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08-1177Council File # Green Sheet # Presented By: Referred To: RESOLUTION � SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA tia � i�� 3060076 // 1 VJHEREAS, the Ciry Council authorized the C�ty of Samt Paul, Pohce Department to enter mto the First Light Accountabilit} 2 Response and Enforcement (FI.ARE) grant from the U.S. Department of Just�ce on November 9, 2005, (#OS-1035, 3 Attachment #1); and 4 5 WHEREAS, the Ciry of Saint Paul, Pohce DepaRment, has been awarded a supptement to the previous award of $388,688 6 in the amount of $40Q000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Agamst Women (Attachment #2); and 7 8 WHEREAS, this grant provides the opportunity to develop and strengthen effectrve responses to v�olence against women, 9 encourage commumties to treat domestic violence, sexual assault, dahng violence and stalk�ng as se�ious crimes by 10 strengthening the crimmal �ustice responses to these cnmes and by promotmg a coordinated communrty response; and 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 WHEREAS, the City of Samt Paul, Police Department has accepted this grant; and V✓HEREAS, the budget spending authority is sufficient for 2008; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that councd accepts Ihis grant and authonzes the City of Saint Paul to enter mto, and Chief 7ohn Hattinb on to implement the attached agreement w�1h the Umted Slates Depanment of Just�ce; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council aecepts thts grant and authonzes Chief John Hamngton to admimster the grant. Abserrt By: Adopted by Council:Date: ��/Jj jjJ� Adoption Certf£ied by Council Secretary: i $Y� � l//'i Approved b•, ay r: ate: « r`� U� By: by Department of: 2008 FLARE Supplement Grant Accept antl Financmgx{5 C� � Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet � W' � 1�� DepartmenUoffice/council: � Date �nitiated: � � P p -Po�,�D��„e�� 29-SEP_o$ Green Shee NO: 3060076 Contact Person & Phone: Chief John Hartington . 266-5588 _', Must Be on Council Agenda by (Date): , Doc. Type: RESOLUTION i, E-Document Required: Y Document Contact: Evette Scarver Oepartment � SentTo Person InitiaU�ate �� 0 Police D�artment___ Police Department _' _ __ 1 Police Department_ _ Police Department _ _ 2 Citv Attornev _ _ _ _ __ City Attornev � ✓ _ 3 Financial Services � Director, FSO 4 Mavor'sOftice Mayor 5 Council _ --'-_-'- -_� '_ CouncJ J _"__ ', 6 Cilv Clerk � ' __ _. _ _ __ _6ty Attomev __ ' � Assign Number For Routing Order ContaCt PhOne' 266-5541 j �, � �police Departm . _ ___ _ Police Deoartment �� Total # of Signatur¢ Page (Clip All Locations for Signature) � �— _ ._ —�—___ _ _—. . '_— —__-� � Action Requested: i i Signatures on the attached council resolution authorizing the City of Saint Paul to accept an additio�al $40Q000 from the U.S. �'� � Deparhnent of Justice, Office on Violence Against Womem , �� -- --�_�._—_ --'-- �----------___---------- -- ----..-- '� Recommendatioos Approve (A) or Reject (RJ , Personal Service Contrac4s Must Mswer the Following Questions: Planning Commission �; �'�� t Has this person/firm ever worked under a contrect for this department� GIB Committee '� Yes No I Civil Service Commission �I 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee? � Yes No �l �. 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any I current city employee? _ � � Yes No ''� Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet I The City of Samt Paul, Police D partment h has N ecei �� I Initiatin Problem, 4ssues, Opportuni Where, Why): ved an addrtion $400,000 for the First Light Accountability Response and I Enforcement (FLARE) grant. Authorizat�on is needed to use the funds. I 'r - � ---- �---------- --- --� ----- --- -- - Advantages IfApproved: The FLARE grant provides funding to assist women of v�olent crimes. I DisadvantageslfApproved: None. � �_—_._—'_---_--_—_.'"'___ __. — .. _- _ _"_ __ — _—' __- _' _ _._ Disad�antages If Not Approved: I Lost opporh;niry to use gran[ fu�ds to assist women of violent crimes ---- -- Totai Amount of ------- �--- �-- -�--- � - -...- � --- -- --� • Transaction: $400,000.00 CostlRevenue Budgeted: �, Funding Source: 436 Activity Number. 34166 Fi nancia l Information: (Explain) - Jy ...... ,r.. �� - �C�� - —i, r'�: '-- - �^ -- -�G i'�^a,'� j �} a �, : v,� _,_x .. G ul� ��"� 1�V� _--- � � September 29, 2008 1:45 PM Page 1 ��I I�� DepartmentofJusrice Office of Jusrice Progrdms Office for Civil Righu � h'ug�on, D.C. 2053! August 25, 2005 T6e Honora'vle Randy Kelly City of Saznt Paul IS W Kellogg Blvd Saint Paul, MN 55102 Dear Mayor Kelly: Congratutations on your recent award In establisting financ�ai assistance programs, Congxess linked the receipt of Federnt £unding to compliance with Fedenl civil righb taws. The Of6ce for Civil Rights (OCR), Of�ce of Iustice Progtarns (OIP), U.S. Department of Jusrice is tesponsible for ensuring tk�at recip�ents of &nanc�al aid firom OJP, its component offices and bureaus, the Office o¢ Violence Against Women (OV WJ, and the O�ce of CommuniTy Onented Policmg Sernces (COPS) comply vnth applicable Federal crv�i ngLts statutes and regulahons. We at OCR are ava�lable to help you and your organirenon meet the civii nghts requiremenis that come wrth Justice Depazhnent funding. As you know, Federal laws pmhibit recipienis of 5uancial assistance from discrimmanng on the basis of rnce, color, natlonai origiq religion, sex, or disability m fundeA programs or acrivi4es, not onty in respect W employment ptacnces but also 'vt the delivery of services or benefits. Federnl law also prolvbits funded pmgrams or acnvities from disciiminating on the basis of age in Ihe delivery of services or benefits. In addition to these genetal prohibilions, yois orgmizatio¢, which is a recipien[ of financ�al ass�stance subjecC to tlte nondiscrimma4on provisions of the Ommbus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (Safe Streets Act) of 1968, 42 U.S.G § 3789d(c), must meet two additional requirements:(I) cmnptying with Federel regulatlous pertaioing to the development of an Equai Employment Opportunity Plm (EEOP}, 28 C.F.R. § 42301- 308, and (2) submitling to OCR Findings of Discrimmafion (sce 28 C.FR. §§ 42.1A5(5) or 31.202(5)). Complying with the EEOP Requirement In accordance with Federal regulations, and Assurance No. 6 in the Standazd Assurances, yrn¢ orgmization must comply with dte following EEOP reporting requitements: If yow organvation has received an award for $SOO,OOQ or more and has 50 or more empioyees (counMg both full- and part-time employees but excludiog political appointees), then it has to prepare an EEOP and submit it to OCR for mview within 60 days firom the daTe of this letter. For assistance ia developing an EEOP, please consult OCR's website at htlp;//www.o�p.usdq.gov/ocr/. You may also cequest techmcal assistance from an EEOP specialist az OCR by dialing (202) 616-3208. If your organization cecerved an awazd between $25,000 and $SOQ000 and has 50 or more employees, yow organization stlll has to prepare an EEOP, but it dces not have submrt The EEOP W OCR for review. Instead, your orgamzarion has to maintain the EEOP on file aud make it avaitable for review on request. In addition, your organiaation has to complete Section B of the enc(osed Ceitificatlon Fotm and retum it to OCR If yow organization received an award foz less Wan $25,000; or if your orgaoiaation has tess than 50 emptoyees, regardless of the aznount of the awazd; or if yow organvahon is a medical ins4Ntlon, educational wstimtiou, nonprofit organizarion or Indian tribe, then your ocgani�ation is exempt &om the EEOP requirement. However, yow orgazuzarion must complete Section A of the enclosed Certification Fo�m and renun it to OCR. b��7 Submrttlng Findjngg of �i�++mingtion In [he event a F�lecat or State court or Federdl or Stare adminis�ve agency makes an adve�se 5nding of di�=*�^�^=^on against your organi�rion after a dve process heaziag, on the ground of rece, color, celigioq nationa( ori�n, Or sex, youc ocganiution must submit a c�y of the finding ta OCR for revieu+. Aroviding Services to Limited Eaglish ProSciency (LEP) Iadividnais In accordance with mcent Depazhnent of Justice Guidance pertaining to Titte VII of the Civil Rights pct of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d �nients oFFederallinavciat ySSis[ance must plce reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to the�r progams and aclivities for pe}soas wifL limrted English proficiency (LEP). For mom mfoimanon on the civil rights responsibilities that recipients have in nro�iding language services to LEP individuats, please see the websrte �vww.lep.gov. Ensuring the Compliaace of Sabrecipienm If your organization makec subawards to other agencies, you are respons�ble for assuring Ihat subrecipieu[s also comply with all ofthe app7icab�e Federnl civil righk taws, including the requirements per[aining to developing aad submitting an EEOP, tepordng Findings of Discriminatioq and providing language urvices tn LEP pe�sons. SFZte agencies daat make subawards must have m place sianderd gant assutactces a¢d review procedures W demonstrate that Yney aze effecGVely monitonng the civii rig6is compliance of subrecipienis. Enforcing Civil Rights Laws All tecipients of Federei financiaf assistance, regazdless of the particutar fiwding source, t0e amount oFt6e gant awazd, or the rmmber of employees in [he workface, ate subject to the prohibitions against unlawful discaminanon. .4ccordingly, OCR investigates recipients that aze the subject of discriminfltion complaints from boN individuals and groups. In addilion, based on reg�ilatory cri[eria, OCR selectc a aumber of recipienis each yeaz for compliance reviews, audits that require recipients to sulm�it data showing that they aze providing services equ�tably to atl segnents of theu selvice populatlon and that thes employment practices meet equal emptoymecstopportunity stsndazds. Ensaring Equal 17eatment for Faith-Bssed Orgenizat(ons . The Departcuent oFlumce has published a regukazion specificalty per�ining ro the funding of faith-based orgzniaations. In genaal, the reguiation, 28 C.F.R part 38, requ'ves Sffite Adtmnisteriug Agencies to treaz tl�ese organ�aatlons the same as any o[her applicant or recipient, "fhe reguladon proLibits Stau Administering Agencies from makcing award or gant administrapon decisions on the basis of au organi�aUOn's celi�ous charecter or affi(iahon, reli�ous name, or the religious compositlon of its board of directoas. The reguiauon atso pro6ibrts 6ith-6ased ocgani7afions from using direct 5aancial assissance from the Departrnent of 7usGCe to fund inherently religious activities, White faith-based organizatlons can engage m non-funded inherendy celigious activities, they must be heid sepazately &om the Departtuent of 7uavice fimded progam, and customets or beneficiaries ca�ot be compelled to pazticipate in t6em. The Equai Treahnent Regulation also makes clear tttat organizations participating in progams directty funded by the Department of lushce are noi pemutted to discriminate in the proviston of secvices on the basis o'F a beneficiary's Leligion. For more mfotmation on the regu(ation, please see OCR's website at httpJ/www.ojp.usdoj,gov/ocdetfbo.hhn. d8�(l�� State Administe:ing Agencies and Caiffi-based oxgani�ations should aiso nore that t6e Safe Streeu Ac[, as amended; ihe Victims of Crime AcC u amended; and the Juvemie Justice and Delinquency Pievenrion Acc, as amended, coniain prombi�ons against discriIIUnation on the 6asis of religion in employment These emnloyment �nvisions have been specifically incocporued into 28 C.F.R Part 38.1(� and 382( fl. Consequentiy, in many cucumstances, it would be�mpemussible for fait6-based orgamurions seeking or mcerving fuuding auChorized by these staNies to have policies or pracrices thaT coadilioa hixing and oihcr employmen[-celated decisions on the ceiigion of aopiicants or empioyees. Progrunc subject to shese nondiscriminahon orovssions may be found on OCR's websi[e at httoJ/ww�v.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr/. Questions about the regu.iazion or the statutes thaz pmhib�t discriminanon in e¢m(oymertt may be directed ro this Office. If we can assist you in any way in fulfilling your civil aghis responsibilities as a recinient of Fedetal Tunding, please call OCR at (202) 307-0690 or visit our website az http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr/. Sincejely, 7n�--/ a. �--- Michael L. AIsWn Di[ecWr cc: Grent Manager Financial Analyst ��« Department of 3nstice Office of Iuscice Progrnms O�ce of Compholler Wasningtoq D.C. 20S1 August 25, 2005 The Honorable Randy Kelly City oFSaint Paut 15 W. Kellov.,,g Blvd Saint Paul, MN 55102 Refuence Grant Numher. 240S-WE-AX-OpS4 Dear Mayor Kelly: I am pleased to info[m you thaz my office has approved the followmg budget categories for the aforemenUOned gran[ award in the ca5t categories identifiedbeiow: Cazegory Peisonnel Fringe Benefits Tmvel Equipment Supplies Cousttuction Contractnal Other Total DirecC Cost Sndirect Cost Total Project Cost Federai Funds Appmved: Non-Fedexal Shaze: Budget $86,140 $30,708 $I5,000 $5,375 $7,784 $0 $230,161 579,520 $388,688 $0 $388,688 $388,6B8 $0 Ptogram Income: �p �/ �� tf you have questioas iegarding this award, please contact - Program Questions, Karen A. Ioyce-McMahon, Progam Ma,�aoa az(202) 353�331; and - Finzncial Quesrions, the Office of ffie Comperoltey Customer Seevice Cearer(CSC) az(800) 458-0786, or you may conract the CSC at ask.oc(ahudoj.gov. Con2}atiilations, and we look forwazd to wocking with yoa Sincere:y, ��: / �� Cynthia 1. Schwimer Comptroiler ��I�� Depaztruent of Justice I I ( � Office on Viotence Agass�.t Womea PAGE 1 OF 4 Office on Violence Against Grant a b> Women � i I � �.REC]PIENTNAMEANDADDRESSQnclvdingZipCotle) 4.AWARDNl1MBER zW5-wEAX-0054 Ciry of$amt Paul IS W Ketlogg Blvd 5. PROIECL PERIOD: FROM 07/012005 TO ON30Q007 Sainc Pmt, MN 551@ BUDGEfPERIOD:FROM 0'//0172005 TO 0�0/200] 6.AWARDDATE 0&252005 '] pC[70N IA GRANTEE IR$/VENDOR N0. $, SUPPLEbIENT1VUMHER Inaal 476q15521 pp 9.PREVIOUSAWAIiDAMOUNT $0 3 PROIECT TiTLE �O. AMOONT OF TH1S AWARD $ 368,688 Fi�st Light Accounfab�liry, Ra7ronse antl Enforcement 1 L TOTAL A WARD $ 388,688 12. SPECIAL CONDIT[ONS YHE AeOVE GRAM PROJECT IS APPRO`�ED SUBIECT 70 SUCH CONDI7[ONS OR LIMITATIONS AS ARE SET FOR7H ON THE ATI'ACHED PAGE(S). 13. S7ATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR GRAM This pm�ect is supponed under 42 U.S.C. 3996hh - 3]96M4 (OV W- Anest) IS METHODOFPAYMENT PAPRS - AGENCYAPPROVAL - - GRANTEEACCEPIANCE � Ib. TYPED NAME AND TTIZE OF APPROVING OFfTCIAI, 18. TYPHD NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GRANTEE OFf]CIAL D�ane M. SWart Nandy Kelly� Drtecmr, Office on V�olwceAgvuet Womeu �"� i /]' L� ' 17.SIGNA'f[JREOFAPPROVINGOFf7CL4L I G'TUftE0FAU7HORI CRIEMOF ]AL 19A ATE �� . �� ` I 3` lG "x.CR.��'P� Cr�4:�. w � " L AGENCY USE O:JLY 20. ACCOU�i'17NG CLASSIFlCAT[ON CODES ZI. W405D00060 FfSCAL FUND HUII. DN. YEAR CODE ACL. OFC. R6G. SUB. POMS AMOUNT X A W4 29 00 00 385688 O]P F�AM4WW2 (REY. 5-3'p PREYIOUS EDICIONS ARE OBSOLE'LE. O7P FORM 4000f2 (REV.48$) ag-il�� w = „�,; "' 17eoazane�t oelusace Office oa Violence Against Women PA03ECT VUMBER 2005-VI�AX-0p54 AWARD CONTINUAT'ION SFIEET Grant AWAADDAl'E 08?S/2005 SPECIAL CONDl770NS PAGE 2 OF 0. l. 1'he recipient agrees to coaiply w{� �e {��y� yad adminishative requuemenu set forth m ihe cuaent edition of fhe Office of Sustice Progams (OIP) Financial Guide. 2. The recipient acknowledges tUat failure [o submi[ an acceptable Equal Employment Opportumty Plan (if rec�pient is required to submit one pursuant to 28 C.F.R. Secrion 42.302), that is approved by ihe Office for Civil Rights, is a violation of irs Certified Assurences and may xesult m suspensioo or trnninatio¢ of funding, until such ume as Ne recipient is in compliance. 3. The rec�pient agrees to comply with the organiaational audit requirements of OMB Circulaz A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organ�2ations, as 6uther descnbed in the current edition of the QIP Financial Guide, Chapter 19. 4. Rec�pient undecstands ynd agrees that i[ canno[ use any federnl funds, either direcdy or ind'veclly, in support of the enachnent, repeat, modification or adopuon of any law, regulation or policy, at any Ievel of govemment without the express pnor wriuen appmval of OV W. 5. The giantee agees to comply vrith the applicable reqnirements of 28 C.F.R. Part 38, the Departmrnt of 7usrice regulation goveming "Equal Tcealment for Faith Based Organvations" (the "Equa! Treatrnent Regulatlon"). The Equal Treatrnent AegulaUOn provides in pazt that Departmrnt oFJusnce �ant awards of direct funding may uot be used to fitnd any inttarentty religious activities, such as worship, religious mshuclion, or proselytizahon. Recipien[s of direct gants may s411 engage in inherendy reli�ous acavitles, but sucb acRv�tles must be sepazate in tlme or place from the Deparhnent of Iustice fundyd pmg�anm, aad participation in such aclivities by individuals receiving services Gom the grantee or a su6-gantee mus[ be voluntazy. The Equal "Creahnent RegulaROn also makes clear that orgnniTations parCic�pating m pro�ams direcy(y {��by the Depariment of Iustice are »ot pecmitted to discnminate in the provision of sernces on the basis of a beneficiary's religion. 6. The Director of OV W, upon a 5nding tha[ there has been substantial failure by the grantee to comp(y with applica6le laws, regulations, and/or the trnns and condirions of the gcant or coopemlive agreemeay will terminate or suspend untll the Director is satisfied that them is no longer such failm'e, all or part of the gmnt or cooperative ageement, iu accordance with the provisions of seclions 802 and 803 of tltle I of t6e Omnibus Crime Contrnl and Safe Streecs Act and 28 CFR Part I8, as applicable mutaris mutandis. 