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HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-Police Department CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Lee Dean, Chief of Police Subject: Resolution of the City of San . ..,. Bernardino authorizing the Chief of Police to Dept: Police Department C .- . , L fIle a YourugOffinder lnitiati7P: Reentry Grant , I . I ". . I .. I ProgrdlYl application with the U.S. Departments Date: October 29, 2001 of Justice, Labor and Health and Human Services. Synopsis of Previous Council Action None. Recommended Motion: Adopt resolution. ~ MICHAEL BllLDT, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE Contact person: Captain Robert Curtis Phone: 384-5606 Supporting data attached: Yes Ward: All FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: $2,365,165 Source: $2,365,165 - Young Offender Initiative: Reentty Program grant, Account #123-xxx- xxxx Council Notes: Finance Agenda Item No. .l3 II/I' JbJ CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT SUBJECT Resolution of the City of San Bernardino authorizing the Chief of Police to file a Yamg 0jfetJer lnitiaticR.. Reentry Grant Prug;ram application with the U.S. Departments of Justice, Labor and Health and Human Services. BACKGROUND The U.S. Departments of Justice, Labor and Health and Human Services released a joint solicitation for the Yamg 0jfetJer lnitiat:ir:e: Reentry Grant Prugram. The federal government will provide $79 million to support up to 25 grants for a 24-month period, with an additional 12-month period of grant award contingent upon the availability of funding, grantee performance, and the need for the program. This solicitation recognizes that any solution to the recalcitrant social problem of reintegrating ex-offenders into the community requires the collaborative contributions of agencies charged with ensuring public safety, public health, and employment opportunity. The Reentry Grant Prugram provides funding to design, implement, and evaluate reentry programs for offenders ages 14 to 35 that combine criminal justice supervision with job training, mental health care, and substance abuse services. The goal of the program is to protect public safety by successfully reintegrating young offenders into the community. By combining supervision and services, the Reentry Grant Prugram will help offenders achieve the following: . Become productive, responsible, and law-abiding citizens. . Obtain and retain long-term employment. . Maintain stable residences. . Successfully address substance abuse issues and mental health needs. The police department and California Department of Corrections Parole and Conununity Services Division have collaborated on the preparation of the Sro:nl OJance Grant, an innovative response to the Reentry Grant Prugram solicitation. Our proposal furthers the vision created with the formation of our successful Parolee Management Partnership formed in October 2000. The focus of the Sro:nl OJt1J1iE Grant is to design and implement a comprehensive reentry program consisting of treatment, counseling, job training, and the provision of basic necessities for high-risk parolees to overcome reintegration obstacles, become self-supportive and successfully reenter society. By addressing these "core" issues, recidivism (80 to 90% in San Bernardino) will be reduced and public safety will be enhanced. The grant targets serious offenders, all of whom are between 18 - 35 years of age and have spent a rninimwn of one year in secure confinement. Many selected for the program will be repeat offenders who have been incarcerated several times. The grant will provide services to 180 parolees over the two-year grant period with 90 to 100 enrolled in the program at any given time. Selection into the program will include those ex-offenders who are paroled to the San Bernardino Parole Complex and reside within the City of San Bernardino. Parolees who transfer into San Bernardino can also participate in the Reentry Program providing eligibility requirements are met. Selection will be based on the following criteria: . Those parolees who have multiple barriers to re-integration into the community. . Public safety needs. . High-risk parolees. . The parolee's desire to enter and remain in the program and his/her commitment to making a permanent life change. To meet the Socmd 03anre Grant goals and objectives, we have requested $2,365,165 in federal funding for the initial 24- month grant period. Grant funding will be used for: · Additional personnel- (1) police officer, (1) parole officer, (2) police records technicians and (2) transport/custodial officers (contracted). . Training . Equipment, supplies and operation costs necessary to complete grant objectives, including office equipment, radios, (2) vehicles, and (2) jail transport vans. · Consultant and contractual services, including motivation speakers, housing, food, and counseling services. The proposed grant expenditure budget and budget narrative provides details for these expenditures. FINANCIAL IMPACT There will be no impact on the General Fund. $2,365,165 in federal grant will be used to complete the goals and objectives of the Serond 03anre Grant. RECOMMENDATION Adopt resolution. SECOND CHANCE GRANT ABSTRACT This grant proposal addresses serious offenders, all of whom are between 18-35 years of age and have spent a minimum of one year in secure confinement. Many of these people are repeat offenders who have been incarcerated several times. The partnering agencies realize that it is not possible to "arrest away the problem" never to have it return. That simply will not happen. To significantly impact the problem of the high recidivism rate in the City of San Bernardino (80- 90%), focus must be directed at the underlying reasons persons return to the institution, not just the symptoms of it. By addressing these 'core' issues, the chance for successful reintegration dramatically improves. To address these significant issues, the San Bernardino Police Department and California Parole and Community Services Division formed a partnership in October 2000. Additional partnerships were then formed with service providers such as housing, substance and alcohol abuse, mental health providers and educators. The focus has been to provide counseling and basic services and to assist with reintegration of newly released parolees. Within one week of release everyone paroled to the area must attend an orientation where service providers offer assistance. Frequent home visits are conducted by the partnering agencies in order to discover minor infractions prior to them becoming significant. If appropriate, intermediate intervention techniques, i.e. substance abuse treatment or counseling is offered rather than arrest. Emphasis is placed on rehabilitation not revocation. An in-place comprehensive RMS database is used to maintain records. While our successful in-place program closely parallels the new "Second Chance Program", significant additions will be made. 1. Expansion of the RMS database will allow for accurate record keeping and monitoring of progress. 