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26.

Meeting Date:	08/11/2014
Sheriff's Office CO-OP Grant Award Acceptance
Submitted for:	Anita Guerra	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra, Sheriff
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve the acceptance of a Fiscal Year 2014 Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) grant award from the Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife in the amount of $40,000 to provide educational outdoor recreational trips to Texas State Parks for the children of Laredo/Webb County; and designating the Webb County Judge as the authorized official in all matters related to this grant; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant requires a $29,265 in-kind match, which will be provided by the Webb County Sheriff's Office, its Community Affairs Division/Police Athletic League (PAL), its volunteers, and its community partners.

Background:

The Webb County Sheriff's Office, through its Police Athletic League under its Community Affairs Division, will seek to undertake a program to provide fishing, hiking, birding, and other outdoor recreational educational opportunities to the youth of Laredo/Webb County at Texas State Parks.

Previous Court Action:

The submission of this grant was approved by the Webb County Commissioners' Court on April 28, 2014.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	TBA
Funding Source:	TBA
Balance:	TBA
Financial Impact:
$40,000 grant $29,265 in-kind

Attachments
TPWD Press Release
CO-OP Grant Award Agreement
CO-OP Grant General Provisions