Fiscal Note
Grant funds will be deposited in a segregated fund and used to offset associated expenses. There is no net impact on cost controls or levy.
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Authorizing the City of Madison, through the Office of Community Services, to accept a Year 4 Weed and Seed grant from the United States Dept. of Justice Community Capacity Development Office and authorizing expenditures as outlined in the grant budget.
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WHEREAS Madison has neighborhoods where crime rates and the number of residents living in poverty are higher than the citywide average and those same neighborhoods lack comprehensive plans and resources to address their special issues; and
WHEREAS in 2000 city officials and staff determined that the three neighborhoods in greatest need of additional resources were the Allied Drive, Broadway Lake Point, and South Madison neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS in 2000 staff from the Office of Community Services and Madison Police Department conducted forums with residents of the three neighborhoods to gather input and feedback on a plan for additional resources; and
WHEREAS in 2000 the City of Madison applied for and was awarded Official Recognition as a Weed and Seed site through the United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Weed and Seed; and
WHEREAS the City of Madison is currently implementing the Year 3 Weed and Seed grant and the Official Recognition strategy developed in 2000 and updated in the spring of 2006; and
WHEREAS on August 17, 2006 the United States Department of Justice awarded funding to the City of Madison a Year 4 Weed and Seed grant for the period of October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 in the amount of $200,000; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Madison, through the Office of Community Services, is authorized to accept a Year 4 grant award from the United States Department of Justice, Community Capacity Development Office for the Weed and Seed program for the period 10/01/06 through 09/30/07 in the amount of $200,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council authorizes the expenditure of grant funds in accordance with the grant application, with modifications upon appropriate approvals from the Dept. of Justice as follows:
Office of Community Services:
1 Full Time Coordinator Salary $ 44,369
Coordinator Benefits $ 16,283
Equipment $ -0-
Supplies $ -0-
Training and travel to regional and national conferences $ 750
Purchased Services $ 38,178
(Leadership Training/COFI = $7,500 & MAP=$5,678; Truancy
Prevention/Urban League = $18,000; Youth Court/Youth Services of
Southern Wisconsin = $7,000)
Other costs: ( Space & telephone) $ 420
Total Office of Community Services Share: $100,000
Madison Police Dept.:
Overtime $ 68,502
Benefits associated with overtime$ 5,240
Equipment $ 3,500
Supplies $ 5,178
Travel to Weed and Seed Conferences $ -0-
Purchased Services: $16,270
(Crime mapping & analysis software=$15,000;
Landlord training consultant = $500; Master Gardener = $100;
Allied Neighborhood Association = $300; Allied Youth Athletic
Events = $270; Community Event Fees = $100)
Other Costs: (Food/beverage/meeting supplies) $ 1,310
Total Police Department Share: $100,000
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a selection process will be utilized by the Community Services Commission to award the purchased services for truancy prevention; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to enter into Purchase of Service Agreements through the Office of Community Services and Police Department as noted above.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Comptroller and Office of Community Services are authorized to establish and/or maintain accounts as required for the administration of the grant funds.