CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2016
PREPARED BY: Margarita Balagso/Police Analyst
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE TEAM GRANT FUNDS FROM COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
1. Adopt resolution accepting Grant Funds in the Amount of $62,500 from Community Solutions for the Domestic Violence Response Team for Fiscal Year 2016/2017; and
2. Authorize City Manager to execute a Continuance Agreement and Second Amendment to the Operational Agreement with Community Solutions for Fiscal Year 2016/2017
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Enhancing public safety
Preserving and cultivating public trust
2016 Focus Areas
Enhancing Our Services
REPORT NARRATIVE:
In 2014, the local non-profit organization Community Solutions received a grant award from the California Governor's Office on Emergency Services (CalOES) to build protocols and practices for responding to domestic violence emergencies through a comprehensive and strategic approach. This grant enhances the existing South County Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) by building the capacity for greater collaboration and coordination between Community Solutions and law enforcement and providing training to police officers and 9-1-1 Public Safety Dispatchers on how to effectively assist victims of domestic violence. Enhanced assistance will connect them with vital resources, thus reducing barriers that victims of domestic violence face in accessing services. The total grant award to Community Solutions is $125,000 per year over 3 years. The funding guidelines require the grant be renewed by the State each year based on performance. Upon the original grant award in 2014, the City entered into an Operational Agreement with Community Solutions to receive $62,500 per year for three years pending renewal.
In October 2015, the grant was renewed for year two (FY15-16) and a First Amendment to the Operationa...
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