HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-10-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - JUVENILE INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval:
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October 28, 2003
JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT
2003
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council accept the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP) Juvenile Accountability
Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) 2003 in the amount of $11,170, and authorize City Manager, or
designee, to execute any contracts, change orders, or amendments arising out of this program,
subject to City Attorney approval.
Establish estimated revenues in the JAIBG, account number 453-5175 for $11,170, and the
Transfers In account number 453-6810 for $1,241.
Approve transfer of $1,241 from City Council Contingency Fund account number 2250-7401 to
the Transfers Out account number 001-9501 for the required cash match.
Appropriate $12, 411 to account number 7449 per Attachment A.
BACKGROUND
In May 2003, the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Program (OCJP) announced the
availability of funding for the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) Program.
The City of Santa Clarita was granted a direct award of $11,170. The grant requires a cash match
by the City of $1,241, for a total budget of $12,411.
The purpose of the JAIBG is to promote greater accountability of juveniles in the juvenile justice
system. The City of Santa Clarita has been receiving such funding from OCJP since 1999, with
matching funds always provided from the City Council's Contingency Fund upon approval to
accept the grant award. Grant funding in the past were used to establish a juvenile traffic court in
Santa Clarita; provide juvenile delinquency counseling and support group services; and support
the Vital Interventions through Directional Alternatives (VIDA) Program, a joint effort with the
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
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With the VIDA Program having been terminated earlier this year, this new grant will fund the
Youth Intervention and Support Program which will, to some extent, fill the void left by VIDA.
The Youth Intervention and Support Program is designed to utilize proactive, innovative
techniques for positive redirection of juveniles, and is regarded as an absolute investment in
youth.
The program will target juveniles, ages 11 to 18 years old, who are high-risk, have been involved
in gang -related activities, or have had an encounter with the law. Program participants will be
referrals from the Youth Networking Group, a local collaborative group comprised of
representatives from the City, Sheriff's Department, Probation Department, and non-profit
organizations dealing with at -risk youth, as well as school counselors, administrators, and
attendance personnel.
Grant funding will support the program through the provision of professional counseling/anger
management services, tattoo removal, and tools for community service projects. It will also fund
the lease of a 10 -passenger van that will be used to transport project staff, volunteers, and youth
to and from community service projects, events, activities, and other programmatic needs.
The program includes educational intervention through mentoring, tutoring, and life and basic
skills training. This program will teach youth accountability through community service projects
such as graffiti removal, community clean-up, and trash pick-up. In addition, the program will
work closely with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Program and the WorkSource
Center to provide participants with job training and employment assistance. Acknowledging the
stigma that might go with tattoos, youth will also receive support for tattoo removal.
To provide a wholistic approach, parents and families of youth participants will be offered
counseling and other services that will empower them and help them be more positively involved
in their children's lives. Through these combined efforts, youth are channeled to beneficial and
positive activities.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. Decline grant funding.
2. Other direction as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The anticipated cost of this program is estimated to be $12,411. The grant award of $11,170
requires a cash match of $1,241 requested from the City Council Contingency Fund.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: JAI13G 2003 Budget
Attachment A
JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT 2003
Budget
7449- 7011
Regular Employees
$ 1,241
7302
Travel & Training
600
7307
Office Supplies
400
7309
Postage
50
7312
Special Supplies
870
8001
Contractual Services
6,500
8110
Professional Services
2,750
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