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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-442 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. 2008-442 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT (JABG) PROGRAM GANG INTERVENTION GRANT AND EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE CORRECTIONS STANDARDS AUTHORITY. WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino desires to receive and utilize federal grant funds available through the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JAB G) Program administered by the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized on behalf ofthe Mayor and Common Council to submit the JABG application and sign the Grant Agreement with the CSA, including amendments thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of San Bernardino agrees to provide all matching funds required for said project, and abide by the same statutes and regulations governing the JABG Program as well as the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement as set forth by the CSA. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received will be encumbered by June 30, 2009 and liquidated by September 29, 2009, and no requests for extensions will be submitted. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit on behalf of said City the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant and execute the Grant Agreement with the Corrections Standards Authority. SECTION 2. The authorization to execute the above referenced agreement is rescinded ifthe parties to the agreement fail to execute it within sixty (60) days of passage of this resolution. III III III III III - 1 - 2008-442 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 MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT (JABG) PROGRAM GANG INTERVENTION GRANT AND EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE CORRECTIONS STANDARDS AUTHORITY. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 1st day of December, 2008, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT ESTRADA x BAXTER x BRINKER x (VACANT) KELLEY x JOHNSON x MC CAMMACK x Q...J.d !t. ~ '-- City Clerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this ~I( day of December , 2008. Approved as to Form: JAMES F. PENMAN, City Attorney By:ft~ L -2- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Corrections Standards Authority Issued November 2008 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program Gang Intervention Grant Appl ication ~~ "ATTACHMENT A" Overview of Grant Award and Application Requirements The Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) Program, administered at the federal level by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), supports state and local efforts to reduce juvenile crime through programs that focus on offender accountability (Public Law 107-273). Grant Period: The grant period will cover January 2, 2009 through June 30, 2009. Please notice that this is only a six (6) month grant period. DUE TO THE SHORT TIME PERIOD AVAILABLE, NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE APPROVED. Due Date: This application is due to the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) via e-mail by DECEMBER 3, 2008 BY 5:00 p.m.. No applications will be accepted after this date and time. Elioible Applicants: Only units of local and/or tribal governments and are eligible to apply. However, community partnerships among governmental agencies (Le. probation, law enforcement, mental health, etc.) and community based organizations are highly encouraged. If partnerships are proposed, a letter of intent to participate from each partner must accompany the application listing the services that they will provide. Local Match: Applicants must assure that they will contribute a cash match of 10% of the total project costs. Matching funds may be either state or local dollars. Federal funds are not an allowable match source. Elioible Expenditures: Grantees must expend JABG funds for projects that have a clear nexus to gang intervention or have strategies targeting gang activity or involvement by youth under eighteen (18) years of age. These funds are meant for prevention activities and must be used to support youth who are in the juvenile justice system already and must include one or more of the program purpose areas. (See Section II C.) All expenditures must be encumbered, and activities must occur prior to June 30, 2009. All funds must be liquidated by September 29, 2009. Disbursement of Grant Funds: Disbursement of grant funds occurs on a reimbursement basis for actual project costs incurred during a reporting period. Grantees must submit invoices on line to the CSA on the 30th of each month. Grantees must maintain adequate supporting documentation for all costs, both grant and match, claimed on invoices. Local Advisory Board: Under federal law, a local advisory board must review how JABG funds will be expended. The board must include, if appropriate, representatives from the police, sheriff and probation departments, district attorney's office, juvenile court, education, social services, a nonprofit and nongovernmental victim advocacy organization, and a nonprofit religious or community group. Grantees may use an existing advisory board with similar membership (e.g., Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council) to meet this requirement. (See Section IV.) Resolution: Applicants must submit a resolution from their governing board (City Council, Board of Supervisors, or Tribal Govemment) addressing specific requirements at the time of application. See the attached Resolution language specific to this application. ProQress Reports: Grantees must submit a progress report on the March 30, 2009 and a final progress report on August 15, 2009, including the mandatory federal data, utilizing the JABG Progress Report fonn provided on the CSA website www.cdcr.ca.Qov/Divisions Boards/CSAJ. Audit: Grantees must submit an audit of expenditures within 120 days of the end of the grant period. Reasonable and necessary extensions to the timeframe may be granted if requested. Grantees may choose to submit either a pr09ram specific audit or a federal single audit. (See Section VI.) 2 - Kev Dates: December 3, 2008 Applications due to CSA December 4 & 5, 2008' CSA Technical Review of applications December 10, 2009 State Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention review and selection of applicants Project Begins January 2, 1009' January 2009 to June 2009 March 30, 2009 Monthly invoices Progress Report due to CSA June 30, 2009 Project Ends August 15, 2009 Final Progress Report and Final Invoice Due to CSA September 28, 2009 All funds must be liquidated October 31, 2009 Final audit report due (unless extension granted) "Dates are tentative Contact and ProQram Information: Questions regarding this application process may be directed to Connie Lucero, Corrections Consultant for CSA, (916) 341-7392. Further information about the JABG Program, including fiscal and progress reporting forms and the Grant Contract Administration and Audit Guide, is also available on the CSA's web site at www.cdcr.ca.gov/DivisionsBoards/CSAlCPP/Grants/JABGJlndex.html. 