| | | | | | | | BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT |
| | | | | | | | Item No. 4.K.
For Meeting of: September 21, 2021 |
| | | | | | | | | ITEM TITLE: | Resolution approving a grant application for an Office on Violence Against Women Fiscal Year 2021 Firearms Technical Assistance Project Pilot Sites Initiative | | SUBMITTED BY: | Lt. Chad Janis, Yakima Police Department |
| SUMMARY EXPLANATION: | | The City has an opportunity to apply for a federal grant to become a Firearms Technical Assistance Project Pilot Site. Proposed projects must use funding to enhance law enforcement responses and protection order enforcement to address the intersection of firearms and domestic violence; coordinate community response to this issue; enhance prosecution responses; and/or improve judicial handling of cases as it relates to firearms relinquishment. The City is seeking funding, in partnership with the YWCA and Yakima County, to provide enhanced services, education, and training regarding the intersection of firearms and domestic violence. If awarded, this grant would provide up to $500,000 for 36 months of funding this initiative. |
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| | | | | | | | | ITEM BUDGETED: | No | | STRATEGIC PRIORITY: | Public Safety |
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| | | | | | | | APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: | | Adopt Resolution. |
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