1 City Council Meeting: October 22, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, FOR PROPOSITION 47 GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,926,172 FOR THE SAMO BRIDGE DIVERSION PROGRAM; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ACCEPT THE GRANT, EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT, AND EXECUTE
OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2014, the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, codified as Government Code sections 7599 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, as stated in Proposition 47, the State of California, Board of State and Community Corrections (“BSCC”) is responsible for administering a grant program to public agencies aimed at supporting mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, and diversion programs for people in the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on programs that reduce recidivism of people convicted of less serious crimes and those who have substance abuse and mental health problems (the “Proposition 47 Grant”); and WHEREAS, on April 11, 2024, BSCC approved release of the Cohort 4 Proposition 47 Request for Proposals, which made funding available competitively to public agencies located in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica, through the City Attorney’s Office, desires to participate in the Proposition 47 Grant administered by the BSCC; and 2 WHEREAS, on October 3, 2024, the BSCC awarded grant funding to the City of Santa Monica in an amount equal to Seven Million, Nine Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand, One Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars ($7,926,172).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is authorized on behalf of the City Council to submit the grant proposal for this funding in an amount equal to Seven Million, Nine Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand, One Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars ($7,926,172) and to sign the Grant Agreement with the BSCC, including any amendments thereof, and any and all other documents deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure the Proposition 47 Grant and any documents required to implement the City’s obligations related thereto.
SECTION 2. Grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by the City Council.
SECTION 3. The City agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement as set forth by the BSCC.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas Sloan, City Attorney