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILlTATON CORRECTIONS STANDARDS AUTHORITY Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Gang Intervention Application SECTION I: APPLICANT INFORMATION APPLICANT NAME TELEPHONE NUMBER FEDERAl EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER STREET ADDRESS CflY STATE ZIP CODe MAILING ADDRESS (If different) CflY STATE ZIP CODE AGENCY NAME NAME, TITlE OF PROJECT DIRECTOR TELEPHONE NUMBER STREET ADDRESS FAX NUMBER CITY STATE ZIP CODe E-MAIL ADDRESS NAME, TITlE TELEPHONE NUMBER STREET ADDRESS FAX NUMBER CITY STATE ZIP CODe E-MAIL ADDRESS NAME AND TITLE TELEPHONE NUMBER STREET ADDRESS FAX NUMBER CflY STATE ZIP coDe E-MAIL ADDRESS . ~.,..." ' ";., ..-: :,,;. . t ...... NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER (PERSON WITH lEGAl AUTHORITY TO SIGN) STREET ADDRESS CflY STATE ZIP CODe FAX NUMBER MArLING ADDRESS (If different) CflY STATE ZIP CODE E-MAIL ADDRESS APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE DATE 4 lSE~ION II: PROJECT~~FORMATION '~~ A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Provide a one page project summary define the project, its goals and, major activities/services that will be accomplished during the six (6) month project period. B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: No More than three (3) pages. Part I: In the space below #3, provide the following project information: 1. Describe the activities to be supported with JABG funds. 2. Define the juvenile justice population(s) to be served by the project, including the estimated number of youth. 3. Describe anyon-going current activities that allow your capacity to enhance an existing project. 4. Describe how the project will expend all funds by June 30, 2008 without supplanting. C. PROGRAM PURPOSE AREA(S): Funded JABG projects must fall within one or more federally recognized purpose areas established for JABG. Appendix B includes a detailed listing of the 17 program purpose areas from which each applicant must choose. Each separate purpose area identified in this section will require specific data reporting on quarterly progress reports to the CSA. In the space below, please indicate the selected program purpose area(s) by number and topic, and the federal dollar amount allotted to each. (Example: #5 Prosecution of gang and violent offenders - $47,189) For the purposes of this application, applicants must choose a program purpose area that supports gang intervention activities and/or strategies. D. FEDERAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES: Grantees must report data to the CSA on mandatory performance measures developed by the OJJDP. Once a purpose area(s) has been selected in Section II-C above, click below on the corresponding selection(s) and follow the directions for choosing the data to be reported. Data choices will appear in either one or both of these categories - direct service programs or system change programs. Grantees must first determine which categories best describes their project, as this will determine the data to be collected. Please note the Reporting Format column that prescribes the precise data to be collected. Applicants must submit the completed Federal Performance Measure fonn(s) as part of this application process. Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Performance Measures: Program Area 1: Graduated Sanctions PDF Program Area 2: Correctlons/Detentlon Facilities PDF Program Area 3: Court Staffing and Pretrial Services PDF Program Area 4: Prosecutors (Staffing) PDF Program Area 5: Prosecutors (Funding) PDF Program Area 6: Training for Law Enforcement and Court Personnel PDF Program Area 7: Juvenile Gun Courts PDF Program Area 8: Juvenile Drug Courts PDF Program Area 9: Juvenile Records System PDF Program Area 10: Information Sharing PDF Program Area 11: Accountability PDF Program Area 12: Risk and Needs Assessment PDF Program Area 13: School Safety PDF Program Area 14: Restorative Justice PDF Program Area 15: Juvenile Courts and Probation PDFd 5 - Program Area 16: Detention/Corrections Personnel PDF 6 - I:SECTION In: - --- ~ BUDGET INFORMATION - A. BUDGET LINE ITEM TOTALS: Please complete the applicable fields in the following table for the proposed budget. Administrative overhead may not exceed 5% of the total grant funds requested. The required cash match for all other projects is 10% of the total project costs. .. Budget Une Items 1h Grant Funds ,I Cash Match i . ~ ~~- Total-- I Salaries and Benefits Services and Sunnlies $ - Professional Services $ - CBO Contracts $ - Administrative Overhead $ - Fixed Assets/Enuinment $ - Other $ - Total $ - $ - $ - NOTE: The budget table is an Excel document. Double click on the document; fill in the numbers for auto calculation, then save. B. BUDGET LINE ITEM DETAILS: Provide sufficient detail/breakdown to explain how the requested funds outlined in the table above will be expended in each applicable line item. Identify match items, their respective dollar amounts, and source of the match funds. 1. SALARIES AND BENEFITS: Number of staff, classification, salary and benefits. 2. SERVICES AND SUPPLIES: Includes leases, rent, utilities, travel and training. 3. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Includes evaluator, consultant services, therapists, and other. professionals as required. 4. COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS: Name of organization and services to be provided. