HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 82-078 - Acknowledging responsibility for Federal FY 1982 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Funds RESOLUTION NO. 9f2 - 75?
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
ACKNOWLEDGING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FEDERAL FY 1982 JUVENILE
JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION FUNDS .
WHEREAS , th'e California Council on Criminal Justice
(CCCJ) has adopted certain policies regarding the sub-state alloca-
tion of Federal FY 1982 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(JJDP) funds, which, combined with subsequent action regarding
allocation of these funds by the Region B Criminal Justice Planning
Board , appear collectively as Attachment 1 hereto, and
WHEREAS, these policies provide for the continued payment
of Federal action grants to the City of Redding , upon acknowledg-
ment by the City Council of a commitment to oversee related plan-
ning and administrative responsibilities, - ..
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Redding acknowledges its responsibility to oversee
FY 1982 JJDP program and administrative funds through September 30 ,
1983 , in accordance with Federal and State requirements .
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was intro-
duced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Redding on the 7th day of June , 1982 , and was duly adopted
at said meeting by the following vote :
AYES : COUNCILMEN: Demsher, Fulton, Kirkpatrick, and Gard
NOES : COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Pugh
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ATTEST:
A ALLEN GARD
( /(- F Mayor of the City of Redding
ETHEL A. RICHTER, City Clerk
FORM AP- ROVED:
RA'DALL A. HAYS , tij Attorney
Attacnment 1
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING BOARD
Mailing Address: Rtn. B-I1, Shasta County Courthouse, Redding, California 96001
Telephone (916; 246-6301
ATSS 442-6361
- JOHN RALMA LESTER L. ( LES ) STANBROUGH, JR.
Chairman. Executive Director
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To: Mr. Bill Brickwood , .Redding City Manager Date: 4/21/82
From: Les Stanbrough, Jr. i I
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Subject: City of Redding_Commitment - FY 1982 JJDP Funds
Last Friday (4/16/82) the California Council on Criminal Justice
(CCCJ) adopted state staff recommendations on policies for allocating
federal FY 1982 juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) funds
in California . The policies approved are attached.
Briefly , they state that for a local regional planning unit to control
action fund decisions , a local unit of government must also commit to a
- planning and administrative responsibility . Please note the discussion on
exception to Region B at the bottom of page 3 and the recommendations on
page 4 (emphasis added).
For the last two years , Shasta County has provided the appropriate
resolution as primary beneficiary of federal funds during that time . However,
should the Region B Criminal Justice Planning Board remain intact and con-
sistent with prior action, it would recommend that the 1982 federal JJDP
action allocation estimated at $29 , 954 be prorated between the Redding Teen
Center and Redding Police Department Juvenile Officer grants for third-year
funding on a 34% - 66% basis , respectively .
That will be my staff recommendation to the Region B Board tentatively
scheduled to meet in early June, subject to the necessary state approvals
and resolution of conimitment by the Redding City Council, if you agree .
Absent such commitment, the 1982 JJDP funds will revert to state control
in a "balance-of-state pot" from which several local jurisdictions , including
yours , may compete .
• Mr. Bill Brickwood
4/21/82
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The commitment of the Redding City Council would not be financia
It would allow the Region B office to receive approximately $3 , 000 in
planning and administrative funds from which we would be responsible for
the necessary compliance work.
Please let me know your response .
LLS:fmd
Attachment
cc: Chief Whitmer
Sheriff Balma
STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDMUND G. BROWN 1R., Go.emc
OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTI•PLANNING •
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR S3'"
'9719 LINCOLN VILLAGE DRIVE, SUITE 600
SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 95677
April 6 , 1982
TO: MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FROM: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT : STATUS REPORT ON JJDP ACT APPROPRIATION:
PROPOSED POLICIES FOR ALLOCATION OF FY 1982 FUNDS .
BACKGROUND
At its January 16 meeting, the CCCJ approved California' s application.
for 1982 JJDP funds, authorized OCJP to augment continuing projects
in an amount sufficient to support them through June 30, 1982, and
deferred allocation of FY 1982 JJDP funds on a substate basis .
The deferment was recommended since the future of both the JJDP
program and the remaining local and regional planning units , because
the LEAA program is phasing dorm, continue to be in question.
It was anticipated that prior to the April , 1982 CCCJ meeting, the
Congress would have taken final action on a measure establishing a
1982 appropriation level for the JJDP program. Instead, on
March 31 , 1982 another continuing resolution was adopted . As a
result, there continues to be a question of whether the JJDP program
will receive its full appropriation for FY 1982. Under the authority •
of the continuing resolution, states may apply for no more than one-
half of their total anticipated allocation. California has applied
for but not received 'its S2 million with release of the remaining
52 million contingent upon further Congressional action. Likewise,
there is little certainty about the FY 1983 JJDP appropriation.
As noted in OCJP' s January report to the CCCJ, a meeting was planned
with representatives of local and regional planning units expected
. to survive the closure of the LEAA program to prepare a recommenda-
tion for allocating FY 1982 JJDP funds. On March 18, OCJP staff
met with local and regional planning unit representatives . The
two main items for discussion at that meeting were:
o Completion. of the LEAA phase-out
o Substate allocation of FY 1982 JJDP funds
The first item, regarding LEAA phase-out, is dealt with in a separate
CCCJ agenda item. The balance of this report deals with JJDP fund
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allocation issues discussed at that meeting and concludes with
recommendations for CCCJ consideration.
