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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14947Ordinance No. ~ ` AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE STATE AWARDED ASSETS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $226,525 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1 That in addition to those amounts allocated to the vanous City departments for the Fiscal Year 2001-02 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the State Awarded Assets Fund in the amount of $226,525 for the purpose of funding the fiscal year 2002-2003 Criminal Justice Grant Proposals. SECTION 2. That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent junsdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be .and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3 That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 14745 and all other ordinances and appropnations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are m direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY i , Assist t City ttorney ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE.. ~' ~9`(1 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 1/29/02 **G-13504 35JUSTICE 1 of 4 suB~ECr FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council. 1 Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept, if awarded, six grants from the Governor's Office, Criminal Justice Division in the amount of $871,303, and 2 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Federal Awarded Assets Fund by $153,303 from available funds, and 3 Authorize the transfer of $153,303 from the Federal Awarded Assets Fund to the Grants Fund for the City's match, and 4 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the State Awarded Assets Fund by $226,525 from available funds, and 5 Authorize the transfer of $226,525 from the State Awarded Assets Fund to the Grants Fund for the City's match, and 6 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund by $871,303 from available funds, and 7 Authorize a contract with Women's Haven at a cost not to exceed $29,550, and 8 Authorize the City Manager to waive indirect costs in the amount of $112,442 DISCUSSION Each year, the Governor's Office, Criminal Justice Division funds projects for various law enforcement agencies throughout the State, based on grant applications submitted by the agencies Criminal Justice grant applications from agencies in the Metroplex area will be reviewed by the North Central Texas Council of Governments The Police Department has developed four renewal and two new projects Renewal projects can be identified with a slash after the title and a number representing the years the program has been in existence Sex Offender Registration/Monitoring Unit/5 The focus of this existing project is to create an extension of the sex offender registration program by the monitoring and surveillance of registered sex offenders living within the City of Fort Worth Two detectives will continue assisting in the registration of sex offenders and conducting investigations, while one officer will continue to monitor and conduct surveillance on the registered offenders An office assistant will perform data entry, retrieval, production of reports, and other clerical activities. Over 1,300 registered sex offenders were monitored for compliance and 38 were arrested for non-compliance Approximately 1,100 surveillance/investigations of registered sex offenders were conducted City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication 1/29/02 I **G-13504 ~ 35JUSTICE ~ 2 of 4 , ~suB~ECr .FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS ~ Computer Crime Fraud Expansion/2 This existing program utilizes a detective to address computer related fraud crimes, as well as credit card fraud, identity theft, and Internet based scams. During the past half decade there has been an explosion in the popularity of the Internet and the use of personal computers. These devices brought speed and convenience for the consumer An unfortunate side effect to this was that it made many forms of crime faster and more efficient, particularly various fraud offenses Domestic Assault Response Team (DART)/5 The Domestic Assault Response Team (DART), which began as a Federal grant project, will continue to operate teams consisting of a family violence detective and a trained crisis intervention volunteer, in the East Field Operations Division and North Field Operations Division DART activities include crisis intervention, information and referral, and facilitating admission to the emergency shelter when indicated Victim services will be provided through the human services administrator, administrative secretary, victim services specialist, volunteer specialist and DART volunteers The volunteer specialist is an employee of Women's Haven, and her salary and benefits, totaling $29,550, are paid through a contract with their organization Women's Haven has been a partner in this program since its inception as a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant in 1996 During the 2000-2001 grant period, the DART program trained 30 volunteers and served 568 primary and 655 secondary victims. Enhanced Domestic Assault Response Team/5 This companion program to DART primarily provides for the salaries of the two detectives wF~o are assigned to the program and ride with a trained crisis intervention volunteer The detectives work closely with the civilian personnel assigned to the DART program and the teams respond to domestic violence calls in the North Field Operations Division and