SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve acceptance of United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program 2020 Grant award in the amount of $146,631 for police personal protective equipment (PPE), sanitizing supplies, officer overtime, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has had an immediate and likely lasting impact upon the United States of America, as well as the entire world. The COVID-19 pandemic has also created unique challenges to law enforcement particularly, ranging from obtaining necessary equipment to protect Police Department personnel to accepting increased responsibilities of ensuring public health and safety.
In response to the pandemic, on March 30, 2020, the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, announced a funding program solicitation for the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program 2020. Subsequent to Resource Management Committee approval, the Police Department applied for this grant to offset incurred and anticipated expenses, which are directly related to the Police Department’s Coronavirus response.
The grant has been officially awarded in the amount of $146,631 and the Police Department now seeks approval to accept it. Of this amount, $16,407 is attributed to reimbursement of personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitizing supplies obtained by the Police Department in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The remainder of this amount ($130,204) will reimburse police officer overtime which has already been expended, or is anticipated to be expended, to ensure public safety on Clearwater Beach, and other public spaces, as the State of Florida continues to authorize re-openings and increased capacity for businesses and within public spaces.
The project period commenced on February 28, 2020 and will end on or before January 1, 2021.
There will be no direct adverse impact to the Police Department annual operating budget nor is there a required match.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Grant revenues received will be coded to General Fund revenue code 010-331215, US Dept. of Justice, to reimburse authorized Police Department expenditures.