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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2020-R0151 - Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding ProgramResolution No. 2020-RO15I Item No. 6.4.1 May 12, 2020 RESOLUTION BE, IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock is hereby authorized and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock and the Lubbock Police Department, an acceptance of the FY20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program, by and between the City of Lubbock and the United States Department oi' Justice, and the Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of $605,451.00, and related documents. Said Acceptance agreement is attached hereto and incorporated in this resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be included in the minutes of the City Council. Passed by the City Council on May 12, 2020 DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR ATTEST: Reb cca Garza, City Secret y APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: lW10yi11. C'11iefof Police APPROVED AS TO FORM: 4 .0 Kant ity Att n C. Grace, Ass's orncy 5 1cil�alllCCI7tJC51Rf :S. FY 2i12[1C'arona VirusLiSl� E'(irsinl.dn� Resolution No. 2020-R0151 FY20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Solicitation Lubbock Police Department FY 20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Budget Narrative Grant #: FY2020 Coronavirus ESFP TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT: $605,451 City Of Lubbock Amount: $605,451 LOCAL MATCH: $0.00 City of Lubbock 1. Police Department Supply Items Due to the Coronavirus outbreak in our City we did not have near enough personal protection equipment (PPE) on ]land. Due to the virus we are using hand sanitizer, masks, gloves, PPE suits, disinfecting wipes and many other associated PPE equipment/supplies in order to keep our employees safe as they perform their essential functions. We are also having to have our patrol vehicles and work spaces sanitized if a person showing symptoms or has been potentially exposed is placed/transported in a vehicle or was in a work space. The Lubbock Police Department will use grant funds to purchase PPE items along with any other associated items or services that are required as a direct result to the pandemic in our community. The grant funds will also be used to reimburse for expenditures directly related to any PPE equipment/supplies purchased as a direct result of the Coronavims outbreak in our community. - PPE equipment and supplies $100,000 2. Police Department Equipment Due to the Coronavirus outbreak in our City we have had to deploy numerous personnel to work in the field or work from home to abide by the social distancing and shelter -in - place orders while at the same time maintaining the performance of our essential functions. In order to accomplish this we treed to issue those employees computer tablets so they can continue to work. The computer tablets also need a NetMotion license to be able to access the City of Lubbock drives, software and programs while out in the field or from home. The tablets also need keyboards and the ability to get mobile internet access. Due to the size of our department it was necessary to have employees work from home or in the field in order to perform our essential functions yet keep our community and employees safe. Once this pandemic has passed we will still have the need for the equipment and will still utilize this equipment for our officers to be able to work out in the community. This computer equipment will also be able to be issued to newly hired officers. We are in the process of hiring in order to fulfill the need for more officers in our community. The Lubbock Police Department with utilize the grant funds to purchase computer equipment and accessories in order to allow our personnel in Investigations and Administration to continue their essential functions from hone in a safe environment. - Computer equipment and accessories $107,160 3. Police Department Overtime Due to the Coronavirus outbreak in our City, this has caused the City to deploy officers to assignments that are directly related to the Coronavirus. Due to currently being understaffed and the employees dealing with the effects of the pandemic at hone these assignments are not able to be covered by on duty officers. Several examples of overtime deployments include staffing the Emergency Operations Center, hiring officers for overtime to cover minimum staffing due to officers being sick or other unplanned hardships as a direct result to the virus outbreak, and other overtime assignments directly related to the outbreak including nursing home security. At the time of this application Lubbock has over 400 confirmed cases and the numbers are still rising including a major outbreak involving several nursing home facilities. The grant funds will be utilized to reimburse for overtime expenditures directly related to COVID which will have an enormous impact on reducing the economic hardships on our community caused by this pandemic. Law Enforcement Overtime expenses $398,291 fT'u� ity Of bbock TEXAS Lubbock Police Department FY20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Solicitation Lubbock Police Department FY 20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Budget Detail Workshect TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT: $605 451 City Of Lubbock Amount: $605 451 City Of Lubbock $ 605 451 Lubbock Police De artment—$ 605,451 1. Coronavirus Related Supplies/Personal Protection Equipment 2.Overtime Reimbursement direct result of Coronavirus Outbreak 3. Equipment needed as result of Coronavirus Outbreak $100,000 $398,291 $107,160