HUMAN OPTIONS, INC. AND THE CITY OF IRVINE

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H UM AN AP OPTIONS PREVENT. PROTECT. EMPOWER. TRANSFORM. • Comply with OVW and VAWA safety standards to ensure that project staff does not engage in activities that compromise victim safety. • Maintain statistical records and expenses and provide Human Options with expenses in grant funds in invoices and include all necessary supporting documents. The City of Santa Ana shall submit invoices to Human Options not more often than monthly and not less frequently than quarterly for allowable costs. Invoices shall be reimbursed within forty-five (45) days upon receipt. Reimbursement of funds shall not exceed the allocated grant amount, as indicated in the approved OVW ICJR Budget. As a collaborating, funded agency, the City of Irvine will receive grant funding from this grant up to $215,020 over the three-year grant period (based on timely billing and spend-down). Funds not expended by Irvine will be re-allocated to the project based on project needs. Irvine commits to the following roles and responsibilities to ensure the success of this project: • Assign one Domestic Violence Sergeant to serve on the project oversight team, attend project oversight meetings, attend required OVW training and project orientation, work collaboratively to address obstacles preventing victim access to the criminal justice system, investigate domestic violence cases, supervise the police officers, and detectives assigned to the DV(Domestic Violence) Car, and participate in data collection and progress reporting as required by OVW (no designated FTE will utilize overtime funds for meetings). • Assign IPD police officers and detectives to the DV Car on an overtime basis to team up with an advocate from Human Options to respond to domestic violence calls and to investigate domestic violence cases. • Provide space at IPD's facility to outstation a DVA at the IPD to assist domestic violence-related walk-ins and complete follow-up calls with victims encountered during ride-alongs. • Coordinate with Human Options to schedule DVRT ride-along shifts and ensure that IPD officers staffing the DV Car have received domestic violence training. • Refer domestic violence victims to the DVA for follow-up victim advocacy services. • Train the DVA on IPD domestic violence response protocols, safety procedures, and other relevant topics. • Complete training and begin implementing the Domestic Violence Lethality Screen for First Responders to better identify and respond to highly lethal cases. • Comply with OVW and VAWA safety standards to ensure that project staff does not engage in activities that compromise victim safety. Page 7 of 1-0