RESOLUTION NO. RES-2024-150
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA ADOPTING THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GRANT REVIEW TEAM FOR THE MEASURE H (2022) CHOICE CYCLE XII GRANT PROGRAM FOR JANUARY 1, 2025 – DECEMBER 31, 2027; AND GRANTING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE FUNDING AGREEMENTS WHEREAS, the Santa Rosa Violence Prevention Partnership invests in and partners with local non-profits and organizations, with an emphasis on workforce development, re-entry and diversion, street outreach intervention, whole family support, and pro-social activities in addition to a comprehensive array of social services and collaborative opportunities to support high-need areas of Santa Rosa; and WHEREAS, in April 2024, the City of Santa Rosa released the Community Helping our Indispensable Children Excel (CHOICE) Cycle XII Grant Program Request for Qualification, in alignment with recommendations from the Strategic Plan 2023-2028, to identify community-based organizations qualified to provide youth and gang violence and prevention and intervention services; and WHEREAS, available funding for the CHOICE Cycle XII Grant Program totaled $750,000 per year, with funding requests from 28 proposals totaling $3,902,453.14 per year; and WHEREAS, a Grant Review Team comprised of leaders from multiple sectors evaluated proposals against published criteria and recommended funding for eight (8) recommended service providers; and WHEREAS, a contracted evaluation team, assisted by City staff, will thoroughly monitor and evaluate the quantitative and qualitative performance of funded organizations throughout both years of the CHOICE Cycle XII funding agreement, with a contingency of Year Two and Three funding based upon available funds, satisfactory performance of scopes of work, completion of the required outcomes and measurements of each funding agreement, and subject to the discretion of the City Manager or designee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa approves the funding recommendations of the CHOICE Cycle XII Grant Review Team as shown in the CHOICE Cycle XII Funding Recommendations attached hereto as Exhibit A. / / /
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council authorizes the City Manager or her designee to execute funding agreements in substantially the same form as the Funding Agreement template attached hereto as Exhibit B and any amendments thereto with each of the CHOICE Cycle XII funded agencies set forth in Exhibit A hereto provided that the agreements and any amendments thereto do not exceed the funding recommendations adopted by the Council.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 24th day of September, 2024.
AYES: (5) Mayor N. Rogers, Vice Mayor Stapp, Council Members Alvarez, MacDonald, Okrepkie
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (2) Council Members C. Rogers, Fleming
ABSTAIN/RECUSE: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
Assistant City Attorney
Exhibit A – CHOICE Cycle XII Funding Recommendations
Exhibit B – CHOICE Cycle XII Funding Agreement Template Reso. No. RES-2024-150
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