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96-1083 . , 9"�-/o�� �� [� � �'` I �� � � Council File # i \ r� f Green Sheet# � RESOLU N � � CI Y O AIN L, MINNESOTA Presented By: Referred To: Committee:Date: 1 WHEREAS,the Mi esota partment of Children Family and Learning has invited the Saint Paul Police 2 Deparhnent to submit a plication for second year funding for the Kops 'N Kids Project, and 3 4 WHEREAS,the award of this second year funding would be $37,700, and 5 6 WHEREAS,the Saint Paul Police Department would wish to have the Kops 'N Kids Project funded for a second 7 year, and 8 9 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that the Saint Paul City Council allow the Saint Paul Police Department to 10 submit an application for second year funding for the Kops 'N Kids project. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 � 31 32 33 Yeas lvays Absent Requested by De artment of: Blakey Bostrom Police Guerin � Ha►ris �/ Megard By: , Rettman � rnune Form roved b C' r ey: l Adopted by Council: Date: , �} �c q(A By: Adoptio Certified by Counci ecretary: By: Approved by Mayor: te: ql��yG Approved by Mayor f Submission to Council: By: � �. By: s C080596b , 9� �i��.� � � � 39 � 6� OEPAR7I�NTAFFlCE/COUNCIL DATE INITIATED Saint Paul Police Department 8/1/96 GREEN SHEET CONTACT PERSON 8 PHONE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOHNITIAUDATE CITY COUNCIL INITIAUDATE w1113ID Finney, Chief ASSIGN ITYATTORNEY CITYCLERK NUMBER FOfl MUST BE ON COUNCIL AOENDA BY(DATE) ROUTING BUDGET DIRECTOR �FIN.&M(iT.SERVICES DIR. ASAP ORDER MAYOR(OR A3SISTANT) � TOTAL#OF SIGNATURE PAGE3 (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTION REQUE9TED: Request for submission of grant to Minnesota Department of Children, Family and Learn- ing for second year funding of the KoRf'N Kids Project. RECOMMENDATIONS:Approve(A)or Re)ect(R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOILOWIN6 OUESTIONB: _PLANNINO COMMISSIQN _ CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION �• Has this persOn/firm ever worked under e contraCt fo�this depertment? _CIB COMMITTEE _ YES NO 2. Has this personlfirm ever been a city employee? • —gTA� — YES NO _DI37RICT COUR7 _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally poseesaed by eny current city employ9e? 3UPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? YES NO Explaln all yss answers on ssparet�shest and attech to yrNn shest �NITIATINO PROBLEM,ISSUE,OPPORTUNITY(Who,Whet,WM�,Where,Why): The Minnesota Department of Children, Family and Learning has offered the Saint Paul Police Department the opportunity for second year funding for the Kops'N Kids program. This second year funding would expand the project into a second year. ADVANTAOEB IF APPROVED: The City of Saint Paul via the Saint Paul Police Departmentwould receive $37,700 for�;�ecand �ear� £unding af the Rops 'N Kids Project. �E� ��,�':��;����� DISADVANTACiES IF APPROVED: None AUG 2� 19�6 AUG � i N' c._ rr. �� MAYO�����) f��°���� ��1�81` � � � � � �F� ��b AU G 2 3 1�96 DISADVANTAGE3 IF NOT APPROVED: . ..___----M..�.>.-�_�::.atil The Saint Paul Police Department would not receive funding for a second year of the Kop 'N Kids Project. TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S 3�'�OO COST/REVENUE BUDGETED(CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIWG SOURCE M� D2PSY'tm2Ilt of Children, Family ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORF/ATION:(EXPLAIN) and Learning ` � � DEPARTMENT OF POLICE / "' _/D�� � William K. Finney, Chief of Police CITY OF SAINT PAUL 100 East Eleventh Street Telephone: 612-291-1111 Norm Coleman, Mayor Saint Pau[, MN 55/01 Facsimile: 612-292-3711 � July 30, 1996 Mary Ellison, Assistant Director Office of Community Services Minnesota Department of Children, Family&Learning 550 Cedar Street Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 Dear Ms. Ellison, Thank you for the opportunity for second year funding for the Kops `N Kids project. Officer Ed Lemon has been able to bring together individuals who normally would not interact with each other and to have them interact in a positive manner. The Saint Paul Police Department is committed to Community Oriented Policing and projects . from our line staff. The Kops `N Kids project is an indication of this commitment. Enclosed is the work plan, budget pages, and a short description of the first year activities. Thank you for your consideration of this second year funding for the Kops `N Kids Project. Since ly, Willia K. Finney Chief of Police cc: Officer Ed Lemon encl � , . 9� -1d�3 Project "Cops 'N Kids: Creating a Safer Community", is a project that fosters non-violence and conflict mediation through self-awareness. The relationship between a community and its police is very unique. The Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) is known for innovative ways of servicing the needs of the public, and this venture is no exception. Briefly, it is a workshop taught by teenagers and police officers for each other. Participants will learn how their personal view of reality can be a positive enhancement rather than a negative detraction from their mutual interaction. This will be achieved by learning: (1) how the mind works to create a personal reality which is unique to each individual, (2) what role our thoughts, moods and insecurities play in the way we interpret reality, and (3) how to access a core of innate mental health in a manner that will diffuse conflict and create respect. The participants will also engage in relating personal incidents, participate in reverse role scenarios, problem solve and apply acquired skills in assorted exercises. Though the workshop is specifically designed to address the relationship between teenagers and police, the understanding attained will enhance every relationship in a participant's life. The goal of the workshop is to promote a change in the individual's world view. The underlying assumption is that the path to social harmony lies within the individual. Although it is impossible to control all circumstances in life, one can control the way one reacts to those circumstances. The deeper the understanding of the human condition and the role that the quality of the individual's thoughts play in formulating a perception of the world, the less self-conscious one will become. The less self-conscious, the freer one is to move from the immediate problem to a solution. To date, Cops `N Kids has been proceeding in a methodical and progressive manner. As in every innovative program, situations arose which created a problem solving opportunity. Most notably, the two primary coordinators, Jan Mandell and Dorothy Hoffman, were not available to work on the project. However, Jan assisted in recruiting the current coordinators, and divided the responsibilities for the project. Next, there were several budget items that needed attention. Funds had not been allotted to pay teen participants a stipend, to pay a director for the video, to educate participants in the Psychology of Mind (POM) approach which is the project's foundation, and for participants to assist in revision. A major budgetary problem also arose with the reimbursement of the police officers. The budgeted rate of$25 an hour had been the projected cost,but since the grant was awarded to the SPPD, the officers have to be paid at the department's contractual overtime rate. The cheapest hourly rate of those officers participating was $29, but the average rate was $3 8. Subsequently, officers have donated a great amount of their own time and the SPPD has allowed them to participate while on duty at times. In addition, the SPPD has allowed officers to attend POM training, and has absorbed a great deal of supply and copy costs. Concurrently, the community coordinators revised the budget. They dropped their hourly rate from $20 to $16 per hour, and claim only one hour of compensation for every four hours worked. As mentioned previously,the original budget did not specify funds for training in the Psychology of Mind (PONn approach. In the budget revision, the coordinators creatively put together $1,000 for this training. (The twelve hours of training normally costs$4,000.) Psychologist Joseph Bailey and Social Worker Mavis Karns have waived all other expenses as their donation to the project. Channel5, KSTP Television, agreed to do all the production work on the curriculum video. (The estimated cost for the 1.5 hour video is $50,000.) A projected cost of$9,000 for production was included in the budget. KSTP agreed to perform the work for this amount, consequently donating $41,000 towards the project. , . . 9� ���� The project oflicially started on April 24, 1996, two months later than projected in the original grant. Four primary coordinators and a director have been hired, and youth have been interviewed and recruited. Job duties and responsibilities have been defined, budget and time lines refined, and the initial POM training has taken place. At this time,pertinent information has been collected, the curriculum has been outlined and is in the process of being written. Stories have been obtained and scripts for the video production are also in the process of being written. Filming is scheduled to take place in July and August. Exercises and role play scenarios will be refined. With the opportunity to have the funding extending over an additional year, it is the intention of those on the project to have POM personnel train five additional adult and five additional teen instructors in three twenty-four hour intensive work shops. The four cunent project coordinators, and the five cunent police officers will also be trained at no additional cost. However,the training will most likely be held out of state, so there will be travel expenses. POM charges $500 for each of its three progressive courses. The POM contribution will be approximately$13,500. With this additional funding, Cops `N Kids will be able to put on three additional Cops `N Kids trainings, one for each school trimester, for the purpose of recruiting faculty as instructors and also to use classroom input to revise and refine the curriculum. Revision will include development of additional cumculum structured to fit the needs of the individual participating agencies, for example, two and three all day workshops during each semester of the high school, a week of the police academy, and two weeks of after school programs. The concept