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CC Resolution No. 12942492 RESOLUTION NO. 1294 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, STATE OF TEXAS, FOR TEXAS NARCOTICS CONTROL PROGRAM FUNDS; DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE; ACCEPTING OR AFFIRMING ANY GRANT AWARD THAT MAY RESULT THEREFROM; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. *********** r**** �«** s*** a* a***** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *► * * *a «* *sus * * * * * * * * ** BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That the City Manager of the City of Baytown is hereby authorized to make application to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, State of Texas, for a grant from Texas Narcotics Control Program funds in the amount of TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED TWENTY -THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIX and NO /100 DOLLARS ($2,923,606.00) for the Harris County Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force. Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby designated as the authorized representative for all purposes under the grant including the signing of interagency agreements with participating agencies. Section 3: That the City Manager of the City of Baytown is hereby authorized to accept or affirm any grant award that may result from the above application. Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the council meeting of November 12, 1996. /,c C. e� PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor ATTEST: EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: JGT�ACIO RAMIREZ, SA-City Attorney COTVLIIUNITY PLAN ELIGIBILITY FORM Be sure to reference the name of each relevant community plan when answering the questions below. 1. Name the plants) under which the applicant is submitting this application. A. Harris Counry Community Plan B. Greater BaVArea Community Plan 2. List the cities, counties, or part thereof covered by each plan referenced under question one above? A. Harris County Plan: All of Harris County including each community located therein. B. Greater Bav:Area Community Plan: Southern Harris County, Northern Galveston County, and Northeastern Brazoria County 3. For each community plan. state the problem(s) listed that this application would impact. A. Harris County Plan: 'Narcotics trafficking and greater coordination of law enforcement agencies B. Greater BavArea Communitv Plan: Narcotics Trafficking, Substance Abuse, and jurisdictional concerns regarding which agency to call for police service. For Narcotics, call the Task Force. 4. If a continuation application. quote the reference in each plan that mentions the focus of this application as a priority. A. Harris County Plan: The Harris County Plan lists the Harris Countv Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force as an existing resource and notes its continuing effort in coordinating its activities with other agencies, as well as grant projects B. Greater BaVArea Communitv Plan: The Greater BayArea Community Plan lists the Harris County Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force as a law enforcement resource that is to be used to meet their goal of ridding Substance Abuse and Drug Trafficking from their community. 5. If a new application, list the gap(s) in services listed in each plan that this application would help to till. rOR COG USE ONLY (applicant leave blank) CPTN: Note: This form must accompany all applications for local or regional grants. CJD -2 Issued 9/96 �' —' - -- —_ —" CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIViSION ,"OFFICEOFTHEGOVERNOR - -- 1. COG Application Identifier(apolbant heave bane) 3. Date Received by COGICJD (apoL nt leave bank) i '. COG to whch application is submitted: 4. Is this application shared with another COG? (applicant leave blank) Houston - Galveston Area Council of Governments 5, Applicant Information -. Legal name of agency applying c. Division or unit within applicant organization to administer grant: Citv of Bavtown ''. Harris County Or,anized Crime and Narcotics Task Force 'e. Address (give street or P. 0. Box, city- stare. and zip code) d. Name, address, telephone, and fax num'cer of the person who can answer questions concerning this application (give area code) P. O. Box 424 Captain Johnny E. Erikson l Baytown. Texas 77533- P. 0- Box 967 Houston, Texas 7-,-- 13 -67 5_ - Ph. (7, 13) 450 -1623; Fax (713) 450 -2375 5. State Payee Identification Number 69- 0740904 8.a. Type of Application: 7. Type of Applicant (check one box only) n, New 7 continuation ❑ State Agency ❑ State College or University rl County L Private College or University 8.5. If continuation. complete the following: CI Municipality ❑ Indian Tribe Year of funding for this application (crack ones Township [—I Nonprofit Organization �'. Year 2 ❑ ❑ E. Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 iJ Year 8 J ❑ Special District Regional Council of Government [ Educational Service Center ❑ Other (specify) Current Grant #: DB- 96 -N04- 09579 [! Independent School District 10. Application for 9. Name of Grantor Agency: State Criminal Justice Planning Fund (state) Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division _ P_ 0. Box 12428 Crime Stoppers Assistance Fund (state) Austin, Texas 78711 ! 11 a. Geographic Areas of Project Activities (Cities and Counties) Juvenile Justice 3 Delinquency Prevention Act (federal) CFDA - 16.540 _ Title V Delinquency Prevention Fund (federal) CFDA - 16.548 Harris. Chambers, Waller, and Et. Bend Counties: Cities uC Bavrown. 9allaire. Deer Park. Houston, Humble. Kan'. La Porte, Nassau Bay. Pasadena. South _ — Victims of Crime Act Fund (federal) CFDA - 16.575 Houston, Tomball, and Webster. =�. Texas Narcotics Control Program (federal) CFDA -1 6.579 1 l . County where project is based: — I Safe & Drug -Free Schools & Communities Act (federal) CFDA - 84.186 Harris 13, Proposed Project: ^ Violence Against Women Act ;federal) CFDA - 16.588 a. Start Date 06/0197 b. Ending Date: 057198 Other — —i 112. Title of Proiect: 14. Are the activities proposed in this application 100% juvenile- reiated? Harris County Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force ❑ Yes l No '. Requested Funding: 16. If project is statewide, on what date was a copy of the application submitted for j TRACS review? i a Federal Grant '- S 29323606 Funds(CJn) (date) b. State Grant I Funds (CJD) If project is local, submission of application to regional council of governments C, Cash Match S 1,037,2 13 satisfies the requirement for TRACS review. _d In -kind S 17 Is the applicant delinquent on any federal debt? i noca. vewr snnevo�i» [f Yes If "Yes ", attach an explanation (] No — FOR COG USE ONLY (applicant leave blank) FOR CJD USE ONLY e. TOTAL S 3,950.819 CPTN: Region #'. (appll.nt leave blank) Priority #: RBE ❑ In ❑ Out Unique #: 18. To the best of my knowledge and belief, all data in this application is true and correct. This document