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EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET <br /> 6 <br /> PROJECT TITLE: <br /> Consent COUNCIL BILL # <br /> Professional Services X Action Originating Department Legal -Prosecutor <br /> Agreement between City of First Reading Contact Person Laura Van Slyck <br /> Everett and Snohomish County Second Reading Phone Number 257-8738 <br /> Center for Battered Women for Third Reading FOR AGENDA OF 1 1/17/2004 <br /> federal grant-funded outreach Public Hearing <br /> advocate. Initialed by: <br /> Department Head t <br /> CAA <br /> Council President 7.-- <br /> Location Preceding action Attachments Department(s) Approval <br /> Professional Services <br /> Agreement(signed by CBW <br /> Executive Director) <br /> Amount Budgeted $72,100.00 (USDOJ grant $) <br /> $3,004.16 per mo. x 14 mo. _ <br /> Expenditure Required $42,058.24 Account Number(s): <br /> Budget Remaining $30,041.76 <br /> Additional Required 0 <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: Effective September 1, 2003, the City received a grant award from <br /> the U.S.Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,to continue its domestic violence program("FY2003 DV <br /> grant").The grant includes a requirement that the City will use grant monies to pay for a dedicated full-time advocate <br /> to provide outreach into the- immigrant community. The Snohomish County Center for Battered Women("CBW") <br /> will hire the advocate.The advocate will reach out to non-English-speaking and immigrant women and assist with <br /> activities such as preparation of paperwork for protection orders,providing resource information, and participating in <br /> support groups.A Memorandum of Understanding between the City and CBW,which sets forth.the specific terms of <br /> the collaboration between CBW and the City, was submitted with the FY2003 DV grant application. The FY2003 DV <br /> grant award to the City includes $72, 100 total to pay for salary and benefits of this advocate during the 24-month <br /> grant period.Payments to CBW under this professional services agreement will be reimbursed to the City from the <br /> FY2003 DV grant monies. <br /> RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): Authorize the Mayor to sign a Professional <br /> Services Agreement with the Snohomish County Center for Battered Women to use federal domestic violence grant <br /> monies for one dedicated full-time advocate for outreach and legal advocacy services to victims of domestic violence. <br /> 22 <br />