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APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR BSCC GRANT
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a motion authorizing the Professional Services Agreements with Friends Outside, Fathers and Families of San Joaquin, and the Urban Institute associated with the approved Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations Grant.
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Summary
On June 28, 2016, the City Council accepted a grant award from the State of California’s Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations grant in the amount of $600,000 for a two-year period beginning July 1, 2016. The grant award requires additional contracts be executed with sub-recipients for professional services related to building community relations and evaluating the impact of the grant-funded program.
A minimum of 30 percent of the grant is required to fund community partner efforts to strengthen law enforcement and community relations. Stockton applied for $240,000 towards this effort and identified two partners: Friends Outside (awarded $200,000) and Fathers and Families of San Joaquin (awarded $40,000). A minimum of five percent is required to fund data collection and evaluation efforts. Stockton applied for $89,000 towards data collection and evaluation and identified the Urban Institute to complete this task.
DISCUSSION
Background
The Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations grant opportunity was only made available to municipal police departments, county sheriff’s departments or cities that contract for law enforcement services. Applicants were required to address at least two of the six pillars identified in the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing: 1) Building Trust and Legitimacy; 2) Policy and Oversight; 3) Technology and Social Media; 4) Community Policing and Crime Reduction; 5) Training and Education; 6) and Officer Wellness and Safety.
The Stockton Police Department (SPD) proposed to partner with the Office of Violence Prevention (OVP), Friends Outside, Fathers and Families of San Joaquin (FFSJ), and the Urban Institute to strengthen police and community relations through three main interlocking initiatives focused on practice and policy, training, and community engagement. Through these initiatives, the SPD will address Pillar One: Building Trust and Legitimacy and Pillar Five: Training and Education. The two project goals include: the reduction of shootings through continued implementation of Ceasefire, and to measurably strengthen the relationship between the SPD and the residents of Stockton most affected by violence. This will be accomplished through an advanced Procedural Justice/Implicit Bias training curriculum and the establishment of a Leadership Council providing honest and constructive assessment to the SPD.
Present Situation
The grant requires a minimum of 30 percent of funds be allocated to community partners to help the SPD accomplish its goals. The two partners selected are Friends Outside and Fathers and Families of San Joaquin.
Friends Outside will provide the core staff support for the formation and guidance of the Leadership Council, facilitate the Ceasefire Call-in meetings, engage the Ceasefire participants, and work with the Leadership Council to develop their leadership capacity. The Executive Director and Deputy Director of Friends Outside will provide 15 hours per month for the design and coaching of staff related to the development of the Leadership Council. The organization will provide support and services to family and loved ones identified to participate in the Call-in meetings. Finally, Friends Outside will conduct four training series: two to help clients become self-sufficient in various areas and two to improve the case management performance of the partners supporting the Leadership Council clients. The proposed contract is included for approval as “Attachment A - Professional Services Agreement Friends Outside.”
The SPD will also partner with Fathers and Families of San Joaquin (FFSJ), specifically for the services of their Trauma Recovery Center. FFSJ offers a desperately needed resource to the highest risk clients and their family members who have regularly experienced violence. FFSJ will facilitate a 16-week treatment program for 33 individuals selected by the partners from among the Ceasefire participants and Leadership Council. The 16-week treatment program will be closely coordinated with the support efforts of the OVP Outreach Worker and Friends Outside Case Manager assigned to work with the Leadership Council. The proposed contract is included for approval as “Attachment B - Professional Services Agreement FFSJ.”
Finally, the grant also requires a portion of the funds be used for Data Collection/Evaluation which will be under the leadership of the Urban Institute. The SPD is currently working with the Urban Institute as part of its participation in the National Initiative on Building Community Trust and Justice. Specific to this grant, the Urban Institute will develop a Local Evaluation Plan, collect data, and assess the Procedural Justice/Implicit Bias training for officers tasked with Stockton’s Ceasefire Program. The proposed contract for this effort is included for approval as “Attachment C - Professional Services Agreement Urban Institute.”
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The approved grant budget for Community Partners and Data Collection/Evaluation is as follows:
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Budget Line Items |
Grant Funds |
Cash Match |
Total |
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Community Partner Contracts |
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Friends Outside |
200,000 |
|
$200,000 |
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Fathers and Families of San Joaquin |
40,000 |
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$40,000 |
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Data Collection/Evaluation |
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Urban Institute |
$70,000 |
$19,000 |
$89,000 |
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TOTAL |
$310,000 |
$19,000 |
$329,000 |
The portion of the grant award paying for Community Partner contracts and Data Collection/Evaluation is for $310,000 plus a City-funded match of $19,000 for a total of $329,000. Grant funds will be placed in Account No. 025-6498. Per Resolution No. 2016-06-28-1205, the general fund was approved to be used as the cash match, which requires $19,000 in Fiscal Year 2016-17, funded by the City’s General Fund Grant Match. Sufficient funds are available for the $19,000 match in the General Fund grant match transfer Account No. 010-0000-992 in Fiscal Year 2016-17.
Attachment A - Professional Services Agreement Friends Outside
Attachment B - Professional Services Agreement FFSJ
Attachment C - Professional Services Agreement Urban Institute