ARPA Tranche #1
Reallocation Presentation
City of Vallejo
Sidney Wilson,
Administrative Analyst
Presentation’s Purpose
The purpose of this presentation is to confirm the
Council’s ARPA first tranche reallocation designations.
First Tranche Reallocations
Project Scope Council
Allocation
Vallejo’s
Naval &
Historical
Museum
Funding would allow for barrier removal, ADA
improvements, lighting upgrades, and audio/visual
enhancements to the museum.
$410,000
Broadway
Project
This allocation would address a funding shortfall in the Broadway low-income housing project.
$200,000
Main
Street
Provide funding for Vallejo First Corporation with the
purpose of revitalizing the City’s downtown core while
promoting economic activity.
$40,000
Empress
Theatre
This project would fund an upgrade to the historic
theatre’s audio/visual systems. The upgrade will allow
for the support of a broader variety of cultural,
educational, and entertainment performances.
$100,000
Humane
Society
Expenditures here will fund additional cost increases
associated with ongoing animal care services while
providing equity adjustments to support staffing and
contract service costs.
$52,000
Small
Business
Grants
Funds designated for this project will support
Vallejo's small businesses by providing grants for
safety purposes.
$160,000
Revised
Allocation
$410,000
$200,000
$40,000
$100,000
$52,000
$60,000
Total: $962,000 $862,000
CONTACT(S)
Terrance Davis, Assistant City Manager
[email protected]
(707) 648-4301
Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Council Goals
Michael Malone, City Manager
Kristen Bennett, Program Manager
Natalie Peterson, Assistant to the City
Manager
Goal Setting Overview
• April 2022 – Council held goal
setting and set Multi-year goals
• July 2022 – Council adopted
FY22-23 Council Goal and Multi-
year Goals
• April 2023 – Council held goal
setting to re-visit multi-year goals
and provide special
interests/projects
• September 19 – Council provided
clarification and direction to staff
Public Safety
Summary of Changes:
• Comma added
• Code enforcement added
• Note about public safety including other departments
Efficient, Effective, Responsive Government
Summary of Changes:
• Critical Focus added – emphasis on communication, outreach, & strengthening organizational principles
• Set date each quarter for strategic planning meetings • Metrics added
• Training for civic clerk
• *Addition: 6 Community Meetings
Economic Development Strategy
Summary of Changes:
• Remove “Implement”
• Updated verbiage for goal
• Added rapidly, Mare Island & Focus on developing priority development areas to strategy
• Switched “financially productive neighborhoods” to “Retain & attract business in neighborhood & commercial areas
• Added Metrics
• Added Mare Island specific plan
Housing / Unhoused Response
Summary of Changes:
• Added Critical Focus
Youth Development
Summary of Changes:
• Added key youth stakeholder groups and “Increase representation of all youth in our community to strategy
• Updated council direction to collaborate & support efforts to provide arts, trade & vocational schools in Vallejo
• Update resource guide to list college alternatives
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution establishing
the Vallejo City Council’s Fiscal
Year 2023-2024 and Multiyear
Community Goals and Priorities
CONTACT(S)
Michael Malone
[email protected]
UPDATE - PUBLIC SAFETY
STAFFING EMERGENCY
Jason Ta, Interim Chief of Police
September 26, 2023
1 STATUS OF PHASES
• Partially Implemented
• Conducted 2nd community meeting on Sept. 14th
• Muni Code update required (CAO & VPD)
• “Condition Blue”
– If the number of CFS pending reaches a pre-determined number, officers will only respond to priority 1 and high-level priority 2 calls • Highest Calls for Service (CFS)
Phase #1 Service Model Reduction
2 - Alarm activation - Mental distress
- Suspicious persons/vehicles - Trespassing
- Traffic-related offenses
Phase #2 Rotation of Officers to Patrol Shifts
• Completed
