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July 26. 2005 05 - 334 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $87,092 from the Crime Analysis Grant Program to the Portsmouth Police Department for continued operations of the program. A $21,773 City cash match required. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Background: . The Portsmouth Police Department has received grant funding from the Department of Criminal Justice Services to update and enhance the crime analysis function to include current methodology and procedures for incident-based crime data analysis. . Currently there is minimal support for tactical units and strategic administrative planning. Discussion: . The proposed crime analysis program will interface the current criminal record management system (RMS) and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) database with a geographic information system (GIS). The program will use in-house GIS expertise to develop a desktop crime analysis application. This application will include user-friendly query and output interfaces, import functions for data incorporation and statistical assessment methodologies. . The planned interface will be used to perform spatial and temporal trend analyses, along with meaningful, understandable reports for both internal and external use. This application, in conjunction with staff training, will further develop the crime analysts' skills and expertise, as well as improve the efficiency required for analyses. . Financial Impact: The grant amount is $65,319 of Federal funds and $21,773 of local cash match, for a total of $87,092. Staff Recommends: Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $87,092 from the Crime Analysis Grant Program to the Portsmouth Police Department for continued operation of the program. A $21,773 City cash match required. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Next Steps Following Council Action: . The Chief of Police maintains the responsibility of overseeing the Crime Analysis Program. . Police Department will begin implementation of the program by hiring data entry person and researching/purchasing equipment and software. . Equipment and software will be purchased to upgrade the crime analysis unit. Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,319 AND APPROPRIATING $87,092 IN THE GRANTS FUND OPERATING BUDGET FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIME ANALYSIS FUNCTION." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 05 - 335 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $530,163 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to Portsmouth Community Corrections and Pretrial Services to provide local offender and defendant services in the City of Portsmouth. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Background: . The Community Corrections & Pretrial Services Program has been funded by the state since 1995. It is a diversion from incarceration program. . This state funding allows the City to provide quality supervision to non-violent offenders and defendants in the community, and it directly impacts the jail population.