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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: October 7, 2019 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:19-519 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.J. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Jeanette Dong <br />Recreation and Human Services Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Leandro <br />Authorizing the City Manager to Approve the Youth Reinvestment Grant (YRG) <br />Program with the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to Provide <br />a Total of $985,000 from January 2019 to February 2023 in Grant Funds to the <br />City of San Leandro and San Leandro Unified School District for Youth Services <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The Youth Reinvestment Grant (YRG) application was requested by the San Leandro Unified <br />School District (District) to provide youth services. The grant proposal application was submitted <br />to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) and was accepted along with the <br />District Board Resolution. The BSCC is requesting the City of San Leandro Resolution. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Resolution where the City of San Leandro <br />desires to participate in the Youth Reinvestment Grant Program. The City is thankful for the <br />continued partnership with the District. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Youth Reinvestment Grant (YRG) program was established in the 2018 Budget Act (Senate <br />Bill 840, Chapter 29, Statutes of 2018) and the related trailer bill (Assembly Bill 1812, Chapter <br />36, Statutes of 2018). The YRG program is aimed at diverting low-level offenders from initial <br />contact with the juvenile justice system using approaches that are evidence-based, culturally <br />relevant, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate. Grant funds will be used to target <br />underserved communities with high rates of juvenile arrests and high rates of racial/ethnic <br />disproportionality within those juvenile arrests. <br />Applicants are local governments and will be required to pass through ten percent of awarded <br />funds to a designated “lead public agency” responsible for coordinating with local law <br />enforcement agencies, social service agencies, and nonprofit organizations to implement the <br />local grant program. Applicant local governments will be required to pass through the remaining <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/2/2019 <br />170