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A RESOLUTION APPROVING TWENTY-SIX (26) FORFEITURE FUND PROGRAM/PROJECTS AW ARD ED AS A PART OF THE 2020 LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND GRANT AW ARD PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THESE

AW ARDS; APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,603 FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCE OF THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT STATE TRUST FUND (1601) TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT STATE TRUST FORFEITURE DIVISION (140-2857) TO FULLY FUND THE AWARDS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, the City of St. Petersburg Police Department ("Department") is required by Florida Statute 932.7055 to expend at least 25% of the total fiscal year deposits into its forfeiture trust fund for crime prevention, neighborhood safety, drug abuse education, drug prevention or school resource officer program(s); and

WHEREAS, the Department has developed a Law Enforcement Fund Grant A ward Program ("Program") in which neighborhood groups, organizations, other City departments or associations may apply for a portion of said funds; and

WHEREAS, the Department solicited applications and the Funding Approval Committee ("Committee") approved twenty-six (26) programs/projects for full or partial funding for a total of

$31,603; and

WHEREAS, one of the programs/projects is the Chiefs program to be used by the Chief of Police to fund programs/projects meeting the criteria ofF.S. 932.7055; and

WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has approved the recommendations of the Committee.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council ofthe City of St. Petersburg, Florida, that twenty-six (26) forfeiture fund programs/projects awarded as a part of the 2020 Law Enforcement Trust Fund Grant A ward Program are hereby approved and the Mayor or his designee is authorized to execute agreements and all documents necessary to effectuate these awards; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is hereby approved from the unappropriated balance of the Local Law Enforcement State Trust Fund (1601), the following supplemental appropriation for FY21:

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Local Law Enforcement State Trust Fund (1601)

Police Department, Local Law Enforcement State Trust

Forfeiture Division (140-2857) $31,603

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This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.

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St. Petersburg City Council Consent Agenda Meeting of November 5, 2020

TO: The Honorable Ed Montanari, Chair, and Members of City Council

SUBJECT: A resolution approving twenty-six (26) Forfeiture Fund Program/Projects awarded as a part of the 2020 Law Enforcement Trust Fund Grant A ward Program; authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute agreements and all documents necessary to effectuate these awards;

approving a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $31,603 from the unappropriated balance of the Local Law Enforcement State Trust Fund ( 160 l) to the Police Department, Local Law Enforcement State Trust Forfeiture Division (140-2857) to fully fund the awards; and providing an effective date.

EXPLANATION: Pursuant to Section 932.7055, Florida Statutes, the St. Petersburg Police Deparlmenl is required to expend al least 25% of the proceeds realized through the seizure and forfeiture of property used in violation of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act for the support or operation of eligible programs in the following categories: Crime Prevention, Neighborhood Safety, Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs, and School Resource Officer Program(s).

Based on the statutory formula (25%), a minimum of $31,603 is to be available and approved for distribution in the 2020 award program.

The Funding Approval Committee met on October 7, 2020. The Committee approved twenty-six (26) eligible programs which includes Chief of Police programs/projects for full or partial funding in the amount of $31 ,603. The Chief of Police has approved the recommendations of the Committee.

For each applicant awarded funding, the administration will enter into an agreement with the applicant. The agreement will outline the requirements for completion of the project to include the expenditure documentation process, the disbursement of the awards, and the time line for completion of the funded projects.

RECOMMENDATION: The administration recommends that City Council adopt the attached resolution approving twenty-six (26) Forfeiture Fund Program/Projects awarded as a part of the 2020 Law Enforcement Trust Fund Grant Award Program; authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute agreements and all documents necessary to effectuate these awards; authorizing a supplemental appropriation in the amount of$31,603 from the unappropriated balance of the Local Law Enforcement State Trust Fund ( 160 l) to the Police Department, Local Law Enforcement State Trust Forfeiture Division (140-2857) to fully fund the awards; and providing an effective date.

COST/FUNDING INFORMATION: Funds for the 2020 Law Enforcement Fund Grant Award Program will be available after approval of a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $31,603 from the unappropriated balance of the Local Law Enforcement State Trust Fund ( 160 l) to the Police Department, Local Law Enforcement State Trust Forfeiture Division (140-2857). The fund balance after this appr · n will be approximately $178,341.

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Successful Grant Applicants - 2020

Applicant Name

Project/Program Title

Area of Eligibility:

Amount Requested

Amount Granted

Grant Notes: Grant Restrictions, ifany

Academy Prep Graduate Support Crime $5,000.00 $500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

textbooks.

Center of St. Services Program Prevention are:

Petersburg, Inc. Graduate Textbooks

$5,000

Chief of Police Chiefs Programs Crime prevention $6,253.00 $6,253.00 Projects to be determined throughout the coming year.

CoSP Parks & Gladden Park Teen Crime $1,500.00 $500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Recreation Program Prevention are: uniforms.

Flag football uniforms

$500

Volleyball uniforms $500 Basketball uniforms

CoSP Parks & St. Pete Value Crime $4,000.00 $1,500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Recreation Program Prevention are: T-shirts and awards/trophies.

T-shirts $1250

Awards &Trophies $500 Sports League

equipment $1000

CoSP Parks & Willis S. Johns Teen Crime $2,099.10 $600.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Recreation Program Prevention are: basketball uniforms.

Flag football uniforms

$600

Volleyball uniforms $900 Basketball uniforms

CoSP Parks & Camp Redbird Crime $1,500.00 $500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Recreation Prevention are: shirts and water bottles.

