CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Agenda Date: February 19, 2013

Action Required: Appropriation

Presenter: Rory Carpenter, Community Attention

Staff Contact: Rory Carpenter, Community Attention

Leslie Beauregard, Director, Budget and Performance Management

Title: Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice - $55,556

Background:

Charlottesville has received a Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) from the Virginia

Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to fund the collection and analysis of local data

at each point of contact in the Charlottesville juvenile justice system to support the efforts of the

Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice Task Force to reduce disparities over a

sustained period through a collaborative and systematic approach. The City will enter into a

contract with the Community Psychology Department of the University of Virginia to provide the

research and data analysis including informational interviews at each contact point in the juvenile

justice system. The grant period is from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. The total

grant award is $55,556, which includes a required local match of $5,556 to be provided by

Community Attention.

Discussion:

Based on arrest and juvenile court data, it is evident that minority youth are overrepresented in the

Charlottesville juvenile justice system. The research activity supported by this grant will assist the

City’s Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice Task Force in its efforts to determine

the causes of the over representation and how best to intervene to reduce these disparities over a

sustained period through a collaborative and systematic approach.

Community Engagement:

The Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice Task Force has engaged the

community through the inclusion of many community members on the task force and will

continue to engage the community during the grant process through the collection of data at the

points of contact in the juvenile justice system.

Alignment with City Council’s Vision and Priority Areas:

Approval of this agenda item aligns directly with Council’s vision for Charlottesville to be

America’s Healthiest City and contributes to their 2012-2014 priority to provide a

comprehensive support system for children. Community Attention’s programs provide residential

and community based services that prevent delinquency and promote the healthy development of

youth. The research funded by this JABG grant will positively contribute to City Council’s

priority to provide a comprehensive support system for children.

Budgetary Impact:

The terms of the award require a local match of $5,556 (10%) which will be provided by

Community Attention.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends approval and appropriation of funds.

Alternatives:

If the grant funds are not appropriated, the Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice

Task Force would not be able to effectively conduct this research.

Attachments: N/A

APPROPRIATION

Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice Grant

$55,556

WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville has been awarded $50,000 in Federal Funds

from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, and $5,556 in Matching Funds for a

total award of $55,556 for the Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice research;

and

WHEREAS, the grant award covers the period from January 1, 2013 through December

31, 2013.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of

Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $55,556 is hereby appropriated in the following

manner:

Revenue – $55,556

$50,000 Fund: 209 Internal Order: 1900194 G/L Account: 430120

$ 5,556 Fund: 209 Internal Order: 1900194 G/L Account: 498010

Expenditures - $55,556

$55,556 Fund: 209 Internal Order: 1900194 G/L Account: 530550

Transfer - $5,556

$ 5,556 Fund: 213 Cost Center: 3411001000 G/L: 561209 Transfers for

State Grants

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation is conditioned upon the receipt

of $50,000 from VA Department of Criminal Justice Services, and $5,556 from Community

Attention.