7. The gantee a�'ees to comply with all relevant sYatutory and regulatory iequirements including, but not Iimited to, [he V iolence Agazust Women Act of 1994, P. L. 103-322, the Violeace AP Women Act of 20��, P. L. 106-386, and the Ommbus Crime Contro( and Safe Streets Act, 42 U.S.0 371 ] et seq. 8. The �antee agrees to submit quarterly financial reporrs on Standard Form 269A. 7Lese repom will be submitted vnthin 45 days after the end of the calendar quarter, and a final report is due 120 days following the rnd of the awazd period The reports should be submitted ro the Office of Jus[ice Progi�ams Office of the Comptroller, Atm: Controi Desk, Roam 5303, 810'/th Streek NV✓, R'asbington, DC 20531, or online via the Intemet at <https://gants.qp.usdoj.gov>. 9. Under the Govemment Performance and Results Ac[ (GPRA) and VAWA 2000, gantees are required to colleet and maintam data that measure the effectiveness of their granFfiwded acrivilies. Accordingly, the grantee agees to suMnit semi-annuai eiectronic progmss reports on prugrnm activities and progmm effecriveness measures. Infomiatlon that grantees must collect under GPRA and VAWA 2000 inctudes, but is not limi[ed to: 1) n�ber of pecsons served; 2) numbez of persons seekivg services who could not be served; 3) n�ber and pezcwTage of azrests relarive [o the number of police ce�wnses tu 3omestic vioSwce incidents; 4) numbei of protecbon ordexs issued, and 5) m�mbez oF vicrim advocates suppmted by gant funding. OlP FORM 40002 (1LEV. 488) \ � �-� l�- o8�rl�� Depaxffient oFJustice _ Office on Violence A�airttt woraen n r PROIECINtJtriBER 2005-WE-AX-0056 AWARD CONTINUATION SHEET Grant AWARDDATE OS/25l2005 PAGE 3 OF 4 SPECIAL CONDf770NS 10. The gantee agees to submit semiaonual progess reporls iLat describe project activities during the reporting period. Progress repons must be svbmitted w�thin 30 days after the end of the repomng periods, wluch are January 1-Iune 30 and Iuty l- Decembec 31 foc the dumbon of tfie awacd FuRsse awards may be vnthheld �f progress reports are delinquent. Begnning i� 2004, �antees are iequired tp submit this infolmation ontine, through the Grants Management System (GMS), on tlte new semi-annual progress repoR for the relevant 0�1W gant programs. 11. A final report, which provides a summazy of progiess towazd achieving the goais and objectives of the award, signiftcant results, and any products developed under the awan3, is due 120 days after the end of the awazd Future awazds may be withheld if tfie final report is delinquent The Finai Progess Report should be submitted thcough the Office of Sushce Programs Grsnis Martagement System vntU the Report Type indicated u"Final". IZ. The grantee agrees that grant funds wili not support activines t6a[ may compmmise v�cdm safety, such as: pre-trial divecsion progcazns or the placement of oBendeis chazged with ccimes oFdomesbc violexe in snch progams; mediaUOn, couples counseling, family counseling or any other manner ofjoint victimoffender counseling; mandaiory counseling for victims of domesric violence; forcing ihe victrms to testlfy agawst the'u abusezs; or the placement of perpenatots of domestic violence in anger management progcams. 13. The g[antee agrees tfia[ batterer intervention progmms suppoRed unth grant funds must be part of a range of graduated sanctions that use the coercive power of the criminat justice system m hold battelers accountable for the's criminal actions and heip keep victims safe. Programs that focu5 on anger management fot batzerecs or couples' counseiing may not be supyorted with gan[ funds. l4. The gtantee agcees to submit one copy of all ceports and pcoposed publications £undedby this agceemenf not less than twenty (20) days prior to public release, pubticatioq or diatribution for OV W ceview. I5. All materials and pubiications (wriUen, visuat, or sound) tesulting from awazd activities shall contain the follovnng statements: "This project was supported by Grant No. awazded by the Office on Violence A ;`t Women, U.S. Department of Juslice. The opwions, &ndiags, conclusions, and recommendations eacpressed in this pubticat�on/program/e�ibidon are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Departrneut of Iusrice, Office on Violence Against Women. 16. The grantee agrees to atlocate project funds as desiguated by the Office on Violence Agaiast Women for allowable cosffi Co pu'ticipate in OVN'-spousoted technical assisiance. Funds designated for OV W-sponsored technical assistance may not be used for any other puryose without prior approval of OV W. 'Cechnical assvstance includes, but is not limited to, peer-to-peer consultations, focus groups, mentoring srte visiis, conferences and workshops conducted by OV W{lesignated techmcai usistance provideis or OV Wdesignated consultants and conhactors. 17. The grantee will pmvide the Office on Violence Against Women (OVI� with the agenda for any hainmg semmaxs, workshops, or conferences not sponsored by O�l' that project staff propose to attend using gtant funds. The g�antee must receive prior appcoval Som OV W be£ore using OV W gant funds to anend any trainwg, workshops, or conferences not sponsored by OV W. To request approval, grmtees must submit a letter of request to OV4V with a copy of the event's brochure, curriculum and/or agenda, a descriprion of t6e hosts or Uai�ners, and an estimated breakdovm of costs. 'Che letter of request should be submitted to OV W not less than 20 days before registratlon for the event is due. Approvai to attend non-0V W sponsored prog�ams will be given on a case by case basis. 18. Approvat of tl�is award does not indicate approval of any consultant rate in �cess of $450 per day. A detailed - juslification must be submitted to and approved by t6e OV W D'uector prior Co obiigation or eacpendiNm of such funds. 03P FORM 4000f2 (REV.488) � � I ; t�� 0�� i I�� Departmencotlusece Office on Vioience Against w�� PROJECT�iJMBER 2005-W�Ax{p54 AWARD CONTINUATION SHEET Grant AWARDDATE 06252005 SPECIAG CONDITIONS PAGE 4 OF 4 19. The �antee agees not to use grant funds to pronde dicect services to chil�en and/or services addressi¢g civld malheatraent, except where such services aze an anciilary part of providing services to victims of domutic violence, such u providing chiid care services while ihe victim receives services, 20. As a first time grant recipient, tk�e gcan[ee a�ees tq send its project coordinaWr to an OV W teclwical assistance new g`aotee orientation seminaz. Additionally, iFthere �s a change in [he projea coordina[or during the gmnt penod, the graniee agrees to send the new projea coordinazor, cegazdless of prior expenence w�th this or any other fedenl gant, to an OV W technical assistance new gantee orientadon seminaz. O1P FORM 60002 (REV. 488) � f �� D�6� I I'►'� ��.� k��y -�„ Memorandum To: Official Grant Flle Department of Jnstice O�ce on Violersce Against Women Wash'vegron. D.C. 20531 From: Sybil N. Bazksdale, Envitonmental Cooidinator Subject: Categorical Exclusion for City of Saint Paul The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Progratn (Aaest) implements cettain provisions of the Violence Against Women Act, which was enacted in September 1994 as Title N of ffie Violent Crime Control and Iaw Enforcement Act of 1994 and reauthorized in the Violence Against Women Act of 2000. The pmgram enhances victim safety and offender accountability in cases of domesric violence and dating violence by enwvraging jurisdicrions to implement mandatory and pro-arrest policies as an effective domesric violence intervention that is part of a coordinated community response. An integral component of Arrest progrun initiatives is the crearion and enhancement of collaborafive partnerships benveen criminat justice agencies, victixn services providers, and communiry organizations which respond to domestic violence. None of the following activiries wiil be conducted either under the OV W federal action or a related th'ud party acrion: 1. New construction 2. Any renovarion or remodeling of a property either (a)listed on or eligible for listing on the Nationai Register of Historic Places or (b) located within a 100-yeaz floodplain. 3. A renovarion which will change the basic prior use of a facility or significantly change its size. 4. Research and technology whose anricipated and future applicarion could be expected to have an effect on the environment 5. Implementation of a program involving the use of chemicals. Consequently, the subject federal acfion meets OV W's criteria for a categorical exclusion as contained in paragraph 4.(b) of Appendix D to Part 61 of the Code of Federal Regularions. Addirionally, The proposed acrion is neither a phase nor a segment of a project which when viewed in its enrirety would not meet the criteria for a categoricai exclusion. o�� i�� n�,m� or7�v� � � GRANT MANAGER'S MEMORAi�TDUM, PT. I: a PROJECT SUMMARY � Office on Violence Against Grant I i °� Women i i PAOIECT Vi .MdEIt I I 2005-W&AX-0O54 PAGE 1 OF I � � I7us project is supported �mda 42 U.S.G 3796hh - 3796Lh� (OV W- Artert) � 1. STAFF CONTACT (Name & ulephove numbec) 2, pROIECT DIRECTOR (`IamF �� & relephone n�mber) Ka� A Ioyce-McMahoa Amy Brown (202) 353-4337 Reseazch And G+an¢ Manager 367 Gmve Sueet $amt PauI,NIN SSlOI-2295 (651) 2665507 3a T1TLE Of THE PflOGRAM 3b. POMS CODE (SEE INSTRUC710N3 Gianb to Encourage Artest Polic�es and Enforcemrnt of Pronccon Orders ON REVER$E) 4 TTLLE OF PAOJECC First Light, Accounmb�tity, Rwpoose avd Enforcemrnt 5. NAME 8c ADDRESS OF GRANTEE 6. YAME & ADRESS OF SUHGRANTEE Gry of Svn[ Pavl I S W. Kellogg Bivd Samt Paui, MN 55102 7. PAOGRAM PERIOD 8. BUDGET PERIOD FROM: 07Potl2WS TO: Obl30(209i FROM: 07(012905 TO: 06(30/2007 9.AMOl7NTOFAWARD ' lO.AATEOFAWARD S 388.6fi8 08/25/2005 l l. SECOND YEAR'S BUDGET 12. SECOND YEAR'S HUDGET AMOUNT 13.'CH1RD YEAR'S Bi3DGEL PERIOD 14 THIRD YEARS BUDGET AMOUNT 15. SIIMMARY DESCAIPTION OF PROlECf (See �nsmmtion on reverse) The Grnnrs to Encoumge Acrost pollcies and Finforcemem of Pmtxtion Ocdexs Pro@am (Artess) implemens cettan prov�sions of the Vioience Against Womm Act which was emcted iv Septemba 1994 as Title N ofthe Violent Crime Conaol mmd Law Evforcemmt Act of I994 avd ceauthorized in che Violence Against Women Act of 2900. 73e pmgcaen m6ancce ricem safety md offeo8er acco�rability in cazes of domesnc violence and dating riolence by mcoinagivgjurisdicnons ro implemem mandacury end pro-acast policies az an effecnve domestic v�alence intervennoa thaz u pazt of a comdinazed commuvity respovse. An inregial compovem ofAnest Progam �vria¢ves �s t6e ciration and enhancement ofcoliaboreave pazmaships between ccimm¢I justice agenmes, vicvm smices providecs, and comm�vury orgenizaao¢s which respoM ro domwnc violmce, wrr..a�.a»ww�iwv, oo� �x�- � �� Tee City af Saiat Pmmi vriR impleswc aprojectw my��.�� {y�. � y�e mves¢galian ofdomesnc notencc cases tluough tLe pmvision of immedi�ncreased intmrnrion m domesnc vioiwce crimw. ILu pio�ect �p�¢p� a collabvrevve effort bemee¢ the SC PaW Police Drya[unen; the City Attomey's OfSce, Ramsey Cpmiy qyrpip�.� p�� Y Cowty Commimity Coxmchws, ihe non-pIO£f, von- govemmmial victim urvice PronderSainc Pwl Domatic Ab�e ln[exvevnov PmJaS �d the faiih-basa3 oxganvatiov ISAIAH. i7ssnugi rhvs nitial awexd, N¢ pmj¢ccwill: 7) rmpmve Yne p`psec�on of domemc abuu and reiated mmes wlule euswivg increased vsnm safery.2) conduct a domestic nolmce safery avd accowrebilitq �dit avd 3) eavue wvtinuing commivam[ m systans c}�Be resuivn%trom rhe safery audic CA/!�'CF �� (�� "' DepartrnentofJustice ( � Office on Violence Against Women � Office on Violence Against Grant P^ce i oF a ; , �_ .✓ Women I.RECIPIENfNAHEANDADD2ESS(IncludingZipCode) 6AWARDNl3MBER 20�S-WE-ty,-0pS4 Gry ofSaint Paul 15 W. Kellogg Blvd 5. PROJECi PERIOD: FROM 07/OI2005 TO 0 9/3 02 0 1 0 Smnt Paul, MN 55102 BUDGETPERIOD�FROM 09/OI/2W5 TO 09/30/2010 6.AWARDDATE 09/032�08 ] AC7'ION IA GRANTF,EIRSNENDOR NO 8$UPPLEMENTNUMBER Supplemcnral 416005521 01 9 PftEV10U$AWARDAMOUNT S38$688 3 PROJECTT[TLE IO,AMOONTOFTHISAWAAD $40Q000 ThcFLARbUPProgam 11. TOTAL A WARD $ 788,688 12 SPECIALCONDITTONS THE ABOVB GRAM PROIECT IS APPROVED SUBJECT TO SUCH CONDI"fiONS OR LIMRATIONS AS ARE SET FORTH ON THE A'RACHEp PAGB(S) 13 STATUTORY AUTHORITY POR GRANT Th�s pro�cct is supporccd undcr 42 U.S C. 3'l96hh - 3796hh-4 (OV W- Artest) I5. METHOD OF PAYMEM PAPRS - AGENCY APPROVAL - GRAMEE ACCEPTANCE I6.TYPEDNAMEANOTITLEOFAPPROVINGOFFtC1Al, ISTYPEDNAMEANDTST[,£OFAUTHORIZEDGRANTEEOFFICIAL Qndy Dycr Chnstophcr B. Coleman Dimc[or, O�cc on V�alc��c A�einsl Women Meyor 17.5}GNANREOFAPPROVIN�OFFICUL 19 SIGNA AVCHORI RECIP M 19A DATE , y i I , ,� � j J „r'v'1�Y�`� 'r`�- % AGENCYUSEONLY 20. ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICAT[ON CODES 21. w408dW 145 FISCAL FUND BUD DIV YEAR CODE ACT OFC REQ SUS POMS AMOUNT X A W4 1 84 06 pppppp O1P FORM 40002 (REV 5-8]) PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE. O1P FORM 4000/2 (REV.4-88) �� f ! ,� DepartrnentofJustice Office on violence qgainst women AWARD CONTINUATION SHEET PAGE 2 OF 4 ' `'} Grant I PROIECTNU�IBER 2005-W�qX.pp54 AWARDDATE 09/032008 SPECIAL CONDlT/ONS I. The recipien[ ae ees to comply with the financial and administrative reqmrements set forth in the curtent edition of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Financial Guide. 2. The recipien[ acknowledges tk�a[ failwe ro submit an acceprable Equat Employment Opportunity plan (if recipient is required [o submit one puxsuant to 2$ GF.R. Secflo» 42302), that is approved by the Office for Civil Rights, is a violation of its Certified Assurances and may result in suspens�on or temu�ation of funding, until such time as the recipient is m compliance. 3. The recip�ent agrees to comply with ihe organizational audit requirements of OMB Circulaz A-133, Audits of States, Locat Governmen[s, and Non-Profit Orgamza4ons, as fwther described in the cu�rent edrtion of the OJP Financial Guide, Chapter 19. 4. Recipient understands and agrees Ihat it cannot use any federnl funds, either directly or mdirec[ly, in support of the enactment, repeal, modification or adoption of any law, reguiation or pohcy, at any level of govemment without f}ie express pnor wntten approval of O V W, in order to avoid violation of I8 USC § I9I3. The recipient may, however, use fedecal Funds to cotlaboraie with and provide inforsnation W Federal, State, local, hibal and temtodal public officials and agenc�es to develop and implement policies m reduce or eliminate domestic violence, da[ing violence, sexual zssault, and stalking (as those terms aze defined in 42 USC I3925(a)) when such coilabomtwn and provision of mformation �s consistent with the activities otherwise authonzed under this grant program. 5. The gran[ee agrees to comply witF� the applicable requirements of 28 C.F.R. Pazt 38, the Departrnent of Tustice regulahon governing "Equat Treatlnent for Faith Based Organiz�tlions" (the "Equal Treatrnent Regulauon"). The Equal Treatment Regularion pmvides in pazt that Deparhnent of 7ustice p�ant awards of direct funding may not be used to fund any inherently tefigious activifies, such as worship, religious insduct�on, or proselytization. Recipients of direct grarRS may s[ilI engage in i�herently religious ac[ivities, but such activiRes must be separa[e in 5me or place from the Departrnent of Justice funded program, and participapon in such achvities by individuals receivi�g services from [he gcantee or a s�b-grantee must be voluniary. The Equal Treatment Regulation also makes clear that orgamzations pazhcipating in programs directly funded by the Department of Justice aze not pertnrtted to discnmi�ate in the provision of sernces on Ihe basis of a beneficiary's religion. 6. 7'he Director of OV W, upon a finding that there has been substantial failure by the grantee to comply wi[h applicabte laws, regulations, anNor the terms and conditions of the gant or cooperanve agreement, will temiinate or suspend until the Director is satisfied that there is no bnger such failwe, all or part of [he grant or cooperative agreemeny in accordance with the provisioas of 28 CFR Part 18, u applicable mutatis ttrutandis. 7. The gran[ee agrees to comply with all relevant statutory and tegulazory requirements which may include, among other relevant authorities, the Violence Agamst Women Ac[ of 1994, p,L. 103322, the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, P.L. 106386, the Ommbus Crime Conhro( and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 42 U.S.0 3711 et seq., the Violence Against Women and Deparhnent of Justice Reauthori2ation Ac[ of 2005, P.L. ] 09-162, and OV W's imp(ementing regulahons a[ 28 CFR Part 90. 8. Under Ihe Govemment Perfomiance and Results Act (GPRA) and VA WA 200Q gran[ees are required to collect and mamtam data that measwe the effectiveness of their grant-funded activities. Accordingly, [he g�antee agrees to submit semi-annual electromc progress reports on prog�am activities and program effecti�eness measares Information Ihaz gantees must cotiect under GPRA and V AWA 2000 includes, but is not limited to: 1) number of persor�s served; 2) number of persons seeking services who cou(d not be served; 3) number and percentage of arrests relative to the number of police responses to domestic violence incidents; 4) number of protec6on orders issued; and 5) number of victim advocates supported by grant funding. � OJP FORM 4ppp/2 (REV 488) �,-11'l� Depar�ent of Jusece _ � Office on Violrnce Against Women � PROJECTNUMBER 2005-WE-AX-0054 AWARD CONTINUATION SHEET Cs['HRt AWARDDATE 09/0320pS SPEC7AL CONDIT/ONS PAGE 3 OF 4 9. The g�antee agrees tA su6mit seatiannual pcogccs5 repofts ihat describe projeci aMrviues during the reporiing period. Progess reports must be submi[[ed within 30 days after ihe end of the reporting periods, which are Tanuary 1-June 30 and luty I- December 3] for the durntion of the award Future awards may be withheld if progress reports are delinquen[. Glantees are required to submit this infoimatwn oniine, [hrough the Gxants Management SysTem (GMS), on the semi-annual progess report for the relevant O V W grant progmms. 