Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Amending Resolution #7R3-a 030211, accepting grant for
Newark Prisoner Reentry Initiative.
Purpose: Extend grant expiration date through December 31, 2013
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $750,000.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice
Total Project Cost: $1,500,000.00
City Contribution: 2011 Municipal Budget/$24,647.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: Philanthropic Agencies /$725,353.00
Contract Period: October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012 extended through December 31, 2013
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Site Known As)
Additional Information:
Apply for grant funds and funds accepted by Resolution 7R3-a 030211
Extend grant period to September 30, 2012 by Resolution 7R1-a 110711
Extend grant period to December 31, 2012 by Resolution 7R3-d 060712
Invitation: Director of Economic & Housing Development, March 19, 2013
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice ("USDOJ") has made funds available through its Second Chance Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Demonstration Program ("Second Chance Reentry Projects"), which encouraged cities to develop community-based strategies to reduce crime, violence, and recidivism by fifty percent within a five-year period; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Reentry of the Department of Economic and Housing Development ("DEHD") in conjunction with the Office of the Business Administrator, authorized by Resolution 7R3-a, adopted March 2, 2011, prepared a proposal and application to USDOJ for the Newark Crime Prevention and Recidivism Reduction Initiative ("NCPRRI"); and
WHEREAS, the USDOJ awarded the City a $750,000.00 grant for these services and has approved a budget that includes expenditures of $684,225.00 for Case Management, Job Placement, and Transitional Employment Services for 150 young adults, ages 18 to 30; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7R3-a, adopted March 2, 2011, the City accepted grant funds and entered into a grant agreement with USDOJ, for the grant award 2010-CZ-BX-0060, in the amount of $750,000.00, for the NCPRRI, for the period commencing on October 1, 2010 and terminating on September 30, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the term for the above grant agreement was subsequently amended twice through Resolution 7R1-a 110711 and Resolution 7R3-d 060712, for the currently amended term of October 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Business Administrator requested a third extension of the grant agreement from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013, through the submission of a Grant Adjustment Notice to USDOJ, which was approved by USDOJ on August 24, 2012; and
WHEREAS, DEHD, through the Office of Reentry, seeks to amend the grant agreement to extend the grant term from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Business Administrator is hereby authorized to submit a Grant Adjustment Notice to the USDOJ requesting an additional amendment to the grant agreement extending the expiration date from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013, to complete project activities.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies the actions of the Business Administrator noted above and the grant amendment from August 24, 2012 to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute any amended grant documents necessary to effectuate this amendment. A copy of the USDOJ Grant Adjustment Notice approving the grant extension is attached.
4. No Municipal funds are required.
5. This resolution, the grant adjustment notice and the amended grant agreement shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk by the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development.
6. All other terms and conditions contained in the Agreements authorized pursuant to Resolutions 7R3-a 030211, 7R1-a 110711 and 7R3-d 060712 shall remain in full effect and in accordance with the law.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the Business Administrator to submit a Grant Adjustment Notice to the USDOJ requesting an additional amendment to the grant agreement extending the expiration date from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013. This resolution further authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development to enter into and execute any amended grant documents necessary to effectuate this amendment to extend the grant expiration date from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013,for the grant award No. 2010-CZ-BX-0060.