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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 4798. ,• ~ .. •· • RESOLUTION NO. 4798 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR SECOND YEAR FUNDING OF A TWO-YEAR EVALUATION PROJECT OF THE CITY•s DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM FROM FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL ANO SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 ORIGINA!. WHEREAS, the council of the City of Palo Alto has accepted major responsibility for the development, implementation and coordination of a comprehensive anti-drug abuse program in Palo Alto: and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Palo Alto recognizes the need for a thorough evaluation of the program by ~ qualified, objective outside agency; and WtlEREAS, the Council of the City of Palo Alto desires to undertake a two-year evaluation project funded in part from funds made available through the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 administered by the California Council on Criminal Justice; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the council of the City of Palo Alto that the City Manager is hereby authorized to submit the attached Application for Grant for Law Enforcem~nt Purposes to the California council on Criminal Justice for its consider- ation: and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event the Cal.ifornia Council on Criminal Justice co11sents to fund the Project, the Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby agrees to effectuate the evaluation program as outlined in concept in the attached Grant Applicant: and -1 - .. • . '• • • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT in the event the California Council on Criminal Justice consents to fund the Project, the City Manager is authorized, on behalf of the City of Palo Alto, to execute the contract and any amendments thereto for the Grant for Law Enforcement Purposes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant hereby agrees to provide the required matching funds to said Project~ and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant ongoing law enforcement expenditures. 1NTRODUCED AND PASSED: July 16, 1973 AYES: Beahrs, Berwald, Clay, Comsto.::k, Henderson, Norton, Pearson, Sher NOES: None ABSENT: Rosenbaum :~kt·~ Mayor ~~ AS TO FORM: ~~:YY1~ Assistant City Attorney APPROVED: citYMana<f i' -2 - • • No. ------ EXHIBIT 2 SUMMARY GRANT A P P L I C A T I 0 N Demonstration Evaluation of Community Drug Program 2. Sponsor: City of Palo Alto ~-~----~----------------------------------~ J. Proponent: __ C~it_y __ o_f_P_a_l_o __ A_l_to ________________________________ ~ 4. Contact Person: George A. Sipel, City ManagerPhone 329-2563 -------------- 5. Resolution in Possession? Yes No X for second ye~ r ---- 6. Project Status: New ----Continuation ----x 7. A-95 Submitted? Yes Date· No X for second year 8. 9. E.I.s. Completed? I' I I ; Total Project Federal Share· Match In-kind Cash ----~~---------~ Yes X Date November 10, 1972. No ---------- FUNDING SUMMARY First Year 77,900 Second Year 60,000 Third Year -58, 425 30,000 19,475* 30,000* * Total local allocation to drug program $200, 000 72-73, $240~000 7 3-74. (Leave Blank) Date Received __ ~---------- Problem/Need Area -------------------------------------------------~--~ RCJPB Approval ----------------~--~~ Priority ______ ~------------ • • 19·· PROBLEM BACKGROUND: In 1972, the City of Palo Alto established <l Drug Abuse Trcatmc·nt and Prevention Program allocating $200, 000 of local money and contracting with a non-profit c;.1rporation, Palo Alto Community Drug Abuse Board, to implement the progran1. In order to ineasure the effectiveness of the program an evaluation model was sought. After looking into com1nunity drug program evaluation, the City founcl no cl car cut system of evalua- tion at any of the levels of government --from federal to the local operational unit. This appeared to be a m;cjor \Veakness in the network of funded drug programs --for both the: funding agencies and the individual program interested in setting up a worth\vhile evaluation con1"" ponent. The City of Palo Alto responded to the situation by proposing a demonstration evaluation project incorporating a blend of the scientific approach with the practical client-oriented concerns of the operators of the program. The project was funded for the first year by the California Council or. Criminal Justice and this is a request for second year funds. With the information provided in the first year grant appli- cation and the 73-74 Regional Criminal Justice Plan regarding the total project, this application will address specifically the second year of the project. ' 11. PROJECT OBJECTIVES: During the second year the evaluation will continue with the procedures which will tell the sponsors, directors, and staff of the drug program if the program is working and in what way. Sirr..ultaneously the second year will provide for the development and sophistication of a general- izable evaluation system in useable form fo"!'.' application by CCCJ to other prog 0 ·a;.~·1s, particularly those community controlled service delivery programs which increasingly interact with the'criminal justice system on such subjects as diversion, juvenile delinquency, probatio11 and parole, substance abuse, and other social rnatters. 12. METHODOLOGY: To accomplish those objectives during the year. the following approach will be used: continue to gather. through appropriate sampling devices, informa- tion regarding clie!lts and non-client controls broaden the community impact element to include chaa:.5e data ·move into research of the organizational behavior of the program prepare the package of a refined and fully tested evaluation system, with materials for application to criminal justice alternative.pro- grams; of particular interest may be the inter-relationship of the local criminal justice units with the program. • • 13. STATEMENT OF WORI< AND WORK SCilEDULES: This schedule is based on the second year of the project be:ginning in March 1974. March 1974. July Aug -Sept Oct -Jan Dec -Jan March 1975 With each step - 14. EVALUATION: draw new sample completion of interviews of new sample, data interpretation follow 11p interviews from past samples, data interpretation' analysis of community impact, including relationship to criminal justice system locally follow up interview of second year sample (drawn in March\, da.~a interpretation final report to City and CCCJ further development and documentation of the forn-iat and materials of the total evaluation-system to he available to CCCJ upon completion of the project March 1975. ·i I The 1 success of the second year of the project will be tested by whether or not this evaluation system provides sufficient data needed by policy makers _to formulate any important decisions regarding the creation, process or operational methods of a p .. ·ogram. For Palo Alto the test will be as it applies to the Palo Alto conununity drug abuse program. For CCCJ it will be as the system can be applied to other co1nmunity controlled programs. 15. PROJECT ffiSTORY: Initial operation of the drug prevention and treatment program began in Septemb~r 1972. In order to retain the data generated during the early stages of the program while awaiting action on the CCCJ proposal, the City entered into the preliminary stages of evaluation with local funds. Subsequently the de1nonstration project was approved by CCCJ and the tran'iition is underway implementing the first year of the project. Methodology has been developed, client and control samples drawn, community impact work planned, and ongoing process work is taking place. 16. PROJECT FUTURE: Following the completion of the second yeat' this demonstration eva1ua- tion of a commun:ty dn.1g prograrn will have served its purpose of bei1~g a test mechanism to gather information and at th~ same time to develop the system for use elsewhere. There would be no need to continue the project unless an appropriate agency wiE.hed to follow up on anr of the research developed during the project. The City of Palo AJto expects to continue with locally funded monitoring and evaluating devices within the drug program. -3 - -----------·---------·------------------------------------ _, . • . .. • • ' .. • • • 17. BUDGET SUMMARY: MATCH Federal Share Cash In-kind Total Personal Services 12,000 12, 000 24,000 Travel 900 900 1, 800 Consultant Services 5,400 5,.400 10,. 800 Equipment 3,000 3,000 61' 000 Supplies & Operating Expenses 4,500 4,500 9, 000 Evaluation Indirect Costs 4,200 4,200 82400 tTOTALS $30,000 $30,000 $60,000 I hereby certify that the information and data contained in this application are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. July Z, 1973 Date • 4 - V/ Signature George A. Sip.al City Manager Title --" _ ............. _..,, .. _____ -·