Phase #3 Collapsing Traffic & Detective Divisions
• Traffic Division collapsed (July 2023)
• Task-force officer redeployed to Detective Division
due to staffing shortage
• Recent corporal promotions provided the ability to
even out patrol teams
Phase #4 Modifying Patrol Shifts to 12-hours or
Another Staffing Model
• VPOA not voluntarily changing to 12-hour shifts
3 • Solano Co. Sheriff is open to developing a plan to
provide contract services once an MOU is executed
with VPOA
• Formally requested assistance from:
– CHP (Golden Gate Division)
– U.S. Marshals Service
– All Solano County Law Enforcement Agencies
– Various Sheriff’s Offices
Outside Assistance
4 CURRENT STAFFING NUMBERS
Total Sworn Staffing 77
Officers Working Patrol 35
Supervisors Working Patrol (Sergeants) 5
Modified Duty Officers 4
Off on Worker’s Comp. 9
Anticipated Officers Resigning 6
5 RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
(Stephanie Sifuentes, HR Director)
• Applications Received (Sept. 5th – Sept. 19th)
• Oral Panels held on Sept. 19th
Recruitment
Police Officer – Recruit 17
Police Officer – Entry 0
Police Officer – Lateral 2
Recruits sent to Background 3
Entry sent to Background 1
Lateral sent to Background 2
6 • Information regarding backgrounds for the
timeframe of July 13th to Sept. 20th
• 3 Officers currently in police academies
– 1 will graduate in November 2023
– 1 will graduate in February 2024
– 1 will graduate in March 2024
Recruitment
7 Sent to Background 33
Non-select 7
Withdrew 1
Still in Backgrounds 24
Hired (recruit) 1
• Physical Agility testing for recruits on Oct. 1st and Oct. 3rd
• Working with POST on PELLET-B in-house
• Opening RFP for advertisement and recruitment
platforms/media
• Recruiting 2 extra-help personnel for recruiting
• Exploring recruitment and retention bonuses
• VPOA contract negotiations in progress
Recruitment & Retention
8 POLICE FACILITIES
Dispatch Center
• Undetermined location for a temporary move
• I.T. will est. timeline when the location is decided
9 Police Headquarters
• Current Direction – Tear down and rebuild at 111
Amador
• Sept. 12th, City Council approved contract changes
for Indigo Hammond + Playle Architects to increase
the contract amount and include additional
services to be performed
CONTACT(S)
Jason Ta, Interim Chief of Police
10 Grant Presentation
Sidney Wilson,
Administrative Analyst
Presentation’s Purpose
The purpose of this presentation is to provide an
overview of our grant management process and an
update on our progress.
Grant Management Objectives
• Centralize Our Grant Functions
• Find Additional Revenue
• Process Improvement Areas
– Missed Opportunities
– Projects Not Completed
– Timely Reporting
– Department Transparency
Centralization Process
• Process Started With Purchase of eCivis
• Applied for HomeKey Round 2
• Grant Manager Appointment
– Areas of Focus
• Created and Implemented a Citywide Grant Policy
• Pursuing Council Direction
• Streamlined Procedure with California Consulting
• Monthly Grant Updates
• Cultivated Relationships with Surrounding Municipalities for Grant Collaborations
• Work With CBOs to Bring More Money to Vallejo
Results
• Vetted Over 200 Applications
• Applied for Over 50 Grants
• Awarded $22,820,584 and Counting…
22-23 Awarded Grants
Grant Award Scope
HomeKey Round 2 $12,100,000 Address inventory of housing for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of
homelessness.
-Permanent Supportive Housing: Broadway
Project
Family Self-
Sufficiency Program
(HUD)
$117,488 Provides salary support and training to PHAs
who assist participating families receiving
housing assistance.
-Fund FTE Housing Coordinator
Infill Infrastructure
Grant
$2,500,000 Promotes infill housing developments by
providing financial assistance for CIPs.
-Broadway Project Functions
22-23 Awarded Grants
Grant Award Scope
Broadband
Public Housing
Account (CASF)
$302,515 Builds broadband networks offering free broadband service for residents of low-income communities.
