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File #: 22-4655    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 7/26/2022 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/2/2022 Final action: 8/2/2022
Title: Request by the Sheriff for approval to accept from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles grant funds in the amount of $853,100, with a required cash match of $188,256 and an in-kind match of $1,786,771, and extend 23 associated positions to August 31, 2023 for the FY 2023 Auto Theft Unit Program.
Attachments: 1. 22-4655

Department: Sheriff

Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority

 

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal not applicable to request

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by the Sheriff for approval to accept from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles grant funds in the amount of $853,100, with a required cash match of $188,256 and an in-kind match of $1,786,771, and extend 23 associated positions to August 31, 2023 for the FY 2023 Auto Theft Unit Program.  

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Background and Discussion:

The request to submit the grant application was approved on June 14, 2022.  This would be the 30th year receiving the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant.

 

Expected Impact:

This grant will provide $853,100 in funding for the Sheriff’s Office Auto Theft Unit for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. 

 

Alternative Options:

Not accepting this award would forfeit the opportunity to receive grant funds for the Auto Theft Unit.

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

X Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

_ Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

6/14/2022

180

Approval to submit grant application

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) FY23

 

SFY 22

FY 23

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Labor Expenditures

$207,199

$2,382,792

$

Non-Labor Expenditures

$19,050

$219,086

$

Total Incremental Expenditures

$226,249

$2,601,878

$

Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Existing Budget

1000 - General Fund

$158,002

$1,817,025

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$158,002

$1,817,025

$

Additional Budget Requested

Grant

$68,247

$784,853

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Requested

$68,247

$784,853

$

Total Funding Sources

$226,249

$2,601,878

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

Additional Positions Requested

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: August 2, 2022

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): September 1, 2022

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Jazmin Gonzales, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office

Attachments (if applicable): Grant award documents