| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 4.f.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Tom DaRé
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Police
| | Subject: | Appropriation of federal asset forfeiture funds and approval to allocate funding for a professional services agreement with Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc., for on-call victim support services. (Appropriation Amount: $22,000) (Action Item) | Date: | 3/26/2019 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To request City Council approval to appropriate $22,000 in existing federal asset forfeiture funds (Fund 112) for Fiscal Year 2018-19, and allocate these funds towards a professional services agreement with Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc. (TIP) . |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
The Police Department wishes to enter into a professional services agreement with Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc. (TIP). TIP has similar agreements with several Orange County cities, to provide professional emotional and practical support services to community members who have been the victim of traumatic events. These services include, but are not limited to: providing on-scene emotional comfort and support to clients; helping arrange for shelter, clothing, food, and transportation for clients; assisting police officers with death notifications; serving as liaisons between victims and emergency responders; providing information and referrals to appropriate agencies for ongoing support of clients, and serving as temporary protectors for vulnerable victims. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
The total amount of the contract is less than $22,000 per year, well within the city manager's signing authority. However, the Department requests that federal asset forfeiture funds be appropriated from the existing cash balance in Fund 112 (Forfeit/Seizure-Federal) and allocated towards a professional services agreement with TIP. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
Funds in the requested amount are available in the cash balance of Fund 112; there will be no burden on the General Fund. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Appropriate $22,000 in existing federal asset forfeiture funds (Fund 112) for Fiscal Year 2018-19; and
- Approve allocation of the funds to enter into a professional services agreement for emotional and practical support services with Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc., executed by the City Manager on behalf of the City.
By: Courtney Allison, Fiscal Analyst
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Upload Date | Type | File Name | | TIP Contract | 3/12/2019 | Backup Material | Trauma_Intervention_Program_contract.pdf |
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