-Free Internet and Broadband for Broadway & Blue Oak
HAs
Solar
Permitting
Program
$60,000 Assists local governments in establishing online, automated solar permitting.
-Create CoV Solar Permitting Process
Proposition 64
Cohort #3
$1,424,000 Supports projects that address public health and safety associated with the implementation of AUMA.
-Youth Safety and Remediation
22-23 Awarded Grants
Grant Award Scope
Bay Area 2050 (MTC) $2,600,000 Planning and technical assistance efforts for PDAs and PPAs.
-Downtown Amendment & Streetscape
SOW/Waterfront Amendment
Local Parking
Management (MTC)
$150,000 Mobility Hubs and Parking Management
programs.
-Comprehensive Parking Management Plan
CAP Solano – HHAP 2 $1,082,582 Evidence-based solutions that prevent, reduce, and end homelessness.
-Vallejo Homeless Navigation Center
22-23 Awarded Grants
Grant Award Scope
Saving
America’s
Treasures
(NPS)
$750,000 Provide preservation and/or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and
collections.
-Quarters B Restoration - Mare Island Historic District Urban &
Community
Forestry
Grant (IRA)
$1,734,000 Increase the long-term benefits trees provide, improve the public’s understanding and appreciation of urban
trees, and advance urban forest management and tree
care.
- Waterfront Public Park Green & Open Space
Improvements
CONTACT(S)
Sidney Wilson, Administrative Analyst II
[email protected]
City of Vallejo
Youth Coordinator
Updates
Victoria Grace-Barksdale
Youth Coordinator
City Manager’s Office
Strategic Alignment
Background
● During goals setting in 2021/2022, Vallejo City Council voted youth programming as a multi year goal, updated to youth development for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024
● The Youth Coordinator position was created as an Administrative Analyst II position in the City Manager’s Office and filled in August of 2022
Background
● The position reports to Kristen Bennett, Program Manager- Training and Organizational Leadership, along with Shelee Loughmiller, Community and Volunteer Coordinator
● The Youth Coordinator position is a liaison between the City and community, will help guide future youth programming and will help monitor City and community progress towards increasing opportunities for youth and positive youth outcomes
Youth Development Goal Setting 23/24
Goal:
Vallejo is a
City where
young
people
thrive
1. Increase capacity for coordination
between the City of Vallejo and the
community by identifying and
building relationships with key
youth stakeholders
2. Increase awareness of youth
services, resources, programs and
activities in Vallejo
3. Increase youth voices, youth
engagement and youth
opportunities for residents aged 0-
25 within the City of Vallejo
4. Increase funding opportunities for
youth programs, resources and
activities
5. Increase representation of all youth
in our community
• Partner with regional
success programs (5)
• City will assist with
identifying and
partnering to create
accessible and
sustainable resources
and programs for
mental health, social
emotional learning,
and academic
achievement (5)
• Collaborate and
support efforts to
provide arts trade and
vocational schools in
Vallejo
• Youth
participation in
accessing
community
services/resources
• Pre- and post-
program
participant
evaluations
• Grant funds
obtained and
utilized or
distributed in the
community to
support Youth
focused initiatives
• Citywide Youth Needs
Assessment and
Strategic Plan
• Convene Youth
Workforce
Development cohort
• Create Internships at
City of Vallejo
organization
• Create a Youth Council
• Create a Tech Academy
• Partnership on
developing a youth
center
• Support NLC Youth
delegation
• Update Resource
Guides
Goal /
Outcome
Strategy / What we want to achieve
(Multi-year)
Council Direction
& Focus 2023-2024
Metrics / Data for determining if
we are successful
City Response
2023-2024 Outputs
Strategy #1: Increase capacity for coordination
between the City of Vallejo and the community by
identifying and building relationships with key youth
stakeholders
● Research on existing service,
