26-R-100 Accepting Grant Award MVCPARESOLUTION 26-R-100
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD FROM THE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY TO MITIGATE
MOTOR -VEHICLE BURGLARIES, CATALYTIC CONVERTER
THEFTS, AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES WITH INSIGHT LPR
FOR THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM AND BEING PROCUREMENT
OF A DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Texas Transportation Code Chapter 1006 and
Texas Administrative Code Title 43; Part 3; Chapter 57, entities are eligible to receive grants
from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to provide financial support to law
enforcement agencies for economic automobile theft enforcement teams and to combat motor
vehicle burglary in the jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, this grant program will assist this jurisdiction to combat motor vehicle
burglary and catalytic converter thefts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz has agreed that in the event of loss or misuse of the
grant funds, the City of Schertz assures that the grant funds will be returned in full to the Motor
Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority; and
WHEREAS, Schertz desires to accept the FY27 grant award and use all funds for
purposes in compliance with the grant program requirement, and maintain the Flock Camera
system from Insight LPR, and begin procurement of a Drone As First Responder program; and
WHEREAS, purchases of materials, supplies, goods, services or equipment made in
accordance with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 271, Subchapter F and the City of
Schertz Purchasing Policy satisfy the requirement of a local government to seek competitive bids
for the purchase of the goods or services;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby accepts the grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime
Prevention Authority for FY 27 and designates Steve Williams, Schertz City Manager, as the
Authorized Official to accept, decline, modify, or cancel the grant application for the Motor
Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Grant Program and all other necessary documents to accept
said grant.
Section 2. James Lowery, Schertz Police Chief, is designated as the Program
Director and James Walters, Schertz Financial Director is designated as the Financial Officer for
this grant.
Section 3. The Flock Camera system will be maintained with the amount of
$124,920, of which $20,820 will be paid by the City and the remaining amount reimbursable by
the granting agency.
Section 4. The Drone As First Responder Program has not entered the contract phase,
and no vendor has been selected. The funds allocated for the DFR Program are $247,078, of
which $41,180 will be paid by the City and the remaining amount reimbursable by the granting
agency.
Section 5. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 6. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 8. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 9. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 10. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this day of , 2026.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
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