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Date: January 17, 2017
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Deanna Cantrell, Chief of Police
VIA: Katie Lichtig, City Manager
SUBJECT: Council Agenda Item #9 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Grant
(SORNA)
A Council Member has asked a question regarding the language regarding the purchase of an
Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV or DRONE) as part of the grant request. The question is below
with staff's response shown in italics:
1) Question: Is the Police Department planning to purchase an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle as
part of the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORNA) Grant?
Answer: No. The Police Department originally requested funding for an Unmanned Ariel
Unit (UAV or DRONE) as part of the SORNA grant request. The purpose of the UAV was
to check the areas in our creek system where are California Sexual Offender Registrants
reside prior doing physical checks of these creek camps. The Department of Justice
denied the use of the grant money for this purpose. The reason for the denial is that
monies from this grant could only be used for California Sex Offender Registry business
and they believed the UAV could be used for other purposes. The Police Department will
not be obtaining a UAV from the SORNA Grant monies.
Please contact Chief Cantrell at 781-7256 or at dcantrell@slocity.org if there are any
questions.