programs, resources
● Outreach to new and existing
stakeholders
● Meetings/ Presentations
● School visits
● Supporting Community Events/
attending engagement opportunities
● City-Wide Youth Need Assessment
● Ongoing staff reports at the City of
Vallejo/VCUSD 2x2 Committee
Metrics & Outcomes
Metrics
•# of speaking requests and
public events attended on
behalf of the City of Vallejo
•# of staff reports at the City of
Vallejo/VCUSD 2x2 Meetings
Outcomes
•46 public events attended to
date by youth coordinator to
speak/network/represent the
City and build relationships that
support youth outcomes
•Reported out at 6 City of
Vallejo/VCUSD 2x2 Committee
Strategy #2: Increase awareness of youth
services, resources, programs, and activities in
Vallejo
● City of Vallejo Family Resource
Guides
● Vallejo Weekly/Social media
● Community outreach/
Engagement opportunities/
resource tabling
● Providing connections within
the community
● Email messages blasts
Metrics & Outcomes
Metrics
• # of Vallejo Family Resource Guides
distributed in the community
• # of Community Outreach events
for City programs and initiatives
• # of youth/family related Vallejo
Weekly and Social Media
posts/stories
Outcomes
• Over 2000 Vallejo Family Resource
Guides distributed and shared with
students, families and partners to
increase knowledge of resources
programs, services,
• Tabled at and/or facilitated 24
public outreach activities to
promote CoV programs, initiatives
and services
• Over 53 original posts to-date in the
Vallejo Weekly covering GVRD
events, community events,
highlight stories, and resources
Strategy #3: Increase equitable youth voice, youth
engagement and youth opportunities within the
City of Vallejo for all youth age 0-25
● City of Vallejo Youth Strategic Plan
● City of Vallejo Youth Delegation
● General Plan Updates Input
● Youth representation on panels
● National League of Cities-Youth
Excel
● Internship Opportunities
● Participatory Budgeting
● College and Career Days
● City Council Meetings
● City of Vallejo youth events
● Community events
Metrics & Outcomes
Metrics
• # of Vallejo Youth signed up for the
Youth Delegation trips
• # of Youth Delegation trips
• # of youth input sessions held for
City of Vallejo plan updates
• # of City Staff attending local Career
Days
Outcomes
• 4 Youth Delegates attended the Washington
DC Youth Delegation and 8 will attend the
Atlanta Youth Delegation
• A total of 6 Input sessions were held with
classes from Vallejo High, Hogan Middle, Loma
Vista K-8, Elite for the General Plan 3 Element
Update
• Youth voices have been represented on 2
panels with 2 more opportunities in progress
• Over 38 City of Vallejo Staff members have
attended Career Day events representing the
City Council, City Manager’s Office,
Communications, IT, HR, City Attorney’s Office,
Water Dept, Public Works Dept, Police and
Fire
Strategy #4: Increase funding opportunities for
youth programs, resources and activities
● Utilizing City of Vallejo funding for
youth opportunities
● Applying for and helping manage
youth grants
● Collaborating/ partnering on grants
● Referring grants to community
partners
● Providing letters of support for
grants
Metrics & Outcomes
Metrics
•Amount of grant dollars
awarded to youth related
projects/initiatives
•# of youth enrolled in grant
programs
•# of Youth related grants that
have been awarded in
partnership with the City of
Vallejo
Outcomes
•1.424 Million dollars awarded to
City of Vallejo for Prop 64
• Data in progress
•Data in progress
City Outputs and Future Projects
● Youth Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan
○ Starting October 2023
● Youth Workforce Development Convening
○ In December 2023
○ During NLC Youth Excel Site visit will be Youth Listening Sessions and Youth Workforce Convening
● Youth Council
○ June 2024
○ Attend NLC Conferences, provide input at goal setting/budget, meet with staff, provide insight on youth related topics
● Internships
○ Formal plan and process to be presented by June of 2024
CONTACT(S)
Victoria Grace-Barksdale
Youth Coordinator
City Manager’s Office
[email protected]