03/09/2010 Resolutions 2010-67RESOLUTION 2010-67
WHEREAS, the Office on Violence Against Women offers grant funding for Safe
Havens Supervised Visitation and Exchange Programs that enable communities to provide supervised
visitation and safe exchange of children, by and between parents, for families with a history of
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, grant funding received to date allowed the Heartland Family Visitation
Center to provide safe exchanges and monitored visits for families with a history of domestic
violence, child abuse, sexual assault, or stalking between May 2006 and November 2009; and
WHEREAS, the Crisis Center, Inc. assumed visitation and exchange services in
December 2009 and need additional funding to provide these services; and
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding between the City, the Crisis Center,
Inc., and the Hall County Court is required to set out the responsibilities of each party to support
visitation and safe exchange programming and meet grant goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding will only be binding if the grant is
approved and the City elects to enter into a contract with the Department of Justice;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that:
1. The City of Grand Island is hereby authorized to submit a grant application and related
documentation to request funding from the Office of Justice Programs through the OJP Grants
Management System for the Safe Havens Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program,
Office on Violence Against Women.
2. The Memorandum of Understanding between the parties identified above is hereby
approved for the use of Safe Havens grant funds to implement and operate a supervised visitation and
safe exchange center as outlined in the document.
3. .That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute the grant application and
the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the City of Grand Island.
Approved as to Form ~
March 8, 2010 a City Attorney
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, March 9, 2010.
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Margaret ornady, Mayor -
Attest:
RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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