| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 3.c.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | John Montanchez
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Community Services
| | Subject: | Approval of the Second 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. (Action Item) | Date: | 2/14/2023 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To request that the City Council approve the Second 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's General Fund provided matching funds in the amount of $124,030 each year, which was part of the adopted budget. The City continued 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.
In May 2022, the City Council approved the first Amendment to the Agreement to increase grant funding by $70,800 for fiscal year 2022-2023, for a total grant amount of $370,800 that included additional services provided by the MPFRC and Garden Grove Community Collaborative. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
Attached is the Second Amendment to the Agreement with the County of Orange Social Services Agency to extend the Agreement for two additional years from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025 with grant funding in the amount of $370,800 each fiscal year for the remaining Contractor partner agencies, the City of Garden Grove, Human Options, Inc., and Interval House. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
As lead agency, the City will be overseeing the program and fiscal operations of the grant. For the two additional years, fiscal year 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, the total grant amount each year will be $370,800 for services through management of the Garden Grove Community Collaborative. The City's General Fund will match an estimated amount $130,000 each year, during fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-2025. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Approve the attached Second 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 Second Amendment, including making any modifications during the contract period for the operation and implementation of the contract services.
By: Janet Pelayo, Department Manager
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