TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to Contract No. 35060 with the Los Angeles County Children and Families First Proposition 10 Commission (First 5 LA), for the Trauma- Informed Care Program, to extend the grant term through December 31, 2020, with the option to extend the contract for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City has adopted a series of health, violence prevention, and general plan policies to address health disparities, including persistent trauma on residents impacted by high levels of crime, poverty, and limited economic mobility. The Health and Human Services Department (Health Department) seeks to facilitate citywide efforts that leverage resources, skills, and accomplishments to improve population health.
Funds from the Los Angeles County Children and Families First Proposition 10 Commission support the ongoing work of the Long Beach Trauma and Resiliency Informed Taskforce (LBTRIT) since September 2018. The LBTRIT strives to: (1) strengthen the LBTRIT decision-making governance structure; (2) support the piloting of trauma and resiliency informed approaches within two organizations/systems to increase their response to address family and youth violence; (3) provide professional development opportunities on trauma and resiliency best practices; and, (4) document lessons learned by LBTRIT. The original grant was approved by the City Council on April 17, 2018, in the amount of $150,000, for the period of April 18, 2018 to April 15, 2020.
The Health Department serves as the backbone entity to drive this citywide effort to increase knowledge of best practices and work to enhance cross-system collaboration to respond to communities impacted by persistent trauma. These grant funds support the LBTRIT Coordinator position whose role is to ensure the development of trauma and resiliency informed practices, approaches and policies.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Taylor M. Anderson on June 17, 2020 and by Revenue Management Officer Geraldine Alejo on June 18, 2020.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on July 7, 2020, to continue to provide these services without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT
The amendment will extend the grant term through December 31, 2020. The grant award in the amount of $150,000 is currently budgeted in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department. There is no required match or in-kind service mandate. This recommendation has no staffing impact beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is consistent with existing City Council priorities. There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
KELLY COLOPY
DIRECTOR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
APPROVED:
THOMAS B. MODICA
CITY MANAGER