Explanation
Ordinance 1924-2011, passed on 11/16/11, authorized the acceptance of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Stalking Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (DOJ) and the appropriation of grant funds. This ordinance will authorize the City Attorney's Office to enter into a contract with Urban Advocacy and Investigations LLC (Urban Advocacy) for the services of a stalking investigator for the duration of the grant in accordance with the grant award and the expenditure of funds for services rendered under said contract.
The stalking investigator will work with a team of detectives and investigators to recognize, respond to, monitor, and investigate stalking and stalking-related cases, including arrest of offenders and victim service referrals.
The request to waive competitive procurement provisions is being made due to the nature of the grant award and the timing involved in beginning the grant activities. The City collaborated with several organizations when applying for said grant and Urban Advocacy is one of the partners. As a partner Urban Advocacy was approved by the DOJ as the provider of a stalking investigator to work under said grant. DOJ does not require a contract be competitively bid for partner provided services. In addition due to the timing of the grant award there is a need to commence grant funded activities as soon as possible.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding for this contract will come from the OVW Stalking Initiative Grant funds.
Emergency Designation:
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency because the grant award period is for 10/01/11 - 09/30/13 but the award notification was received after the grant period had commenced. Therefore, it is needful for the funded activities to commence as soon as possible.
Contract Compliance Numbers:
Urban Advocacy and Investigations LLC 270563479 ACT expires 07/07/13
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to enter...
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