10. A final repoR, which providu a sununary of progress towazd achieving fhe goals and objecnves of the awazd, significant results, and any products developed under the award, is due 90 days after the end of the award. The Final Progress Report should be submitted [o the Office on Violence Against Women ttuough the Grants Management System with the Report Type indicated as "Fi�ai". 11. The grantee agrees to submit one copy of all reports and proposed publications funded by this agreement not less than twenty (20) days pnor to public release, publication, or distnbu[ion for OV W review. 12 All materials and pubtications (wntten, visual, or sound) resuiting from award acdviries shail contain the following statements: "This projmt was supported by Grant No. awazded by the Office on Viotence Against Womeq U.S. Departrnent of Iustice. The opinions, findings, conctusions, and recommendations expressed in this publicafion/program/exhibifion are those of the au[hm(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the DeparVnent of Justice, O�ce on Violence Against Women. I3. Pursuant to 28 CFR §6634, the Office on Violence Against Women rese�ves a royalty$ee, no�ezclusive, and irtevocable Iicense to [eproduce, publish or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use, in whole or in part (including m the creation of derivative works), for Federal Govemment pu�poses. (a) any work [hat is subject to copyrigh[ and was developed under th�s award, subaward, contract or subconVact pursuant to th�s awazd; and (b) any work Ihat is subjec[ to copyright for which ownersh�p was purchased by a recip�enf, subrecipient or a contractor with suppoR unde� this award. In additioq the recipient (or subrecipien[, contractor or subconhactor) must obtam advance wntten approval from the Office on Violence Agauist Wumen progam managec assigned to this awazd, and mvst comply with atl wnditions speci6ed by the prograzn manager in connectlon with that approval before: 1) usi�g award funds to purchase ownership of, ot a license to use, a copynghted work; or 2) incorporating any copyrighted work, or poRion thereof, into a new work developed under lhis award. It is Ihe responsi6iliry of the recip�rnt (and of each subrecipient, conuac[or or subcontractor u appLcable) to ensure that th�s condihon is included in any subawazd, contract or subcontract under th�s award. 14. The grantee agrees that grant funds will �o[ support ac4vities that may compromise victim safety, such as: pre-dial diversion pro6�rams or the placement of offenders charged with crimes of domestic violence m such pmgrams; med�anon, couples cou�seling famdy wunseli�g or any other manner ofjoint victim-offender counseli�g; manda[ory counsehng for victims of domesnc violrnce; forcmg the victims to testify against [heir abusers, or the placement of pelpetrators of domestic violence in anger maoagement progrnms. 15. The grantee agrees to submit for OV W ieview and approval any anqcipateA addition of, removai of, or change in collaborahng par�er agencies or individuats who ate signatories of the Memorandum of Undetshnnding, and if applicable, the Intemal Memorandum of Agreement. �!� �� 03P FORM 4000R (REV 48g) i('f� Department of tus4ce Office on Violence Against Women �. ' a s PROIECTWMBER ?ppS-WE-AX-0054 AWARD CONTINUATION SHEET Grant AW ARD DATE 09/0>2008 SPECIAL CONDITIONS PAGE 4 OF 4 I6, ppproval of this award does wt indicate approval of any wnsultant nte m excess of $450 per day. A defailed jusqFicahon mus[be submittrd [o and approvedby the Office on Violrnce Against Wome� pnor W obligation or ezpenditure of such Cunds. 17. The gmntee agrees to allocate project Cunds as designated by the Office on Violence Against Wome� for allowable cosfs tn participate in OV W-sponsored (echnical assistance. Funds desig�ated for OV W-sponsored technical assista�ce may not be used for a�y other purpose without prior approval of OV W and the issuance of a Grant Adjustment Notice (G.4M pertni[tlng such use. Technicat assistance includes, but is not lim�ted [o, peer-to-peer consultations, focus groups, men[oring site visits, conferences and workshops conducted by OV W-des�gnated [echnical ass�stance providers or OV W-designated consultants and contracWrs. 18 The grantee will provide the Office on Viotence Against Women (OVW) with the agenda for any Iraining seminars, workshops, or conferences not sponsored by OV W[hat project staff propose to at[end using grant funds. The grantee must receive prior approval from OV W before using OV W grnnt fivads to attend any traming workshops, or conferences not sponsored by OV W. So request approval, grantees must submit a Grant Ad�ustatent Notice (GAN) request through the grnnts management system to OV W with a copy of the evenPs brochure, curticulum and/or agenda, a descriphon of the hosts or trainers, and aa estimated breakdown of costs. The GAN request shoutd be submitted to OV W at least 20 days before registration for the event is due. Approval to attend nonOV W sponsored programs will be gven on a case-bycue basis. 19. The grantee agrees that projeCt utivities supporting [he proposed safety audit shall be developed and implemented m partriership with vichm services, law eriForcement, prosecution, and wurt pazmers, as applicable. [n addition, [he recipient is reqwred to obtain cechnical assistance on safety audits from an OV W- designated techmcal assistance provider. 20. Pursuant to 42 USC 3796hh(d), the grantee undersfands that �[ may not obligate, expend or drawdown 5% of this award unless the State or �nit of local govemment — ( I) certifies that it has a law or regulation that requires - (A) the Sta[e or unit oF local �ovemmrnt a[ the request of a victim to administer ro a defendant, against whom ao mfomtaaon or mdichnen[ is presented for a crime m whmh by force or threat of force the perpetrator compels the vicum to engage in sexual acnviTy, testlng for the immunodefic�ency virus (HN) not later than 48 hours after the date on which the information or indictment �s presented; (B) as soon as practicable nodEcation to [he vicRm, or parent and guardian of the vichm, and defendant of t6e testing results' and (C) follow-up tests for HN a� may be medically appropnate, and that as soon as practicable after each such iest the results be made availabte in accordance with subpazagtaph (B); or (2) gives the Attomey General assurances Chat its Iaws and regulatio�s will be m compliance wi[h reqwrements of paragraph ( 7) within the Iater of -- (A) the period ending on the date on wh�ch the next sessio� of the State legslature ends; or (B) lanuary 5. 2008 The "next session of the Slate legis(alure" means [he next session after the date on which Ihe apphcation was submitted. If the grantee subm�ts a certificapon or letter of assurance in compliance wi[h 42 USC 3796hh(d)(1), a Grant Adjustrnent Nohce (GA� w�ll be �ssued, and fhe funds wiil hecome available for drawdovm. [f the grantee �s a� Indian Tribe, it should contact OV W W determine whether �t falls wiiLw the definibon of "umt of local govemmenY' as de6ned by 42 USC § 3791. If it does not, a GAN will be issued and the condition will be removed. �� OJP EORM 40(102 (REV 4$$) V�/�� l� Department of Justice __ O�ce on Violence Against Women w�a,�gro,,. fl c. znsa� Memorandum To: Official Grant File From: Mamie R. Shiels, Attomey Advisor Subject: Categorical Exclusion for Ciry of 5aint Pau] The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (Arrest) imp(ements certain provisions of the Violence Against Women Act, which was enacted in September 1994 as Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Violence Agains[ Women Act of 2000 and reauthorized in the Violence Against Women Act in 2005. The progtam enhances victim safety and offender accountability in cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalki�g by encouraging jurisdictions to implement manda[ory and pro-arrest policies as an effective domestic violence intervention that is part of a coordinated community response. An integral component of Arrest Program initiatives is the ereation and enhancement of collaborative partnerships beriveen crimi�al jusrice agencies, victim services providers, and community organizations which respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and staiking. None of the following activities will be wnducted under the OV W federal action: I. New construction. 2. Any renovation or remodeling of a properiy either (a) listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic P(aces or (b) located within a 100-yeaz floodplain. 3. A renovation which wili change the basic prior use of a facility or significantly change �ts siu. 4. Research and technology whose anticipated and fuwre application could be expected to have an effect o� the envtronment 5. Implementation of a program involving the use of chemicals. Consequently, the subject federal action meets the cri[ena for a categorical exclusion as contained in paragraph 4.(b) of Appendix D to Part 61 of the Code of Federal Regulations (adopted by OV W at 28 CFR § 0.122(b)). c�g�i(17 � Departrnent of 7ustice GRANT MANAGER'S MEMORANDITM, PT. I: Office on Violence Against Women pROJECT SUMMARY i � , � � GrapY PROIECT YU[vffigR 2005-WE-AX-Op54 PAGE I OF 1 This projm[ ¢ svpported unda 42 U.S.0 3796hn - 3796hh-4 (OV W- Amst) I. STAFF WNTACf (Nzme & telephone num6tt) 2. PROJECT DIItECTOR QVamq address & mlephone number) Dazla Sims Amy Brown (202) S1GB818 Research And Gtank Manager 15 W. Kellogg Blvd Semt Paul, MN 55 (014295 (b5I) 266-SS07 3a TiTLE OF THE PROGRAM 36. POMS CODE (SEE MSTRUCTIONS OV W FY OR Grents to Enwumgc Arrest Pohcws and Enforccmrnt of Pro[cctlon Ordcrs ON RE VEASH) 4 TITLE OP PROJECT The FLARE-UP Program 5 NAME &, ADDRESS OF GRANTEE 6. NAME & ADA6SS OF SUSGRANTEE C�ry of Saint Paul 75W KetlaggBlvd Smnt Paul, MN 55102 7. PROGRAM PERIOD 8 BUDGET PBRIOD FROM: W/OU2005 TO' 09/30/20I0 FROM: 07/OIY2005 TO. 09/30/2010 9. AMOUNT OF AWARD I0. DATE OF AWARD S 400,000 09/03/2008 I 1. SECOND YEAR'S BUDGET ]2 SECOND YEAR'S BUDGET AMOUNT 13 THIRD YEAR'S BUDGET PERIOD 14 THIRD YEAR'S BUDGET AMOUNT IS SUMMARYDESCRIPTIONOPPROJECT(Seeinsavctiononreverse) The Grants ro Encomage Arrest Pohmes and Enforcement of Protection Ordcrs Pmgram (AResQ �mplemenu ceitam prov�sions of the V�ole�ce Agamst Women Ac; which was enacted m Septembe� t494 as Yitie IV of @e ViolcntCrime Cnntrol and Law En£orcement Act of 799A, reauthonzed m[Le Violence Against W omen Act of 2000 and the Violence Against Women and Department ofJustice ReauthonuLOn Act of 2005. The progmm eMances victim safely and offender accouvtability in cazes of domeshc violence, daling violence, sr,cval assaul[ and staiking by enwucagmg�unsdiCVOas ro'vnplemrnt pro-an¢gt po0c�es az an effecnve intervention tAat is part of a coordmated commumry vesponse. XC "�' �--- o�- ! 1�'I M ivtegal componrnt of Amn Progam initiatives a the crtation and evhance`rient of wilaborativeparmersWps between rnm��l jusvice agencta, vicnm u�vices pmvidexs. and wmmwiry orgmivarions which respovd to domesR<violevice, sexua7 assa�l; daling v�olrnce �d steLking. Tnc Ciry of Saint Paul Minnesoq is pazC ofPamsey Cpu¢ry, w6ich rs the sewnd mos[ popu7atW rquvty in yne state wiH� an �syan pppulauon of S I1,000. This counry Las she second higha[ crime ffie m the state avd one ofthe h�gbest perceutaga of ch�ld�eu living �n ppvcrty. Ihe City of Sa�nt Paul has a populalion of287,151 with 13 % of th6 populafion bemg from wmmunines ofcolm and 76% of tbe populatiov spwking a �aziguage oNa [hari English m tt�e home. Saint PaW fias one of t6e lazges[ Hmovg and Sorttali populaooas in [be Unicd Stass. In 2007, [he G�nr Paul Police Deparmiart ccperirnced a dur�ase �n 911 ralls and the ciry had �ero innmaze partoer horzticides This wmmwity wi77 expmd �a currcnt `Firs[ Ggh; Accountab�lity, Rcsponsc & EnforcemrnP (FLP.RE) to Ne "First Ligh; Accouvrability, Rcsponse & Enfortemrnt United w�th Prosecunon" (FLARE-UP) by enhancing charging Ievels, increasmg offendc sancnons and aoss deput¢mg city and cowty anomcys. The City of Samt Paul, in collaboahon with its noTMprOfit, noo-govemmenrni vicnm sc.v¢e partncr Svnt Paul Domes6c Abuse ImrnrnROn Pro j ec ; wiilim p icmen tfiisprojecttoincmauthesafetyofviMimsofdomesticviolenceandinercaxoffrndcraccouniability Thmughthis wnnnuazion award_ the project wilC I) hxget chmme offendees by deveioping promcols to be used in conjimction with IethaliTy screemng critena and train petsonnel on tltar use, 2) enhance proceduxes addressing "gone on amval (GOq)" mc�drnts; 3) vnprove system response [o perpehators at nsk of h�g6letfial�ty ihmugh ihe implcmrnta[ion ofco-located servicrs and protocols, 4) evalva[c prog�am anG communiry response and effec8veness through various mems ofa5sessmevq and i) pmvide one part-[ime rqunry attomey. one futt-nme city aimmey, one fulLiime police mvesnga[or and one ful4hme advp�¢4 to work collaborzffvely m addressivg inciden� of domesnc v�olence CA/NCF "�_.�� o��i�� - Department of Jusrice ,_� � � Office on Viotence Agamst Women n�� September 3, 2008 W¢y�hmgrors. D C. 10531 The Honorable Chrisiopher B. Coleman CiTy of Saint Paut IS W. Keilogg Blvd Saint Pwl, MN 55102 De� Mayor Colemari: On behalf of Attomey Geneal Michael B. Mukasey, it is my pleasure to inform you Chat the Of£ce on Violence Against Women has approved your applicahon for funding under the FY 2008 Gran[s to Encownge Arrest Polic�es and Enfomement of Pro[ection Orders Progrnm in the amount of $400,000 for City of Saint Paul. This award provides the opportunity for recipien4 to develop and s[rengthen effective responses to violence against women The Grnnss to Encourage Arrest Polimes and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (Arrest) encournges communities [o treat domes[ic violence, sexual assault, dating vwlence and stalking u serious crimes by streagthening the cnmmal jushce response to these cnmes and pmmotmg a coordinated commw�Ty response. V�c4m safery and offender accountability aze the center piece of atl Aaest projects. Enc(osed you will find the award package. This award is subjeci to ail admimstrative and financiat requiremenLS, including Ihe timely submission of all 6nanciai and pzogramma4c reports, resoluhon of all intedm audit findin�s, and the maintenance of a mimmum level of cash-on-hand. Should you not adhere to tfiese requirements, you will be in violazion of [he teans of this agreement and the award will be subject to termination for cause or other admimstrntive action as appropnate. If you have questions regard�ng fhis awazd, please contac[ Dazla Sirtts at (202) 514-8818. For financiat ques[ions, contact the Office of[he Chief Financial Officer, Customer Service Center (CSC) at (800) 458-0786, or by email at ask.ocfo@usdoj.gov. Congratulatio�s, and we look Forward to working with you. Sincerely, �F Y� �; i �i;�;n..' Cindy Dyer Director, Office on Violence Agaznst Women Enclosures �O�II t I - DepartmentofJusrice Office of Justice Programs Office for Civil Rights September 3, 2008 The Honoreble Chnstopher B. Coleman City of Saint Paul I5 W. Kellogg Bivd Saint Pau(, MN 55102 Wuchingron,D.C. 2053/ Dear Mayor Coleman: Congratulations on your recent award. In establishmg financial assistance programs, Congress linked the receipt of Federal fundm� to compliance with Federnl civit rights laws. The Office for Civil Righis (OCR), Office of Tustice Programs (OJP), U.S. Depazhaent uf Jus¢ce is sesponsibte for ensunng that recipients of financial aid from OJP, its component offices and bureaus, the O�ce on Violence Agams[ Women (OV W), and the O�ce of Community Oriented PoLciug Services (COPS) comply wrth applicable Federal civit rights statutes and regu(aHons. We a[ OCR are available to help you and your orgamzadon meet [he civil righ[s requiremenfs that come with Justice Department fundmg. Ensuring Access to Federally Assisted Programs As you know, Federal laws prohibit recipienPS of financiai ass�stance from discriminatmg on the basis of race, color, national ongin, religion, sex, or disability m funded programs or activities, not on(y in respect to empioyment practices but also in the dehvery of services or becefits. Federnl taw also prohibits funded pmgrams or activities &om discrimmating on [he basis of age m the delivery of services or benefiu. Praviding Services to Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Individuais In acwrdance with Departrnent of Justice Guidance pertaining to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, recipients of Federal financial assistance musi take reasonable steps to provide meaningfUl access to their programs and acnviRU for persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). For more infoanalion on Ihe civil rights responsibilities that recipients have in providing language services to LEP individuals, please see Ihe website at http://www.lep.gov. Ensuring Equal Treahnent for Fai[h-Based Organizations The Deparhnent of fustice has published a regulation specifiptiy pertaining [o the funding of faith-based organizations. In general, [he regulation, Par[impation in Justice Deparhne�t Programs by Relig�ous Organizations; Prov�ding for Equal'Irea4nent of a0 Justice Department Progam PartroipanLS, and known as the Equal Treahnent Regulation 28 C.F.R. part 38, requires State Administering Agencies to treac these organizations the same as any other appiican[ or recipirnt The regulation prohibits SFate Administering Agencies from making award or � administration decis�ons on the basis of an orgam�ation's rehgious character or affiliation, religious name, or the religious composition of its boazd of d�rectors. The regulation aiso prohib�ts faith-based orgamza4ons from using financ�al assisfance from the Depariment of Justice to fund inherently religious activrties. Wh�le faith-based orgamzations can engage m non-funded mherrntly religious acflvities, they must be hetd separately from the Deparhnent of Jushce funded program, and custome� or benefic�aries canuot be compelled to participate in them, The Equal Treahnent Regulation also makes cleaz that organizations participating in programs funded by the Departmeut of Iustice are not pecmitted to discciminate m the provision of services on the basis of a beneficiary's religion. For more infoauaROn on the regulaROn, please see OCR's website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocdettbo.htrn. State Administering Agencies and faith-based organiza6o�s should also note that the Safe Sheets Act, as amended; the Victims of Crime Act, as amended, and the 7uvemle Justice and Delinquency Prevenpon Act, as amended, contain proh�bitions against discdmination on the basis of religion m emp(oyment Despue these nondiscriminapon provisio�s, the Justice Departrnent has conctuded tha[ the Religious Freedom Res[oration Act (RFRA) is reasonabty construed, on a case-by-case basis, to require that iis fundmg agencies permit faith-based organizaflons applymg for funding under the appl�cable prograrn statutes both to receive DOJ funds and to continue consideri�g religion when hinng staff, even �f tfie statute that authorizes the funding progrnm g:neralty forbids considenug of religion in employme�t decisions bY 8rantees. Questions about the regulation or the applicahon of RFRA to the sfatutes that prohibit discrimination in employment may be directed to this Office. c��l'� Enfoning Civil Rights Laws All recipirnu of Federnl financial assistance, regazdless of the par¢culaz fiu!ding source, the amount of the maut award, or the number of emptoyees in the workfotce, aze subject to the prohibiuons against unlawful discrimination. Accordingiy, OCR �nvestigates recipients that are che subjea of discrimination complaints from both individuals and groups. In additioR based on regulatory criteria, OCR selects a number of recipirnts each year for comptiance reviews, audits ihaz require recipirnrs to submit data showing tLaz tUey are providing services equitably to ali segments of their service populazion arid �at t6eir employment prnctices meet equal employment opportunity standards. Complying with the Safe Streets Ac[ or Program Reqavements In addition to these general prohibitions, an organization wiuch is a reciptent of financial assisiance suh}eM to Ihe nondiscrimmation provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Sfreets Act (Safe Sheets Ac[) of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3789d(c), or other Fedeml grant program requirements, must meet two additional requirements:(t) cqmplying with Federel regulations pertaining to the development of � Equal Emptoyment OpporN�iry Plan (EEOP), 28 C.F.R. § 42301-.308, and (2) subm�tting to OCR Findings of Discrimination (see 28 C.F.R. §§ 42205(5) or 31202(5)). 