of Cops 'N Kids is premised on the Health Realization or Psychology of Mind (POlVn model, which is based on extensive psychological observations, research, and testing. Co-founder Roger Mills states: ". . . people's ability to understand and transcend negative circumstances is a natural outcome of a change in their level of security. When people feel more secure and their thinking quiets down, they are able to learn how to use their thinking processes in an increasingly healthy way. The goal of FOM is to assist people to realize their innate capacity to recognize the extent to which their own thoughts, taken more or less seriously, produce their experience of life moment to moment . POM teaches people two aspects of understanding the role thought creates in their experience of life: l. The relationship between ever-changing moods and the quality of thinking/experience in the moment; and 2. The unrecognized capacity of all people to find answers beyond their current knowledge base and memories by accessing a natural thinking process that provides insight, wisdom, common sense, and fresh ideas." Saint Paul Psychologist Joseph Bailey concurs: "In working with people who had a history of violence, we found that insecure thoughts from their past served as mental static, blocking their ability to think clearly and avoid lmee jerk reacfions. They had no idea that their thoughts were actually memories from the past returning to contaminate their present outlook . . . when people linked their own feelings of self-worth to their interactions with others, they were more likely to mistake their thinking for reality and act on thoughts that justified violent behavior . . . When people don't realize that they can rise . , g� `/d�,� above conditioned habits of thought to rely more on a wiser intelligence for feelings of self-worth, they tend to become enmeshed in thoughts that lead to hostility." POM is focused on the behavior's source, the quality of thinking and the understanding of how it creates the individual's personal reality. Mills adds that the POM model"operates on the assumption that a healthy, mature thought process exists as an innate potential in everyone." It is revolutionary in nature because it asserts that one's own personal reality is created internally and not externally as proposed by numerous psychological theories. Psychology of Mind (PO1Vn is a new paradigm in the mental health field because it focuses on teaching healthy psychological functioning rather than on treating illness or solving problems. Further evidence of his innovative psychological approach to social problems is the following: "Over the past 20 years, POM theorists and therapists have observed that: ► The capacity for healthy psychological functioning (i.e. mental health) is innate to and always available to everyone regardless of circumstances or presenting symptoms. ► People can learn to realize healthy psychological functioning and recognize early when they are using their own thinking against themselves. ► People can self-correct,that is they can see how to rely on their own resiliency to ride through the ups and downs in their thinking." Doctor Mills goes on to say "through the recognition of moment-to-moment thought as the source of human feelings and behavior, people are able increasingly to function from a calmer, more resilient perspective that provides: ■ Greater flexibility, satisfaction and ease in communications with family members and business associates. ■ Increasing levels of personal effectiveness in the face of pressures or problems at home and at work- the ability to keep one's bearings regardless of circumstances. ■ Access to a thinking process that provides more creativity, insight and common sense in everyday life. ■ More contentment, ease,joy and gratitude day-to-day. ■ Warmer, more fulfilling relationships with family and friends. ■ The psychological resources to resolve past traumas and troublesome memories in order to enjoy peace of mind in the present." To date, most participants of the Cops 'N Kids program have received twelve hours of introductory training in POM from Psychologist Joseph Bailey and Social Worker Mavis Karn. Officer Edward Lemon has received an additional six hours of instruction from POM co-founder Roger Mills, and a twenty-four hour core concepts course from Leslie and Joseph Bailey. Officer Lemon, after attending the core concepts course, stated, "before the core concepts course I mistakenly thought that I understood the POM model, I didn't. After the course, my understanding of life deepened dramatically. I not only gained immeasurable respect and humility for my own value and potential, but for all others as well. As a theology major I can't tell you how dramatically this affected my comprehension of religious doctrine and the wisdom of the ages. I discovered the source of a wisdom within myself and then understood where my doubts and insecurities emanated from. I continue to have insights into how my thoughts create my perception of reality, and how . 