Newark (hereinafter the "City"), the Public Safety Director submitted an application to the United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance, requesting funding in the amount of $220,333.00 from the FY2021 Project Safe Neighborhood Grant Program, to fund police initiatives to address violent crime; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the grant application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City is required to submit a resolution from the Newark Municipal Council authorizing submission of the grant application; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City has received notification of receipt of the grant award in connection with this application, in the amount of $220,333.00, for the period beginning October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2024, to fund police initiatives to address violent crime; and
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Director desir...
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