Title
Request Ordinance Amendment for Neighborhood Block Watch Oversight Committee's Recommendations for 2021 Grant Program Awards (Ordinance S-47829)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to amend ordinance (S-47766) for the Neighborhood Block Watch (NBW) Oversight Committee's recommendations for the 2021 grant program awards. Authorization of the amendment will increase the number of agreements from 133 to 153 between the City of Phoenix and the Neighborhood Block Watch Grant Program applicants for the 2021 grant cycle, and increase the annual funding amount available for all grant applications from $1,509,747 to $1,700,000. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse funds related to this item in an amount not to exceed $1,700,000.
Report
Summary
Ordinance S-47766 was approved as amended, by City Council on June 23 2021. At that meeting, City Council members requested that all grant applications receiving a score of 3.75 or greater be recommended for funding. This amendment will increase the number of agreements from 133 to 153.
See Attachment A and Revised Attachment A for a list of all 160 grant applications.
Contract Term
The funding period is July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Jeff Barton and the Police Department on behalf of the Neighborhood Block Watch Oversight Committee.