the East Field Operations Division Enhanced DART activities include those listed above in the DART program plus comprehensive evidence gathering and investigation as welt as relieving patrol from the scene in a timely manner when the initial law enforcement process is complete. During the 2000-2001 grant period the teams made over 600 responses. Child Violence Intervention Project This project was funded for the past five years through a Texas Criminal Justice Division grant which will end on September 30, 2002. Following discussions with the North Central Texas Council of Governments it was determined that we could submit the program as a new proposal to gain additional years of funding under the current grant regulations A full time human services specialist will continue to work with the five police detectives from the Crimes Against Children Unit and are assigned to the Alliance for Children facility The main focus is to serve 10 primary victims per month in person and the immediate family and/or secondary victims would then be included for in person services. Additionally, the victim will be provided one-on-one crisis intervention, information, and referral if necessary, and assistance in filling out victims' compensation forms During the past year, 120 chid victims/families were seen in person and over 2,500 primary and secondary child victims have been mailed Crime Victims Campensation applications. City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication 1/29/02 I **G-13504 ~ 35JUSTICE I 3 of 4 SUBJECT FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSAI Report Technician Program This new program will hire four trained individuals, either retired officers and/or civilians to respond to burglaries, theft from motor vehicles (also referred to as burglary motor vehicle) and other thefts during peak reporting times. Utilizing alternative personnel to take reports for these type of property offenses will allow more time for field police officers to respond to violent crime and crimes in progress. The report technicians will handle calls for service assigned by the communications division and will gather the information necessary to complete the offense report. Protect Title CJD Grant City Match In-Kind Total Sex Offender Registration/ $ 45,019 $200,781 $245,800 Monitoring Unit/5 Computer Crime Fraud $ 54,780 $ 25,744 $ 80,524 Expansion/2 ('`$ 905) ($ 173) (*$ 1,078) Domestic Assault $ 99,794 $ 62,779 $22,557 $185,130 Response Team/5' Enhanced Domestic $ 96,902 $ 90,524 $22,557 $209,983 Assault Response Team/5' Child Violence Intervention $ 47,678 $ 47,678 Project (*$ 935) (*$ 935) Report Technician $102,1.88 $102,188 Program (* 2 004) (* 2 004) Total $446,361 $379,828 $45,114 $871,303 *Indirect costs were computed using 2% of the total direct charges requested in CJD funds. The indirect costs are included in the total amount of the grant program We are asking to waive the indirect costs for the Domestic Assault Response Team, Enhanced Domestic Assault Response Team and the Sex Offender Registration Program in the amounts of $27,566, $39,291 and $45,585 respectively, to avoid making the programs cost prohibitive. 'As directed by the Criminal Justice Division, the budgets for the Domestic Assault Response Team and Enhanced Domestic Assault Team are based on 15 months. The in-kind match of $45,114 is time donated by the volunteers. Additionally, the Criminal Justice Division has mandated that in the event of any misuse or loss of issued Criminal Justice Division funds the City will replace these funds in full Pre-applications have been submitted to the North Central Texas Council of Governments in order to meet state budget estimate deadlines The North Central Texas Council of Governments will prioritize all grant applications and, shortly thereafter, it will be known which projects can reasonably be expected to receive state funds The required matching funds for these grants will be budgeted in the Special Trust Fund as part of the normal budget process. City o. f'Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE 1!29/02 REFERENCE NUMBER **G-'! 3504 LOG NAME 35JUSTICE PAGE 4 of 4 suB~ECT FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinances, funds wi11 be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund LW k Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) 6) GR76 451644 030520274500 $ 45,019.00 Libby Watson 6183 4&6) GR76 472108 03520274500 $200,781.00 Originating Department Head 6) GR76 Various 035202745010 $245,800.00 ~ 6) GR76 451644 035202746000 $ 54,780.00 4&6) GR76 472108 035202746000 $ 25,744.00 6) GR76 Various 035202746010 $ 80,524.00 6) GR76 451644 035202747000 $ 99,794.00 4&6) GR76 472107 035202747000 $ 62,779.00 6) GR76 488339 035202747000 $ 22,557.00 6) GR76 Various 035202747010 $162,573.00 6) GR76 Various 035202747020 $ 22,557.00 6)GR76 451644 035202748000 $ 96,902.00 4&6) GR76 472107 035202748000 $ 90,524.00 6) GR76 488339 035202748000 $ 22,557.00 6) GR76 Various 035202748010 $187,426.00 6) GR76 Various 035202748020 $ 22,557.00 6) GR76 451644 035202749000 $ 47,678.00 6) GR76 Various 035202749010 $ 47,678.00 6) GR76 451644 035202750000 $102,188.00 6) GR76 Various 035202750010 $102,188.00 2) R107 472076 0352100 $153,303.00 2) R107 538070 0352100 $153,303.00 3)R108 472076 0352100 $226,525.00 6) 8108 538070 0352100 $226,525.00 Ralph Mendoza 48386 (from) APPROVED 01/29/02 4) R107 538070 0352100 $153,303.00 ORD.#'s 14946, 14947, 14948 Additional Information Contact: 5) R108 538070 0352100 $226,525.00 7) GR76 539120 035202747010 $ 29,550.00 Ralph Mendoza 48386