SUBJECT
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Authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of $872,271.00 to fund the Laredo Police Department HSI HIDTA Task Force, the Laredo DEA HIDTA Task Force, and the Rio Grande Valley Financial HIDTA Task Force. These initiatives are funded by the Executive Office of the President, Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) at no cost to the City. Grant will be used to pay personnel salaries, fringe benefits, overtime, travel and operating expenses from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. Funding for the Rio Grande Valley Financial Task Force will be used for payment of fringe benefits, overtime, and operating expenses from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. Funding is available in the Financial Task Force Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Approved a resolution # 2024-R-225 on 8/19/2024
BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo has been the Grantee agency for the past thirty-three years for the Laredo Police Department HSI HIDTA Task Force, the DEA HIDTA Task Force and the Rio Grande Valley Financial Task Force. These Task Forces work together with other Local, State and Federal Agencies, with its main focus being the identification and disruption/dismantling of Major Drug Trafficking Organizations.
Funds under the original grant pay for personnel salaries, overtime, fringe benefits, travel and operating expenses. This grant is 100% federally funded by the Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that this Resolution be passed.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2025
Budgeted Y/N?: Yes
Source of Funds: ONDCP -HIDTA Grant
Account #: 223
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: NO
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding is available in the FY 2025 Financial Task Force fund Budget (223-2308, 223-2314, & 223-2318 project # FTF25, RGV25, DEA25).