THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ WILL UTILIZE JAG GRANT FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THE TACTICAL EQUIPMENT ENHANCEMENT AND UPGRADE PROJECT (TEE-UP) TO STRENGTHEN SWAT TEAM AND BOMB UNIT RESPONSE TACTICS TO REDUCE CRIME AND VIOLENCE, PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC, AND SAFETY OF TACTICAL TEAM MEMBERS. SPECIFICALLY, THE SHERIFF-CORONERS OFFICE WILL USE JAG FUNDS TO REPLACE THE SWAT TEAMS EAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ACQUIRE A MECHANIC BREACHING TOOL. THE BOMB SQUAD UNIT WILL ACQUIRE X-RAY GENERATION DEVICES TO DETECT POTENTIAL IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES AND OTHER THREATS.