2. Grant funds will be able to supply critical needs such as housing, transportation, and food, counseling, both family and individual, for an extended period of time. 3. The Second Chance Program will specifically focus on offenders with multiple challenges to reentry . 4. A life plan will be completed prior to leaving the institution. 5. Case managers will set clear and reasonable goals tailored to each individual. 6. Implementation will begin immediately (24 hours) upon leaving the institution. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO FILE A YOUNG OFFENDER INITIATIVE: REENTRY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE, LABOR AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. SECTION l: The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby authorize the Chief of Police to file a Young Offender Initiative: Reentry Grant Program application with the U.S. Departments of Justice, Labor and Health and Human Services. II/ III III III III III III III III III III 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO FILE A YOUNG OFFENDER INITIATIVE: REENTRY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE, LABOR AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the day of ,2001, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members ~ ~ Abstain Absent ESTRADA LIEN McGINNIS SCHNETZ SUAREZ ANDERSON McCAMMACK City Clerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this _ day of , 2001. Judith Valles, Mayor City of San Bernardino Approved as to form and legal content: James F. Penman, City Attorney BY: L?-(?~ C San Bernardino Police Department Second Chance Grant Two Year Line Item Budget ACCOUNT OBJECT & TITLE 5011/5029 One (1) Police Officer position 5011/5029 One (1) Parole Officer position 5011/5029 Two (2) Police Records Technicians positions TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES 5111 Office supplies 5112 Small tools & equipment - Office furnishings 5132 Meeting & Conferences - RSC meetings 5133 Non-POST training - Grant training seminars 5174 Printing costs TOTAL MAINTENANCE & OPERATION 5505 (2) Contractual transport/custodial officer positions 5505 Motivational speaker services 5505 Housing, food and clothing services 5505 Counseling services TOTAL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 5605 Cellular phone service charges TOTAL INTERNAL SERVICE CHARGES 5701 Vehicles - (2) transport vans, (2) unmarked police units 5702 Computer equipment - (4) computers, (1) scanner 5703 Communications equipment - (4) Motorola MCS 2000 radios 5704 Misc. equipment - Vehicle equipment TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY SECOND CHANCE GRANT TOTAL PROPOSED $ 170,438 170,438 135.424 $ 476,300 $ 5,520 4,958 5,670 37,580 4,200 $ 57,928 $ 117,840 17,280 843,525 708.937 $1,687,582 $ 3.480 $ 3,480 $ 104,430 10,345 12,000 13.100 .$ 139.875 $2,365,165 SAN BERNARDINO POLICE DEPARTMENT SECOND CHANGE GRANT BUDGET NARRATIVE PROJECT DIRECTORS A police officer and a parole officer will be the project directors of the Second Chance Grant. They will plan and oversee all aspects of the grant program. They will co-chair all Reentry Steering Committee (RSC) meetings and act as facilitators. POLICE RECORD CLERKS Police record clerks will complete data entry on parolees involved in the Second Chance Grant program and assist the directors in management support functions. OFFICE SUPPLIES Office supplies are necessary to support grant operations. OFFICE FURNISHINGS and MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Office furnishings consisting of six desks and chairs, six file cabinets, a paper shredder, and a label making machine are needed to support grant operations. Two cellular phones are needed for the project directors to provide telephone support while away from the office. RSC MEETINGS The participants in the Second Chance Grant will attend Reentry Steering Committee meetings facilitated by the project directors. Funfling is needed to host these meetings. GRANT TRAnrrNG SEMINARS Grant recipients are required to attend a series of training classes in Washington, DC. Grant funds will allow ten persons including the project directors to attend these required meetings. PRINTING COSTS Printing will consist of handout materials for parolees who participate in the Second Chance Grant. CONTRACTUAL TRANSPORT / CUSTODIAL OFFICERS The department will expand an existing contract with Wackenhut Corporation to provide two additional contractual custodial officers necessary to transport parolees who are re-arrested to the County Jail pending their return to state prison. Monv A nONAL SPEAKER SERVICES Alphonso Valensuela is an ex-offender who spent over 30 years in the prison system. He is a positive role model and will provide motivational talks to parolees who participate in the Second Chance Grant. HOUSING. FOOD. AND CLOTHING SERVICES Oakwood Park and Frazee Community Center will provide housing, food, and clothing for parolees who participate in the Second Chance Grant. Oakwood Park is an apartment complex that has offered a clean and sober environment for residents for the past ten years. COUNSELING SERVICES Inland Behavioral and Health Services, Inc. and Psychological Health Services will provide drug treatment and counseling and anger management training to parolees who participate in the Second Chance Grant. The Family Resource Center will provide counseling to parolees and their families with a goal of reunification of families separated due to incarceration of one or both parents. CELLULAR PHONE SERVICE CHARGES Monthly service charges for cellular phone usage will be necessary over the two-year grant period. VEHICLES Grant funds will be used to purchase two j ail transport vans to be operated by the contractual custodial officers and two unmarked police units, which will be operated by the project directors. COMPUTER EQUIPMENT Four desktop computers will be used to maintain parolee databases and access police/parole information systems. The scanner will be used to enter documentation into existing databases. COMMlJNICA nON EOUIPMENT Four Motorola MCS2000 800 MHz mobile radios are needed to equip the grant vehicles to provide field communications. MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Grant unmarked police units will be equipped with undercover emergency lights and siren and a Mobile Data Computer (MDC). Installation of the emergency equipment will be performed by the County of San Bernardino Communications Center.