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JUSTIFICATION:
A recent award application submitted by Communities In Schools, Inc. was approved for funding
by the Children's Trust to sponsor a Violence Intervention Project.
HOW IS THIS ITEM GOING TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE TO THE
CUSTOMER / CITIZENS?
This project was designed, among other things, to provide Gang Resistance Education and
Training (GREAT) to 300 elementary school children in Little Haiti.
IS THIS A REPLACEMENT ITEM? YES D NO ® (If yes, why?)
IS THIS AN EMERGENCY ITEM? YES Li NO ® (If yes, why?)
IS THIS PURCHASE USING A SOLE SOURCE VENDOR? YES ❑ NO ® (If yes, why?)
N/A
IS THIS A LOCAL VENDOR? YES ❑ NO ® (If no, explain?)
N/A
IS THIS THE LOWEST BID? YES ❑ NO ® (If no, explain?)
N/A
FUNDING SOURCE:
COMMENTS:
Grant TOTAL EXPENDITURE: $26,764.80
The City of Miami Police Department serves as the contractor responsible for delivering
services.
Commission Hearing Date:
3/27/08
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POLICE AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FACT SHEET
This is a brief summary of agenda items that pertain to the Miami Police
Department. We are providing answers to the most commonly asked questions.
The goal of this summary is to provide the Commission with detailed information to
enhance your review and approval process.
Should you have any additional questions, or require additional information
regarding this item, please contact my office and I will have a Police Department
representative provide you with needed information.
Note: On certain items we may be able to provide a static display for your review
upon your request.
John F. Timoney
Chief of Police
305-579-6565
Commission Hearing Date: March 27, 2008
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Agency name:
Attachment A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
City of Miami Police Department
Program name: Violence Intervention Project (VIP) of Little Haiti,
North Miami, North Miami Beach
Contract Amount: $26,764.80
Program Intent:
This program will use community based solutions to reduce violence and to stop child
and youth murder in the Area 4: North Miami, North Miami Beach, Little Haiti area(s) in
which violence and other negative societal indicators have correlated throughout this
year and in historical periods of violence. This will be accomplished by the organization
of a group of agencies and individual partners from a variety of disciplines and
backgrounds to develop and support this initiative.
2. Target Population: 300
3. Service Delive
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Activities & Outputs):
GREAT Training -Juvenile Investigations Unit will
implement GREAT at elementary schools in
Little Haiti.
300 youths.
12 GREAT training.
Provider shall report output data in Data Tracker through the data collection clerk on a
basis as outlined in Attachment D of this contract. As applicable, Provider shall report in
narrative form, the reasons for non -acceptance into the program, dropping out and
failures to achieve outputs, as well as describing any factors that affected provision of
services.
4. Performance Measures:
The Provider shall adhere to the followin
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erformance based outcome measures:
80% of youth demonstrate increase in knowledge about gangs
and violence.
GREAT pre and post
assessment.
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80% of participants in the program will demonstrate no
instances of documented disciplinary action taken against them
during the school year.
Results will be recorded in
terms of the number of
incidences of disciplinary
action taken against students
by the school based on pre
and post program reviews
which will be conducted by
the teachers. Only statistical
information will be reported to
protect the student's privacy.
Failure to conduct subsequent outcome data reports will lead to a program improvement
plan and possible moratorium on TCT funding.
Provider shall measure outcome achievement and report on a basis as outlined in
Attachment D of this contract. As applicable, provider shall report in narrative form, the
reasons for failure to achieve outcomes, as well as describing any factors that affected
outcome achievement or measurement during the quarter.
All contracted staff working in the program must comply with background screening and
fingerprinting requirements, in accordance with Florida Statues Chapter 435 and Miami -
Dade County Background screening requirements, as applicable. Providers must maintain
staff personnel files which reflect that a screening result of "no findings" was received.
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