Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the transfer of grant funds between major expenditure account codes. There is no change in the total grant budget and there is no impact on the levy.
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Authorizing the Finance and Police Departments to amend the 2015 USDOJ BCJI Raymond Road Corridor Neighborhood Public Safety Planning Project grant budget and to allow the purchase of a mobile resource trailer and supplies for community outreach and social cohesion in the southwest neighborhoods; and to amend budgets accordingly
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WHEREAS, the Common Council approved the acceptance of a U.S. Department of Justice Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) Program grant award of $155,522 for the Raymond Road Corridor Neighborhood Public Safety Planning Project on November 5, 2015 (RES-15-00842, File ID 40368); and
WHEREAS, the Madison Police Department and its community partners are using the grant funds to: identify, verify, and prioritize crime hot spots within an identified neighborhood; work with cross-sector partners/management team to develop a strategy, drawing on a continuum of approaches to address crime drivers; pursue community partnerships and leadership, building support to ensure the community and residents are active in the process; collaborate regularly with a research partner and the community to conduct analysis of crime drivers and an assessment of needs and available resources; and support planning and proactive outreach to garner new and/or leverage resources or funding, necessary to implement strategies identified in the strategic plan; and
WHEREAS, the cross-sector partnership of neighborhood groups, resident and community organizations has identified action projects, one of which is a mobile resource trailer, a towable kiosk with doors, shelving, audio-visual and other supplies that will allow community partners to bring resources to neighborhood events, in the form of food and educational, medical, landlord-tenant and employment services; and
WHEREAS, Common Wealth Development, Inc., MPD’s community partner in this grant initiative has realized cost savings and otherwise wishes to reallocate some of its funds; and
WHEREAS, the USDOJ Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has indicated it will approved this expense and modifications of the federal grant budget once the Council has approved this proposed change; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison will own and operate the mobile resource trailer, as part of the MPD fleet.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Finance Director is authorized to modify the grant budget as described below that allows the Police Department to the purchase the mobile resource trailer and supplies for it for community outreach and development activities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any grant funds received are appropriated to the Police Department to be used for the purposes of the grant, including modifications upon appropriate approvals from USDOJ Office of Justice Programs.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Finance Department and the Police Department are authorized to establish and/or maintain accounts as required for the administration of the grant.
2017 grant project budget adjustment:
$9,150.00 3110020 53413 EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES
($1,400.00) 3110020 54520 CONFERENCES AND TRAINING
$3,798.00 3110020 54810 OTHER SERVICES & EXPENSES
($17,023.00) 3110020 54820 COMMUNITY AGENCY CONTRACTS
$5,475.00 3110020 53210 WORK SUPPLIES