04/23/2002 Resolutions 2002-112
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WHEREAS, the Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant
Program provides an opportunity for communities to support supervised visitation and safe exchange
of children, by and between parents, in situations involving domestic violence, child abuse, sexual
assault, or stalking; and
WHEREAS, grant funding for such program is available to local governments that
propose to enter into a collaborative working relationship with state and local courts and a nonprofit,
nongovernmental entity in the local community that provides local shelters and programs for
domestic violence and sexual assault victims; and
WHEREAS, the Crisis Center has requested assistance from the City of Grand Island
in seeking funding in the amount of $119,961 to develop a plan for the expansion of the existing
services in accordance with this program; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City submit a grant application and related
documentation to request funding on behalf ofthe Crisis Center through the Safe Havens Supervised
Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program to expand services currently being provided by the
Crisis Center; and
WHEREAS, if grant funding is awarded for such program, an agreement between the
City of Grand Island and the Crisis Center will be entered into prior to receipt of such funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the City of Grand Island is hereby authorized
to submit a grant application and related documentation to request funding on behalf of the Crisis
Center from The Office of Justice Programs through the OJP Grants Management System for the
Safe Havens Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if grant funding is awarded, the City of Grand
Island will collaborate with the Crisis Center to develop a plan to expand the existing services in
accordance with the grant program.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska on April 23, 2002.
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form T ~
April 19, 2002 '" City Attorney