City Council

(41) 24-1153 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY and ECONOMIC, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to developing a city-wide grant program for property owners to implement security measures to help prevent property crime. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez – Lee): 1. DIRECT the Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to develop a city-wide grant program for property owners to install security features that will help prevent property crime, that includes documentation that may assist in leading to an arrest. 2. DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and the EWDD, to collaborate in identifying potential funding sources to implement the proposed security grant program. This effort should include an evaluation of the feasibility of using Community Development Block Grant funds or other available funding options. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.