has been duly authorized by the governing body of the applicant and the applicant will comply with the attached assurances if the assistance is awarded. Typed Name of Authorized Official 'b. Title C. Telephone Number Bobby Rountree Citv Manager (281) 422 -8281 I'e. J, Signature of Authorized Official Date Signed CJD -1 issued /no DESIGNATION OF GRANT OFFICIALS CJD rules require that three persons be designated to the positions of Authorized Official, Project Director, and Financial Officer for the purposes of administering a grant. The Project Director and the Financial Officer may not be the same person but, under extenuating circumstances, one - person may otherwise fill two positions. In accordance with the criteria and definitions of responsibilities set forth in the Govemor's Criminal Justice Plan for Texas governing submission of this application. the following designations are made: APPLICANT: City of Bavtown PROJECT TITLE: Harris County Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force `1 Mr. ❑ Ms. Johnny E. Erikson Project Director (Type or Print) Captain, Baytown Police Department Title and Agency P. 0. Box 96755- Organization's Business Address (Street or P. O Box) Houston 77213 -6755 City Zip (713) =450 -5505 Telephone Number (713) -450 -2375 Fax Number ❑ Mr. [:] Ms. Monte Mercer Financial Officcr (Type or Print) Assistant City Manager / Finance Director Title and Agency P. 0. Box 424 Organization's Business Address (Street or P. O. Box) Baytown 77522 City Zip (281) 422 -8281 Telephone Number (281) 420 -6586 Fax Number [I Mr. ❑ Ms. Bobbv Rountree Authorized Official (Type or Print) City Manager - City of Baytown Title and Agency P. 0. Box 424 Organization's Business Address (Street or P. O. Box) Bavtown 77522 City Zip (281) 422 -8371 Telephone Number (281) 420 -6586 Fax Number CJD -3 Issued 7196 Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor PROJECT NARRATIVE SUMMARY — The Harris Countv Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force is a multi - agency, multi - jurisdictional task force that targets narcotics traffickers in and around the Harris County i Houston Metropolitan area. This target area includes parts of Fort Bend, Waller. and Chambers County. The Harris County Organized Crime & Narcotics Task Force will continue our service of providing cooperative, enhanced drug enforcement for the 3 million citizens this project serves. Through this cooperative approach. project personnel will identify, investigate, and apprehend for prosecution persons who violate federal, state and local laws by manufacturing, distributing or trans - shipping illicit drugs. We will continue to work closely with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Houston H.I.D.T.A, and other drug enforcement initiatives in and around the Houston area. We are structured into six enforcement groups which initiate investigations in a three - tiered approach. The first tier involves street -level distribution of illegal narcotics, the second involves the investigation of organizations that manufacture or trans -ship large quantities of illicit narcotics through a network of violators, and the third involves the investigation and targeting of violators for financial disruption. Additionally. we will continue our innovative approach to illicit drug interdiction services through our `'Hotel i Motel Liaison Group. as well as actively participating in uniformed highway interdiction stops of suspected drug traffickers on the major highway s running through the metropolitan area. CJD -4 Issued 7196 Criminal Justice Division, – — — Office of the Governor PROJECT NARRATIVE The purpose of this application is to address the ongoing problem of drug trafficking in and through the Houston Harris Count- Metropolitan area. The problem of drug trafficking has grown to such an ester: that the area gained the unfortunate title of being one of the major drug trans - shipment and distribution areas for illegal drugs in the united States. This has given us the dubious distinction of being one of the original High Intensity Drug Trafficking _areas in - America. _ In a recent Threat Assessment conducted by the Houston Joint Drug Intelligence Group (J.D.I.G.), 117 groups in the Houston area were identified to have been involved in various narcotics trafficking endeavors during the last 12 months. These organizations, III of which were Colombian. continue to move large quantities of narcotics and money in and through the Houston / Harris County Metropolitan area. Investigations have revealed that 80.9 percent of these organizations traffic in cocaine, 39.5 percent traffic in marijuana, and 21.1 percent traffic in heroin. This threat assessment also identified other drugs that were being distributed in Houston: methamphetamine was found to be distributed by 10.6 percent of the organizations: designer drugs bv_ 3.5 percent. and hallucinogens by 1.8 percent of the organizations. Intelligence and seizure data indicate that 80 percent of the cocaine that enters the united States comes across the southwest border. Of that. 40 percent passes through the Gulf coast region. A large portion of the cocaine destined for the northern C.S. market enters the country through south Texas and travels north though Houston on its way to the East Coast. The demographics and geography of the Houston Harris County metropolitan area emphasize the avenues in which illegal drugs are being smuggled and distributed. not only in this metropolitan area of three minion People. but as a focal point for distribution to other cities and states. %Vhen you evaluate the transport_ :ion modes used b% the above described threat groups. you find that 73.7 percent employed ground transport. `,V ith this in mind, it becomes a concern that there are 124 million vehicles cnterina Harris Count% annually on the 11 Satioual /State Highways that transverse Harris County. Of these highways. 3 are direct international routes to the Mexican border. Investigations and intelligence have proven that once the illicit drugs have made it across the border, they are concealed in hidden compartments of vehicles and transported to Houston. Once in Houston, they are redistributed to other locales across the country. As for air traffic. Harris County has 717,815 annually scheduled commercial airline departures and arrivals that account for 25 million passengers yearly. Of these passengers, 2.9 million are foreign nationals entering our country from 34 international cities in Europe. Canada. Mexico, South and Central America, through Houston. As an example, in 1995. 14.843 pounds of controlled substances, including cocaine. marijuana- heroin. and hashish, were seized from passengers arriving at Houston Intercontinental Airport. Finally, the Port of Houston is ranked 2 °J among C.S. ports in both total tonnage and foreign maritime trade. In 1995, 5,536 deep draft ships and over 50,000 barges carrying an estimated 144 million tons of cargo called at the port. In addition. 