ADOPTED - MARCH 9, 1999
Agenda Item No. 11
Introduced by the Law & Courts, Human Services and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE RESPECTIVE CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MINORITY OVER-REPRESENTATION GRANT AWARDED TO INGHAM COUNTY BY THE MICHIGAN FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, JUVENILE JUSTICE GRANT UNIT
RESOLUTION #99-60
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the City of Lansing have jointly formed the Ingham County/City of Lansing Youth Violence Prevention Coalition (YVPC) to implement violence prevention strategies in Ingham County; and
WHEREAS, the coalition has successfully applied for and is in the fourth program year of utilizing Federal Juvenile Justice Act, Title V grant funds to conduct youth violence prevention programming; and
WHEREAS, criteria for Ingham County to be eligible to apply and be awarded funds through Title V to conduct
youth violence prevention included a commitment by the County to consider its circumstances as to minority representation in its juvenile justice system; and
WHEREAS, additional grant funds, requiring no local match, have been made available by the Family Independence Agency, Office of Delinquency Services-Juvenile Justice Grant Unit to continue to provide assistance to applicants in collecting data and responding appropriately to issues of minority over-representation in the juvenile justice system; and
WHEREAS, the coalition has appointed a Minority Over-Representation Committee to develop and submit a second proposal to secure $40,000 from FIA to support system reform and training toward the primary goal of reducing the number of minority youth entering the Ingham County Juvenile Justice System; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has approved this grant application with the understanding that the specific elements of the proposal and related budget call for expending $1,000 for the Key Leaders' Policy Group operating expenses and supplies, and subcontracting of the following services: $14,500 for training professionals in the juvenile justice system, $14,500 to provide for the development of a Rites of Passage curriculum, and youth and parent targeted training for those populations that are at high risk, $10,000 for Key Leader Policy Group facilitation, data collection and evaluation, from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999, pursuant to the content of said grant proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Unit of the Michigan Family Independence Agency has awarded a second year grant of $40,000 that requires no local match funds for a contract period of one year starting January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has authorized the addition of $40,000 to the Ingham County MSU Extension budget, to support system reform and training, toward the primary goal of reducing the
number of minority youth entering the Ingham County Juvenile Justice System according to the goals stated in the proposal; and
ADOPTED - MARCH 9, 1999
Agenda Item No. 11
RESOLUTION #99-60
WHEREAS, the actual subcontract award recommendations from the Minority Over-Representation Task Group representing the Ingham County/City of Lansing Youth Violence Prevention Coalition are as follows:
1) Continue data collection, key leader policy group facilitation, and evaluation services provided by the Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency for $10,000.
2) Continue training of juvenile justice professional staff through services provided by the McCoy Company for $14,500.
3) $14,500 will be allocated for the development of a Rites of Passage curriculum and training for youth and parents to be awarded through the County's bid process to one or more selected vendors.
4) $1,000 dollars will be allocated to support the coalition Minority Over-Representation Task Group for operation and supplies.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the following contracts for services starting January 1, 1999 and ending December 31, 1999 respectively:
1) The Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency for $10,000 to conduct data collection, key leader policy group facilitation, and evaluation.
2) The McCoy Company for $14,500 to conduct training of juvenile justice
professional staff.
3) $14,500 to provide for the development of a Rites of Passage curriculum and training for youth and parents through the services of one or more properly selected vendors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the allocation of the remaining $1,000 dollars of the grant to support the coalition Minority Over-Representation Task Group for operation and supplies.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Controller is authorized to amend the Ingham County MSU Extension 1999 budget in accordance with this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary contract documents consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.
LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Grebner, Schafer, Smiley, Stid, Bernero, Schmidt, Juall
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/25/99
HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Smiley, Czarnecki, Stid, Severino, Schmidt
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 3/1/99
FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Lynch, Schafer, Juall, Minter
Nays: None Absent: McDonald, Bernero Approved 3/3/99