1) Meeting the EEOP Requirement In accordance with Federal regulations, Assurance No. 6 in the Siandard Assurnnces, COPS Assurnnce No. 8.B, or certam Federnl grant program requirements, your organization must comply with the fotlowing EEOP reporting requvements: If youc orga�vation has received an awazd for $5��,000 or more and has SO oc more employezs (counting both fulV- and pazhtime employees but excluding political appointees), then rt has to prepaze an EEOP and submit it to OCR for review within 60 days from the date of this lettec For a5sistance in developing an EEOP, please co�sult OCR's websi[e at http://www.o�p.usdo�.gov/ocdeeop.htrn. You may also request [echnical assistance from an EEOP speciaiist at OCR by dialing (202) 616-3208. If your orgamzation received an award between $25,000 and $SOQ000 and has 50 or more employees, your organizahoa still has to prepare an EEOP, but it does not have to submit the EEOP to OCR for rev�ew [nstead, your organization hu to mamtain Ihe EEOP on file and make it available for review on request. In addition, your organiza6on has to complete Section B of the Certification Form and retum it to OCR. The Certification Fortn can be fowd at http://www.o�p.usdoj.gov/ocr/eeop.htrn. If your organizat�on received an awazd for less than $25,000; or if your organization has less than 50 employees, regazdless of the amount of the awazd, oc if your organization is a medicai insiitution, educational instiNtion, nonprofit orgamzation or Indian tribe, then your organization �s exempt from the EEOP requirement. However, yoar organization must complete Section A of tfie Certi6cation Fonn and remm rt to OCR. The Certifica[ion Fortn can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocdeeop.htrn. 2) Submitting F�ndings of Discrimination In the event a Federal or Siate court or Federal or State administrafive agency makes an adverse finding of discrimination against your organization after a due process hearing, on the ground of rece, coloq religion, national ongm, or sex, your organization must submit a copy of the findmg to OCR for review. . Ensuring the Compliance of Subrecipients If your organization makes subawards to other agencies, you are responsible for assuring that subrecipients also comply with all of the applicable Federal civil righis laws, including the requiremenis pertammg to developing and submrthng an EEOP, repoRing Findings of Discrimination, and providing language Services W LEP persons. State agencies that make subawards must have m place standard grant assurances arid review procedures W demonshate that t6ey are effectively monitonng [he civil rights compliance of suMecipients. If we can assist you in any way in fulfillipg your civ�l dghts responsibilities as a rec�pient of Fedecal fw�dmg, ptease call OCR at (202) 307- 0690 or vis�t our webeite at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocd. Sincerely, �l a. �--- Michaet L. Alston Director cc: Grant Manager Financial Malyst ��; IIepartment of 3ustice Office of Justice Programs Office of the Chief Financial Ofi�icer Wazhington, D.C. 20531 Septembez 3, 2008 The Honorable Cluis[opher 6. Coteman City of Saint Paul IS W Ketlogg Blvd Saint Paul, MN 55102 Reference Grant Number. 2005-WE-AX-0054 Supplemental Budget Number: I Dear Mayor Colemau: d0�� l�� I am pteased to inform you that my office haz approved the following budget categories for the aforementioned grant award in the cost categones identified below: Category Personnel Fnnge Benefits Travel Eqmpment Supplies Consiruction Conttactual Other Total Direct Cost lndvect Cost Total Prqect Cost Federnl Funds AQproved: Non-Federal Share: Program Income: Ma[ch is not required for this grant program. Prior Budget Supplemental Budget $111,2I3 $317,570 $39,637 567,430 $15,000 $IS,ODO $5,375 $0 $1,784 $0 $0 $0 $196,159 80 $19,520 $0 $388,688 $400,000 $0 $0 $388,688 $400,000 $388,688 $400,000 $0 $0 30 $0 lf you have questions regarding this awazd, please contact: Total $428,783 $107,067 $30,000 $5,375 $1,784 $0 $196,159 $19,520 8788,688 $0 $788,688 $788,688 EO $0 - Program Questions, Darla S�ms, Program Manager at (202) 514-8818 - Financial Questions, the Office of Chief Financiat Officey Customer Service Center(CSC) at (800) 458-0786, or you may contact the CSC at ask.ocfo@usdo�.gov. Congratulafions, arid we look forward to working with you. Sincerely, THE FLARE-UP PROGRAM V U �� 1�� TWO YEAR BUDGET A. Personnel Battered Women's Advocate IFTE Salary (31,200 per year x 2) $62,400 City Attomey .5 FTE Salary ($29,732 per year x 2) $59,463. County Attorney .SFTE Salary ( x 2years) $59,757. Police Investieator 1 FTE Salarv (Year 1—$ 66,209.00 Year 2-$ 69 741.001 $135 950 Total Persoanel $317,570. Narrative: 1 FTE battered women's advocate to assist the FLARE-UP Project in assisting victims at increased risk of further injury or imminent harm; 1 FTE Investigator Yo assist the FLARE-UP Project in investigaYing and insuring the arrest of highly lethal/repeat domestic perpetrators; .5 FTE city attorney (in-kind support will be provided for the provision of 1FTE city attorney) and .5 FTE county attorney cross-deputized positions to assist the FLARE-UP Project in sereening and charging highly lethal/repeat offenders' cases to ensure responsibility for, and restrictions to prevent continued violent behaviors. B. FICA Battered Women's Advocate FTCA (based on .076) $.4,742.. Police Investigator FICA ��33 County Attorney FICA (.5 FTE employer FICA based on .076) $�+,542 City Attomey FICA (41 % of 1 FTE employer FICA based on .076) $4,519 Total FICA C, Benefits Battered Women's Advocate Benefits (50% of health, disability, workers comp and unemply insurance =$14,958) $24,136 $ 7,479 County Attorney Benefits $ 7 113 , 52% of health, disability, workers comp and unemply insurance City Attorney Benefits $6 990. , (48% of .5 FTE of health, disability, workers comp and unemply insurance =$14,422) Police Investigator Benefits (64%) $21,712 Employment Insurance 12.840 %; Retiree Insurance 4.893 %; Severance Pay 0.433 %; Police PERA (c) 11320 %; PERA — Police Relief 1.170 %; FICA — Medicaze 1.45 only 1.148%; Total: 31.804 %; Workers Comp add 4%= TOTAL : 35.804%= $48,675. t S+Pa..� �v�,f�%�n�� f� (fb� �7�� Total Benefits D. Trainin� $43,295 OVW designated technical assistance training money. Locations aze unknown at this time. Monies will cover nartners' airfare lodeing per-diem and eround transroortation $15 000 Total Training $15,000 Budget Total $440 q00 o�� t�'�� THE FLARE-UP PROGRAM TWO YEAR BUDGET SUMMARY A. Personnel B. FICA C. Benefits $317,570. $24,136 $43,295 D. Trainin� $15 000 Total Budget $400 000. � j�� t'� 1 V OMB APPROVAL NO. t727-0188 EXPIRES S98 (Rev.1197) Budget Detail Worksheet Purpose: The Budget Detail Worksheet may be used as a guide to assist you in the prepazarion of the budget and budget narrative. You may submit the budget and budget nanative using this form or in the format of your choice (plain sheets, your own form, or a variation of this form). However, all required information (including the budget narrative) must be provided. Any category of expense not applicable to your budget may be deleted. A. Pei'sonnei - List each position by title and name of employee, if available. Show the annual salary rate and the percentage of rime to be devoted to the project. Compensation paid for employees engaged in grant activities must be consistent with that paid for similar work within tbe applicant organization. Name/Position Women'sAdvocate 1FTE SalaryTBD t FTE TBD Attomey.5 FTE Attorney .5 FTE ($31,200peryearx2) 700% ($66,209 tst year, $69,741) 700% ($59,757) 100 % of one-half FfE ($59,463) 100 % of one-half FTE Cost $135,950.00 $59,757.00 $59,463.00 � �� SUB-TOTAL $317,570.00 B. FTinge Benefits - Fringe benefits should be based on actual known costs or an established fortnula. Fringe benefits aze for the personnel listed in budget category (A) and only far the percentage of time devoted to the project. Fringe benefits on overtime hours are limited to FICA, Workman's Compensarion, and Unemployment Compensation. Name/Position Women's advocate CountyAttomey SFTE Qty Attomey .5 FTE Fnnge benefit 5 Cost ($4742), (50 %) of health, disability, workers w rr� I$12221.00 I FICA ($10,333), (64%) of empioyment insurence, retir $21,712.00 FICA ($10,333), (64%) of employment insurance, retir $� 1 ,655.00 FICA ($4519), (48%) of heatth, disability, wotkers co $11,509.00 �� SUB-TOTAL $57,097.00 Total Personnel & Fringe Benefits $374,667.00 OJP FORM 7150/1 (5-95) �-�� C. Tl'avel - Itemize lravel expenses of project personnel by purpose (e.g., staff to training, field interviews, advisory group meeting, etc.). Show the basis of computation (e.g., six people to 3-day training at $X airfare, �X lodging, $X subsistence). In training projects, travel and meals for trainees should be listed sepazately. Show the number of trainees and the unit costs involved. Identify the location of travel, if known. Indicate source of Travel Policies applied, Applicant or Federal Travel Regularions. of Travel Locafion Item Cost suspeds and ; out of state suspects and �. out of state 'I person'10 trips - airtare ��est $400 per round Vip ��$4,�0�.00 person 10 Vips lodging est $200 per trip $2,000.00 Interview suspects and � Unknown 1 person 70 trips per diem est $200 per teip $2,000.00 witnesses out of state These tnps will be detennmed 7ravel pollcy is applicants a�rbase est based on histo lotlgmg est. �s $t DO per ni h� dunng invesligations Meais - per diem eshmate is I �� $700 per day hasetl on past �_ Travel entry 6 � Trevei entry 7 �� ,r�TAL $8'000.00 D. Etiuipment - List non-eapendable items that aze to be purchased. Non-expendable equipment is tangible proper[y having a useful life of more than two years and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit. (Note: Organization's own capitalization policy may be used for items costing less than $5,000). Expendable items should be included either in the "supplies" category or in the "Other" category. Applicants should analyze the cost benefits of purchasing versus leasip{; equipment, espe- cially high cost items and those subject to rapid technical advances. Rented or leased equipment cqsts should be listed in tha "Contractual" category. Explain how the e'quipment is necessary foz'�b8 success of the project. Attach a narrative describing the procurement method to be used. Itera � Computation Cost Equipment entry 1, one line per entry � eqiupment entry 2 - � equipment entry 3 � equipment entry 4 � equipment entry 5 � TOTAL $0.00 �,��1'�'� E. SupplieS - List items by type (office supplies, postage, training materials, copying paper, and expendable equipment items costing less that $5,000, such as books, hand held tape recorders) and show the basis for computation. (Note: Organizarion's own capitalization policy may be used for items costing less than $5,000). Generally, supplies include any materials that are expendable or consumed during the course of the project. Supply Items Computation Cost Dedicated cold rase computer approximately $1700 $1, 700.00 Packehvriter soRware package $488.50 $488.50 supply item 3 �� supply item 4 � suQply item 5 �� supply item 6 � :upply item 7 �� supply item 8 �� upply item 9 � TOTAL $Z� 188.5� F. CaristritCtiOri - As a rule, constructian costs aze not allowable. In some cases, minor repairs or renovat�nns may be allowable. Check with the program office before budgeting funds in this category. of Work Cost lines per entry, use boxes below or an atlditional � for more space if required �� l�� TOTAL $ 0.00 �' `�� G. CoIISUItaIItS/COnt1'aCtS - Indicate whether applicant's formal, written Procurement Policy or the Federal Acquisition Regulations aze followed. Consultant Fees: For each consultant enter the name, if known, service to be provided, hourly or daily fee (8-hour day) and esrimated time on the project. Consultant fees in excess of �450 per day require addational justification and prior approval from OJP. Name of Consultant Se rvice Provided Computarion Cost item 1, one line peI entry Supply item 'I, one line per entry item 1, one line per entry item 1, one line per entry I-1- I � �� Subtofal $ 0.00 Consultant Eapenses: List all expenses to be paid from the grant to the individual consultants in addition to their fees (i.e., travel, meats, lodging, etc J Item expense entry �, one iine expense entry �, one line ofthreelines of three lines of three lines of three lines Cost Subtotal Contracts: Provide a description of the product or service to be procured by contract and an estimate of the cost. Applicants are encouraged to promote free and open comperition in awarding contracts. A separate justification must be provided for sole source contracts in excess of $100,000. Item of four lines, addiiional mformation shouid be attached on a separate sheet(s) offourlines Cost Subtotal$ Location TOTAL $� 00 ��,� 1 I'i'� I OtheT CoSts - List items (e.g., rent, reproducrion, telephone, janitorial or security services, and investigative or confidential funds) by major type and the basis of the computation. For example, provide the square footage and the cost per square foot for rent, or provide a monthly rental cost and how many months to rent. Computation lines per entry, use boxes below or an additional : for more space if required Cost T�TAL $ 0.00 I. Indi1'eCt CoSts - Indirect costs are allowed only if the applicant has a Federally approved indirect cost rate. A copy of the rate approval, (a fully executed, negotiated agreement), must be attached. If the applicant does not have an approved rate, one can be requested by contacting the applicanYs cognizant Federal agency, whicb will review all documentation and approve a rate for the applicant organization, or if the applicanYs accounting system permits, costs may be allocated in the direct costs categories. Computation line per entry line per entry Cost _ - Z'�TE1I. $�.�� I� I� Budget Summary- When you have completed the budget worksheet, uansfer the totals for each category to the spaces below. Compute the total d'uect costs and the total project costs. Indicate the I amount of Federal requested and the amount of non-Federal funds that will support the project. Budget Category Amount �! A. Personnel $317,570.00 B. Fringe Benefits $57,097.