82 Visibility shirts $965 65 Participant Water Bottles $327

CoSP Parks & JW Cate TASCO Crime $2,000.00 $500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Recreation League Jersey Prevention are: T-shirt jerseys.

Distribution T-shirt jerseys $2,000

CoSPTASCO TASCO Teen Fishing Crime $6,000.00 $1,200.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Center Based Club Prevention are: fishing poles.

Teen Programs 60 Fishing poles $1200

Bait for each outing

$600

60 Shirts $2000

CoSP TASCO Guess What? Teens Crime $4,875.00 $1,000.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchaesd are:

Center-Based Care! Scrubbin' Da Prevention are: I-shirts.

Teen Programs 'Burg 937 t-shirts $4,497.60

63 extra large I-shirts

$302.40

Art & Screenwork

DOS Crescent DOS Crescent Crime $18,000.00 $1,000.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Foundation Foundation Prevention are: Athletic uniforms, athletic

Athletic uniforms $2000 equipment, and awards.

Athletic uniform screen printing $1000 Athletic equipment

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Gibbs High Soccer Cleats & Crime $2,106.00 $500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

School Soccer Practice Shirts Prevention are: Cleats and t-shirts

Cleats $1,600 T-shirts $506

Greater Pinellas Annual Youth Summit Crime $1,500.00 $1,000.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Point Civic Prevention are: school supplies, backpacks.and

Association School supplies hand sanitizers.

backpacks hand sanitizers

Grindhouse Elite Grindhouse Elite Club Crime $3,000.00 $500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Club, Inc. Prevention are: Basketballs, Reversible game

Basketballs $703 jerseys, Basketball defender, Reversible game Ladder & cones set, Portable jerseys $2233 exercise resistance band set, and Basketball defender Training Rope.

Junior League of 2021 Care Fair Neighborhood $2,500.00 $500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

St. Petersburg Safety are: backpacks and school supplies.

Backpacks $5900 Pencils $660 Pens $374 Composition books

Midtown Miracles Fists of Faith, ,LLC Crime $3,000.00 $500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Prevention are: T-shirts, belts, boards/testing, and

Facebook portal $279 skills/goals/patches.

Laptop $305 DVD Duplicator $240 1200 DVDs $312

New Frontiers of New Frontiers of St. Drug Prevention $1,500.00 $50.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are;

St. Petersburg, Petersburg, Inc. are: Cleaning supplies and ink

Inc. Toilet paper $26/box cartridges only.

Ink cartridges $72/pack Floor Cleaner $5/botUe Trash bags

OTE Elevation OTE Sports Crime $1,000.00 $500.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Prevention are: Basketballs and practice uniforms

Basketballs $500 Practice uniforms $500

Police Athletic PAL Jordan Park Crime $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

League of St. Partnership Prevention are: Brinner table and expenses.

Petersburg Expenses for the

Brinner event.

Robin Perry Sowing Seeds Tennis Crime $3,661.92 $1,000.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Prevention are: Tennis balls and tennis rackets.

Tennis balls $295 Tennis rackets $850 Award medals $233 Training aid $417

St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Police Crime $12,119.00 $5,000.00 Items being requested Items allowed to be purchased are:

Police Explorer Explorer Post #980 Prevention are: State Competition fees, Pistol

Post#980 State Competition fees Competition fees, Study Materials

$10,470 (2021 Florida State Statute Books), Pistol Competition fees and Bicycle Team.

$220.00

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Suncoast Center, Inc.

Preventing Suicide through Caring Contacts

Neighborhood Safety

$3,378.75 $500.00 Items being requested are:

Color Laser Printing

$1,486.65 Envelopes $405.45 Postage $1,486.65

Items allowed to be purchased are:

Printing, envelopes, and postage.

Suncoast Cheerleading Association

Sideline Sports Cheer Shoe Fund

Crime Prevention

$2,000.00 $1,000.00 Items being requested are:

Certified cheer shoes

$2,000

Cheer shoes.

TASCO Center Based Teen Sports

TASCO Year Round Sports Leagues

Crime Prevention

Dodgeball All-Star Jerseys $590 Flag Football shorts, mouth guards and

Dodgeball, Flag Football, Volleyball and/or Basketball jerseys.

The Gathering of Women

Miss Jo's Garden Crime Prevention

12 pc aluminum hand tool kit for youngsters

$136.30

Garden weasel long

12 pc aluminum hand tool kit for youngsters, Garden weasel long handed, Kylin Garden tool set, Hachiemon Japanese weeding tool, Bonsai growing kit, Kensizer soil tester, Moister/lighUph meter, Big Wheel Cart, Flo master retractable hose reel, Knee pads,

Storyteller/writer for cookbook, Illustrator, and Printing cost.

The St.

Petersburg Rev.

Dr. M.L. King, Jr.

Commemorative Organization

Dr. M.L. King, Jr.

Essay & Oratorical Contest

Crime Prevention

Samsung Galaxy Tablets $1320 Insignia case for tablets

$160

Book: I Have a Dream, Book:

Freedom Riders, Ticket to MLK Jr Breakfast, Gift Bag, Space rental, and Office Supplies.

Theta Eta Lambda Educational Foundation

Crime Prevention

T-shirts $700 Masks $150 Gloves $34 Face Shields $165

T-shirts.

Total Requested: $116,847.77

Total Granted: $31,603.00

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