CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
January 23, 2023
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Andrew Mowbray, Finance Director/City Treasurer Michael Ellis, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF CONTRACT TO SAFE PASSAGES AND ADVANCE PEACE FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/SUPPORT, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALIFORNIA VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION GRANT (CALVIP) RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Approve a three-year agreement with Safe Passages and Advance Peace in the amount not to exceed $450,000 for technical assistance/support, training and development relating to the implementation of the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant (CalVIP); and, Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement and any extensions, subsequent changes or amendments thereto, on behalf of the City, subject to review and approval as to form by the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Safe Passages and Advance Peace proposes to contract with the City of Pomona for a three-year agreement from January 2023 through December 2025. Based on the proposal (Attachment 1), total contract amount shall not exceed $450,000. Advance Peace who will be providing technical support, development training, and quality assurance to implement the CalVIP grant, is fiscally sponsored by the agency Safe Passages.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this contract is available in the CalVIP Fund (188-0900-52285-00000) in the amount of $450k.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
On July 18, 2022, the City Council accepted and appropriated $5,144,940 of California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant (CalVIP).
On January 3, 2023, the City Council approved a two-an-a-half year agreement with Institute for Ecological Civilization in the amount not to exceed $458,000 for technical assistance relating to the implementation of the CalVIP Grant.
DISCUSSION:
On June 9, 2022, the City of Pomona was notified by the Board of State and Community Corrections of an award amounting to $5,144,940 through the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program Funds. The Pomona Partnership for Violence Prevention and Neighborhood Wellbeing will work to reduce violence in the City of Pomona by establishing an Office of Violence Prevention and Neighborhood Wellbeing (OVP) to coordinate all activities. The Pomona OVP will; 1) serve an estimated 150 individuals in Pomona who are at highest risk of involvement in violent crime and the community members most directly affected through street outreach, community stakeholder engagement, cognitive behavioral therapy, diversion, employment/job resources, intensive case management, mental health services, and mentoring/credible messengers; 2) improve social cohesion in key areas most impacted by violence through collective efficacy including neighborhood building activities; and, 3) strengthen community-police relations through group violence intervention/focused deterrence, principled policing training, direct support of families affected by violence, and the creation of a high impact Violence Prevention Team of officers in the police department specially trained in focused deterrence, procedural justice, reconciliation, homicide prevention, arrest reduction, and youth diversion.
The grant and the grant budget specify a series of roles to be carried out by community-based organizations (CBO’s). Safe Passages and Advance Peace are experts in providing technical support, development training, and quality assurance to implement the CalVIP grant.
COUNCIL PRIORITIES & GOALS: This item supports the 2021 City Council Priority No. 4 – Safe and Clean Community; Goal N – Take actions to eliminate prostitution, human trafficking, and gang related violence.
ALTERNATIVE(S): None
Prepared by:
Andrew Mowbray
Finance Director/City Treasurer
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment 1 – Proposal & Scope of Work
Approval of Contract to Safe Passages and Advance Peace