68 steamship lines offered scheduled passenger service to 237 foreign ports in 113 )unities. World wide, the Houston Port is rated 8i° in total tonnage. There is no published estimate of the amount of drugs being moved though the Houston Ship Channel. However, in 1996, in one case alone, o%er 1, 100 kilos of cocaine were seized at the port, and another 1,100 kilos were known to have passed through the CJD - 4a Issued 7/96 Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor PROJECT NARRATIVE port and ultimately seized on the east coast. Because of its geographic location, and the relative ease and frequency of international travel and transportation. the Harris County / Houston metropolitan area has been ranked a Level 1 drug distribution investigative target both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement :administration. The earlier mentioned 1996 threat assessment conducted by JDIG stated that during the last twelve months 40,135 pounds of cocaine. 80.042 pounds of marijuana, 608 pounds of heroin. 247 pounds of methamphetamine, and $24,681,879.00 in currency has been seized by law enforcement agencies within the Houston HIDTA. The Harris County /Houston metropolitan area has had more than its share of drug problems in recent years. Currently, the National Institute of Drug Abuse (N.I.D.A.) has studied and estimated that 281,820 local citizens. or 10% of the populous. are drug abusers. More than one third of all homicides and 581% of robberies are inspired by narcotics use and trafficking. Currently in the Harris County Metropolitan area there are over 60.000 adults on parole for drugs and violent crimes. In addition to the adult figures, there are over 4,000 Juveniles on probation for drugs and violent crimes. There are over 175 identified street gangs with over 2.800 active members. At last estimate. there were approximately thin' -three (33) separate federal. state. and locall law enforcement agencies within the confines of Harris County. The local asencies, for the most part. have historically handled narcotics enforcement in the traditional method. That method dictated that each community look at its own narcotic problem. and. based on available resources (money, manpower, intelligence), allocate those resources as best they could. This meant that in most jurisdictions. after manpower allocations were made to patrol and imestiaations. very limited resources «ere left over for narcotics enforcement. Due to these bud?etatti restrictions. cutorcement initiatives were addressed only within the communities' city_ limits and could not efticiendv or effectively address the massive scale of the drug epidemic. It has been proven in the Last several years that the integration of Federal. State and local drug law enforcement resources into a cohesive, multi- a?encv, multi - jurisdictional investigative initiative where the pooling of resources, manpower and intelligence information is an effective approach to fighting the proliferation of illicit drugs in our communities. To make an impact on the narcotics problem in the Houston / Harris County metropolitan area, we must utilize this multi - agency, multi- jurisdictional approach to coordinate, not only enforcement initiatives, but prosecution initiatives as well. If we do not, we are doomed to failure. The Harris County Organized Crime & Narcotics Task Force will continue this structure of cooperative. enhanced drug enforcement for the three million citizens this project serves. We will actively coordinate our activities with two other ?rant- funded projects in Harris County, the Prosecution of Target Offenders (Druz and Violent Offenses and the Proiect Courts: Druz and Violence Cases. Members of the Prosecution of Target Offenders (Drug and Violent Offenses) grant are actively involved in our weekly staff meetings. The Project Courts: Drug and Violence Cases grant provides the extra courtroom space to try the major drug }fenders captured by the personnel of this Task Force. and to try all of the Asset Forfeiture cases generated by .ae grant - funded project. In addition. we will continue to improve the coordination of our enforcement efforts with the Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (H.I.D.T.A.), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as other major narcotics enforcement CJD - 4b Issued 7196 Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor PROJECT NARRATIVE initiatives working throughout the metropolitan area. Through this cooperative approach, project personnel will identify, investigate. and apprehend for prosecution persons who violate federal, state and local laws be manufacturing, distributing or trans - shipping illicit drugs. During recent grant ,ears, this grant - funded Project. 'in-an effort to further educate and sensitize its personnel on the issues of cultural awareness and differences. has evaluated its shortfalls and has responded with various positive initiatives. The demographics of the citizens living in and around Harris County indicate that _34.9% belong to minority groups. This grant- funded project has requested that member agencies assign personnel to the unit who are culturally representative of the communities they serve. There are 74 personnel either employed or donated to the project. Of those, 31% are minorities (19% are black, 12916 Hispanic), 22 1,10 are female (50% of the females are minority), and 40 "o of all males are minorities. Additionally, the project employs one physically challenged person, one American Indian and one foreign -bom naturalized citizen. This project sponsors two in- service courses that address cultural awareness. The first course is a four hour Flock- of instruction taught in conjunction with our basic narcotic officer's proficiency course. It adcresses the issues of dealing with and effectively working with victims, suspects and informants from different ethnic backgrounds. Students are made aware of the uniqueness of each culture and how they perceive the police officer. The second course is an eight -hour course on "Cultural awareness Training" which is TCLEOSE cenitied. This course is specifically designed to shot, ethnic differences and proper officer response is stressed. The goals of this course are more concerned with "sensitivity training ", and should prove an effective tool for narcotics officers. As a result of these endeatars. and others. we have the commitment and support of 12 communities in Harris, Waller and Fort Bend Counties: the Federal Bureau of Investigation. the Drua Enforcement administration, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol. Tobacco and Firearms. the Texas Department of Public Safety, the District attorneys of Chambers. Fort Bend. and Harris Counties, and the Harris County Sheriffs Department. Community support for the Project has led to more than 51.000,000 in donated support above and beyond that which is documented on the grant application. The project with its existing multi - agency, multi- juri