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD: Indicate percentage and how calculated. This total may not exceed 5% of the grant funds. 6. FIXED ASSETS/EQUIPMENT: Office equipment, vehicles, other equipment necessary to perform program activities. 7. OTHER: Any other items not covered above but necessary to meet program goals. I SECTION IV~~.~~L ADY'SORY BOARD -".--..- I - In meeting the federal requirement, indicate in the spaces below the membership of the locally designated advisory board charged with reviewing the plan for expending JABG funds. Name Title Aaenev 8 , SECTION V: GOVERNING B?ARD RESOl.lJTIC)N 1 As part of the grant application process, applicants must submit a resolution from the City Council/Board of Supervisors or Tribal Govemment addressing the specified issues. Please see Attachment C for a Sample Resolution. The resolution is required to be executed at the time the application is submitted. CSA will accept a faxed or scanned copy to accompany the e-mail application. The original resolution must be provided to the CSA prior to a grant award agreement being signed. Resolutions may be directed by mail to the JABG Coordinator, Connie Lucero at Corrections Standards Authority, 600 Bercut Drive, Sacramento 95811. 15~c.-Tlot~ ~AU-Dll!~ENTIFICA TiON --- ~-- J - Grant recipients must submit an audit of expenditures within 120 days following the end of the grant period. Grantees may choose either a program specific audit or a single federal audit. Federal guidelines allow grant recipients receiving $500,000 or more in federal funds (from all sources including pass-through sub-awards) in a fiscal year to use their federal juvenile justice grant funds to pay for the cost of the audit. Grantees falling below the $500,000 threshold must use non-federal funds (i.e., match funds) to pay for audit costs. For purposes of this application, please check one of the boxes below to indicate the grantee's choice for meeting the audit requirement. o In confonmance with Federal OMB Circular #A-133, and the California State Controller's Accounting Standards and Procedures Chapter 23, Grant Accounting Index, the identified grant will be included in the City/County Single Federal Audit Report, which will be submitted to the CSA within the required timeframe of 120 days from the end of the 12-month grant period. NOTE: Should an extension be needed. please provide in advance of the deadline a written justification that indicates reasons for the extension and the timeframe needed. OR D In confonmance with Federal OMB Circular #A-133, and the California State Controller's Accounting Standards and Procedures Chapter 23, Grant Accounting Index, the grantee will provide a Program Specific Final Audit Report to the CSA within the required timeframe of 120 days from the end of the 6-month grant period. e .;i~!i, '~p\.'" ........-" ,~ -ft'-~_ 9 - APPENDIX B - JABG PROGRAM PURPOSE AREAS 1) Graduated sanctions: Developing, implementing, and administering graduated sanctions for juvenile offenders. 2) Corrections/detention facilities: Building, expanding, renovating, or operating temporary or permanent juvenile corrections, detention or community corrections facilities. 3) Court staffing and pretrial services: Hiring juvenile court judges, probation officers, and court-appointed defenders and special advocates, and funding pretrial services (including mental health screening/assessment) for juvenile offenders to promote the effective, expeditious administration of the juvenile justice system. 4) Prosecutors (staffing): Hiring additional prosecutors so that more cases involving violent juvenile offenders can be prosecuted and backlogs reduced. 5) Prosecutors (funding): Providing funding to enable prosecutors to address drug, gang, and youth violence problems more effectively and for technology, equipment, and training to assist prosecutors in identifying and expediting the prosecution of violent juvenile offenders. 6) Training for law enforcement and court personnel: Establishing and maintaining training programs for law enforcement and other court personnel with respect to preventing and controlling juvenile crime 7) Juvenile gun courts: Establishing juvenile gun courts for the prosecution and adjudication of juvenile firearms offenders 8) Juvenile drug courts: Establishing drug court programs to provide continuing judicial supervision over juvenile offenders with substance abuse problems and to integrate administration of other sanctions and services for such offenders g) Juvenile records system: Establishing and maintaining a system of juvenile records designed to promote public safety 10) Information sharing: Establishing and maintaining interagency information-sharing programs that enable the juvenile and criminal justice systems, schools, and social services agencies to make more informed decisions regarding the early identification, control, supervision, and treatment of juveniles who repeatedly commit serious delinquent or criminal acts. 11) Accountability: Establishing and maintaining accountability-based programs designed to reduce recidivism among juveniles who are referred by law enforcement personnel or agencies. 12) Risk and needs assessment: Establishing and maintaining programs to conduct risk and needs assessments of juvenile offenders that facilitate effective early intervention and the provision of comprehensive services, including mental health screening and treatment and substance abuse testing and treatment, to such offenders. 13) School safety: Establishing and maintaining accountability-based programs designed to enhance school safety. 14) Restorative Justice: Establishing and maintaining restorative justice programs. 15) Juvenile courts and probation: Establishing and maintaining programs to enable juvenile courts and juvenile probation officers to be more effective and efficient in holding juvenile offenders accountable and reducing recidivism. 16) Detention/corrections personnel: Hiring detention and corrections personnel and establishing and maintaining training programs for such personnel, to improve facility practices and programming. 17) Reentry systems and programs: Establishing, improving and coordinating pre-release and post-release systems and programs to facilitate the successful reentry of juvenile offenders from state and local custody into the community. 10