Title
Approval of Neighborhood Block Watch Oversight Committee's Recommendations for 2017 Grant Program Awards (Ordinance S-43633)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to execute contracts between the City of Phoenix and 159 Neighborhood Block Watch (NBW) Grant Program applicants recommended for funding by the NBW Oversight Committee. The NBW program is administered by the Police Department. Authorization also is requested for the City Controller to disburse funds related to this item in the amount of $1,271,746.00.
Report
Summary
The NBW Oversight Committee was established to solicit, evaluate and recommend to the Mayor and City Council appropriate proposals to expend funds for the expansion of the Block Watch programs within the limits of the Neighborhood Protection Ordinance. This ordinance, known as Proposition 301, was adopted at a special election on Oct. 5, 1993. The City Council adopted the format and guidelines for this process on April 26, 1994.
The 2017 grant application process opened on Nov. 1, 2016 and closed on Dec. 8, 2016. The NBW Oversight Committee scored the grant applications based on the following criteria: crime prevention - 50%, budget evaluation - 20%, project viability/ability to complete - 10%, and community involvement - 20%.
A total of 170 grant applications were received. Of that total, 159 are being recommended for funding by the NBW Oversight Committee for a total of $1,271,746.00. Eleven applications were disqualified for not meeting the grant program requirement of scoring a 5.25 or higher, out of 10 possible points. See Attachment A for a summary list of all 170 grant applications.
In some cases, applicants were denied partial funding due to the NBW Oversight Committee line item vetoes, capped items and applicant requests for prohibited items. There is a list of prohibited/restricted items included in every application packet. Any applicant being denied full or partial funding had the opportunity to appeal the decision to the NBW Oversight Committee during public meetings held April 5-6, 2017.
Contract Term
The funding period is July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Location
Citywide
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was unanimously approved by the Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee on May 10, 2017.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department on behalf of the Neighborhood Block Watch Oversight Committee.