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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 14-114RESOLUTION NO.14 -114 WHEREAS, on June 11, 2012, a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Beaumont and multiple agencies was executed regarding a Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods) Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice; and, WHEREAS, an Extension of Memorandum of Understanding is required to extend the agreement in its entirety beginning July 1, 2014 for the greater of either a two year period or, in the event the Project Safe Neighborhoods Committee is awarded a grant, for the term of the grant; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby, in all things, approved and adopted; and, That the City Manager, or his designee, be and they are hereby authorized to execute an Extension of Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Beaumont and multiple agencies relating to a Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods) Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice beginning July 1, 2014 for the greater of either a two year period or, in the event the Project Safe Neighborhoods Committee is awarded a grant, for the term of the grant. Said Extension of Memorandum of Understanding is substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof for all purposes. 2014. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 20th day of May, c� w - yor Becky Ames - EXTENSION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 1. The Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding ( "MOU'l, which was executed on June 11, 2012 and is incorporated herein by reference, include Beaumont Police Department, Lamar University Police Department, Lamar Institute of Technology Regional Police Academy, Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas ( "the Agencies ") and Lamar University Department of Criminal justice (Lamar University). 2. The purpose of the MOU was to describe the goals and responsibilities of the Parties regarding a cooperative agreement to implement a Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods) Grant (the "Grant ") from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, and under the local sponsorship of the Project Safe Neighborhoods committee ( "PSN committee"), with a goal of substantially reducing the negative impact of gun related crime in Beaumont and Southeast Texas. 3, Paragraph VI of the MOU provides that the MOU was to remain in effect for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2012, with the provision that the MOU may be extended by common written consent of all Parties. S. Though the PSN committee was not awarded a grant in FY2012 or FY2013, the PSN committee and the Parties remain fully committed to the goals of the MOU and the Grant. 6. The Parties desire to extend the MOU in its entirety beginning July 1, 2014 for the mater of either 3,period of tw ©Xears oa-, in the event the Safe g _. Nei hborhoods committee is awarded a Grant, for the term of the Grant. EXECUTED by duly authorized representatives of the Parties on the date(s) listed below. SIGNED Chief jimmy Singletary date Beaumont Police Department Chief Jason Goodrich date Lamar University Police Department (SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE) EXHIBIT "A" Dr. Paul Szuch, President date Lamar Institute of Technology District Attorney Cory Crenshaw Jefferson County District Attorney's Office United States Attorney John M. Bales U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas date date Vice President for Finance and Operations date Lamar University Dr. Eric Bronson _._._Director of Criminal Justice _ Lamar University date