ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to APPROVE $25,000.00 for a CURE VIOLENCE ASSESSMENT, to be Paid from the AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS.
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BACKGROUND: City of Peoria will enter into an agreement with Cure Violence Global CVG to fund and conduct an initial assessment for the purpose of determining whether implementation of a program based on the Cure Violence model is suitable, sustainable, and appropriate for Peoria.
CVG has developed a health model for combating community violence. That model is based upon the same three components used to reverse epidemic disease outbreaks, to wit: (1) detecting and interrupting the transmission of a disease-in this case violent conflicts; (2) identifying and treating those at the highest risk; and (3) mobilizing the community to change existing behaviour and norms. CVG has successfully initiated programs based upon its health model in several communities in the United States. The first phase of this process is an initial community assessment performed by CVG representatives and preparation of a proposal for implementation of a tailored program based on the Cure Violence model. This is initial phase is $25,000. The second phase is actual implementation of such a tailored program.
To enter the first phase, we will provide CVG violent crime statistics (to the extent authorized and permissible under Federal and State law and County and City ordinances) for the past three (3) to five (5) years (as available) and assign representatives as necessary to meet and work with CVG representatives during the anticipated two (2) to four (4) day initial assessment. CVG will;
* Conduct and complete an initial visit and assessment in City
* Organize and dispatch a Cure Violence Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Team to Peoria to conduct a live, on-site two (2) to four (4) day initial assessment visit with City government leaders, organizational sta...
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