Agenda Item Wording:
Agenda Item Wording:
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Conduct the second of two public hearings and approve amending the Measure N budget in FY 2021/22 to reallocate the $75,000 for youth grants to the Visalia Police Activities League (VPAL).
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Deadline for Action: 4/4/2021
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number: Chief Jason Salazar, ext. 4215, jason.salazar@visalia.city; Captain Luma Fahoum, ext. 4103, luma.fahoum@visalia.city; Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, ext. 4250, liz.ybarra@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Conduct the second of two public hearings and approve amending the Measure N budget in FY 2021/22 to reallocate the $75,000 for youth grants to the Visalia Police Activities League (VPAL).
Summary:
Because of the success of VPAL in connecting with services and programs for at-risk youth, staff is recommending that Measure N Youth Grant Funds of $75,000 be reallocated to the VPAL.
The Measure N Youth Grants are not codified as language within Measure N, they were a project submitted by staff to find constructive means to utilize the funding within Measure N that is required to be used towards at-risk youth programs. How those funds are expended are at the discretion of the City Council and the Measure N Oversight Committee.
Staff has determined that the Measure N Youth Grants have not been as successful and impactful towards reaching at-risk youth as was the intent of Measure N youth funding and that the Visalia Police Department is not well-situated to manage these types of grants. It is staff's recommendation that those funds be redirected from the Measure N Youth Grants to VPAL Program. This program has a long history of providing services to at-risk youth in the City of Visalia and provides for better oversight of these Measure N funds. This change would have no impact on the existing Citizen Advisory Committee non-profit grants that are award...
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