Public safety committee reviews $150,200 OVC grant for Project Reach and $1.031 million for police fleet

Kevin Kaneko, co‑chair of the Public Safety Committee, presented two ordinances for review on March 10: one to accept $150,200 in federal funding under the Project Reach grant and another to appropriate $1,031,000 from federal Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations for fleet equipment.

"This is a standard grant," Kaneko said of the DOJ Office of Victims of Crime award, explaining the Project Reach funds would support overtime for police officers, victim‑service advocates, equipment needs for human‑trafficking units, and emergency management services for victims. On the fleet appropriation, Kaneko said the funding is for the purchase and upfitting of 11 additional police vehicles.

The committee did not record questions from council members or public comment on either ordinance in the transcript; the chair moved on to presentations after both items were introduced. The transcript does not show a committee vote on these ordinances during this meeting.