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File ID: 2024-01525 9/10/2024 Consent Item 9.
Supplemental Agreement: Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal (FUEL) Network for Immigrants [Published for 10-day Review on 08/29/2024]
File ID: 2024-01525
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Supplemental Grant Agreement No. 1 to City Agreement No. 2023-1543 with the California Rural Legal Assistant Foundation for a not-to-exceed amount of $500,000, for a new total not-to- exceed amount of $1,500,000.
Contact: Brian Pedro, Director, (916) 808-8526, [email protected]; Jason Beckstrom, Program Specialist, (916) 808-5709, [email protected]; Department of Community Response
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-FUEL Network Program Supplemental Agreement No. 1
Description/Analysis:
Issue Detail: Since 2017, the City has consistently invested financial resources into the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation’s Family Unity, Education, and Legal Network (Sacramento FUEL Network). A collaborative comprised of myriad entities, the Sacramento FUEL Network is dedicated to helping Sacramento residents prevent, prepare for, or defend against the possibility of deportation through the provision of free legal, outreach, education, and mental health services.
On October 20, 2023, the Sacramento FUEL Network and the City entered into Grant Agreement No. 2023-1543 whereby the Sacramento FUEL Network agreed to provide immediate immigration services that included deportation prevention, detention intervention, and deportation intervention, to support Sacramento’s immigrant populations. Under this grant agreement the City agreed to provide $500,000 in grant funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 and $500,000 in grant funding for FY2023/24 for a total of $1,000,000.
In FY2022/23, the Sacramento FUEL Network provided the following educational, legal, and mental health services:
File ID: 2024-01525 9/10/2024 Consent Item 9.
· Over 20,500 Sacramento residents were provided “Know Your Rights” presentations, and Family Emergency Preparedness Assistance;
· 296 Sacramento residents received legal consultations; · 12 Sacramento residents received ongoing deportation defense representation; · 68 Sacramento residents had full-scope representation initiated in their applications for stronger immigrations remedies;
· Over 245 Sacramento residents were provided limited-scope assistance in their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Renewals, Naturalizations, humanitarian paroles, Temporary Protective Status (TPS) Renewals, and other applications; · Approximately 582 Sacramento residents received an individual therapy session; · Approximately 149 group therapy sessions were provided to Sacramento residents; and · 6 forensic psychological evaluations were provided to Sacramento residents.
Additionally, in FY2022/23, the Sacramento FUEL Network awarded a total of $70,000 to the following non-profit organizations:
· AfriPeace
· Council on American Islamic Relations
· CA Immigrants Resource Center
· La Familia Counseling Center
· NorCal Resist
· Opening Doors Inc.
· Sacramento Food Bank
· World Relief
Per the City Mayor’s proposal, the City’s FY2024/25 Approved Budget includes $500,000 for the Sacramento FUEL Network to continue providing critical services to our immigrant and refugee populations through the form of legal representation, social services, mental health services, education, and continued coordination of the 50+ local organizations that now form the coalition created by the FUEL Network. This grant funding will cover FY2024/25.
Policy Considerations: Pursuant to Sacramento City Code section 3.56.090, any agreement that is for $250,000 or more requires City Council approval.
City Code Section 4.04.020 and Council Rules of Procedure (Chapter 7, Section E.2.d) mandate that unless waived by a 2/3 vote of the City Council, all labor agreements and all agreements greater than $1,000,000 shall be made available to the public at least ten (10) days prior to council action. This item was published for 10-Day review on August 29, 2024, in compliance with the City Code.
Economic Impacts: None.
File ID: 2024-01525 9/10/2024 Consent Item 9.
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities and government fiscal activities that do not constitute a “project” and is not subject to the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Section 15378(b)(2)).
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: Services provided by this agreement address the ongoing need for supportive services for Sacramento residents facing the possibility of deportation.
Financial Considerations: Sufficient funding is available (General Fund, Fund 1001) in the CA Rural Legal Assistance MYOP (I02000800) to execute the agreement with the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation in an amount not to exceed $500,000 to fund the FUEL assistance program.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): The Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal (FUEL) Network for Immigrants is a LBE in the City of Sacramento.