ALLOCATION OF FY 1982 JDDP FUNDS
The major issues dealt with at the March 18 meeting are :set forth
below. The general agreements reached on policy items are reflected
in the proposed policy recommendations . Issues discussed included:
A. FY 1982 JJDP Allocations for Local Programs
Options ranged from retaining the local share of funds at
state level and disbursing them based on a statewide competitive
- process to maintaining the status quo. It was generally agreed
that the present arrangement of allocating funds to local
planning units should be continued. However, OCJP did express
a desire to have assurances from local government that if
FY 1982 program and administration funds were allocated to a
local planning unit, it will be responsible for oversight of
those funds during Federal FY 1982-83 (October 1 , 1982 -
September 30, 1983) . OCJP' s interest in obtaining such
assurances results from some less than pleasant lessons
learned during the phase-out of the LEAA program. For example,
in a number of instances when planning and administration funds
were exhausted and the local planning region went out of busi-
ness unexpectedly that left much of the close-out work to OCJP
and local units of government. It was agreed that when a local
planning unit submits its application for FY 1982 program and
administration funds , it should be accompanied by a resolution
from a local unit of government acknowledging responsibility to
. oversee funds for Federal FY 1982.
It should be noted that representatives of those local planning
units , which report that they may oo out of business between
July 1 and September 30, 1982, disagreed with this proposal .
They argued for allowing their units to allocate FY 1932
JJDP program funds to local projects absent the requirement
that they oversee funds and programs for the full year.
Their argument for this approach was based on the fact that
their local programs would not .have to compete-for funding
out of the balance-of-state share of JJDP funds.
Representatives of local units which expect to survive the LEAA
close-out and administer FY 1982 JJDP funds recommended a
July 1 , 1982 due date for 1982 program and administration
applications.
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CThey generally agreed tliat .by July, 1- most local budgets. will
have been adopted and they will have a better idea of their
own staffing levels for the next fiscal year. •
To provide for exceptions should they arise, it was suggested
that local :units , with OCJP approval , be allowed to delay
submission of their application until after July 1 but not later
than October 1, 1982. It was further suggested that if a
local unit asked for such an extension, it would have to
give OCJP written assurance, no later than July 1, that it
would comply with all Federal statutory and guidelines
requirements and Council policies governing 1982 JJDP funds.
The purpose of this commitment is to assure that OCJP will
have sufficient information, before the local application
is submitted, to satisfy reporting requirements established
in Federal law and OJJDP guidelines .
No changes were proposed in existing CCCJ policies governing
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the division of funds between state and local government -
and among local planning units and balance-of-state:
B. Compliance with Federal Regulations
__ The Federal JJDP Act and supporting guidelines place certain
requirements on state and local grant recipients . For example,
states accepting Federal funds must agree to deinstitutionalize
status offenders , separate youthful from adult offenders in
correctional institutions, and target at' least 30% of 1982 .
funds on program which deal with serious and violent youthful
offenders. •
It was agreed that, as in the past, each local planning unit
receiving an allocation of funds would be required to shoulder
its relative share of these obligations.
One exception, dealing with the 30% requirement for serious
and violent offenders, was proposed. Regions "B" counties of
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Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity and "M" •
counties of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz asked for an
exemption from this requirement since the amount of funds which
would result are so small that they would not be sufficient to
support a separate project. OCJP will not oppose their request
since a number of other local units have given assurances that
they intend to allocate more than the required 30% to projects
dealing with serious and violent offenders.
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C. Interim Application and Project Approval
At its last meeting the CCCJ authorized OCJP, should the need
arise, to make administrative augmentations to continuing JJDP
programs in an amount sufficient to support the project for a
period not to extend past June 30, 1982. Also , it was reported
that many continuing projects have sufficient funding to
support them through June 30.
If the Council establishes July 1 , 1982 as the submission date
for 1982 JJDP applicants, it may be necessary to augment some
projects so that they can continue until the CCCJ meets to
review 1982 applications and projects . Based on past experience
it is oftentimes difficult to schedule Council meetings during
the summer months. For this reason, OCJP suggests that if the
Council does not intend to meet in late June, or early July,-so
that augmentations and project approvals can be dealt with,
that the authority to approve : local JJDP applications and
projects and state-level projects be delegated to the committees
of the Council proposed under Agenda item IV.
Consistent with the Council approved 1982 State JJDP Applica-
tion and SAG approval would be appropriate preconditions for
commitee consideration of local applications and projects and
state-level projects.
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the CCCJ:
. . 1. Approve the Following policy:
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Allocation of FY 1982 JJDP Funds
As to FY 1982 JJDP funds it is the policy of CCCJ that:
(1) Local applications for JJDP action and administration
funds must be submitted to OCJP not later than Julu- I;
1982.
(2) The application must be accompanied bu c resolution from.
a 'local unit of aove-7mrent which aekrnw/.edges its
resoonsibilit to oversee F_' 1982 JJDP program and
administration funds through September 30, 1983, in
accordance with Federal and State requirements.
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(3) Upon written request to and approved by OCJP, a
local planning unit may submit its FY Z.982 JJDP
application after July 1; 1982 but not later than
October 1, 1982. Requests for deferral must be
accompanied by a written commitment that the local
planninq,:.unit wiill,`in-its FY 1982 application,
satisfy all Federal statutory and guideline require- .
ments and CCCJ policies which pertain to JJDP funds.
2. Delegate interim JJDP application and project approval
authority to the local and state cor;rn ttees of the
Council, proposed in Agenda Item IV. Applications and
projects presented to these co Tr:ttees for approval
must be consistent with the California 1982 JJDP upplica-
. Lion and have been approved by the State Advisory Group
on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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j DOUGLAS R. CUNNINGHAM
Executive Director
Telephone: (916) 366-5304
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