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HomeMy WebLinkAbout99-036 - Street Terrorist Offender Program221 RESOLUTION NO. 99- 036 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO SUBMIT A GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT TO THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING FOR THE STREET TERRORIST OFFENDER PROGRAM (STOP IV) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana desires to-continue a certain project designated the Street Terrorist Offender Program (STOP IV) funded in part from funds made available through the Gang Violence Suppression Program administered by the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (hereinafter referred to as OCIP); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, that the Chief of Police of the City of Santa Aha, California is authorized on its behaif to execute the attached Grant Award Agreement including any extensions or amendments thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant agrees to provide all matching funds required for said project (including any amendment thereof) under the Program and the funding terms and conditions of OCJP and that the cash match will be appropriated as required. IT IS AGREED that any liability arising out of the performance of the Grant Award Agreement, including civil court actions for damages, shall be the responsibility of the grant recipient and the authorizing agency. The State of California and OCJP disclaim responsibility for any such liability. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body. ADOPTED this 6th day of eec C. Guy ' Clerk of the Council COUNCIL MEMBERS: Pulido -Aye Lutz Bist Aye Franklin Aye McGuigan Aye Moreno Aye Christy Aye July , 1999. ORM: Hu~f~ord ~ rney 222 RESOLUTION NO. 1999-036 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY State of California County of Orange I, JAN'ICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby cc~/fy the attached Resolution No.. be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Aha on ~.///. / / / · / /// Cl~ ofth~ c~? ~' City of Santa A~/ to 223 OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT STREET TERRORIST OFFENDER PROJECT IV (STOP IV) SANTA ANA LOCAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE GANG VIOLENCE SUPPRESSION MULTI-COMPONENT GROUP PROGRAM JULY 1, 1999- JUNE 30, 2001 This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the agencies comprising the Santa Ana Local Coordinating Cormnittee (SSLCC) intend to continue to work together toward the mutual goal of providing maximum available assistance for the STOP IV Gang Violence Suppression (GVS) Project in the jurisdiction of Santa Ama, Califorrda. All participating agencies believe that implementation of the Gang Violence Suppression Multi-Component Group Program proposal STOP IV, as described herein, will further this goal. To this end, each agency agrees to participate in the program, if implemented, by coordinating/providing the following services. POLICE STOP 1V is designed to impgct the gang-related criminal activity occurring in and around the neighborhood identified as Saiita Ama reporting grids 186, 187 and 206. The Santa Aha Police Department will assign two gang investigators to work in partnership with the Orange County District Attorney's Office, Orange Cgt~nty Probation Department, Santa Ana Unified School District, and Orange County Bar Foundation (ShortStop/Programa Shortstop) to reduce gangrelated crime and prevent at-risk youths from entering into the gang subculture. These investigators will work in conjunction with the existing gang suppression program known as S.T.O.P. (Street Terrorist Offender Project), already in place at the Santa Ama Police Department. The primary ftinction of the investigative aspect of this partnership is the identification and arrest of hard core gang members responsible for the criminal activity within the targeted neighborhood. The investigators will also assist with the identification of at-risk youth and make referrals to the intervention programs of the School District and ShortStop. The Santa Ama Police Department will provide cur-rent gang-related information to School District staff and teachers, and will provide public speakers as needed. EDUCATION The Santa Aha Unified School District will provide services to students, parents, and the school staff in the targeted area. This comprehensive program will include a prevention component that will include augmenting current anti-drug and anti-violence curriculum, a discipline program and an intervention program. The instructional program will target grade levels that are not currently receiving this instruction. The discipline program will include a comprehensive discipline plan at each school site, which includes the District board policies on discipline. The targeted school sites will include in their discipline plan interventions to be used as alternatives to suspension and expulsion. The intervention plan~. will include a process for identif~g high-risk students and their families to provide needed services. The Santa Ama Unified School District will provide these education and intervention programs in cooperation with the Santa Aha Police Department, Orange County Dis~ict Attorney's Office, Orange County Probation Department, and Orange County Bar Foundation (ShortStop/Programa Shortstop). 224 PROSECTION The Orange County District Attorney's Office will assign one experienced Deputy District. Attorney full time and one experienced District Attorney Investigator to work in coordination with the Santa Aha Police Department. Orange County Probation Department, Santa Ana Unified School District, and Orange County Bar Foundation (ShortStop/Programa Shortstop). They will be co-located with other component members at the Santa Aha Police Department. They will assist the Police Department in selecting individual gang members for targeting. The District Attorney will then prosecute those individuals for M law violations. The District Attorney will closely monitot-and coordinate all issues relating to witnesses~ including subpoenas, protection and 'additional interviews. Upon acl~ieving a conviction, the District Attorney will seek appropriate jail sentences and gang terms on any probation grant. The Deputy District Attorney will support the Educational and Prevention components of' the Project as a speaker at group ftmctions and as a member of the School Attendance Review Board. PROBATION The Orange County Probation Department will assign one experienced Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) to work in coordination with tho. Santa Aha Police Department, Orange County District Anomey's Office, Santa Ana Unified School District, and Orange County Bar Foundation (ShortStop/Programa Shortstop). The DPO will be assigned to the Santa Ana Police Departmem Gang Unit, and will be co4ocated with other component members in-that office. The DPO will assist the Pr.oject Deputy District Attorney in order to enhance sentences, including gang terms of probation, longer commitments, and cooperation from codefendants and wimesses in gang-related crimes. The DPO will carry a reduced caseload in order to provide intensive supervision for targeted gang members, and to assure enforcement of probation conditions and processing of probation violations. Every effort will be made to use up the free time of the gang member with constructive activities, and referrals will be made to ShortStop and the Santa gna School District programs. The DPO will work with the police to conduct suppression activities such as curfew sweeps and execution of search warrants. Recent infori-nation and training will be provided to School District staff, and public speakers will be provided as needed. PREVENTION The Orange County Bar Foundation (ShortStop/Programa Shortstop) will provide a bilingual, bicultural Case Manager, with an MFCC credential, to work in coordination with the Santa Ana Police Department, Orange County District Attorney's Office, Orange County Probation Department, and Santa Ana Unified School District. The Case Manager will be available to the Santa Ana Police Department Gang Unit for a minimum of 20 hours per week. The Orange County Bar Foundation will provide Counseling, conflict resolution, mentoring, and redirection programs through case management and referrals. Identified at-risk youth and their parents will be referred to the Case Manager who will direct the youths/parents into the appropriate counseling and intervention programs. 225 This page contains the signatures of the lead administrators from each agency committed to implementing this Operational Agreement. OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT We, the undersigned, as authorized representatives of Police, Prosecution, Probation, Education, and Prevention Agencies, as members of the Santa Aha Local Coordinating Committee, do hereby approve this document. Paul M Walters April 22, 1998 Chief of Police District Attorney Title Title Santa Ana Police Department... Agency Orange County District Attorney's Office Agency Michael Schumacher, Ph.D. ij .D. Chief Probation Officer Superin~andent of Schools Title Title .Orange county Probation Department Agency Santa Ana Unified School District Agency Cindy Stokke .President Title .Orange Count3, Bar Foundation Agency