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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/16/2010 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 108, 2010, APPROPR DATE: November 16, 2010 • STAFF: Perrie McMillen • - • • • Second Reading of Ordinance No. 108, 2010, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenues in the General Fund for Police Services' Restorative Justice Program and the Transfer of Matching Funds Previously Appropriated in the Police Services Project Budget. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ordinance No.108,2010, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 2,2010,appropriates a$30,000 grant that has been received from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants fund. The grant is to be used for salaries associated with the continued operation of Restorative Justice Services, which includes the RESTORE program for shoplifting offenses, and the Restorative Justice Conferencing Program for other offenses committed by youth and young adults. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary- November 2, 2010 (w/o attachments) ATTACHMENT 1 DATE: November2, 2010 11, AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY STAFF: Perrie McMillen FORT COLLINSCOUNCIL First Reading of Ordinance No. 108,2010,Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenues in the General Fund for Police Services' Restorative Justice Program and the Transfer of Matching Funds Previously Appropriated in the Police Services Project Budget. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY % ,1 A grant in the amount of $30,000 Is been teLeivedlf'ro t e Coloraldo Division of Criminal Justice Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants fond=for salari se associated with the continued operation of Restorative Justice Services, which includes the RESTORE program for shoplifting offenses, and the Restorative Justice Conferencing Program for all other offenses. Restorative Justice is an alternative method of holding a young offender accountable by facilitating a meeting with the offender,the victim/victim representative and members of the community to determine the harm caused by the crime,and how to repair the harm. By identifying and repairing the harm caused by the crime, Criminal Justice officials are optimistic repeat offenses by these youth will be reduced and the needs and concerns of the victims and affected community will be addressed. A$3,333 cash match is required for the$30,000 grant and will be met by appropriating funds from prior project income. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSIONS �� n JI Cr=' Restorative Justice Services(RJS)a'd,its tw67p`ograms„RESTORE for sh plifting offenses,and Restorative Justice Conferencing Program(RJCP )for all other offenses-has been grant funded since its inception in 2000.The Council yearly accepts grant funds from Colorado Division of Criminal Justice and other grant funding agencies to support Restorative Justice Services. The RJS programs are supported by three grants and funds from the City. Since it began, Restorative Justice Services has provided a restorative justice alternative to more than 1,800 young people. The objective of the RJS programs is to educate young people who have committed chargeable offenses in the City of Fort Collins about how others are impacted by their actions,words and behaviors. The intention is to educate young people how they, their families, friends and community are harmed by their actions, and to help them make better future decisions and not commit the same or similar crime again. Reducing future criminal behavior and keeping young people out of the justice system contributes positively to a safer and healthier community. Without grant funding and the support of the City, Restorative Justice Services would not be a service available to young people and their families, the courts, law enforcement,and-ttiJcommunity. UU P FINANCIAL/ ECONOMIC IMPACTS The additional grant money in the amount of$30,000 from Division of Criminal Justice, Juvenile Diversion Grants, provides funding for the continuation of Restorative Justice Services. The match requirement of$3,333(10%)will be met by appropriating funds from prior program income. The grant period for is from October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. Diverting youth and young adults from the justice system relieves pressure on Fort Collins Municipal Court and the 8th Judicial District Court and saves the Courts personnel time and money. Reducing future shoplifting,theft and other criminal behavior by young people wh,hhave participated in the-RJS programs-will have a long-term positive impact on the economic health of the community byNkeeping young people elel out of�heljustice system, thereby improving their future employment options and encouraging young people_to,not participate in criminal behavior that harms themselves, their families and the com�m�� November 2, 2010 -2- ITEM 7 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS There is no known or measurable impact on the environment. In RESTORE,education about the impact of shoplifting on the environment(excess packaging to prevent theft that ends up in the landfill)is part of the program,so there may be some future positive impact on the environment if fewer youth continue to shoplift. Occasionally there may be a positive impact on the environment when young people are educated about when and how their actions have an environmental impact. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the O�Znance oi6First Re\dlnlgL �D �D U Y ATTACHMENTS 1. Restorative Justice Information Sheet 2. Restorative Justice Conferencing Program Information Sheet OL'F ID)Y COPY COPY ORDNANCE NO. 108, 2010 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE N THE GENERAL FUND FOR POLICE SERVICES' RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM AND FOR THE TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED N THE POLICE SERVICES PROJECT BUDGET WHEREAS,the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice has awarded the City of Fort Collins Police Services("Police Services'')a grant in the amount of$30,000 for salaries associated with the continued operation of the Restorative Justice Program (the "Program"); and WHEREAS,the Program is an alternative method to the traditional criminal justice system, providing services to more than 1,800 young people; and WHEREAS, the Program facilitates a meeting with the young offender, the victim, and community members to discuss the harm caused by the young offender and to find meaningful ways for the young person to repair that harm; and WHEREAS, the grant requires a cash match of$3,333, which will be met by transferring funds from Police Services's project budget; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year,provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice grant funds as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10,of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by ordinance any unexpected and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one project to another project,provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the General Fund the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($30,000)for expenditure in the General Fund for continuation of the Restorative Justice Program. Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE DOLLARS ($3,333) is authorized for transfer from the Fort Collins Police Services's project budget in the General Fund to the Police Services grant project for the Restorative Justice Program and appropriated therein. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of November, A.D. 2010, and to be presented for final passage on t5el6th day of November, A.D. 2010. ayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of November, A.D. 2010. Mayor ATTEST: Chief Deputy City Clerk