ADOPTED - JULY 25, 2006

Agenda Item No. 33

 

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A DECREASE  IN TITLE V FUNDING FOR THE THIRD YEAR CONTRACT BETWEEN THE INGHAM COUNTY/CITY OF LANSING COMMUNITY COALITION FOR YOUTH/INGHAM COUNTY MSU EXTENSION AND THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (MDHS) FOR A JUVENILE JUSTICE TITLE V PREVENTION GRANT AND ASSOCIATED SUBCONTRACTS

 

RESOLUTION #06-198


WHEREAS, the Ingham County/City of Lansing Youth Community Coalition for Youth is established to coordinate youth violence prevention programming in the City of Lansing and Ingham County; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County/City of Lansing Youth Violence Prevention Coalition applied to the Michigan Department of Human Services (MDHS) for a third year Title V Juvenile Justice Prevention Grant in the total amount of $197,650 (including federal, local cash match, and in-kind match) to provide prevention programs that target youth and families living in and near the Baker-Donora neighborhood per resolution #05-193; and


WHEREAS,
the Title V (Outreach and Delinquency Prevention) year three funding has now been decreased from $197,650 to $169,435 due to a decrease in the City of Lansing match funding from $50,000 to $37,500; and

 

WHEREAS, the addition of the Highfields Breakthrough program to the Title V programming at Baker-Donora Focus Center will provide the desired programming.  The details of the program are as follows:

 

·        Highfields’ Breakthrough Program will  offer Pro-Social Skill Building groups at the Baker-Donora Focus Center

·        Students will range from grades 3 through 5

·        Groups will not exceed 15 students

·        There will be 3 -eight week sessions totaling 24 weeks of service

·        These sessions will be held once per week for two hours

·        Breakthrough will facilitate 9 parent education sessions

·        As an incentive for those youth who complete the program, a day trip to Camp Highfields, including ropes courses and team building activities, will be available

 

WHEREAS, the total contract with Highfields will be $7,665 and will run from July 7, 2006 through August 31, 2006; and

 

WHEREAS, the third year grant period will be from September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006.

 

 

ADOPTED - JULY 25, 2006

Agenda Item No. 33

 

RESOLUTION #06-198

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a decrease in Title V funding from $197,650 to $169,435 due to a decrease in the City of Lansing match funding from $50,000 to $37,500 and a revised contract with the Michigan DHS in the amount of $169,435 for the time period of September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a revised sub-contract with City of Lansing for $37,500, to provide the cash match for this grant for the time period of September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a sub-contract with Highfields to provide breakthrough programming at Baker Donora in the amount of $7,665 from August 7, 2006 through August 31, 2006.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Controller be authorized to amend the 2005/06 Ingham County MSU Extension budget to account for the MDHS grant and any subcontracts related to the grant.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary contract documents consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

 

 

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Hertel, Dedden, Schor, Severino

     Nays:  None            Absent:  None    Approved 7/17/06

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Hertel, Grebner, Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan

      Nays: None                Absent:  Dedden, Thomas          Approved 7/19/06