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Home My WebLink About20D - AA AND MOU WITH HUMAN OPTIONSREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JUNE 16, 2020 TITLE APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT ACCEPTING $194,720 IN 2019 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GRANT FUNDS, AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMENDMENT WITH HUMAN OPTIONS, INC. (NON -GENERAL FUND) /s/ Kristine Ridge CITY MANAGER CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on Is' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting $194,720 in the Department of Justice Grants account and appropriate same in the Office on Violence Against Women Improving Criminal Justice Response expenditure account. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with Human Options, Inc. to update the Department of Justice grant amount and to clarify the role of the Santa Ana Police Department, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION The United States Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women solicited grant applications for the Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking grant program, which implements certain provisions of the Federal Violence Against Women Act. The program enhances victim safety and offender accountability in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by encouraging jurisdictions to implement pro -arrest policies as an effective intervention that is part of coordinated community response. An integral component of the Improving Criminal Justice Responses program is the creation and enhancement of collaborative partnerships between criminal justice agencies, victim services providers, and community organizations, which respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. In response to this available funding, Human Options and Santa Ana Police Department entered into a memorandum of understanding, which was a requirement of the grant application. Human Options submitted the grant application to the United States Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women and was awarded $500,000. The memorandum of understanding designated Human Options, Inc. as the lead agency for this program, and names the Santa Ana Police Department as the criminal justice agency partner to investigate domestic violence cases. The Santa Ana Police Department was awarded $194,720 for their partnership efforts. The amount Appropriation Adjustment; Amendment to Agreement with Human Options, Inc. June 16, 2020 Page 2 awarded to the Santa Ana Police Department is $4,720 higher than previously anticipated. The Santa Ana Police Department wishes to amend the MOU to update the award amount and to further clarify the Santa Ana Police Department's roles and responsibilities in the project. In collaboration with Human Options, Inc., the Santa Ana Police Department will use this award to assist with the implementation of the collaborative's project, specifically by providing funds for police officer overtime and training. Special Crimes/Domestic Violence detectives and police officers from the Santa Ana Police Department will investigate domestic violence cases, update cases in the Police Department's Report Management System, and assist with the mobile domestic violence response team composed of a Human Options domestic violence advocate and a Santa Ana Special Crimes detective or police officer. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #1 - Community Safety, Objective #3 (promote fiscal accountability to ensure financial responsibility at all levels of the organization), Strategy B (promote ongoing efforts to obtain grant funding for activities that will assist in preventing and reducing criminal activity and traffic collisions). FISCAL IMPACT The appropriation adjustment will recognize $194,720 in the Department of Justice Grants revenue account (no. 12714002 52001) and appropriate same in the Office on Violence Against Women Improving Criminal Justice Response expenditure account (no. 12714406-various) for the following fiscal years: Fiscal Year Fund/Account Description Amount FY 2019-20 12714406-Various OVW-ImprovingCriminal Justice Response $25,000 FY 2020-21 12714406-Various OVW-ImprovingCriminal Justice Response $81,465 FY 2021-22 12714406-Various OVW-ImprovingCriminal Justice Response $81,465 FY 2022-23 12714406-Various OVW-ImprovingCriminal Justice Response $6,790 Total $194,720 Exhibit: 1. Memorandum of Understanding Amendment 20D-2 Exhibit 1 FIRST AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH HUMAN OPTIONS THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to the above -referenced Memorandum of Understanding is entered into on June 16, 2020, by and between Human Options, Inc., a California non-profit corporation ("Human Options"), and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"). RECITALS A. In 2019, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, filed as Agreement No. N-2019-040 ("MOU"), by which the parties consulted and coordinated in a meaningful way and intend to work together as partners to develop and deliver integrated services to strengthen legal advocacy and other victim services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including strengthening assistance to such victims in immigration matters. The MOU is current and in effect. The term coincides with the grant period from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022. B. In furtherance of the MOU, Human Options submitted to the Office on Violence Against Women an application for the 2019 Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program. This application was awarded another three-year grant in the amount of $500,000, for the period from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022. C. The parties seek to amend selected portions of the MOU by removing prior language which will only affect those corresponding and selected paragraphs, bullet points, and/or sentences only. The parties agree to replace those corresponding sections with new and revised text provided below. Any other terms, paragraphs, bullet points, and/or sentences, not cited for amendment will remain as provided in the 2019 MOU. The Parties therefore agree to amend the following: 1. Section 2, Roles and Responsibilities: Amend corresponding language with the following: As the lead agency, Human Options, Inc. will receive compensation from this Grant over the three-year grant period in the amount of $305,280 and commit to the following roles and responsibilities to ensure the success of the project: Amend corresponding language with the following: As a collaborating, funded agency, the City of Santa Ana will receive compensation from this grant up to $194,720 over the three-year grant period (based on timely billing and spend -down). Funds not expended by the City of Santa Ana will be re -allocated to the project based on project need. The City of Santa Ana commits to the following roles and responsibilities to ensure the success of this project: 20 D-3 Page t of 2 Assign one Domestic Violence Corporal or Sergeant to serve on the project oversight team, attend project oversight meetings, attend required OV W trainings and project orientation, work collaboratively to address obstacles preventing victim access to the criminal justice system, investigate domestic violence cases, supervise the police officers, corporals, and detectives assigned to the DV Car, and participate in data collection and progress reporting as required by OV W (no designated FTE. Will utilize overtime funds for meetings). Add the following bullet point: Assign SAPD police officers, corporals, and detectives to conduct follow-up domestic violence investigations on an overtime basis. 3. Except as modi red by this First Amendment, all terms and conditions of the MOU shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to the Agreement on the date and year first written above. ATTEST DAISY GOMEZ Clerk of the Council APPROVED AS TO FORM SONIA R. CARVALHO, City Attorney By T�ZOGOSIAN Assistant City Attorney RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL DAVID VALENTIN Chief of Police CITY OF SANTA ANA KRISTINE RIDGE City Manager HUMAN OPTIONS, INC. Maricela Rios -Faust Chief Executive Officer Page 2 of 2 20D-4