�0 C. 1Yave1 $8,000.00 I D. Equipment $0.00 ' E. Supplies $2,188,50 R Construction $0.00 G. Consultants/Contracts $0.00 H. Other $0.00 Total Direct Costs $354,855.50 I. Indirect Costs $0.00 TOTAL PROJECT COSTS $384,855.50 Federal Request $Z59,9�6.82 Non-Federal Amount 08�11�� PURPOSE OF APPLICATION Problem & Funding Benefit: In addition to continuing to focus on cluonic offenders and their victims' safety, this project will expand its scope to highly lethai perpetrators in all of St. Pau1, with a concentrated effort in quickly arresting suspects who aze Gone On Arrival (G4A). Approximately seventy percent (70°!0) of all domestic abuse cases involve GOAs. The chai�� with GOAs is that in the state of Minnesota a police officer only has twelve hours from arriving on the scene of a domestic assault to arrest a perpetrator without a warrant. Chronic offenders know the system and regularly beat it by hiding and/or staying away from the victim far twelve hours. The current system in the prosecutors' offices is to first screen cases for charging of the in-custody offenders and then review the GOAs, with the most recent GOAs going to the bottom of the stack. Within the City Attomey's Office, the job of screening is rotated between morning and afternoon shifts and different people on any given day. Funding for the FLARE-UP project would add a police Investigator and two prosecutors to the project. These positions wiil provide consistency and improve communication between victims, law enforcement and prosecution. The project will address these and other gaps, by 1) developing procedures for law enforcement for responding to GOAs, 2) having one prosecutor in the City Attomey's Office assigned to screen cases far charging and far issuing warrants on GOAs, 3) having both the City and County prosecutors cross-deputized to chazge all cases, 4) having a police investigator screen all GOAs against the Chronic Offender database, as well as review all GOAs daily to screen for high lethality and provide the needed follow-up for a prosecutor to issue a complaint for an anest warrant, and 5) providing a battered women's advocate to closely work with and monitor the vicfims' safety, particularly victims whose perpetrators aze screened as highly lethal, City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 g FLARE-UP Project il�i (f � l V Target Population: Domestic violence victims, who are primarily women. Domestic violence vicrims account for over 25 percent of all violent crime victims in Minnesota, (The Criminal Justice Statistics Center at Minnesota Planning). During the six months following an episode of domestic violence, 32% of battered women aze victunized again, (Bureau of Justice Statistics: Preventing Domestic I�iolence Against Women). It is estimated that one out of three women in the State of Minnesota is battered, and approximately 13,000 Orders for Protection filed each year, (Minnesota State Court Administrator's Offce). In 2007, there were 7,663 domestic violence 911-ca17s �ade to the St. Paul Police Department. For the first time ever there was a decrease in the number of domestic abuse 911 calls made to the St. Paul Police Department, down by 1,002 calls when compared to 2006 statistics. Another remarkable sta6stic in 2007 was zero intimate partner homicides in St. Paul. The police department and SPIP believe that the OVW funded F.L.A.R.E. project, which identifies and continues to monitors 150 chronic offenders, geatly added to this success. Benefit of Project: The FLARE-UP Program will result in increased victim safety, more arrests and prosecution of GOAs, an increase in appropriate case disposition in relarion to criminal .....�,,.. _, � history and level�o�' assault, stronger cases for prosecution based on increased investigation; �and � � mora Cases be;ng charged due to cross-deputizing of city and county attorneys. Current Services: St. Paul has a continuum of services specifically for victims of domestic abuse: three battered women's shelters, SPIP legal, medical and community advocacy program, the partnership between SPIP and Centro Legal for legal support of immigrant battered women and their children, city and county justice systems whose specific units/departments focus on domestic abuse, F.L.A.R.E. and Chronic Offenders Response Team. City of St. Paul Applicarion — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 9 FLARE-UP Project o�-�r�� Gaps: Problems that were identified in the FLARE Programs safety audit included: 1) Incomplete police reports on domestic crimes; 2) Photographs documenting critical evidence of domesric crimes aze not being taken; 3) No documentation of statements from and/or contact infonnarion on individuals who witnessed a domestic crime; 4) Officers cannot promptly amend police reports that are considered incomplete; 5) No clear method to follow-up on perpetrators who flee the scene (GOAs) before the police arrive; 6) No system for feedback to patroi officers from the investigators, prosecutors, etc.; 7) Physical distances betv✓een central azms of the judicial system impacts case processing in light of serious time limitations; 8) 1"ne Domestic Abuse Protocol is not currently up-to-date; 9) Complexities in law enforcement's ability to adequately respond to diverse cultural and language needs of victims; 10) Obstacles in accessing information critical to holding perpetrators accountable for their violence and increasing victim safety; 11) Problems wlth condirionally released offenders placing victims safety of at risk; 12) Informafion critical to holding perpetrators accountable for their violence (with regard to different parts of the criminal justice system) is not shared by or with Project Remand; 13) Warrants office often lacks sufficient information to effectively serve warrants; 14) Delay time in activating warrants makes them harder to serve and close to obsolete; 15) Victims not contacted/notified when warrant arrests are made; 16) No standazdized method for identifying and prioritizing level of risk/danger in domestic violence cases; 17) Lack of communication between the prosecutors' offices and other axms of the system in holding perpetrators accountable for their violence; 18) Lack of coordinataon and effectiveness in holding highly lethal offenders accountable; 19) Domestic misdemeaiior and gross misdameanor Gbne On Amvals (GOAs) are taking too long to charge; and 20) Language barriers for non-English speaking victims and cultural issues with immigrant battered women. City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OV W-2008-1731 10 FLARE-UP Project oLC- I I �� Project's Community Service Area: Ramsey County, which includes the City of St. Paul, is the second most populous county in the state with an urban population of 511,000, 52% of which is feznale. It has the second highest crime rate in tne state and one of the highest percentages of children living in poverty. The county also has the highest population density rate in the state. The City of St. Paul has a population of 287,151. Thirty-three percent of St. PauPs population aze from communiries of color, and almost 16% of the popularion speaks a language other than English in the home. There aze over 1201anguages spoken in the metro area, (Minneapolis and Saint Paul Independent School Districts, 200�. St. Paut has one of the largest Hmong and Somali populations in the U.S. Communities of color in St. Paul are also represented by 12.4% Asian, 11,71 % African and 8% Latin Americans, and 1.13% American Indian. State's STOP Violence Against Women Implementation Plan: The Minnesota Office of Justice Programs' STOP Violence Against Women implementation plan focuses on three program azeas: 3, 5, and 7. The FLARE-UP Program addresses the state's program area 3: Developing and implementing more effective police, court, and prosecution policies, protocols, arders, and services specifically devoted to preventing, identifying, and responding to violent crimes against women, including the crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. FLARE- UP will be developing and implementing protocols for law enforcement and prosecutors to aggressively investigate and charge highly lethal perpetrators of damestic violence. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution (FLARE-UP} project evolved from the current collaborative project F.L.A.R.E. which conducted a self-audit of the 911 dispatch, Saint Paul Police Department, Ramsey County Sheriffls Department (including City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 11 FLARE-UP Project D� �l1�7 the jail and Warrants Division), Project Remand (which recommends bail and monitors conditions of release), Ciry Attorney's Office and the County Attorney's Office. Probation was a part of the Audit team but was not audited during this process. The Saint Paul Domesric Abuse Intervention Project (SPIP), battered women's legal advocacy program, was responsible for coordinating the safety audit and participating in the audit team. The final Audit report was a 129-page document with thirry-nine (39) findings of gaps in systems responses to domesric abuse. Twenty (20) of these findings are being addressed by this expanded program. The other part of the F.L.A.R.E. project was the "first lighY' response from a police of£cer and battered women's advocate. If the perpetrator was ]n-custody, the battered women's advocate and police officers would visit the victim to see how she was doing, whether or not she needed assistance in getting medical attention or emergency shelter, providing information and referrals, introduce SPIP's programs and services, explain the investigation and charging process, gather additional evidence and wimess statements, and developing a protection plan for her and her children. ff the perpetrator was Gone On Arrival (GOA), the police officer would still meet face to face with the victim, and the advocate would contact the victim by phone to provide the same advocacy services and additional information and refenals. The F.L.A.R.E. project has been extremely successful, but has primarily focused on the east side of St. Paul (having one of the highest domestic crime rates). This grant request will expand the initial F.L.A.R.E. project to the entire city of Saint Paul, with substantial enhancements. The police officer in the F.L.A.R.E. project is currentiy a patrol officer; the FLARE-UP Program will employ an investigator (sergeant). Due to the police City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 IZ FLE1RE-UP Project o�-ll�� union's rules, patrol officers cannot investigate cases. The new investigator will be assigned to the Family & Sexual Violence Unit of the St. Paul Police Deparhnent. A city and county prosecutor, who will be cross-depurized, will also be added to the program to facilitate the issning warrants for GOAs, and enhancing charges for in-custody perpetrators. These critical steps will address a number of the audit findings where domestic cases were either chazged at lazuer levels or not chazged at all. FLARE-UP team members will work together in developing the protowls and polices to systemically address these issues, and will be co-located at the newly crea�ed Victim Service Center located in the St. Paul/Ramsey Gounty Court House. The St. Paul Pollce Department continue to have an officer available to continue the joint police-advocate home visits, police-probation offender visits, atid the monthly Coordinated Community Response Team meetings with probation, prosecutors and SPIP. Through this grant request the F.L.A.R.E. program will be adding three new positions: 1 FTE Investigator, .5 FTE City and .5 FTE County attorneys. The city attorney is contriburing the addifional .SFTE of the attorney position and the 1FTE advocate position will remain. FLARE-UP is designed to increase victims' safety, manage perpetrator behavior, hold perpetrators accountable for their actions, and improve the responses of the judicial and ]aw anforcement systems to highly lethal pezpetrators of domestic violence. ., This will be accomplished throug� the development and implementation of protocols to be used in conjunction with the lethality screening criteria to be used with in-custody perpetrators and GOAs. Some of these perpetrators will be first time offenders but their behavior will flag them for being at risk of high lethality, and others will have had involvement with law enforcement prior to their most recent incident. City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 13 FLARE-UP Project D�'(l�� GOALS & OBJECTIVES This project will ba addressing the following statutory purposes and program priority areas: 1. Develop policies and training in police departments to improve tracking of cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. 2. Centralize and coordinate police enforcement, prosecution responsibility in team of police, prosecutors, and battered women's advocate. 3. Strengthen legal advocacy service programs for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking, including strengthening assistance to such victims in immigration matters. 4. Establish a comprehensive vicfim service and support center. 5. Provide for centralized handling of cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking by police and prosecutors. 6. Demonstrate a commihnent to strong enforcement of laws, and prosecution of cases, involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking including the enforcement of protection orders. 7. Have established cooperative agreements/can demonstrate effecrive ongoing collaborative agreements with neighboring jurisdictions to facilitate the enforcement of protection orders. 8. Involve faith-based and/or,community-driven iniriatives to address viole�ce,against women among diverse and traditionally underserved popularions. � 9, Address system accountability by addressing findings of safety audit of the jurisdiction's criminal justice system. City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 14 FLARE-UP Project a�.��-� GOAL L• To increase victim safety by a) holding offenders accountable for their violence through improved systems collaboration, protocols, investigation, chazging, prosecution and final case disposition, and b) monitozing victim safety throughout case handling from first response through case disposition. This project will handle 1,200 cases during the grant period. This goal addresses Purpose and Priority Areas (PPA) 1-9. Objective l.la: To identify offenders in custody at high risk of lethality for more aggressive investigation and case processing for perpetrators and strengthen domestic abuse cases through increased evidentiary value. (PPA 1, 2, 5, 6, 9) Activities: 1. Convene the First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution (FLARE-UP) team. 2. FLARE-UP will develop protowls to be used in conjunction with the lethality screening criteria currently being used with chronic offenders. These protocols will focus on getting GOAs arrested aild iu-CUStody; enhancing charges whenever possible; increasii�g_evidanti�y value of casas; managing perpetrator behavior throughout case processi closely monitoring anc} increasing victim safety, and holding perpetrators accountable ftir their violence per appropriate final case disposition. Elements that will be reviawed in making the screening decisions include: criminal history, police reports, origina] report, victir� input, and history of other victims. 3. All screening personnel in the City and County Attorney's Offices, the SPPD Family and Sexual Violence Unit and SPIP's advocates will be trained on the criteria and protocols. 4. FLARE-UP will produce (through in-kind donations) multi-lingual victim information cards. City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-20�8-1731 15 FLARE-UP Project �S-ll�� 5. Twice a year the FLARE-UP team will attend police roll calls to keep the officers abreast of project's progress, the impact of their participation, and what things would assist more. 6. Investigator will check both in-custody and C�OA perpetrators against the Chronic OfFender database, and make a notation in each file where the perpetrator is found in the database. Z Monday through Friday the prosecutors will examine a11 domestic abuse perpetrators an- custody cases for charging. Those cases determined as meeting the threshold level for lethality will be assigned to the FLARE-UP project for further investigation and potential for enhancement of charges. 8. FLARE-UP members will identify victim safety/perpetrator accountability measures to be monitored during case processing. Objective l.lb: To identify GOA offenders at hi� risk of lethality for more aggressive investigation and case processing to strengthen evidentiary value. (PPA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9) Activities: 1. Investigator will review GOAs to issue a"pick-up and hold" on thase perpetrators still within Che twelve hour window for an (non-warrant) arrest. 2. Tnvestigator and Battered Women's Advocate will screen GOAs per the screening criteria to identify offenders at high risk oflethality. 3. Investigator will check both in-custody and GOA perpetrators against the Chronic Offender database, and make a notation in each file where the perpetrator is found in the database. 4. Investigator will identify needed follow-up, such as taking witness statements, photographing emerging injuries, establishing if suspect is currently on probation or has an active No Contact Order with the victim, etc. 5. Investigator will also meet with prosecutors to identify evidence needed to strengthen case. City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 16 FLARE-UP Project og-�i�� 6. FLARE-UP prosecutor will issue a warrant for the perpetrator's arrest. 7. Battered Women's Advocate wi11 work with the victims on, both short- and long-term, protection planning for themselves and their children/family, and other emergency services (i.e. obtaining an Order For Protection, securing shelter, food, clothing or medical attention, etc.) In addition, the advocate will work with vicrims in securing their long-term, transitional needs. 8. FLARE-UP members will identify victim safetylperpetrator accountability measures to be monitored during case processing Objective 2: To improve communication, effectiveness and timeliness of systems responses to perpetrators at risk of high lethality. (PPA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9) Activities: 1. Co-locate FLARE-UP team members at the Domestic Abuse Service Center with ability to walk-through complaints generated by prosecutors for judge's signature and then immediately to law enforcement for a pick-up and hold. 2. Screening process and implementation of protocols for GOAs and coordination amongst FLARE-UP team members resulting in more and faster arrests. 3. SPIP providing multi-lingual advocates (5panish, Hmong, Somali) on-site at the Domestic Abuse Service Center to be available to the FLARE-UP members for victim support. 