Resolution No. 2025-021
Resolution 2025-021
January 15, 2025
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-021
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD
OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS (“BSCC”)
FOR THE CALIFORNIA VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND
PREVENTION PROGRAM CYCLE 4 GRANT, TERMINATE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
VICTORY OUTREACH, AND EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH SEVERAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS; AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ISSUE
PURCHASE ORDERS TO ALLOCATE BSCC FUNDING TO
SEVERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND REALLOCATE
OBLIGATED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (“ARPA”)
FUNDS FROM VICTORY OUTREACH TO SEVERAL
SERVICE PROVIDER; AND THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ARPA SUBAWARDS TO SEVERAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino (“City”) Violence Intervention Prevention Program (“VIP”) submitted a proposal to the California Board of State and Community Corrections (“BSCC”) for the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Cycle 4 grant (“Grant”) on February 8, 2022; and
WHEREAS, BSCC approved the City’s Grant submission for three million eight hundred thousand dollars (“$3.8M”) on July 8, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council (“Council”) adopted Resolution No. 22-203 of September 21, 2022, authorizing the City Manager to receive and administer the Grant program for $3.8M; and
WHEREAS, challenges emerged during the first year of the three (3) year contract leading to a significant underspending, requiring a significant reduction of the original Grant award to comply with program demands and timeline; and
WHEREAS, the Grant funds will be used for community-based organizations to implement data-driven, evidence-based violence reduction strategies and focus on the highest risk individuals.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct, and are incorporated herein by this reference.
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SECTION 2. Authorization. The Council hereby authorizes the following:
a. The City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to the agreement and budget with BSCC for the Grant, reducing the original award amount from $3.8M to $1,896,729.09 and extend the contract date to June 30, 2026. b. The City Manager, or designee, to terminate the Professional Services Agreement (“PSA”) with Victory Outreach San Bernardino (“Victory Outreach”). c. The City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to the PSA with Operation New Hope increasing the compensation amount and terms to be compliant with American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds.
d. The City Manager, or designee, to execute a subrecipient agreement with Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy (“Young Visionaries”), and PSAs with The Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace (“Connie Rice”), and Loma Linda University Institute for Community Partnerships (“Loma Linda”) for community violence intervention services. e. The Interim Finance and Management Services Director to issue Purchase Orders to Young Visionaries in a not to exceed (“NTE”) amount of $249,000 (“$249K”), Operation New Hope in a NTE amount of $458,000 (“$458K”), Connie Rice in a NTE amount of NTE $110,000 (“$110K”); and to Loma Linda in a NTE amount of $142,000 (“$142K”) from BSCC funding for community violence intervention services. f. The Interim Finance and Management Services Director to reallocate $104,969.41 in ARPA funding from Victory Outreach to Young Visionaries (in the amount of $50,578.88) and Operation New Hope (in the amount of $54,390.53).
SECTION 3.California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). The Mayor and City Council finds this Resolution is not subject to CEQA pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines (Chapter 3 to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations) because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 15th day of January 2025.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
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Attest:
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2025-021, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 15 th day of January 2025 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
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WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this ___ day of ____________ 2025.
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk