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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />OCTOBER 6, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />D Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />DONATION ACCEPTANCE OF ADULT <br />AND CHILD VICTIM EMERGENCY BAGS <br />AND RESOURCE DIRECTORIES FROM <br />CRIME SURVIVORS <br /> <br />--l <br />U~J/2 <br />aT MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Authorize the acceptance of 100 Resource Directories, 25 Adult and 25 Child <br />Victim emergency bags from Crime Survivors. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Crime Survivors is a national nonprofi t committed to increasing public <br />awareness of victims' rights and needs, and to provide resources, support <br />and information to empower crime victims to survive and thrive. One of the <br />primary resources Crime Survivors provides is a Victim Emergency Bag <br />containing products that help victims and their families begin the recovery <br />process. Each Victim Emergency Bag contains items that are most helpful <br />within the first 24-72 hours of the crime and include: a Resource <br />Directory, Journal and Pen, Emergency Phone Cards, Flashlight, kid's book, <br />crayons, small blanket, and small stuffed animal. The Police Department <br />will distribute the donated emergency bags and resource directories to <br />persons identified as victims in a variety of crimes. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br /> <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br /> <br />:Jhl~~S(J- <br /> <br />Chief of Police <br />Police Department <br /> <br />29A-1 <br />