sdictional organization can justify and effectively coordinate enforcement efforts throughout the Houston/Harris County Metropolitan area. Agencies from other states have contacted this project for our assistance in coordinating their investigations and as supporters of the "Coordination Log" which is designed to avoid interagenc, conflicts. Due to the quantity of drug traffickers in our communities. we are finding that it is not cost effective to utilize the majority of our resources in street -level enforcement. Street -level enforcement has proven to be an effective way to elevate arrest statistics, but, in the Harris County Houston metropolitan area, it is not an efficient way to utilize our resources. We still respond to our community's needs as they relate to street- level enforcement. but more and more man -hours will be diverted to surveillance and undercover work on mid- level traffickers in an effort to get closer to the true source of our problem. We will continue to improve our working relationship with Houston D.E.A. and will be joining them and other area law enforcement agencies in forming a marine smuggling interdiction initiative. This initiative will be addressing maritime smuggling in and around the Houston Ship channel and Texas Gulf Coast. CJD - 4c Issued 7156 Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor PROJECT NARRATIVE During the nest grant year it is our goal to improve the efficiency of our narcotics enforcement initiatives. It is our desire to play a more visible role in narcotics enforcement in the Harris County i Houston Metropolitan area, as well as in the counties of Waller. Ft. Bend, and in that part of Chambers County that our project supports. During this nest year out arrest focus will be on the quality and level of the offender , and not on the number of arrests we make. As for assets, we intend to continue our approach of seizing all forfeitable assets acquired through criminal enterprises that we investigate and prosecute. Drug Enforcement programs such as the Harris County Organized Crime &: Narcotics Task Force seek to coordinate resources and investigative activities among law enforcement entities within a designated impact area. The Goals of such programs are to investigate, arrest and prosecute drug -law offenders through the pooling of resources such as personnel, equipment and finances. To establish a project evaluation tool that would efficiently measure the project's effectiveness, we would have to create a graphical format that would provide an analytical summary of enforcement activities. Each of the 13 communities and the various interests croups within that community have particular concerns which are important to them. As a Narcotics Task Force, we must structure our activities to address the various problems these communities and community groups present to us. Given the need for an evaluation baseline, this grant- funded project will research and evaluate the below - listed enforcement initiatives. as it has since its inception. and track through production analysis a consistent path of effectiveness or non - effectiveness. Additionally. as with all projects. the cost - effectiveness of the service provided is an evaluation issue. It is proposed that this project further analyze its overall effectiveness by analyzing its cost effectiveness for the various services it performs in comparison to past years of service. Indicated below is our internal evaluation design based upon statistical analysis of production and cost analysis in comparison to previous years of performance. PRODUCTION REFERENCES 1990 -1991 1991 -1992 1992-1993 1993 -1994 1991 -1995 1995 -1996 Total Arrests 1.797 1,45 l 1,510 993 535 1, 13 5 Value of Drug 53L3.675,963 $126,536,413 5136.561,133 5314,536,049 537.356,647 S12,871583 Seizures Value of Asset 52 13 .666 5733.370 S1.935?00 S1.023.53,3 5371.763 Seizures Value of Asset 5947, ^_54 51,696.329 5357,605 51.01 4.697 51 164,174 Forfeitures 5735,57-1 5650,79-1 CJD - 4d Issued 7/96 PRODUCTION COST ANALYSIS Cost per arrest Cost per- dollar of Drugs Seized: Cost per dollar of Asset Seized: Cost per dollar of Asset Forfeited: Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor PROJECT NARRATIVE 1990 -1991 1991 -1992 1992 -1993 1993 -1994 1994 -1995 1995 -1996 S1.447.63 52.164.30 52.653.69 S4- 116.31 57.106.71 S3.312.62 50.01 $0.02 S0.03 50.01 $0.04 50.29 S1.07 53.98 S2.07 S3.99 510.04 55.13 S2.75 $1.85 51121 54.03 51.72 55.78 The tracking and analysis of the above - listed areas will provide a sound analytical base from which to evaluate the effectiveness of this project. DurimL� our nest grant year. this project's goal is to reduce the cost factors for each tar =et area by 25u'o. We are well within that target goal for this current budget year. Our new approach of targeting more mid -level dealers is showing good results. We have seized more narcotics in the first five months of this grant year than we did ail of the 199 -96 grant vear. In summary. the problem of illegal drug distribution. sang activity, and fugitives in and through the Houston/Harris County metropolitan area are of such a magnitude that the only effective way to impact these problems is to coordinate investigations by pooling the available manpower. intelligence information. technical assets and finances into a cooperative, unified approach to enhanced enforcement services. For each of the communities to stand alone with their limited assets would lead to the same ineffective services which have prevailed in the past. CJD - 4e Issued 7196 JCI. LIV 11 P% - IJUUIJCI JUl111 t lisly - � e a S h d 11 Budget Categories ( 1 CJD Funds 2 Cash Match (3) In -Kind Match (For VCW VAWA S The V Onlp 4 Total 1. A. Personnel (Salaries) S 1,771,574.59�S 622,445.13 S S 2,394,019.72 2. A. T Personnel (Fringe Benefits) 460,916.91 161.943.78 622,860.69 3. S. Contractual 32,486.00 11,414.00 43,900.00 i 4. C. Travel and Training 25,938.48 9,113.52 35,052.00 5. D. Equipment 6,882.00 2,418.00 9,300.00 6. E. Renovation /Retrofit 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 F Supplies & Direct Operating Expenses 625.808.38 219,878.62 845,687.00 8 Total Direct Charges (Sum of 1-7) 2,923,606.36 1,027,213.05 0 I 3,950,819.41 9. G. Indirect Costs 10 Totals (Sum of 89) 5 2,923,606.36 S 1.027,213.05 5 0 5 3,950,819.41 11. Program Income I S 452,671.781 Section B - Cash Match` Enter separately each source of matching funds and the amounts Total must agree with Line 10, Column 2 above Section C - Program Income Total must agree with Line 11, Column 4 above Source Amount Source Amount Generated Program Income $452,672 Generated Program Income $452,672 City of Baytown $68,300 City of Bellaire $9,944 City of Deer Park $28,334 City of Houston $72,809 City of Humble $11,617 City of Katy $11,617 City of La Porte $27,659 City of South Houston $13,037 ;ounty of Harris 5331,224 - Applicant must disclose the source of cash match if any All cash match must be from current sources, not anticipated funding or program income. I have read and agree to the accuracy of pages CJD -5 through CJD -13 of this application and have initialed each page. Typed Name and Signature of Financial Officer as designated on Page CJD -3. CJO -5 Issued 7796 Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor (Refer to page 21 of the 1998 Plan.) SCHEDULE A — PERSONNEL 1. Direct Salaries 2. Fringe Benefits 11) (2) (3) (4) j Title or Position, % of Time2 CJD Funds Cash Match In -kind Match TOTALS (A) 50 Commissioned Personnel 100% S 1,498,832.14 S 526.616.70 S S 2,025.448.84 (B) 1 Assistant District Attorney 100% 59,444.94 20,886.06 80,331.00 (C) 10 Civilian Support Personnel 100% 213,297.51 74,942.37 288,239.88 (D) Unemployment Insurance 0.00 0.00 (E) Other (Explain) 0.00 0.00 (F) 0.00 0.00 (G) TOTAL Fringe Benefits 0 00 0.00 $ 161,944 $ 0 (H) 0.00 0.00 TOTAL Direct Salaries TOTAL PERSONNEL BUDGET S 1,771.574.59 S 622,445.13 S 0.00 S 2,394.019.72 2. Fringe Benefits Include only one position per line Attach a description of the duties or responsibilities of each position. Express as a percent of total time. Must be at least 25 %. (40 hours per week equals 100 %.) Should reflect employee's gross salary attributable to the project. If applying for continuation funding, justify any salary increase over the previous year. Financial Officer Initials CJD - 6 Issued 7196 or S Rate CJD Funds Cash Match In -Kind Match TOTAL FICA & Medicare @ S S S S Retirement @ insurance (Life & Health) @ Workers' Compensation @ Unemployment Insurance @ Other (Explain) TOTAL Fringe Benefits $ 460.917 $ 161,944 $ 0 S 622,861 TOTAL PERSONNEL BUDGET $ 2,232,492 $ 784,389 $ 0 $ 3,016,880 Include only one position per line Attach a description of the duties or responsibilities of each position. Express as a percent of total time. Must be at least 25 %. (40 hours per week equals 100 %.) Should reflect employee's gross salary attributable to the project. If applying for continuation funding, justify any salary increase over the previous year. Financial Officer Initials CJD - 6 Issued 7196 - Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor (Refer to page 27 of the 1998 Plan.) PROFESSIONAL AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES REQUIRED BUDGET NARRATIVE: Briefly describe and justify any anticipated contractual arrangement and work products expected. Describe basis for arriving at the cost of each line item. Professional services (such as consultants, trainers. counselors, etc.) should be described by type of service, number of hours, rate per hour, and travel costs, if any. Use additional pages as need. As a result of safety and health concerns, we ceased storing narcotics evidence in our commercial office space in 1995. Since that time, the Task Force has contracted with a local police department crime laboratory for analysis, storage, and destruction of narcotics related evidence. For the last two grant years, our contract has run $34,290 per year. In an effort to keep up with inflation, and the rising cost associated with narcotics destruction, we wish to budget $35,000.00 for this upcoming year's contract. During the upcoming year, the Task Force will be required to pay for it's independent audit. This will be the second year that the Task Force has budgeted for this audit. The audit for the 95 -96 grant year cost $8.480. Based on current trends, and rising costs, it is estimated that the nest audit will cost $8,900. Financial Officer Initials CJO -7 Issued 7/96 (1) (2) (3) (3) Description of Service CJD Funds Cash Match In -kind Match TOTAL (A) Lab analysis and storage of Narcotics S 25,900.00 S 9,100.00 $ $ 35,000.00 (B) Annual Audit 6,586.00 2,314.00 8,900.00 (C) 0.00 0.00 (D) 0.00 0.00 (E) 0.00 0.00 (F) 0.00 0.00 (C,) 100 0.00 (H) 0.00 0.00 TOTAL PROFESSIONAL AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES S 32,486.00 $ 11,414.00 S 0.00 $ 43,900.00 REQUIRED BUDGET NARRATIVE: Briefly describe and justify any anticipated contractual arrangement and work products expected. Describe basis for arriving at the cost of each line item. Professional services (such as consultants, trainers. counselors, etc.) should be described by type of service, number of hours, rate per hour, and travel costs, if any. Use additional pages as need. As a result of safety and health concerns, we ceased storing narcotics evidence in our commercial office space in 1995. Since that time, the Task Force has contracted with a local police department crime laboratory for analysis, storage, and destruction of narcotics related evidence. For the last two grant years, our contract has run $34,290 per year. In an effort to keep up with inflation, and the rising cost associated with narcotics destruction, we wish to budget $35,000.00 for this upcoming year's contract. During the upcoming year, the Task Force will be required to pay for it's independent audit. This will be the second year that the Task Force has budgeted for this audit. The audit for the 95 -96 grant year cost $8.480. Based on current trends, and rising costs, it is estimated that the nest audit will cost $8,900. Financial Officer Initials CJO -7 Issued 7/96 _ __ _- ,.•a- sy_ -a... .tea __ -^ __ _ _____ - - �riminaTJu_sTj_ce Division, - -- Office of the Governor (Refer to page 27 of the 1998 Plan.) SCHEDULE C TRAVEL AND TRAINING 1. Local Travel (1) (2) (3) (4) Title or Position Miles Traveled Annually /$Rate CJD Funds Cash Match In -kind -Match TOTAL (A) D. A. Secretary 1,200 @.31 mil $ 275.28 $ 96.72 $ $ 372.00 (B) Investigator's Local & O. C. G. Meetings 3,700.00 1,300.00 520.00 5,000.00 Instate Investigative IN -STATE TRAVEL TOTAL $ 18,685.00 $ 6,565.00 $ 0.00 Travel Expenses TRAINING TOTAL $ 3,278.201$ 1,151.80 is 0.001$ 4,430.00 LOCAL TRAVEL TOTAL $ 3.975.28 $ 1,396.72 $ 0.00 $ 5,372.00 2. In -State Travel (Specify clearly and use continuation pages if necessary) Purpose Destination CJD Funds Cash Match In -Kind TOTAL TNCP Training Conference San Antonio $ 13.505.00 $ 4.745.00 $ $ 18,250.00 Training Schools T.B.A. 3,700.00 1,300.00 5,000.00 O. C. G. Meetings T.B.A. 1,480.00 520.00 2,000.00 IN -STATE TRAVEL TOTAL $ 18,685.00 $ 6,565.00 $ 0.00 $ 25,250.00 3. Out of State Travel (Specify clearly and use continuation pages if necessary) Purpose Destination I CJD Funds Cash Match In -Kind TOTAL Registration Fees T.N.C.P. $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ $ Registration Fees Training Schools 0.00 0.00 3,000.00 Registration Fees O.C.G. Meetings 0.00 0.00 180.00 OUT -OF -STATE TOTAL $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 4. Training Tuitions and Fees (Specify clearly and use continuation pages if necessary) Purpose Training CJD Funds Cash Match In -Kind TOTAL Registration Fees T.N.C.P. $ 925.00 $ 325.00 $ $ 1,250.00 Registration Fees Training Schools 2,220.00 780.00 3,000.00 Registration Fees O.C.G. Meetings 133.20 46.80 180.00 0.00 0.00 TRAINING TOTAL $ 3,278.201$ 1,151.80 is 0.001$ 4,430.00 (TOTAL TRAVEL BUDGET 1$ 25,938.481$ 9,113.521$ 0.001$ 35,052.001 )TE. When personally owned vehicles are used for travel, transportation costs are shown on Schedule C. When agency or leased vehicles are used, the vehicle operation /maintenance should he shown on Schedule F, "Supplies and Direct Operating Expenses." Financial Officer Initials CJD 8a Issued 7/96 CriminaF -Justice Division, — - — -- -- Office of the Governor (Refer to page 27 of the 1998 Plan.) SCHEDULE C (Continued) REQUIRED BUDGET NARRATIVE: Briefly describe the applicant's travel policy (i.e. mileage rates and per diem rates). Specify purposes for each item of travel. Break out costs of each in -state and each out -of -state trip to separately show the specific costs of transportation and of per diem. The District Attorney's Secretary is required to transport forfeiture and other pertinent documents to their main downtown offices. The secretary has to use her personal vehicle for these duties and is reimbursed at a rate consistent with the City of Baytown's mileage reimbursement policy. This project currently has fifty (50) commissioned law enforcement officers, forty -five (45) of which are actively involved in day to day field investigations. The Harris County /Houston metropolitan area is networked with various toll roads, toll bridges, etc. Additionally, these are officers routinely involved in activities that require their presence at locations, areas and in scenarios that require expenditures that are not normallv associated with confidential funds. Upon evaluating the last six (6) years' expenditures in this category (Investigators Local and Instate Investigative Travel), we have determined that last year's figure of 57.66:.00 was high. We have determined that 5,000.00 is a more realistic and proper projection of what is needed for this task force. The Texas Narcotics Control Program has a training conference each ,year. As you are aware, the Texas Narcotics Officers Association also has an annual conference. As a result of recent improvements in the quality and style of training put on by T.N.C.P., our task force will no longer spend training and travel dollars to send officers to the TN.O.A. conference. Instead, we will be sending them to the TN.C.P. Conference. It is our Loal during the 1997 -93 grant year to send all fifty (50) officers to the T.N.C.P. Conference. Based on room and per diem estimates, vve estimate that it will cost eighteen thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars (S 1 8,2X0.00). The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education require a minimum of training hours for ever, officer. The amount indicated. 5.000.00- is projected to accommodate fifty (50) officers' training needs for the fiscal year. The Texas Narcotics Control Program has six Operational Command Group meetings each year in which the Project Director. and other command staff personnel, attend. In addition to these meetings, various other T.N.C.P. meetings are held, not only in Austin, but around the state. It is important that the Project Director attend these meeting in an effort to kept abreast of changes in the T.N.C.P. program. It is estimated that it will take 52,000.00 to meet these travel requirements. Financial Officer Initials CJD - 81a Issued 7J96 - -- Criminal Justice Division,— -- Office of the Governor - (Refer to page 28 of the 1998 Plan.) SCHEDULE D EQUIPMENT PURCHASES REQUIRED BUDGET NARRATIVE: Describe the basis for arriving at the cost of each line item. Provide justification and explanation of use. Use additional pages as needed. The Task Force has a network of approximately thirty -five (35) computers. The majority of these computer were purchased in 1992 and came with 40 megabyte hard drives. In 1995 and 1996, we upgraded the CPUs and mother boards on these computers, but did not upgrade all of the hard drives or monitors. During the upcoming grant year we would like upgrade five (5) more hard drives and replace ten (10) CGA/EGA monitors that are in need of replacing. As has been stated above, and in the past, these monitors are, at minimum, five years old. The prices of computer hardware is constantly falling. We feel that we can get the necessary hard drives. 1.2 gig or larger, for $200.00 each. In addition, fourteen inch monitors are becoming obsolete with fifteen inch monitors becoming the standard. We have been getting price quotes of 5350.00 for fifteen inch monitors. We feel the above listed prices of 51.000.00 for hard drives and S3,500.00 for monitors will be sufficient to meet our needs. We would like to set aside three thousand dollars (53,000.00) for general computer equipment repair. Computers, like anything, break. We feel that this amount will be ample to cover any problems that could come up during the budget/grant year. Financial Officer initials CJD -9a Issued 7/96 (1) (2) (3) (3) Equipment Name or Description and Quanity (Do Not List Brand Names) CJD Funds Cash Match In -kind Match TOTAL (A) Five (5) Hard drives @ 8200.00 each 8 740.00 S 260.00 S 8 1,000.00 (B) Ten (10) 15 Monitors @ $350.00 each 2,590.00 910.00 3,500.00 (C) Misc. Computer Equipment Repair 2,220.00 780.00 3,000.00 (D) One (1) LaserJet Printer 1,332.00 468.00 1,800.00 (E) 0.00 0.00 (F) 0.00 0.00 (G) 0.00 0.00 (H) 0.00 0.00 TOTAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES 8 6,882.00 $ 2,418.00 $ 0.00 $ 9,300.00 REQUIRED BUDGET NARRATIVE: Describe the basis for arriving at the cost of each line item. Provide justification and explanation of use. Use additional pages as needed. The Task Force has a network of approximately thirty -five (35) computers. The majority of these computer were purchased in 1992 and came with 40 megabyte hard drives. In 1995 and 1996, we upgraded the CPUs and mother boards on these computers, but did not upgrade all of the hard drives or monitors. During the upcoming grant year we would like upgrade five (5) more hard drives and replace ten (10) CGA/EGA monitors that are in need of replacing. As has been stated above, and in the past, these monitors are, at minimum, five years old. The prices of computer hardware is constantly falling. We feel that we can get the necessary hard drives. 1.2 gig or larger, for $200.00 each. In addition, fourteen inch monitors are becoming obsolete with fifteen inch monitors becoming the standard. We have been getting price quotes of 5350.00 for fifteen inch monitors. We feel the above listed prices of 51.000.00 for hard drives and S3,500.00 for monitors will be sufficient to meet our needs. We would like to set aside three thousand dollars (53,000.00) for general computer equipment repair. Computers, like anything, break. We feel that this amount will be ample to cover any problems that could come up during the budget/grant year. Financial Officer initials CJD -9a Issued 7/96 Criminal Jus ice rviswn, Office of the Governor (Refer to page 28 of the 1998 Plan.) SCHEDULED Finally, we would like to set aside eighteen hundred dollars ($1.300.00) to replace one of our HP III Laser Jet Printers. These printers are four years old and our computer personnel feel that they have limited life expectancy. Financial Officer Initials CJD -9b Issued 7/96 - - — CTiminat Justice - Division, — — Office of the Governor (Refer to page 29 of the 1998 Plan.) �opmr�gJq:g SUPPLIES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES Financial Officer Initials CJD - t to Issued 7196 (t) (2) (3) (3) Directly Charged Supplies and Other Operating Expenses CJD Funds Cash Match In -kind Match TOTAL (A) Office Supplies S 13,320.00 $ 4,680.00 $ $ 18,000.00 I(B) Postage 1,332.00 468.00 1,800.00 (C) Printing 2,590.00 910.00 3,500.00 (D) Canine Support 2,072.00 728.00 2.800.00 (E) Film /Batteries /Developing 2,960.00 1,040.00 4,000.00 (F) Narcotic Test Kits 3,330.00 1,170.00 4,500.00 (G) Vehicle Gas 49,580.00 17 1 420.001 67,000. 