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EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET <br /> PROJECT TITLE: <br /> Professional Services 01/20/2016 Briefing COUNCIL BILL# <br /> Agreement with Friendship Proposed Action Originating Department Legal <br /> Diversion Services _ Consent Contact Person Hil Kaman <br /> Action Phone Number 425-257-8762 <br /> First Reading FOR AGENDA OF January 20, 2016 <br /> Second Reading <br /> Third Reading <br /> Public Hearing <br /> • <br /> Budget Advisory Initialed by: <br /> Department Head <br /> CAA <br /> Council President <br /> Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s)Approval <br /> Agreement Legal <br /> Amount Budgeted. $80,000.00- <br /> Expenditure Required $80,000.00- Account Number(s): Fund 009-500 0007 410 <br /> Budget Remaining -0- <br /> Additional Required -0- <br /> • <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> Friendship Diversion Services provides supervision of diversion programs on criminal cases referred from <br /> the City Attorney's Office.Friendship has run diversion programs across the state for over 40 years and <br /> opened an Everett office last year to supervise the following programs for the City Prosecutor's Office: pre- <br /> charge and post-charge diversion programs,Relicensing Assistance Program(RAP), educational <br /> programming such as consumer awareness classes, and community service monitoring. These alternatives <br /> have allowed the Prosecutor's Office to refer appropriate misdemeanor cases to diversion programs where <br /> participants receive assistance to acquire a driver's license,access treatment or other educational programing, <br /> and find opportunities to perform community service. These services are funded by participant fees. The <br /> Prosecutor's Office can hold offenders accountable while freeing up resources for cases better suited for <br /> traditional prosecution. <br /> As part of the Mayor's Safe Streets plan to include work crew as a diversion option,the City seeks to expand <br /> our successful relationship with Friendship Diversion Services to include supervision of a pilot Work Crew <br /> Program. As an alternative to incarceration,this program would be funded by the City at the cost of <br /> $80,000.00 through 2016.Participation in diversion programs is at the discretion of the City Attorney. <br /> RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): <br /> Authorize Mayor to sign the Professional Services Agreement with Friendship Diversion Services for <br /> supervision of diversion programs in an amount not to exceed $80,000. <br /> 5 <br />