City of Madison - File #: 48015

• File #: 48015
• Version: 1
• Name: Accepting the Community Development Division staff paper entitled, “Peer Support Initiative 2017” as the basis for developing a Request for Proposals process, and authorizing CDD to undertake that process in 2017 to allocate funds authorized by the Commo
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/11/2017
• In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 7/18/2017
• Final action: 8/1/2017
• Enactment date: 8/8/2017
• Enactment #: RES-17-00630
• Title: Accepting the Community Development Division staff paper entitled, “Peer Support Initiative 2017” as the basis for developing a Request for Proposals and authorizing CDD to undertake that process in 2017 to allocate funds authorized by the Common Council for use beginning in 2017.
• Sponsors: Shiva Bidar, Sara Eskrich, Matthew J. Phair

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/1/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
7/26/2017	1	COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
7/24/2017	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
7/18/2017	1	COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE	Refer
7/18/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
7/11/2017	1	Community Development Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution accepts a staff report from the Community Development Division (CDD) regarding peer support interventions as a violence prevention strategy. The report outlines the process that will be used as the basis for a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process awarding funds to community organization to providing peer support programming. This will be the City’s first RFP process for this program area.

The 2017 Adopted Operating Budget includes $400,000 for this process. Legistar file id 47574, adopted by the Common Council on June 20th, authorized utilizing $75,000 of this appropriation for a contract with Nehemiah and the Focused Interruption Coalition to provide peer support services to persons or households impacted by acts of violence ($50,000) and funding administered by CDD for rapid response and direct aid to victims of violence ($25,000). Due to the timing of the RFP, recommendations from the process authorized by this resolution will be used to award funding in CDD’s 2018 operating budget.

Title
Accepting the Community Development Division staff paper entitled, “Peer Support Initiative 2017” as the basis for developing a Request for Proposals and authorizing CDD to undertake that process in 2017 to allocate funds authorized by the Common Council for use beginning in 2017.

Body
WHEREAS, the Community Development Division, in consultation with the Community Services Committee, is responsible for formulating recommendations to the Mayor and Common Council regarding the use of City resources budgeted for community services that are purchased by the City from private, non-profit agencies; and

WHEREAS, the 2017 Adopted Operating Budget includes $400,000 within the Community Development Division to support one or more purchased service contracts to implement a Peer Support initiative that is intended to achieve two distinct goals; reducing the rate of recidivism on the part of persons returning to the community fol...