4. As part of screening protocol, battered women's advocate will contact victim to further assess perpetrator's potential lethality risk. 5. BatYered women's advocate will contact victims to inform them when a warrant arrest has been made on a GOA. City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 17 FLARE-UP Project L2�-1(7� GOAL 2: To evaluate the effecriveness of the FLARE-UP project in a) increasing victim safety, b) holding perpetrators accountable for their violence, and c) improving the systems response to highly lethal perpetrators of domestic violence. (PPA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Objective 2.1: To assess victim safety from first response thzough (and following) case disposition. (PPA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Activities: 1. Family & Sexual Violence Unit police officer and battered women's adwcate wili meet face to face with vicfims (if pezpetrators are not in-custody the advocate will contact the victim by telephone). Advocate will offer assistance in immigration matters as applicable, with refeirals to its pazthering agency Centro Legal. (PPA: 3, 7, 8) 2. Family & Sexual Violence Unit police officer, battered woman's advocate, investigator, probarian officer and prosecutors will meet monthly to review chronic offender cases and corresponding victim safety. (PPA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8) 3. Battered women's advocate will maintain contact with the victim from first contact (usually immediately following the assault) through (and followang) case disposition. (PPA: 3) 4. Battered women's advocate will interview the victim after case disposition per a written evaluation form to ascertain her level of safety during the process (i.e. did victim continue to receive threatening phone calls or was assaulted again before an arrest warrant was issued. etc.) (PPA: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9) 5, Battered women's advocate will also ask the victim during the post case disposition interview what worked and what did not work in keeping her safe, and what suggestions she has for improving the systems response to her specific case. (PPA: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9) City of St. Paul Application - CFDA #16.590 - OVW-2008-1731 18 FLARE-UP Project D��II�� 6. FLARE-UP membets will meet to review and examine data, and generata findings and recommendations at the 3-month, year-one and year-two reviews. (PPA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Objective 2.2: To evaluate the FLARE-UP pro}ecYs ability to increase perpetrators' accountability for their violent behauiors. (PPA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Activities: 1. FLARE-UP members will meet on a monthly basis specifically to review perQetrator accountability data per (includang but not limited to): when incidents occurred in relation to case processing, screening criteria score in anticipating additionallescalating incidents, etc. 2. FLAR&UP members will meet on a monthly basis specifically review final case disposition in relatiQn to perpetratpr's criminal history; history of domestic abuse and severity of domestic abuse incidents, and evaluate the appropriateness of the final case disposition Objective 2.3: To evaluate the improvement in systems response to lughly lethal perpetrators of domestic violence. (PA: l, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Activities; 1. All appropziate systeins personnel will be trained on the screening proto�ai ant�,a�iteria (laW enforcement, battered women's advocates, and prosecutors). � 2. FLARE-UP proaecutArs �vill document the number of warrarits issued on GOAs, J baiJ �evels far perpeirators, numbar of misdemeanors/gross misdemeanorslfelonies charged F�,ARE- UP cases, number of enhanced chazges directly attributed to inereased fol]ow-pp frotn Investigator, and number of OFPs1HROs issued in all domestic abuse cases duririg the grant period. 3. FLARE-UP investigator will document the number of FLARE-UP GOA arrests, number of FLARE-UP cases bandled vrith addirional follow-up photos and witness staCements, number City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 19 FLARE-UP Froject " �g-Il�� where Warrants Division found additional outstanding warrants on FLARE-UP perpetrators, and will document the number and percentage of arrest relative to the number of police responses to domestic violence incidents. TIMELINE — 24 MONTHS Thraughout the implementation phase of this project the following ongoing services will be provided: battered women's general, legal and transitional advocacy services, screening per newly developed criteria — charging — calendaring of highly lethal GOA's, investigation of highly lethal GOAs, compiling case data to evaluate project from first response through case disposition, implementing audit findings, unplementing recommendations from first three months — year one — yeaz two - evaluation reports. The FLARE-UP project will meet all reporting requirements associated with this grant. All other activities are listed below: MONTA 1: ➢ Hire 0.5 FTE County Attorney, 1.0 FTE City Attorney ➢ Hire 1.0 FTE Police Investigator ➢ Current F.L.A.R.E. battered women's advocate will continue with this program. MONTHS 2-3: ➢ Train new hires on coiresponding agency's policies, screening protocols and procedures in xelation to domestic abuse cases in general and specifieally on First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcemettt United with Frosecurion Program. � � ' �� ➢ Project partners will develop projecYs lethality criteria and response protocols. MONTHS 4-6: ➢ Select GQA cases that meet the lethaYity criteria and implement protocols. City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 20 FLARE-UP Project n8 -il�� Chazge domesfic abuse cases via cross-deputized attorneys. 9 Compile data on all FLA.RE-UP cases witb special attention on victim safety from first response through case disposition, inconsistencies in appIicarion of screenittg protocols and procedures, number of GOA warrants issued and number resulting in arrests, charging levels, enhancements of charges per Investigator follow-up, and post case disposition interviews with victims. ➢ Analyze all data compiled during first three months of implementation, and generate findings and recommendations. ➢ Share analysis of first quarter implementatian with project partners. MONTHS 7-12: ➢ Ongoing project implementation of FLARE-UP Program. ➢ Implement any recammendations for modifications resulting from first three months data analysis, ➢ Continue to compile data on a11 cases and generate yeaz one evaluatiott report with findings and recornmendations on project, ➢ Share evaluation report with all project partners MONTHS 13-24: ➢ pngoing project implementation of FLARE-UP ➢ Implement any recommendations for modifications resulting from year one evaluation report. ➢ Continue to compile data on all cases and generate year-two evaluation report with findings and recommendations on project. ➢ Shaze evaluation report with all project partners and determine measures to implement recommendations. City of St. Pau1 Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 �1 FLARE-UP Project �8 �(l�� How will additional funding enhance the project? Without funding requested from OVW under the CFDA # 16,590, this program cannot be implemented. In order for the FLARE-UP Pro�am to be successful it requires a minimum of 1.0 FTE Tnvestigator, 1.0 FTE Battered women's advocate, 0.5 City Prosecutor and 0.5 County Prosecutor. Each of the departmentslagencies aze already contributing in-kind: a portion of salary and fringe, supervision, grant administration, ofFice space, office supplies, telephone and internet, front desk support, prinring, mileage, etc. It is not possible for partners in this program to pay the total salazies and fringe benefits of the four positions necessary to the program's success. Products: A product of this grant will be protocols for law enforcement, prosecutors, and battered women's advocates to be used in conjuncYion with the Lethality Screening Criteria. The screening criteria, policies and protocols wiil be made available to any interested domestic abuse interventionJ prevention program andlor justice agency. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION The partners who are implementing the FLARE-UP Program have a rich collaborative history (as elaborated in the MOU} in addressing domestic abuse; ranging from the development of a police domestic violence unit to conducting an in-depth audit on the way our criminal justice system responds to domestic violence. The Citv of St. Paul, its city councii and mayor's office are fully committed to supporting the goals and objectives of the "FLARE-UP" (First Light, AccQUntability, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution} program; and will act as the government vehicle in conrinuing the City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.540 — OV W-2008-1731 2? FLARE-UP Project OS � //?� intent of the safety audit process (through a collaborative process) in the creation of a "framework" outlining the zesponsibiliries of each praetitioner within the criminal jusrice systems in responding to domestic assault related cases. The St. Paul Police Department (SPPD) has a staff of 600 peace officers and 205 support staff that reflect the diversity of the community they serve. The SPPD will administer the OVW funds and ensure compliance with the goals of the grant and all reporting requirements. The departmant will hire a FT& invesrigator to act as a key collaborator in the "FLARE-UP" {First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution) program and continue to provide patzol officer support to First Light home visits. Will actively support the achievement of the FLARB-UP team's goals and objectives, and 'anstitute its successful outcomes into the state funded "Framework". W"ill participate in all mandatory trainings and provide all necessary in-kind support (as detailed in the MOU) to ensure the snccess of the grant. Will be responsible for the collaborative creation of "framework" ouflining the responsibilities of each practitioner withiS� the eznninal justice systems in responding to domestio assault ra�atad 'cases, with victim safety as the central goal, The St. Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Proiect (SPIP) "the victim service organization partner" is a non-profit, grassroots battered women's advocacy program that serves the greate� St. Paul area. 5ince 1984, the Intervention Project has provided direct sarvices usin$ the criminal jusrice system to secure increased protection and critical services for victims, as�d hold perpetrators as hig�ly accountable as possible. SPIP provides legaUgeneral advocacy servioes to over 4,800 battered women each year. Its provides systems advocac}�, general and transitional advocacy services, outreach and education, culturally competent services, 24-hour advocacy services within the health care system, and specific programming for immigrantlrefugee Ciry of St. Paul Application— CFDA #16.540 —OVW-2008-1731 23 FLARE-UP Project C�-!I �`I communiries, tha Muslim, Hmong and Latino communities, older battered women, and children and young adults impacted by domestic violence. SPIP will establish the FT battered women's advocate as a key collaborator in the "FLARE-LiF" (First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution) pro�am. Wiil actively support the achievement of the FLARE-UP Team's goals and objectives, and ensure compliance with all reporting and OVW training requizements. And wili assist in the creation of a"Framework" for criminal justice systems responding to domestic assault related crimes and in instituting the successful outcomes of the FLARE-UP into its blueprint. Will provide in-kind support, which includes but not limited to, administrative, financial, support personnel and access to multi-cultural/lingual advocates and programming. St. Paul Citv Attornev's Office's Domestic Abuse Unit is responsible for prosecuting domestic misdemeanor and gcoss-misdemeanor cases, protecting victims from further abuse and deterring perpetrators from coirunitting further acts of violence. The City Attorney's Office will hire 1 FTE city attorney position to be cross-deputize and act as a key collaborator in the "FLARE-UP" (First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcement United witt� Prosecution} program, and part-take in the developing and instituting the progrun's policies and procedures. Wili actively support the achievement of the FLARE-UP Team's goals and objectives, and comply with all the reporting and training requirements. Will also assist in the creation of a"Framework° for criminal justice systems responding to domestic assault related crimes and in instituting the successful outcomes of the FLARE-UP program into its blueprint. Will provide kind support as necessary to ensure the success of the Frogram. Ramsev County Attornevs Office is responsible far prosecuting all adult felony level crimes and all juvenile cases in Ramsey County. It is also home to the Joint Domestic Abuse City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.59Q — OVW-2008-1731 ?4 FLARE-UP Project ��f�� Prosecufion [3nit, where cityicounty attorneys aze cross-deputized to grosecute domestic abuse cases where children aze present. The County Attomey's Office will hire .5 FTE county attomey position to be cross-deputized and act as a key collaborator in the "FLARE-UP" (First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution} program. Will provide in- kind support as necessary to ensure the success of the Program. Wiil actively support the achievement of the FLAKE-UP goals and objectives, and ensure compliance with the stated reporting requirements. Will also assist in the creation of a"Framework" for criminal justice systems responding to domestic assault related crimes and in instituting the successful outcomes of the FLARE-UP progxam into its blueprint. Ramsev Countv Communitv Corrections (probationl provides supervision, treatment and custody of aduit and juvenile offenders referred by the court, monitarsfenforces court orders, and invesYigatesldelivers relevant information to Yhe court. The department will continue to work in parinership with the First Light initiative, and will actively suppart the achievement of the "FLARE-iJP" (First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution} Program's goals and objecCivea Will also partieipate in the stata funded'projeat to cieate a multi-agency framework for criminal }ustice system's intervention in domestic cases. Ramsev Countv Sheriffs department has a 400-member Department providing a anay of law enforcement services to an urban community of 500,000 residents within a metropolitan area of over 2.5 million. Servaces include full police service to 7 contract communities, operating a pre- trial detention center, apprehension unit, warrant office and performing a host of court services. The Sheriff s Deqartment wi11 actively support the achievement of the "FLARE-UP" (First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution) program's goals and City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OV W-2008-1731 25 FLARE-UP Project �, g �(I�� objectives, and participate in the creation of a multi-agency framework for intervention in domesric crime or related cases. ISAIAH is a collection of congregations who have committed themselves to build power for a worldview that prioritizes racial and economic justice. An ecumenical, mulfi-ethnic and nonpartisan 85 member organization, whose congregations focus on leadership development in order to enable people to work effectively on behalf of social issues in the public arena. ISAIAfI have long been advocates for battered women's programming, act as a conduit in bringing domestac violence services into the faith communities, and will continue to support the creation of a multi-agency frunework for intervention in domestic crime or related cases. �USTAINABILITY The commitment to this project is solid, as demonstrated by the pariners' willingness to develop and implement new protocols that would institutionalize changes that address twenty of the Safety & Accountability Audit findings, and the hiring of new positions. The success of F.L.A.R.E.'s collaborafive work in completing the first phase of the safety and accountability audit, enabled the city of St. Paul to secure $500,000 in state funding to ensure the creation of a fully integrated intervention plan which wiil produce a detailed "framework" for criminal }ustice systems in responding to the crime of domestic abuse. Analogous to the audit process, the framework will engage a team approach, involving each ann of the system, to outline the responsibilities of each practitioner within the criminal justice systems in responding to domestic assault related cases; this blueprint will reflect policy change, administrative procedural changes, documentation and information dissemination agreements, ongoing muiti-agency training agreements, agreements on common philosophical approaches to cases, and agreements on City of St. Paul Application —CPDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 26 FLARE-UP Project �� I �� monitoring and evaluating interventions in ensuring both efFecriveness and sustainaMlity. What is leamed through the expanded FLAl2E-UP project will be incoiporated into the "framework" and institufionalized through training, policies, protocols and procedures. The project partners remain dedicated to finding addirional funding sources to confinue this program as it evolves, just as it has already done in securing the $SQ0,000 for the "framework". Each partner contributes in-kind donations of time, equipment, office space, administration and other services, and will continue to do so beyond this gant period. The impressive success etf'Y#ie F.L.A.R.E. project in d'aminishing the number of 91 I calls and increasing viciini s�fely as a strong selling point to potential funders of the project. The entities represented throug� ��'ogram are consistently researching potential foundation and corporate funders for s�p}aort. City of St. Paul Application — CFDA #16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 27 FLARB-UP Project D �, �� FLARE-UP PROGRAM ABSTRACT ! PROPOSAL SUMMARY The First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcement United witY� Prosecufion (FLARE-UP) Pro�am is an expansion of our very successful current grant, the