Title
Approval of Neighborhood Block Watch Oversight Committee's Recommendations for the 2022 Grant Program Awards (Ordinance S-48812)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve the recommendations from the Neighborhood Block Watch Grant Program (NBWGP) Oversight Committee to execute contracts and fund 143 grant applications for the 2022 grant cycle. The recommended applications for funding total $1,389,724. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse funds related to this item in the amount of $1,389,724.
Report
Summary
The Neighborhood Block Watch (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 held on Oct. 5, 1993. The City Council adopted the format and guidelines for this process on April 26, 1994. The NBW program is administered by the Police Department.
The 2022 grant application process opened on Nov. 2, 2021 and closed on Jan. 7, 2022. The NBW Oversight Committee scored the grant applications based on the following criteria:
- Crime prevention: 50 percent
- Budget evaluation: 20 percent
- Community involvement: 20 percent
- Project viability/feasibility/ability to complete: 10 percent
A total of 150 grant applications were received. Of that total,143 are being recommended for funding by the NBW Oversight Committee for a total of $1,389,724. Seven grant applications were not recommended for funding. Four grants scored below the program minimum requirement of 5.25 or higher out of 10 possible points and three grants were disqualified for not following the grant application guidelines. One grant application was recommended for partial funding as a result of failure to submit required documents. The NBW Oversight Committee vote was 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 conflict and 0 abstained on the recommended funding list. See Attachment A for a list of all 150 grant applications.
Contract Term
The funding period is July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department on behalf of the Neighborhood Block Watch Oversight Committee.