SUBJECT
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A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Laredo Police Department (LPD); and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO); Webb & Zapata County District Attorney's Office (WZCDAO); Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, South Texas Region (DPS); U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, San Antonio Field Division (ATF); U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Laredo Division (DEA); U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Antonio Division (FBI); U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, San Antonio Field Office (HSI); U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Laredo Division (OFO); U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas (USAO); U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol, Laredo Sector (USBP); U.S. Marshal’s Service, Southern District of Texas (USM); and Laredo Independent School District Police (LISD Police) for the purpose of continuing the Laredo Texas Anti-Gang Center (TAG Center) that was funded and established in FY2022. The main purpose of the TAG Center is to combat the shared threat of criminal organizations operating in and affecting the region.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
On March 21, 2022, the Laredo City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into and execute a Memorandum of Understanding establishing the Laredo Texas Anti-Gang Center in FY2022 after the City of Laredo had been awarded a grant from the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office.
BACKGROUND
The Laredo Texas Anti-Gang Center (TAG Center) is a state-of-the-art facility in which representatives from participating agencies (LPD, WCSO, WZCDAO, DPS, ATF, DEA, FBI, HSI, OFO, USAO, USBP, USM, and LISD Police) co-locate to cooperate and collaborate more efficiently and effectively on intelligence, investigatory, and operational activities related to combating the shared threat of criminal organizations operating in and affecting the region surrounding and including Laredo, Texas. Cooperation among these different law enforcement agencies in addressing the threat posed by criminal organizations further the ability of these agencies to fulfill their mission, which consequently, furthers the public good.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Recommends the approval of this Resolution.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2026
Budgeted Y/N?: N/A
Source of Funds: N/A
Account #: N/A
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No financial impact.