STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: November 11, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: City Attorney's Office
EXECUTIVE: Christopher J. Caso
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of the Veterans Treatment Courts Grant in the amount of $398,232.00 from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (Grant No. 2020-VC-BX-0094, CDFA No. 16.585) for the expansion of the South Oak Cliff Veterans Treatment Court Project for the three-year project period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023; (2) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $398,232.00 in the DOJ Veterans Treatment Courts Grant Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $398,232.00 in the DOJ Veterans Treatment Courts Grant Fund; and (4) execution of the grant agreement and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $398,232.00 - Financing: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
This item will authorize the acceptance and execution of the Veterans Treatment Courts Grant from the DOJ, Office of Justice Programs. The DOJ, Office of Justice Programs awarded the City a three-year grant with the project period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023. The Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) seeks to identify veterans with chemical dependency who have at least one unadjudicated City of Dallas criminal citation. Eligible veterans will be offered an opportunity to participate in the VTC Program where their criminal citations will be adjudicated and they will be assessed and assigned a case manager and referred to services such as alcohol/drug treatment and recovery support services. The VTC docket will be held at the South Oak Cliff Community Court, which is located inside the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Headquarters at 2111 South Corinth Street.
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