Title
Approval of Neighborhood Block Watch Oversight Committee's Recommendations for 2019 Grant Program Awards (Ordinance S-45770)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to execute contracts between the City of Phoenix and 172 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 is requested for the City Controller to disburse funds related to this item in the amount of $1,449,279.
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 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 2019 grant application process opened on Nov. 1, 2018 and closed on Dec. 7, 2018. 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, and project viability/ability to complete - 10 percent.
A total of 175 grant applications were received. Of that total, 172 are being recommended for funding by the NBW Oversight Committee for a total of $1,449,279. Three grant applications were not recommended for funding for not meeting the grant program requirement of scoring a 5.25 or higher, out of 10 possible points. The NBW Oversight Committee vote was 9 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstained on the funding list. See Attachment A for a list of all 175 grant applications.
In one case, an applicant was denied partial funding as a result of requesting capped and/or prohibited items. A list of the prohibited/restricted items was included in the 2019 grant application guide.
Contract Term
The funding period is July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was approved by the Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee on May 14, 2019 by a vote of 4-0.
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.