Item 521/2024
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: John Montanchez
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Community Services
Date: 1/14/2025
Subject: Approval of the Third 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)
OBJECTIVE
To request that the City Council approve the Third 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, 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 MPFRC include counseling, case management, information and referral, family su pport services, parent education, domestic violence prevention and treatment services, and childcare services.
On March 4, 2020, City Council approved an Agreement with the 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 pr ovide family support services, case management, strengthening family workshops, parent education, clinical supervision, information and referral, community outreach services, and teen programming. Other family services were provided through the Garden Grove Community Collaborative that involves partner agencies from the community.
The grant funded partners include Interval House for domestic violence prevention and treatment services; Human Options for differential response supportive services, and Item 521/2024
counseling services; and Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK) for parent workshops and Individualized Education Plan (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. Then on February 14, 2023, City Council approved the Second Amendment to the Agreement 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 contracted partner agencies, the City of Garden Grove, Human Options, Inc., and Interval House. The City’s General Fund provided matching funds in the amount of $130,000 each year, during fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25.
DISCUSSION
Attached is the Third Amendment to the Agreement with the County of Orange Social Services Agency to increase grant funding by $20,000 for the remainder of fiscal year 2024-25, for a total grant amount of $390,800 that will include additional Emergency Assistance services.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
As lead agency, the City will be overseeing the program and fiscal operations of the grant.
For the remainder of fiscal year 2024-25, the total grant amount will be $390,800 for services through management of the Garden Grove Community Collaborative. During fiscal year 2024-25, the City’s General Fund will match an estimated amount of $130,000, which is included in the department’s existing operating budget. The Program will receive an additional $20,000 in grant funding, and accordingly, appropriations will be increased for the same amount in the FACT Fund.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Approve the attached Third 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 Third Amendment, including making any minor modifications during the contract period for the operation and implementation of the contract services.
By: Janet Pelayo, Deputy Director
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Third Amendment to FaCT Agreement