00 (H) Miscellaneous Electronics Repair 3,700.00 1,300.00 5,000.00 i (1) Vehicle Maintenance 26,640.00 91360.00 36,000.00 (J) Phone Service 39,939.28 14,032.72 53,972.00 (K) Phone Maintenance 9,620.00 3,380.00 13,000.00 (L) Pager Service 3,196.80 1,123.20 4,320.00 (M) Vehicle lease 215,961.60 75,878.40 291,840.00 (N) Vehicle Insurance 12,025.00 4,225.00 16,250.00 (0) Cellular Phone Service 11,100.00 3.900.00 15,000.00 (P) Burglar Alarm 6,512.00 2,288.00 8,800.00 (Q) Office Equipment Lease /Repair 5,949.60 2,090.40 8,040.00 (R) Janitorial Service 5,180.00 1,820.00 7,000.00 (S) Wrecker Service 5,002.40 1,757.60 6,760.00 (T) Advertising Fees 2,960.00 1,040.00 4,000.00 1(U) Office/Warehouse Lease 110,337.70 38,767.30 149,105.00 (V) Confidential Funds 92,500.00 32,500.00 125,000.00 (W) Lien Payoff 0.00 0.00 0.00 TOTAL SUPPLIES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES 5 625,808.38 $ 219,878.62 $ 0.00 S 845,687,00 Financial Officer Initials CJD - t to Issued 7196 — - — -eriminal Justir e-Divisio , - -- — Office of the Governor (Refer to page 29 of the 1998 Plan.) SCHEDULE -F REQUIRED BUDGET NARRATIVE: Describe the basis for arriving at the cost of each line item and justification for requesting each item. Use additional pages as needed. A. OFFICE SUPPLIES Upon evaluating the expenditures in this category for the last six (6) years, we feel thit eighteen thousand dollars (18.000) will be needed in this line item during the next grant year. This is down $1,000.00 from what we originally asked for last year. We were cut to 518,000.00 , but found ways to live within this amount. We feel we can do so again. B. POSTAGE Postage costs have remained constant. We are again requesting the same amount, eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800.00). for postage costs during the upcoming year. C. PRINTING The Task Force has numerous forms printed during the budget year. These forms have been in use for years and their replacement costs are already set. We are again asking for the same amount of money as last year to replace the respective forms as the need arises. D. CANINE SUPPORT The Task Force has four (4) canine units in service. Our expenditures in this line item exceeded our budget expectations last year. This year, in effort to meet budget requirements, we are requesting additional money for canine support. We are requesting an additional three hundred dollars (5300.00) for a total line item of twenty -eight hundred dollars(S2,800.00) E. FILM /BATTERIES/DEVELOPING The Task Force is requesting the same amount of money this upcoming year in this line item as it did last vear. This line item is used for case preparation, surveillance, intelligence gathering. Cost have continued to go up for film and batteries, but we found ways to be more efficient in the utilization of this equipment. We again are asking for four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) in this line item. F. NARCOTIC TEST HITS The Task Force utilizes narcotic test kits, not only in its field operations, but also in its money washing techniques. We spend most of the money on narcotic field test kits, but as a result of the constantly changing case law, we are called upon to make other kinds of tests. The money wash tests are one example. We are currently paying approximately 525.00 per money washing kit. Needless to say, these kits are expensive and do not go far. We are again asking for the same amount of money in this line item as last year. We feel that we can accomplish our mission and stay within the forty -five hundred dollars ($4,500.00) line item. VEHICLE GAS it is projected that a total of sixty -five (65) vehicles will be utilized by Project personnel. Of these, Financial Officer Initials CJD - 11b Issued 7/96 Criminat-JusticE-Divisiorr; —" - - -- Office of the Governor (Refer to page 29 of the 1998 Plan.) -- SCHEDULE F approximately thirteen (13) vehicles will have their gasoline provided by their agencies, thus requiring the Task Force to provide gasoline for fifty -two (52) vehicles and one (1) coastal interdiction boat. Based on previous grant year statistics, it is projected that 56.500 gallons will be required at a cost of approximately SI.17 per gallon. This equates to a total of sixty -six thousand dollars ($66,000.00) H. MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRONICS REPAIR It is only natural that equipment breaks. During the year we are forced to repair cameras. surveillance equipment, typewriters, video equipment, and audio equipment. We have tech personnel who do most of our repair work, but we are also forced to send equipment out which becomes very expensive. We are again requesting five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for this line item. I. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE Our Task Force Vehicle Maintenance section is responsible for the maintenance of fifty -six (56) vehicles that require oil changes every 3,000 miles. Based on an average cost of $15.00 per oil change and six (6) changes per car per year, we estimate our oil changes will cost $5,040. Our Task Force pays 57.00 per flat fixed. The average is about 2 flats per car per year. This averages out at $734. Miscellaneous vehicle repairs such as tires, headlights, windshield replacements and other various repairs on leased and seized vehicles based on prior costs have been projected at 530,176. By adding the above three areas, we find a projected vehicle maintenance budget of a thirty -six thousand dollars (536,000.00). J. PHONE SERVICE Phone lines and long distance billing is projected to cost three thousand ($3,000.00) per month or thim' -six thousand dollars (536,000) for the dear. This is consistent with prior year billings. During the upcoming year we will have an increase in line charges. We added the TINTS line charge of Six thousand. five hundred dollars (56,500.00) last year and this year we added a T -1 line connecting our computer system with the City of Baytown's system. This new T -1 line costs ten thousand one hundred and fifty two dollars (510,152.00) or eight hundred and forty -six dollars ($846.00) per month. In addition to the above, we would like to start, using an on -line