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Agenda Item - 3.d.


City of Garden Grove


INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:Scott C. Stiles

From:John Montanchez
Dept.:City Manager 

Dept.: Community Services 
Subject:

Approval of an Amendment to the Agreement with the County of Orange for Families and Communities Together (FaCT) Grant Program Funding for the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center.  (Grant match cost: $124,030) (Action Item)

Date:5/10/2022

OBJECTIVE

To request that the City Council approve an Amendment to the Agreement with the County of Orange Social Services Agency to receive Families and Communities Together (FaCT) grant funding for the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center (MPFRC).
BACKGROUND

Since 1999, the City has been the lead agency for the Garden Grove Community Collaborative, which provides the community with family preservation services at the MPFRC.  The majority of the funding for the Center comes through a grant from the County of Orange, Families and Communities Together (FaCT) Program.  The original grant received in 1999 was extended in 2003, then in 2005, then in 2010, then in 2015, and once again in 2020 as part of a competitive grant process. County funded services provided by the Family Resource Center include counseling, case management, information and referral, family support services, parent education, domestic violence prevention and treatment services, and childcare services.

 

On March 4, 2020, City Council approved an Agreement with County of Orange to receive FaCT grant funding for the MPFRC that covered a three-year period from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023. The grant funding available for each one-year period is $300,000, for a total amount of $900,000 for the three-year period, with the option to extend two (2) additional one-year periods, without competitive bid process, at the sole discretion of the County. The City would continue to serve as the lead fiscal agency for this grant, and provide family support services, case management, strengthening family workshops, parent education, clinical supervision, information and referral, community outreach services, and teen programming. Other family services will be provided through the Garden Grove Community Collaborative that involves partner agencies from the community.  The funded partners include Interval House for domestic violence prevention and treatment services; Human Options for differential response supportive services, and counseling services; and Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK) for parent workshops and IEP clinics and services.

DISCUSSION

Attached is an Amendment to the Agreement with the County of Orange Social Services Agency to increase grant funding by $70,800 for fiscal year 2022-23, for a total grant amount of $370,800 for additional services provided by the MPFRC and Garden Grove Community Collaborative.
FINANCIAL IMPACT

As lead agency, the City will be overseeing the program and fiscal operations of the grant. For fiscal year 2022-23 the amount will be amended to $370,800 for services through management of the Garden Grove Community Collaborative.  The City's General Fund will match $124,030, which is part of the adopted Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget.
RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:

 

  • Approve the attached Amendment to the Agreement with the County of Orange Social Services Agency to receive Families and Communities Together (FaCT) grant funding for the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center (MPFRC); and

 

  • Authorize the City Manager to sign the Amendment, including making any modifications during the contract period for the operation and implementation of the contract services.

 

By:    Janet Pelayo, Manager




ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateTypeFile Name
Amendment to Agreement with County for FaCT Grant Program 4/29/2022AgreementMagnolia_Park_FRC_First_Amendment_to_Agreement_FY22-23.pdf