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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 19, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF <br />CORRECTIONS AND <br />REHABILITATION, CORRECTIONS <br />STANDARDS AUTHORITY'S TITLE <br />II PROGRAM GRANT <br />CITY M NAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $200,000 in the State <br />Corrections Standards Authority - Title II Program Year 3 revenue account <br />(account no. 155-01-5369-2) and appropriate same to the Corrections <br />Standards Authority - Title II Program Year 3 expenditure accounts <br />(account nos. 155-358-various). <br />DISCUSSION <br />In January 2004, the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency was <br />successful in receiving a Title II grant award from the State Department <br />of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Corrections Standards Authority for the <br />implementation of the Leadership Development Strategy. The program was <br />successfully developed and implemented at the McFadden Learning and <br />Technology Center. This appropriation adjustment will recognize $200,000 <br />from the Corrections Standards Authority, formerly the Board of <br />Corrections, for the third year of a three-year agreement. <br />The intent of the program is to provide a comprehensive, coordinated <br />approach to the problems of juvenile delinquency through the cooperative <br />efforts of the community and law enforcement. The Leadership Development <br />Strategy was developed as a supplemental service with the purpose of <br />reducing the number of suspensions and expulsions at target area schools. <br />Program activities include leadership development opportunities, peer and <br />police officer mentoring, teen club activities, tutoring, educational <br />excursions, family oriented recreation activities, and parent education <br />workshops. The program will continue to serve a total of 60 students and <br />their families from the Santa Ana Unified School District. <br />20C-1 <br />