FLARE Program. The FLARE- UP Prograzn will continue to focus on chronic offenders and victims' safety on St. PauPs East Side (where 44% of domesric calls ate generated) and to improve the way St. PauPs entire }ustice system responds to domestic crimes (as addressed 'an the l phase of our safety audit, which analyzed the system's response from 911 thru charging). This enhancement to the FLARE Program will remedy twenty of the thirty-nine findings from our current granYs Safety & Accountabilify Audit. The FLARE-UP Program's work will a) encompass the entire city of St. Paul with its successful chronic offenders work, and b) focus on incxeasing the number of anests on Gone On Arrivals (GOAs) which comprise 70% of all domestia crimes; c) enhance charging levels on highly lethal domestic crimes through increased case investigation; d) increase legal sanctions on peipetrators' behavior to further foster victims' safety, and e) charge more domestic crime cases due to cross- deputizing a city and county attomey. The FLARE-UP Progam's core team will consist of a battered women's advocate, police investigator, a city attorney and a county attomey; the team will be located at our newly created victim service center. The program team wil] achieve their goals by collaboratively 1) developing protocols, policies and procedures for law enforcement for responding to GOAs and demesfic calls rvith highly lethal perpetrators; 2) assigning one prosecutor in the City Attorney's �ffice to screen cases for charging and for issuing warrants on GOAs; 3) cross-deputizing the team's city and eounty prosecutors to have the ability to chazge cases at a11 levels, 4} screening all GL1As againsi the Chronic Offender database, as well as reviewing all GOAs daily to screen for high lethality; 5) having prosecutors readily available to issue a complaint for an arrest warrant on GOA cases, and 6) monitoring victims' safety, particularly those at a higher risk of further injury aad/or imminent ham� due to highly lethal perpetrators. During the twayear grant period the FLARE-UP Program wiIl increase 1,200 victim's safeYy and hold 1,200 highly lethal offenders accountable by: ■ Identifying and prosecuting dangerous in-custody and GOA domestic offenders through aggressive investigation and case processing. • Monitoring victim safety from police first response, through (and following) final case disposition. � Enhancing systems' collaboration, protocols, investigation, charging, prosecution and final case disposition. • Improving communication, effectiveness and timeliness of systems' responses to highly lethal perpetrators and the safety of their vicfims. • Consistently evaluating the effectiveness of the FLARB-UP project in a) increasing victim safety, b) holding perpetrators accountable for their violence, and c) improving the systems response to highly lethal perpetrators of domestic violence; and making modificarions as needed. City of St. Paul — CFDA # 16.590 — OVW-2008-1731 2 FLARE-UP Pro}ect 09/02/2014 01:28 FA% t -_.... 1 j=�.;: lAARlli �TI'Y OP SAl�iT P.�C� ChriaupherB Cofeman.M¢yor danuary I0,2008 Director O$'ice on Violence Against Women 80D K. Sffeet Suite 920 FVashin�ton, I�C 2i�3t3 Is , n , . � a.; ;�o c�h� 25 Wzst,Rc�llagg9ar!�:�» Saini Paul, MN SS10? �1002 �� I ('1'! Zeiryrsnne_ o.il-io63i1D F�ta7r.ite: 5=! �L�•8�1? I 'Che C�t^y af Seint Paul certifies that any fvnds awardod through rha Grants tQ Encourage � A.rrc�t Policies and Enforccment of Peoteclion Orders Program witl be used to � snpplement existing funds for program activsties and wi11 not replacc (supplaat} nonfedezal funds that have beea appropriated fnz thc purpose of provicling sezvices to � viclims of domestic vio2enca, daring violence and cbild vicCimization.'I'he City ofSaint � Paul cmdesstands that supplanting violations can result in a range of penalties, incauding auspension of fntiue funds uud�r this program, suspension oz debument from £ederai i gtants, recoupment ofmonres provided under this �ant, and civil and/os criminal penalties. q � � $��'�' /� i � � .. � �--.,.., � cruistopner a, co�er„a�, • , ' Mayor � l ; � ..: . . � ,.� '�� t�� i (�� 0 Signapare And Date: �.J� j v� o�, s�. p�,� � �,. � /— z z - � � Chief of Police Date _ r _ az.-vr�" Shelley J. �''c Danielle I{luz, � /��..t�'-,/� . � ��1 f � � 1 �� 1 • �. -�_ �I w I � '��- � � �� t �.' � ii .- �� . i. _ f�!'�-� . s• ; �'11�'��f'�'',y , i - . ' 1• ,� � - �' �""` J ,�..: �vice Ctr. Croveraess �...---�-� IS.A.IAI� Page 17 Date C` �� Date D� voo� gva sz:zo vioziaoiso �� i�� The first goal of our OVW arrest gtant was for the St. Paul Police Department and St. Paul Intervention Project (SPIP) to develop and implement a unique Responder Team, "First LighY' comprised of a St. Paul Police Family and Sexual Violence Unit (FSW} police officer and SPIP battered women's legal advocate. The team's work concentrated on the east side of St. Paul where 44% of all 911 domestic violence ca11s aze generated. First Light's (FL) goal was to improve both victim safety and the investigation of domestic violence cases or domesric related cases where: The petpetrator is either in custody or was Gone On Arrival, and is assessed with high lethality potential, andlor has already been identified as a Chronic Offender. The following will describe the procedures and protocols created by this program that have enabled the St. Paui Police to successfully identify, place legal sanctions upon and protect the victims of highly lethal, repeaUchronic offenders. Each month the FL team convenes the "Coordinated Community Response Team (CGRT)" whi�h focuses on identifying and holding legally accountablo repeaUchronic offenders. CCRT is comprised of at least one representative from St. Paul Police and St. Paul Intervention (the First Lighf Team), and the Ramsey County Probation, St. Paul City Attomey's Office and Ramsey County Attorney's Office. At each meeting the Master Chronic Offenders List, which is comprised of offenders who have three ar more domestic incidences in the last eighteen months, is reviewed. Team members then compose a list of the top 22 Chronic Offenders from the Master List, which is determined by the following criteria; 1) How many times they offend; 2) The severity of the offenses; 3) Their cooperation with their probation officers; 4) Their past criminal histories, and lastly, 5) The history and type of contacts the offender has had with members of the CCRT. Over 90% of the individuais 1 �/ � �� identifiad as Chronic Offenders have either a Court-issued No Contact Order or an Order for Protection. The top 22 Chronic Offenders List, as well as the Master Chronic Offenders List (consisting of over hundred names identified by the criteria), is disseminated to the different domestic related azms of the justice system, and to St. PauJ Intervention Project advocates as weil. Each morning the FL officer and advocate review all the domestic police reports, using the lethality criteria established by the team and the Chronic Offenders list to red-flag specific offences. The team attempts to make in personal contact with the yictims of perpetrators who fit the FL dual screening,criteria, as well as the victims of perpetrators lis�ed an tiie top 22 chronic offenders list. The premisa of these contacts is to a) ensure vicrims' a�d tYieir families safety, b} act as a conduit for victims to understand and if� , desired� participate in tha criminal process, c) provide victim's and thair fa�lilies with the critrc�l support and resources they peed and d} to gather additional informat}on that 4ould assist is� hpldit}g the perpetrators responsible fortheir violent actions. Another component of FL 'as working closely with the City and County Attomey's Offices, as well as project remand (that sets bail evaluations and monitors offenders' conditional releases). FL receives weekly requests from attomeys identifying certain victims or offenders during critical periods requesting the team make contact in regard to safety and offender accountability. Many of these contacts have been successful in victim safety planning and anesting perpetrators, (several of these offenders have been convicted of felony Violation for Orders for Protections and are serving time in prison). FL also works with Ramsey County Probation to the benefit of domestic assault victims. Two times per month the FL officer and a probation officer will track chronic offenders who a violated their terms of probation with two goals in mind. The first is locating offenders in violation of No 2 �i'�� Contact C}rders, Orders for Protection or probation orders. The second is to meet with the perpetrators' vicrims face to face to build trust with, and encourage vicrims to reach out to the police or probarion if the offender violates his court orders to stay away. With the intent of the safety of vicrims, the FL program has arrested many violent ofFenders. In addition, Probation now contacts the FL officer if their client, who is a suspect in a domestic-related crime, is scheduled for an appointment. The collabora6ve nature of the First Light program has strengthened the response to victims' safety and the apprehension of peipetrators. This case-by-case, combined response reassures victims of their saYety, while bringing critical support and services directly to them, and sends a clear message to violent offenders that their behavior will not be tolerated by the police, judicial system or the community as a whole. The majoriry of the offenders removed from the ctironic offenders list are now serving time. In summary, due to the FLARB initiatives there has been a decrease in domestic calls for service in St. Paul- 2006 = 8,665 vs. 2007 = 7,bb3; the Family Violence Unit is creating more proactive reports- 2007= 1298 vs. 2006= 835; there has been a 9% decrease in aggravated domestic straneulation cases - 2007 = 107 down from 2006 = 115; and there has been a substantial increase in cases that have bean Cleared b Arrest - 463 cases a 55% increase. The second maior Qoal of this ¢rant was to conduct the Domestic Violence Safety and Accountability Audit to examine and improve the way our criminal justice system responds to domestic violence. We based our audit on a single question: "How does the St. PaullRamsey County criminal justice system provide safety for victims of domestic abuse and hold perpetrators accountable for their violence?" A series of in-depth interviews, observations, and text analysis were perfonned to assess the work proeess at the different points a domesric case intersects with the system. Throughout the Audit process, the focal point is the gap between what victims experience and need, and what our institurions actually provide. c � ti}'I'� This first phase of the audit began at 911and Police response and went through Project Remind, the JaiUSherifPs Office, and the charging process of the City and County Attorney's Offices. Such a range of examination was critical in determining how one component of the justice system is dependent upon another, and which gaps were recumng throughout the judicial process. One hundred and nine observarions and interviews were conducted with practitioners and workers throughout the system. An analysis of 2Q0 emergency ca11s, 200 CAD reports, 1,538 police reports from the three jurisdictions; an estimated 92 domestac court cases. All of the St. PaullRamsey County domestic violence protocols, rules, regulations, statues, job descriptions and data processing forms were reviewed, and a complete mapping of each system was perfonned. Seven multi-lingual battered women focus groups were held and one victim advocacy group. The Audit Team members performed in-depth reviews of all the information compiled through the Audit. Audit Teams then modified, clarified, appended, and condensed their findings through a collaborarive process. Unfaltering attentiveness was taken to generate a report of the thirty-nine audit fmdings, unanimously agreed upon and containing sufficient evidence ta insure its legitamacy. Note was taken of issues that caught the attention of team members, but required �ier investigation. In determining how the thirty-nine findings (the gaps between what a victim needs and what the justice system provides) were shaped by institutional practices, team members are in the process of creating new standardized practices, rules, policies, procedures, forms and training to resolve these problems. The contents of this proposal will directly addresses resolving twenty of the thirty-nine findings. The success of this collaboration and first phase of the audit process has enabled St. Paul to complete it with State funds to create a framework which defines in detail each agency's and practitioner's roles, duties and responsibilities under our collective response at each point of case processing. This framework/blueprint will be a reflection of policy change, administrative � ab� 11'�� procedural changes, documentation and information dissemination agreements, ongoing multi- agency training agreements, agreements on common philosophical approaches to cases, and agreements on monitoring and evaluating interventions on an ongoing basis. It will act as a major vehicle in helping St. PaullRamsey County and eventually the entire state, engage in meaningful reforms which will be sustainable beyond the individual workers and immediately employ a process of inentoring. To date, we have completed a11 of the required OVW trainings, (the Orientation for New Grants- 1-30-05; Engendering Change-7-18-05; How to Perform a Safety & Accountable Audit-3-6-06; Milestones & Momentums 6-25-07; Domestic Violence Danger Assessment & Risk Management 7- 24-07). The unobligated funds, as of December 31, 2007, was $86,063; unbigoted funds as of July 1, 2008 will be $25,000 and will be expended by September 2008. 5 �� 1 Name: Address: Telephone: E-mail Address: Agency: Type of Agency: SUMMARY DATA SHEET Amelia Brown, Reseazch & Development Director, Saint Pani Police Department 425 Crrove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 651-2b6-5506 Amy.Brown@ci.stpaul.mn.us Caty of Saint Paul Loaal government Non-profit & Non-governmental Victim Services Program Collaborating on this Project: Saint Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Project Type of Application: Type of Project: Service Area: Continuation Local City of Saint Pau1 Arrest Program Statutory Purpose Areas & Priority Areas Addressed: I. Develop policies and training in police departments to improve tracking of cases involving domestic violence, da2rz�g viQience, sexual assault and stalking. 2. Centralize and coordinate police enforcement, prosecution responsibility in team of police, prosecutors, and battered women's advocate. 3. Strengthen legal advocacy service programs for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking, including strengthening assistance to such victims in immigration matters. 4. Establish a comprehensive victim service and support center. 5. Provide for centralized handling of cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking by police and prosecutors. 6. Demonstrate a commihnent to strong enforcement o£ laws and prosecution of cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking including the enforcement of protection orders. 7. Have established cooperative agreements or can demonstrate effective ongoing collaborative arrangements with neighboring jurisdictions to facilitate the enforcement of protection orders 8. Involve faith-based and/or community-driven initiatives to address violence against women among diverse and traditionally underserved populations. 9. Address system accountability by addressing findings of safety audit of the jurisdiction's criminal justice system_ City of St. Paul — CPDA # 16.590 — OV W-2008-1731 FLARE-UP Pro}ect ��It� 1 MEMORANDI7M OF UNDERSTANDING Between The St Paul Police Departmeat and Participating Agencies in the "FI,ARE-UP" (First Light, Accountabiliry, Response & Enforcemeat United with Prosecution} Program. January 18, 2008 I- FIistory of Collaborating Relationships and Current Collaborations St. Pau17s located in Ramsey County and is the Capitol ci[y of Mmnesota. With an estimated population of 287,151, St. Paul contains one of the largest Hmong and Soma]i populat�ons m the U.S., as well as a nch diversity of I.atin, Natrve, Asian, African and European Americans. F�fteen percent of the city's mhabi[ants are female and sixteen percent of the populahon speaks a language other than English in t6e home. Over the past fifteen years the popu�ation l�ving at or below poveriy level has mcreased by fifty-three percent. The city has a long history of working collaboratively among all criminai justice agencies and with victim advocacy programs, and was home to one of this country's first battered women's shehers (Women's Adwcates), which housed its first woman in 1972. Soon after the shelter opened, the need 'out grew the available space. It became obvious to organizers that they would have to find the means to enable battered women and their children to stay m thei7 homes, and require ihat the abuser 1 be the one to leave. This realizarion and practical need brought advocates into the police station, courtrooms, probation offices, sheriff's departmenu and judicial chambers; seeking avenues and protection for women to safely retum home with their children. The early yeazs of systems and advocacy programs connectmg could hardly be described as collaborative. Every intervening agency was resistant to change and each concession made was born out of struggle. Those days are now far behind us; the partners referred [o throughout this MOU and the grant request have worked together for more than a quarter century to address the serious crime of domesiic abuse. From those early days of tense negotiations and at times even confrontation, we have emerged as a unified group of public and private organizations committed to reducing and one day eliminating a) the abuse of women m their intimate relationehips; b) The cons�derable toll domestic abuse has taken on the thousands of children who musk live with it everyday, and c) the drain domestic violence has on our community's resot�rces, well-being and spirit Cnrrent Cnlialiorarive Efforts; �� ' ' � ' "' � For the past tluee years two major coliaborative effons have been occurring. �.,� l 1'�� .