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ZII/L CITY OF SAN MARCOS OFFICE MEMORANDUM ~ ~ TO: ~s of the City Co:1fil/City of San Marcos/via Myron L. Galchutt/via Lieutenant Dan Nelson~ :ROM: Sergeant Carl H. Dea&J:rI SUBJECT: Resolution of State Grant DATE: April 12, 1984 RE:Crime Prevention Ccxxlinator On Tuesday, April 4, 1984, the Systems Carmittee of the Capitol Area Planning Council con- sidered the "Crime Prevention Coordinator" Grant, one of two Grant Applications submitted in 1984 by the Police Department. The Crime Prevention Grant is this coming year to be a "continuation" grant that in rrost cases run concurrently for a five (5) year period. Each year the program expense depre- ciates by twenty (20) percent. This cc:ming year, the second year of the grant, the pro};Dsal will require a twenty (20) percent corrmittrnent by the City, and eighty (80) percent by the State. The intent of the Grant Criminal Justice Project Funding is to provide "seed" rronies into growing ccmnunities. To "plant" successful Criminal Justice Programs that will benefit and grow in the individual serviced comnunities. This second year Grant Application requested the following funds for the continuation of the program: $ 8,842.05 City Funding 21,650.12 State Funding Total Pro j ect Expense $30,492.17 During the neeting of the "Systems Corrmittee" a detailed presentation was made, describing the successes of the "Crime Prevention Coordinator" during its first year of funding. The Conmi ttee is oonsidering the Grant Application for refunding, placed the City of San Marcos nurriber two (2) in priority of four other similar grants, submitted by other agencies. The grant application was prioritized wi thin the available rronies and at this };Dint will be granted by the GoveTIlor' s Office of Criminal Justice. In the Crime Prevention Units first eight rronths of operation, its accomplishment has been outstanding and well received by the carmunity. In addition to the organization of ten (10) Neighborhood Watch groups, the Coordinator has oonducted fifty-four (54) public speaking engagerœnts, distributed approximately 2,600 Crime Prevention related pieces of literature, fingerprinted over seven hundred (700) children, received supplerœntal radio equi:¡;:ment, a l6nm rrotion picture projector, rrovie screen, IBM Typewriter, office equi:¡;:ment and resulted