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An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri accepting the grant award in the amount of $450,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, for a collaboration between the City of Lee’s Summit and Hope House, Inc. on community-defined solutions to violence against women. (F&BC 10-1-18)
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri accepting the grant award in the amount of $450,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, for a collaboration between the City of Lee’s Summit and Hope House, Inc. on community-defined solutions to violence against women.
Key Issues:
The grant award must be accepted and executed by October 12, 2018.
Proposed City Council Motion:
FIRST MOTION: I move for a second reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri accepting the grant award in the amount of $450,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, for a collaboration between the City of Lee’s Summit and Hope House, Inc. on community-defined solutions to violence against women.
SECOND MOTION: I move for adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri accepting the grant award in the amount of $450,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, for a collaboration between the City of Lee’s Summit and Hope House, Inc. on community-defined solutions to violence against women.
Background:
The City of Lee's Summit, in collaboration with its non-profit, non-governmental victim services provider Hope House, Inc. will use this award to sustain the City's centralized domestic violence unit. Specifically the project will:
1. support two detectives, one city prosecutor, and one court advocate to investigate and prosecute domestic violence cases and provide victims with court accompaniment services;
2. provide training to the police officers, recruits, proseuctors, and judges on domestic violence; and
3 sustain the coordinated community response to domestic violence, facilitated by the Coordinated Community Council.
The grant is awarded through the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, Improving Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Assualt, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program.
Impact/Analysis:
This is a supplemental award to grant number 2015-WE-AX-0038 in the amount of $450,000.
Timeline:
Start: October 1, 2018
Finish: September 30, 2021
Presenter
Chief Travis Forbes
Recommendation
Recommendation: Motion by Councilmember Edson, seconded by Councilmember Carlyle, this Ordinance was recommended for approval to the City Council - Regular Session due back on 10/2/2018. The vote was unanimous. (F&BC 10-1-18)