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RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD TO
ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF
STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS AND ACCEPT
FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE 2026
CALIFORNIA VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
(CalVIP) COHORT 5 GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield applied for grant funding through the 2026 California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Cohort 5 Program administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections (hereafter referred to as the “BSCC”); and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2026, the BSCC Board approved funding recommendations of the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Executive Steering Committee and awarded the City of Bakersfield a highly competitive state grant in the amount of Four Million Eight Hundred Ninety- Nine Thousand Dollars ($4,899,000) through the CalVIP Cohort 5 Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the grant term is anticipated to run from April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, and will support the City’s continued implementation of a comprehensive, evidence-based, and collaborative approach to reducing gun violence through intervention, outreach, case management, and supportive services utilizing a public health and socioecological model; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of these funds will allow the City of Bakersfield to expand and sustain violence intervention and prevention strategies in partnership with community-based organizations and public safety partners to reduce gun violence and improve community safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
2. The City Manager of the City of Bakersfield is authorized, on behalf of the City Council, to execute a Grant Agreement with the BSCC for the CalVIP Cohort 5 Grant in the amount of $4,899,000, including any extensions or amendments thereto, if substantially consistent with the terms and conditions of the Cohort 4 grant agreement.
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3. The grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to duplicate expenditures already approved by the City.
4. The City of Bakersfield agrees to ensure that any subcontractors funded under the Grant Agreement comply with all applicable terms, conditions, and guidelines established by the BSCC for the expenditure of grant funds.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on ____________________________, by the following vote:
YES: COUNCIL MEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, KOMAN, BASHIRTASH, KAUR NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER ______________________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER ______________________________________________________________ ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER _______________________________________________________________
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
City Clerk and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED _________________
By _________________________
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By ______________________________
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney