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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIII (C) Acceptance and Approval of the Proposed Distribution of the Fiscal Year 1996 Anti-Drug Abuse Grant within Orange County AGENDA 6-6-95 Item III C Ocoee Police Department y�°3131661111 Robert E. Mark 175 N. Bluford Avenue Chief of Police Ocoee, Florida 34761 .y Phone (407) 656-1313 Fax (407) 656-0218 `'' ®1 lir I I TO: The Honorable Mayor and Board of ty Commissioners FROM: Robert E. Mark, Chief of Police DATE: May 31, 1995 SUBJECT: ANTI-DRUG ABUSE GRANT STAFF REPORT ISSUE Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve the distribution of $517, 108 Fiscal Year 1996 Anti-Drug Abuse Grant funds for the following projects within Orange County: (FEDERAL) TITLE OF PROJECT DOLLAR AMOUNT Criminal Justice Programs Office $ 50,710 B.A.D.G.E. Program At-Risk Youth $ 20,000 Sheriff's Office Explorers Program $ 10,000 Sheriff's Office Senior Crime Prevention $ 3,000 Eatonville DARE Program $ 21,000 Juvenile Assessment Center ID System $ 93,750 Apopka Drug Enforcement Officer $ 42,648 Juvenile Assessment Detoxification Program $264,000 Sheriff's Office PAL Program $ 11,000 Intelligence Data Base for Vice, $ 1,000 Intelligence & Narcotics BACKGROUND An anti-drug abuse grant was received for fiscal year beginning October 1, 1995 ending September 30, 1996, in the amount of $517,108 (Federal Funds) . The decisions on what projects were to be funded by the grant were made by representatives from the Orange County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments within Orange County, with the approval of city governments. ��roues„' GM " Staff Report Anti-Drug Abuse Grant May 31, 1995 Page 2 DISCUSSION All the above listed programs are on going programs with the exceptions of Apopka Drug Enforcement Officer, Juvenile Assessment Detoxification Program, and the Intelligence Data Base for Vice, Intelligence & Narcotics program which are new proposed programs to be started October 1, 1995. The maximum length of each of these programs is four (4) years with the exception of the Criminal Justice Programs office which will stay in existence as long as the Grant money is available. The next program to expire is the B.A.D.G.E Program, which will expire September 30, 1997. No other grant monies will be available for any future programs until October 1, 1997. RECOMMENDATION It is respectfully recommended that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve the Grant request as outlined. The request does not require any money from the City of Ocoee. It is too late to change any request this year. Preparation will begin earlier next year so that agencies will have more time to prepare requests and provide matching funds for those requests. REM/rmh