City of Madison - File #: 06991

• File #: 06991
• Version: 1
• Name: Extend the Year 4 Weed and Seed grant deadline and to change contractors for one of the grant projects
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/11/2007
• In control: BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 8/7/2007
• Final action: 8/7/2007
• Enactment date: 8/8/2007
• Enactment #: RES-07-00785
• Title: Authorizing the City of Madison, through the Office of Community Services, to extend the Year 4 Weed and Seed grant deadline and to change contractors for one of the grant projects.
• Sponsors: Brian L. Solomon, Lauren Cnare, David J. Cieslewicz

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/7/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
7/30/2007	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
7/17/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
7/11/2007	1	Community Services Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
7/11/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
7/11/2007	1	Community Services Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
Grant funds will be deposited in a segregated fund and used to offset all associated expenses. The change in contractors will have no effect on the funding. There is no net impact on cost controls or levy.
Title
Authorizing the City of Madison, through the Office of Community Services, to extend the Year 4 Weed and Seed grant deadline and to change contractors for one of the grant projects.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Madison was awarded Weed and Seed Official Recognition status from the Federal Department of Justice in 2000 upon successfully crafting a five-year Weed and Seed strategy; and

WHEREAS, the City of Madison is currently implementing the Weed and Seed strategy utilizing the Year 4 Weed and Seed grant awarded by the Community Capacity Development office in 2006; and

WHEREAS, acceptance of the Year 4 grant and implementation of grant funded activities and projects were approved by the Common Council on November 22, 2006 by Legislative File ID Number 04875; and

WHEREAS, the City has identified some Weed and Seed funded projects which will take longer than anticipated to complete and have requested a no-cost extension from the Federal Department of Justice;

WHEREAS, the no-cost extension, if approved, will enable the City of Madison to utilize Year 4 grant funds through December 31, 2007 rather than September 30, 2007 as originally approved;

WHEREAS, the Year 4 Weed and Seed grant identified the Urban League of Greater Madison as the contractor for a Truancy Pilot Prevention program utilizing up to $18,000 of Year 4 grant funds for the program; and

WHEREAS, the Urban League of Greater Madison and its truancy prevention staff have sought permission from the Office of Community Services to operate the program through a new non-profit agency called M.Y. C.R.I.B. using Ask Wisconsin as the fiscal agency; and

WHEREAS, staff from the Office of Community Services who work with the Truancy Prevention Pilot Program believ...