information system in our analyst section. This database will cost $110 dollars per month for an annual cost of one thousand, three hundred and twenty dollars ($1,320.00) As a result of these changes, our phone service will cost fifty -three thousand, nine hundred and seventy -two dollars (553,972.00) this next year. K. PHONE MAINTENANCE The Task Force has an ongoing telephone maintenance contract in place. Our existing maintenance contract costs approximately thirteen thousand dollars ($13 ,000.00) per year. L. PAGER SERVICE Sixty (60) Task Force personnel are issued pagers at a cost of six dollars (56.00) each per month. This equates to an annual cost of four thousand. three hundred, and twenty dollars (54,320.00) Financial Officer Initials CJD - 11c Issued 1l96 Criminal usttce Division, Office of the Governor (Refer to page 29 of the 1998 Plan.) SCHEDULE F M. VEHICLE LEASE The HCOC,NTF will combine the use of leased vehicles, forfeited vehicles, and vehicles provided by participating agencies in the Task Force. It is projected 32 of the 65 vehicles required at the Project will be leased. The lease will include required anti -theft alarms, window tinting and full coverage insurance for an average lease charge of $760 per vehicle per month. We are reducing the number of leased vehicles by one over prior year funding. We are requesting a total of two hundred, ninety -one thousand, eight hundred and forty dollars ($291,840.00) for this line item N. VEHICLE INSURANCE The Task Force will be insuring twenty (20) vehicles during this upcoming year. Each vehicle will cost seven hundred and fifty ($750) to insure. This equates to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00). In addition, based on expenditures from prior grant years, we can expect to pay an additional one thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars ($1,250.00) in deductibles ($250.00 per vehicle times 5 incidents) on damaged leased vehicles. It should be noted here that our deductible for task force owned vehicles is ten thousand dollars (S 10,000.00). There is noway of knowing if we will have to pay this out during the upcoming year. Should we need to. it will come out of this line item. Based on the above premiums, we are budgeting a total of sixteen thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars ($16,250.00) for this line item. O. CELLULAR PHONE SERVICE Based on prior years usage and need, we are projecting our cellular phone usage to remain the same during this upcoming, year. We are again requesting fifteen thousand dollars (S 15,000.00) for this line item. P. BURGLAR ALARM The Task Force has alarm s% stems in place at our main office and at our warehouse. The costs of these systems are set at fortv -one hundred dollars (54,100.00) at the office; twenty eight hundred dollars (52,800.00) at the warehouse: and nineteen hundred dollars ($1,900.00) for limiting access to our main office floor. This line item is budgeted for eight thousand, eight hundred dollars ($8,800.00). Q. OFFICE EQUIPMENT LEASE AND REPAIR Our Task Force has two copy machines which service our personnel. The two (2) machines costs 55,979.96. The postage machine will cost $600.00 this year. We are estimating that we will need 51,460.02 for Office Equipment & Computer Repair. This totals out to an expected cost of eight thousand and forty dollars ($8,040.00). R. JANITORIAL SERVICE Our Janitorial Services are a part of the City of Baytown's Janitorial Contract. The price of this service skyrocketed during the last contract. It will cost us approximately seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) during this next year. S. WRECKER SERVICE We are requesting a total six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) during this next year to cover our wrecker service Financial Officer Initials CJD - 11 d Issued 7196 Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor (Refer to page 29 of the 1998 Plan.) SCHEDULE F requirements. (This number has been lowered from last year's request). T. ADVERTISING FEES Advertisement must be placed before seized property can be forfeited to the Task Force by the U.S. Marshal's Office, and in some cases, by the District Attorney's Office. Based on current year projections, we will need eight thousand two hundred dollars ($8,200.00) to meet this same case load next year. U. OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE LEASE The Harris County Organized Crime /Narcotics Task Force currently occupies the entire second floor of our building, (13,183 square feet). We have had this lease for the past five (5) years. We will continue occupying this space during the upcoming year. Our annual lease for this space is one hundred, thirteen thousand, nine hundred and two dollars ($113,902.00) This price includes basic utilities, taxes, maintenance and security costs. Our Task Force also uses a warehouse /storage facility for secure vehicular storage, property storage, and vehicle maintenance. Our annual lease on this facility will be an estimated two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per month for an annual lease of twenty -four thousand dollars ($24,000.00). We estimate the water, basic electricity for the warehouse and overtime utilities for the office facility to run approximately eleven thousand, two hundred and three dollars ($11,203.00) for the upcoming year. Due to the increase associated with the warehouse lease, we will be increasing this line item by five thousand, eight hundred and eighty dollars ($5,880.00) for a total of one hundred forty-nine thousand, one hundred and five dollars ($149,105.00) V. CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS This Task Force consists of fifty (50) commissioned law enforcement officers and appropriate support personnel. During the upcoming grant year, we will be changing our focus, to some extent. in that we will be targeting more mid -level traffickers than in the past. As you are aware, this will cost more money. We are well ahead of last years expenditures in this line item. We have had several confidential informant payments in excess of $5,000.00 each. With the quality of cases we are now working, our current budget of $100,000 will not be enough. We are requesting an additional twenty -five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) to cover the additional costs of confidential informant payments as well as purchase of evidence and purchase of services. We are requesting a total of one hundred, twenty five thousand dollars ($125,000.00) in confidential funds during the upcoming budget year. W. LIEN PAYOFF We are requesting authorization to add this line item to schedule F. During the year, vehicles are seized by our task force. In addition to these seizures, we work on cases with federal agencies where they seize vehicles and are subsequently asset shared back to us. We need a line item where we can transfer funds to pay off the liens to these vehicles. Financial Officer Initials CJD - I le Issued 7196