9�-/��3 Primary to the POM approach is the `health of the helper". According to the Health Realization/Community Empowerment Primer, "one of the most important factors in the ability to help others is focusing on the health of the helper. . .Our own well being makes it possible to teach. The more deeply we experience our own health, the more real it is to us. The more real it is to us, the more easily we can explain it to others." (page 29) As mentioned above, the next phase which would take place in 1997 would be to train instructors and initial participants of Cops "N Kids in three twenty-four hour workshops in POM. . . 9� /��� FORM 4 WORK PLAN OBJECTIVE: OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Have 5 teenage and 5 adult instructors of the Cops"N Kids curriculum, the four project coordinators, and five police ofFcers No. 1 �eceive intense training in the principles and application of Health Realization/Psychology of Mind. STRATEGIES(steps,activities,tasks to achieve Number of Participants Time Person objective) and frequency of activity Frame Responsible 1. Schedule fraining. 2 Upon Joe Bailey, award of Ed Lemon grant 2. Airange for transportation, lodging and food. 2 Upon Gina Zappa, award of Ed Lemon grant 3. Attend Health RealizatioNPOM workshops. 19 Pending Joe Bailey, A four(4)day workshop Kim White, once a month for a fotal of Ed Lemon three(3) [This form may be reproduced as needed-Total application should not exceed 20 pages] . � 9��-�d�3 FORM 4 WORK PLAN OBJECTIVE: OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Conduct three(3) Cops"n Kids wo�lcshops. No. 2 STRATEGIES(steps,activities,tasks to achieve Number of Participants Time Person objective) and frequency of activity Frame Responsible 1. Conduct firsf woilcshop. 30 students, 3 instructors, 7 April 1- Kim White- monitors 30, 1997 Colbert Ann Olsen, Dudley Voigt, and instructors to be assigned 2. Conduct second woiicshop. 30 police recruits, 3 Aug 1- Kim White- instructors, 7 monitors 31, 1997 Colbert, Harm Modder, and instn�ctors to be assigned 3. Conduct thiN wo►icshop 15 students, 15 police Oct 1- Kim White- officers, 4 instructors, 6 31, 1997 Colberf, Paul monitors Harper, and instroctors to be assigned [This form may be reproduced as needed -Total application should not exceed 20 pagesJ . � . q�����3 FORM 4 WORK PLAN OBJECTIVE: OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Revision of Cops'N Kids curriculum No. 3 STRATEGIES(steps,activities,tasks to achieve Number of Participants Time Person objective) and frequency of activity Frame Responsible 1. Conduct Brst revision from feedback of first 10 instn�ctors, 4 May 1- Kim White- workshop participants. coordinators, 4 police July 30, Colbe�t officers 1997 Paul Haiper 2. Conduct second nevision from feedback of 10 instnictors, 4 Sept 1- Kim White- second workshop participants. coorriinators, 4 police Oct 31, Col6ert officers 1997 Haim Modder 3. Conduct third and fina/revision from feedback of 10 instructors, 4 Nov 1- Kim White- third workshop participants. coordinators, 4 police Dec 20, Colberf, officers 1997 Ed Lemon 4. Finished product. Dec 31, 1997 (This form may be reproduced as needed- Tota/application should not exceed 20 pages] . � , 7CP`(��� FORM 7 PROJECT BUDGET REQUEST N match!s required,detall in the Budget Overvlew(Form 8). /f a 2-year project provide a 2-year budget BUDGET PER/OD: Jan. 1, 1997 to Dec. 31, 1997 SALARY(itemize) Name Position F.T.E. X Annual Salary X Length of Project = TOTAL 2 Police Officer for a total of 50 hours at approximately$30.00 an hour=$1,500 FRINGE(itemize) TOTAL SALARY&FRINGE.• $ 1,500 CONTRACTED SERVICES(itemize) 4 coordinators for completion of project $1,250 each=$5,000 5 teen instructors$ 750 each =$3,750 TOTAL: $ 8,750 EMPLOYEE IN-STATE TRAVEL(mi/eage may not exceed.27 cents per mile) TOTAL: $ 0 SUPPLIES(itemize) Assorted clerical and instructional supplies pens, notebooks, transparencies, large paper, etc. TOTAL: $ 1,000 PHONE/POSTAGE(itemize) TOTAL: $ 200 PR1NT/COPY(itemize) Revison of lesson plan, handouts, exercises, notes, advertisemnet, flyers, brochure, etc. TOTAL: $2,000 EQU/PMENT(itemize) TOTAL: OTHER EXPENSES, i.e., renf, client transportafion, etc. (itemize) Screening event: food, decorations and rental TRAINING: 3 progressive courses in Health Realization/POM TOTAL: $24,250 GRAND TOTAL FOR THIS FUND CA TEGORY $37,700 ; . . . � �9�6 /�� FORM 8 BUDGET OVERVIEW (narrative) With the money awarded through next years grant it is our intention to have Health Realization personnel train five adult and �ve teen instructors, the four(4) project coordinators, and five(5) police officers in three(3) finrenty-four(24) hour intensive work shops. As mentioned previously in the project narrative, a deep understanding of the principles and application of Health Realization is critical to the modeling and teaching of the curriculum. Three(3) additional Cops `N Kids training, one for each trimester, will be held for the express purpose of revising and refining the curriculum. The four coardinators and two primary police officers will complete the revisions based on the input of instructors and students of the curriculum. They have agreed to continue donating a majority of the time needed to meet the objectives of the project. Psychologist Joseph Bailey will continue to � donate the majority of his time as a consultant and trainer of Health Realization.