HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 99-017RESOLUTION NO. 94-17
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, TRANSFERRING
1998 JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
TO THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the 1998 Federal Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) was
created to promote greater accountability of juveniles in the justice system; and
WHEREAS, the Govemor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP) supports this effort
by providing available funds to California state and local governments based upon a jurisdiction's
crime index and expenditures; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert was authorized $5,185 in noncompetitive grant funding
under this program; and
WHEREAS, the noncompetitive grant applications under this program were required to
focus on at least two of 10 program purpose areas, none of which directly fit with any existing
juvenile accountabiiity programming, thus maicing an application by unfeasible at this time; and
�,,� WHEREAS, the JAIBG program allows a municipality to transfer its funding to another
entity which is making application for program funding which will be of benefit to both; and
`"� WHEREAS, the Riverside County Probation Department has developed a funding proposal
which will benefit the City of Palm Desert by providing an information sharing program with the
District Attorney's Of�ce which will result in the development of a District Attorney Access Module
to Probation records, therefore providing the District Attomey with the operational information
nceded in early identification and tracking of serious juvenile offenders; and increasing permanent
juvenile hall staffing to ensure safety and security; and
WHEREAS, the OCJP grant application guidelines require the formation, approval, and
oversight of all grant proposals by a Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalition which is comprised of
police, sheriff, prosecutors, state and local probation officials, schools, businesses, and social
services agencies; and
WHEREAS, such a coalition has been formed and has approved the Riverside County
Probation Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOI.VED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, that the grant awazd in the amount of $5,185 &om the Office of Criminal Justice Planning
,,,,, is hereby declined for direct utilization by the City of Palm Desert.
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RESOLUTION NO. 99-17
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Palm Desert hereby authorizes the transfer
of its grant award in the amount of $5,185 to the Riverside County Probation Department for
inclusion in its application to the Office of Criminal Justice Planning Youth Accountability Block
Grant.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
this 11 th day of February , 1999, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Benson, Crites, Ferguson, Kelly, Spiegel
None
None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
SHEILA I�G�LIGAN,�� Clerk
City of Palm Desert, Ca�ifo ia
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ROBERT A. SPIE M or
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