RESOLUTION NO. R17-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, ACCEPTING THE FY2016-17 INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN SUB-GRANT FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON BEHALF OF THE GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Staff Contact: Rick St. John, Police Chief
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation [enter the recommendation here]
This is request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a Fiscal Year 2016-17 sub-grant award in the approximate amount of $5000, on behalf of the Glendale Police Department. The sub-grant award is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Continuation Grant, through the Phoenix Police Department, for the Arizona ICAC Task Force.
Background
The Arizona ICAC Task Force is a partially grant-funded network of Arizona law enforcement agencies whose mission is to apprehend and bring to justice Internet sexual predators and Internet child pornographers. The Arizona ICAC Task Force is one of 61 Task Forces located throughout the United States. The Phoenix Police Department manages the Arizona ICAC Task Force and is the primary grantee for funding. Within Arizona, there are now 57 agencies affiliated with the Task Force through an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA). The Glendale Police Department entered into an IGA with the Phoenix Police Department for continued participation in the Arizona ICAC Task Force in November 2015.
The U.S. Department of Justice ICAC Continuation Grant permits the Phoenix Police Department to share funding for training and equipment with affiliated law enforcement agencies. The Glendale Police Department has been accepting sub-grant awards, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Phoenix Police Department, since 2009. In December 2016, the Glendale Police Department submitted a “Sub-grant Application for Training and/or Equipment” request for funding. In January 2016, the Glendale Police Department was notified by the Phoenix Police Department that the sub-grant funding request was approved in the amount of $5,000. Sub-grant funds must be used for training and/or equipment directly related to training, investigations, computer forensics, or public awareness of Internet crimes against children.
Analysis
The Glendale Police Department regularly receives tips from the Arizona ICAC Task Force and these tips are reviewed for potential assignment to a Child Crimes Detective. Once evidence is obtained, the digital evidence is processed by a Glendale Police Department Computer Forensics Examiner. If Council approves the requested action, the Police Department plans to use the sub-grant funds awarded for the purchase of Sumuri Carbon - Virtual Forensic Suite, a Sumuri Talino KA-Nano forensic workstation, and two 27-inch computer monitors for reviewing digital evidence. Carbon is a revolutionary new product in computer forensics that allows for instant virtualization of any Windows computer without the need for disassembly or imaging. The Sumuri Carbon - Virtual Forensic Suite will allow forensic examiners to view information contained in a suspect’s computer in a virtual environment that is safe and forensically sound. The new updated forensic workstation will allow forensics examiners to keep up with the demand and workload of suspect computer evidence, and the larger monitors will assist forensic examiners in viewing the fine detail with less eye strain. Staff is recommending Council adopt the proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the Fiscal Year 2016-17 sub-grant award in the approximate amount of $5000, on behalf of the Glendale Police Department.
Previous Related Council Action
On March 22, 2016, Council adopted a resolution (No. 5076 New Series) authorizing the City Manager, on behalf of the Glendale Police Department, to accept sub-grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice FY2015-16 ICAC Continuation Grant, through the Phoenix Police Department, in the approximate of $5,000.
On November 24, 2015, Council adopted a resolution (No. 5041 New Series) authorizing the City Manager to enter into an IGA with the Phoenix Police Department for participation in the Arizona ICAC Task Force on behalf of the GPD.
Budget and Financial Impacts
The grant is part of a reimbursement program, which means the Glendale Police Department must first purchase the equipment or training and then submit receipts along with the financial report to the Phoenix Police Department Fiscal Management Bureau. Once the reimbursement is received, the funds will be deposited into 1840-33135-511400, the grant account established for prior year sub-grants. The total cost of the equipment including tax is approximately $5470. Because the total cost of the equipment exceeds the amount of the actual award, the Glendale Police Department will be responsible for $470.
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Cost |
Fund-Department-Account |
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$470 |
1000-12150-524400, PD Crime Investigations, Line Supplies |
Capital Expense? No
Budgeted? Yes
Requesting Budget or Appropriation Transfer? No