�n . , ?.. 2 ��(� ( The Partnership for pomestic Abuse Center (PDAS). This collarion cune together with the intent of pooling our individual agencies resources and expertise in better serving victims of domestic violence. To guide this process over two hundred and fifty vtictims were surveyed in four different languages, stating what services they needed and how they needed to have them delroered. As a result, in May of 2008 both govemmen2 and community-based programs will co- locate their staff, services and support within a five thousand square foot space in city halt (donated free of chazge by the Mayor and the city of St. Paul). The bnnging together of victim advocacy and crimina] justice/govemment programs under one roof was inspired by the OVW Family 7ustice Center Program, and has been reshaped into a model that �s community-based and will centraiize the role of victim advocacy programs and their phitosQphical orientarions. Providers at the Center will include, but will not limited to, six battered women's and children's advocacy organizations, the City Attorneys Office, the Domeshc Abuse Office, the County Attomey's office, the St. Paul Police, Healthcare providers, Legai Aid, and the Sheriff's Department. Partners connected to the center as hands on resources will inctude, but not be limited to, Wilder, Probation, Work Force Solu[ions, Children's Safety Center, nei�boring Law Enforcement Agencies, oommunity Legal Services, Public Health, Sexua] Offence Services, Outfront Mmnesota-serving Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Transgender populations, Child Protective Services, Adu1t Protective Services, Breakmg Free-working with women invoived m prostatution, Child Care Servtces, Custody & Pazenhng Time Evaluators, Counseiing Services and Faith-Based Supports. 3 �/ � �� The St Paul Domestic Violence Safety and Accountability Audit: Al] of the age�cies identified in this MOU have participated in an exaznination of how we individual]y and collective]y respond to cases of domestic violence in ways that centrahze attention to victim safety and offender accountability. We beean the process as an audit with OVW money and aze completmg it with STate funds to collaboratively create a framework that defines m derail each agency's and each practitioner's rotes, duties and responsibitities under our collective response ai each point of case processing. This b{ueprint will be a reflechon of policy change, adminisVaAVe procedural changes, documentation and mformadon dissemmation agreements, ongoing multi-agency training agreements, agreements on common philasophical approaches to cases, and agreements on monitoring and evaluating interventions on an ongoing basis. The bluepnnt is intended to act as a major vehicle in helping the CiTy of St. Paui and Ramsey County engage in meaningful reforms that aze sustainable pasi indivldual leaders and a processing of inentoring down wh�ch will occur from day one. The partners sigmng onto this agreement are agreeing to continue ro support these two efforts. Both witl be fully operahonai w�thin six months of receiving O V W funds. All of the funds applied for in this grant are to address the major gaps m ensuring victim safety and pecpetrator accountability as identtfied by our safety a�dit. The potice department, the city and county attorneys o�ces, the shenffs office and the primary domestic violence crimmal justice advocacy program participated in a 4 D��(I�� number of ineetings to determine the best use of OV W funds to support the City and County's long teim plan for enhancing victlm safety. This plan is fully supported by Ramsey County Probation, and ISAIAH (who have been suong partners in supporting these efforts), and coincides with the mtssion and intent of the PDAS victim service center. �:+ II. The partners' collective history in addressing domesfic abuse: Below are a number of the milestones that the partnere, who are represented m this MOU, have collectively achieved over Ihe past th�rty-plus years in improvmg the way St. Paul responds to domeshc violence by partakmg m: • The states first multi-agency task force Yo eliminate domestic violence organized by the Minnesota Deparhnent of Conections, • Establishing [he St. Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in response to a community forum (of commumty based and govemment agenc�es, victimslsurvivors and membets of the community) to address the unmet needs of victims and their children; • Adopting a pro-arrest policy in domestic assault cases based on probable cause that a crime has been committed and a shall arrest policy for misdemeanots �vith visible s�gns of injury or impaimients, a dangerous weapon is involved, an order for protection has been violated, an assault is 5 p�- i (�� alleged and supported by other evidence and a victim is m fear of immediate bodily hann. • Establishing the Ramsey County Corrections Probation DepartmenYs Domesric ViolenceUni� • Estabiishing the City Attomey's Office's DomesUC Abuse Unit; • Estabtishing Second 7udicial District Domestic Violence Coordinating Council; • Fstabl�shing Joint County and Crty Domestic Abuse Prosecutlon Unit (7PLn Co respond to domestic abuse cases in wh�ch children were present during the crime; • Establ�shing the St. Paul Police Department's Sexual and Family Violence Uni[; • Establishing the Coordmated Community Response Team (CCRT) to develop a method to identify and ted-flag repeat chronic offenders; • Fstablishmg the First Light Program To focus on domestw abuse vicGms with mcreased risk of further in}ury and(or icrm�inent harm; and highly lethal perpetrators; • Establiahmg the ATMHIGH program which focws�es on iaw enforcement and battered women's advocates breakmg down the barriers that prevent members of the Muslim community from understanding and utilizmg police services, and seeking help for domestic abuse issues; • Establishmg a multi-agency training team to identify and appropnately respond to victims of elder abuse; : V��l�� ( • EstablishSng a community-based Victim Seroice Center; • Developing mulU-lingual trainmg manua]s and materials on domestic abuse and community resources; • Securing OVW funding for, and in turn conducting an audit of eight intervening agencies (911 through case chareing) in processing cnmma] domestic abuse (and related} cases; • Securing state funding based on the collaborative work of the safety audit, to ensure the creation of a fully integrated intervention plan to produce a detailed framework outlining the responsibil�ties of each practitioner within the cnminal justice systems in responding to domeshc assault related cases. The plan will centra{ize attention on victim saPety, perpetrator accountab�iity and ensure effective approaches in a diverse community. IR. The following secfion briefly describes each participaHng partners' individual rale _ ��, jn, addressing domesfic vialence and identifies their specific obligadons under f'his MOU. ➢ The Citv of St. Paul: Responsibi3ifies under this MOC7: • Provides the govemmental vehide for the inter-agency response to domeshc abuse by fully supporting the "FLARE-UP" (First Light, Accountabilrty, Response & Enforcement Umted with Prosecution} program. 7 o�� rn • Assigning its Police Departrnent to act as the lead agency for the city in collaborn[ing with other city, county and private agencies in full-filling the terms of the g�ant and in proper3y administratmg the $400,000 of grant monies. • Acting as the a) conduit in the secunng and administering 2007 State Legislature funding, and b} pnmary parmer in ensuring the above mentioned I.egislative funding will produce, through a collaborative process, a detailed framework which will outline the responsibilities of each practitioner within the criminal justice systams in responding to domesttc assanit related cases. • Wi3] ensure that the successful changes made through this project are systemic and coordinated mto the framework for intervention, and are sustainable fot years to come. ➢ 1ye St. Paul Police Deoartrnent Aesponsibilities under this MOU: ' Administering the OVW funds on behalf of the City of Sl Paul and ensuring compliance wit6 the stated goats of the grant monies and all reporting requirements. ' Fstabl�shing and hiring for a new FTE investigaYOr position to the fami{y vio)ence urut to act as a key collaborator in the "FLARE-UP" (First Light, Accountability, Response & Enforcemant Umted with Proseaution} program. . �, . , . . L ��{�� • Continue to provide FSW patrol officer support to First Light home visits. � Co-locate the investigator in the newly created victim service center in ensuring a11 FLARE-UP membeTS aze positioned at the same site. • Actively supporting the achievemeni of the FLARE-UP Team's goals and objectives. • Instituting the successful outcomes of the OVW grant into the state funded collaborative work to create a framework to organize every practitioner's intervention with domestic cases, with victim safety as a centrai goal. • Provide in-kind support, which inctudes, but is no[ limited to, a portion of a two year im�estigator's salary and benefits, admmistrating the grant, coordination and compilation of data essential to the grant, the completion of a31 required reports, providing an accurate and full account of all grant expenditures, supporting personnel, uulities, printing, consumable supplies, phone, interz�et access, postage, and pro�ect staff supervision. • Udlize from the grant momes $167,995 to support tveo years of the investigators salary, • Util�ze $15,000 from the grant monies for partner participation in required OVW trainings. � �`(l'�� ➢ The St Paul Domestic Abnse Intervention Proiect Responsibilities uader this NIOU: • Establish FT battered women's legal advocate posipon to act as a key collaboraTOr in The "FLARE-UP" (First Light, Accounhbility, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution} program. • Catocate the leoa] advocate in the newly created victim service centet in ensuring a]} FLARE-UP members are positioned at the same site. • Actively support the achievement of the FLARE-UP Team's goats and ob�ecttves. � Ensure compliance with the stated goals of the grant morues and assist in reportmg requirements. • Assist in instituting the successfu] outcomes of Che OVW grant mto the state funded collaborative work to create a frameworkJblueprint to organize every practitioner's intervention with domestic cases, with victim safety as a central goal. • Receive and utilize $74,621 from the grant monies to support the salary and benefits of the FT advocate position. ` Provide in-kind support, which includes, but is not limited tq portion of the legal advocate's salary and benefits, ass�st m the compilahon of data essentiai to the grant, support for the completion of all required reports, provide an accurate and full account of all grant expenditures, supporting personnel, utilities, pnntmg, consumable supplies, phone, internet access, postage, and pro�ect staff supervision. 10 �� 4 f�� • Participate in the state funded project to create a multi-agency framework for intervenrion in these cases. ➢ St Paul Citv Attomeds Office ResponsibiliEies under this MOU: • Hire 1 FTE city attomey position. • Establish the 1 F1'E city attomey pos�tion (cross-deputized) to act as a key coilaborator in the "FLAItE-UP" (FirsT Light, Acwuntabilrty, Response & Enforcement United with Prosecution} program. • Co-locate the city attomey in the newly created victlm serv�ce center in ensuring all FLARE-UP members are positioned at the same site. • Actively support the achievement of the Domestic FLARE-UP Team's goals and objecdves. • Et�sute compliance with the sCated goals of the grant mnrries and assist in re{ac�rGi�tg requirements. • Asaiat in insfiWL�g �#e sue�essful outcomes of the OVW grant mto the state funded collaborative work to create a frameworidbluepnnt to organize every practitioner's mtervention with domeshc cases, with victim safety as a central goal. � Receive and utitize $70,472 from tha grant monies to support the saiary and benefits of the 2-year FT crty atGomey positian. • Provide in-kmd support, which includes, but is not limited to, porhon of the city attorney's salary and benefits, assist in the compi(ahon of data 11 ��g-(l�� essential to the granf, support for the completion of all required reports, provide an accurate and full account of all gant expenditures, supporting personnel, utilipes, printing, consumabte suppl�es, phone, intemet access, postage, and project siaff supervision. • Participate in the state funded project to create a multi-agency framework for intervention in these cases. ➢ Ramsev Coun[v Attornevs office Responsi6i6ties under this MOU: • Assign and cross-deputize 0.5 FTE Assistant Counfy Attomey to act as a key collaborator in the "FLARE-UP" (First Light, Accountabilny, Response & Enforcement Umted with Prosecution} progiam. • Co-(ocate the assigned Assistant County Attomey in the newly created victim service center in ensuring all FLARE-t7P members are positioned at the same s�te. • Achvely support the achievemeot of the FLARE-UP goals and objecUVes. � Ensure compliance with the stated goals of the grant monies and assist in repprting requirements. � � � �' ' ' � Assist m inslita[ing the successfu] outcoipes of the OVW grant intp the � state funded collaborative work tp create a framework161ueprint to organize every practitioner's in[ervention wi4h domestic cases, with victim safety as a central goal. 12 �� 11�� • Receive and udlize $71,412 from the grant monies to support the salary and benefits of the 2-yeaz FT city attomey posivon. • Provide in-kind support, which includes, but is not limited tq 4% of the county attomey's salary and benefits, assist in the compilation of data essential to the grant, support for the completion of all required reports, provide an accurate and fu11 aacount of alI grant expenditures, supportmg pezsonnel, utilitaes, printing, consumable suppiies, phone, intemet access, postage, and pro�ect staff supervision. • Participate in the state funded pro�ect to create a mu(ti-agency framework for intervention in these cases. ➢ Ramsev Counri Communitv Corrections (probafionl Reaponsibilifies under this MOII: ` • Continue fo work wiCh the First Ltght inihatwe. :_ � Actively support the ach�evement of the "FLARE-IIP" (Fust �.ight, Accountabil�ry, Response & Enforcement IInited with Prosecution} program's goais and objectives • Partioipate in the sYate funded project to create a multl-agency framework for intervention in these cases. , - Deleted: A 13 ➢ Ramsev Countv Sheriffs deuartment Responsibilities under this MOU: • Active]y support the achievement of the "FLARE-UP" (Fust Light, Acco�ntabiliYy, Response & Enforcement United wtth Prosecurion} ,program'sgoals and objectives, � Participate in the state funded pro�eci to create a muln-agency framework for intervention in domestic crime or related cases. ➢ ISAI:�H: (a collection of congregations} Responsibilities under this MOU: � Coruinue to support the state funded pro�ect to create a mult�-agency fra��wpik fvr interv�aon in domeshc crime or related cases. �`The Parinershin for Dameskc Abuse 5ervices SPDASI• � .,. Confirmation withln this MOU: • Confirtns that space within the newly created service center ts a(located to Ghe pnmAry FLARE-UP partners referred to jn this grant. Secause PDAS js not an enti{y in of itself (but a collaboration qf agencies) it is not sigmng to anythit�g else wfthin this MOU in realizing that many of is member pariner have ob�igated services and responsibihhes in signing. N �- i ('l'� � neieted: a ; 14 �� 1 �� An aseement to continue parlicipatin2 in desa�nin2 T5e overall inter-aEencv intervention nlan The success aJour community's collaborative work in compleling the f:rst phase of the safery and accountabtlity audit, enabled St. Paut to secure state funding to ensure the creation ofa fully integrated intervention plan which will produce a detailed 'framework" for criminal justice sysiems in responding sa the crime of tlomestic abuse. Analogous to the audLt process, the framework wdll engage a team approach, invodvrng each arm of the system, to outlene the responsibilittes ofeach practitioner within the crimanal jus[ice systems in responding to domestic assault related cases; this blueprint will reJlect policy change, adminiseratrve procedural chctnges, documentation and inforniation dissemination agreemenfs, ongoang mz<lti-agency training agreements, agreements an common philosophical appraaches to cases, and agreements on monitoring and evaZu¢ting interverztlons in ensuring both effectiveness and sustainabiliry. • In signing this memorandum af understanding each partner also agrees to the Continued Commitment of working together to contribute resources to this collaborative: • Each agency agees to fully considex all recommendations of the collaborative creating the inter-agency framework. Directorslllepartment Heads agree to 15 enact those changes that they fee] meets the mission of its agency, the needs �' i, �� of victims and the capabilities of the agency to implement. • Each agency will continue to articulate its case processing needs in the Framework design and attempt whenever possib]e and practical to inco�porate the needs of other intervening agencies into its routme work practices. • Each agency agrees to send representatives to b3-monthly collaborative meetings that will be scheduled by the Police department. • Agency agrees to assign experienced staff to provide input and analyst to the inter-agency inTerventio� plan (framework). • Each agency agrees to continue to provide access to case fites as agreed (shaped by mles of privacy and confidentiaiity) between the signing agency director and police deparhnent for the purposes of fully analyzing gaps within the current system. SIGNATORE AND DATE �