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Home My WebLink AboutYWCA Yakima - Memorandum of Understanding OVW 2024 EIP Initiative grantMemorandum of Understanding between the City of Yakima and the YWCA Yakima WHEREAS, the City of Yakima Prosecution Division and the YWCA Yakima have come together to collaborate and to make an application for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative grant; and WHEREAS, the partners listed below have agreed to enter into a collaborative agreement in which the City of Yakima will be the lead agency and named applicant and the other agencies will be partners in this application; and WHEREAS, the partners herein desire to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding setting forth the services to be provided by the collaborative; and WHEREAS, the application prepared and approved by the collaborative through its partners is to be submitted to the Office on Violence Against Women on or before April 30, 2024; I) Description of Partner Agencies City of Yakima Prosecution Division: represents the City of Yakima in the prosecution of adult misdemeanor criminal matters occurring within the City of Yakima. The Division has a dedicated DV unit which prosecutes crimes of domestic violence and is manned by 2 attorneys, 1.5 legal staff and one bilingual victim assistant.. The personnel in this unit receives special training and participates in the City of Yakima Coordinated Community Response Team(CCRT), the DV Coalition and the DV High Risk Team. YWCA Yakima: a non-profit non -governmental victim services organization serving the City of Yakima. The YWCA Yakima provides counseling, shelter, and transitional housing services for victims of Domestic Violence. The YWCA is also a member of the City of Yakima Coordinated Community Response Team, Yakima DV Coalition and the DV High Risk Team. 11) History of Relationship El The Prosecution Division and the YWCA Yakima have worked closely for years. For many years the Prosecution Division did not have a system bases victim assistant and relied heavily on the YWCA to provide services and make victim service referrals. In 2019 the City of Yakima funded a Prosecution Division based victim assistant, the YWCA was instrumental providing and suggesting training. The Prosecution Division victim assistant collaborates on a regular basis with the YWCA victim advocates to provide a warm hand off for services. El The Prosecution Division and the YWCA Yakima personnel meet daily for the CCRT meetings to discuss emergent intimate partner DV cases with the goal of increasing victim and children safety and holding defendants accountable. The YWCA has led the Yakima County Coalition and CCRT for years. In 2021, we (parties to this agreement) the Yakima Police Department, Yakima County Prosecutor, Yakirna County Probation, Aspen Victim Services, and the Yakima School District began to collaborate in a city of Yakima specific CCRT and coalition. Yakima County is a large County and we found that concentrating on the City of Yakima, with the densest population and higher incidents of DV we would be able to implement change and expand services faster. El The parties to this agreement agree that the City of Yakima Prosecution Division needs a second victim assistant, the caseload is too high for one victim assistant to provide proactive services. The long term goal is to demonstrate for city funders the increased services and better case outcomes that could be provided with the addition of the second victim assistant. NJ Development of Application E As mentioned above, the parties collaborate on a regular basis. The CA is instrumental in providing training and collaborating with the Prosecution victim assistant. So, it is natural, that we would partner with the CA to provide training and we would be able to compensate the YWCA for their efforts. Recently the City of Yakima and the CA Yakima participated in the formation of a DV High Risk Team. The YWCA Yakima Advocated are in the process of becoming certified to administer and train others on the DA-LE (Danger Assessment for Law Enforcement) The DA- LE is a series of questions that has been scientifically proven to predict lethality. In addition to the normal training the YWCA staff provide, the YWCA would train the City of Yakima victim Assistant to administer the DA-LE to victims who come to the Prosecution Division and also make referrals to the high risk DV team as warranted. 0 The YWCA has participated in police officer training in the past. We have many new officers. Offering a training to help officers overcome biases would be welcome and would increase referrals. . It/) Roles and Responsibilities NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the partners as follows: 0 The City of Yakima will apply for the OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative grant for funding to run a three year project that will involve hiring a full time bilingual victim assistant, improving safety and communication with intimate partner DV and stalking victims, and finally provide officer training to help officers overcome their preconceived notions and biases concerning victims of domestic violence. Should the City of Yakima receive the grant, the partners will: - The Prosecution Division will — - hire and provide internal training for a bilingual victim assistant. - send the victim assistant to OVW approved training. -implement policies to ensure that Intimate Partner DV and stalking victims receive timely contact to increase victim engagement. - work with the YWCA and State disability offices to create an accessible victim packet of materials and will implement a policy to ensure every walk in victim receives the packet of information. -collaborate to create an officer training based on past reports that examine preconceived notions and biases concerning DV victims -track numbers following the training to measure any increase in referrals for charging . - The YWCA will -provide training (3 days) including attending the victim awareness class and (3 days) training on the administration of the DA-LE. - collaborate with the prosecution to create resource list to include in the victim packet - collaborate to create an officer training based on past reports that examine preconceived notions and biases concerning DV victims. El Demonstrate a commitment on the part of all partners to work together to achieve stated project goals and to sustain the project once grant funds are no longer available. 1) The City of Yakima will track project goals and case outcomes to demonstrate to City funders the need for the additional victim services capacity. 2) YWCA supports a second prosecution victim assistant and will participate in training and V) Timeline The roles and responsibilities described above are contingent on the City of Yakima receiving funds requested for the project described in the OVW grant application. Responsibilities under this Memorandum of Understanding would coincide with the grant period, anticipated to be 01/01/2025 through 12/31/2027. VI) Commitment to Partnership 1) The collaboration service area includes the City of Yakima, Washington. 2) The partners agree to collaborate and provide enhanced victim assistant services to victims of Intimate partner DV and stalking crimes pursuant to the program narrative of the grant application attached to this agreement. 3) Compensation for [non -lead] partners' contribution to this project will be provided as outlined in the attached OVW budget detail worksheet. 4) We, the undersigned have read and agree with this MOLL Further, we have reviewed the proposed project and approve it. By Dave Zabel! Cheri Kilty Interim City Manager, City of Yakima Chief Exec Date Date {' ' 1 Q-1 caogA4 cc: Agencies and Interested Parties CITY CONTRACT RESOLUTION NO:. OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative grant -The YWCA will -provide training (3 days) including attending the victim awareness class and (3 days) training on the administration of the DA-LE. -collaborate with the prosecution to create resource list to include in the victim packet -collaborate to create an officer training based on past reports that examine preconceived notions and biases concerning DV victims. 1l) Timeline The roles and responsibilities described above are contingent on the City of Yakima receiving funds requested for the project described in the OVW grant application. Responsibilities under this Memorandum of Understanding would coincide with the grant period, anticipated to be 01/01/2025 through 12/31/2027. YWCA Yakima Hourly Rantes Advocate #1 Valentina A - Legal Advocate I Trainer Salaries $53,240.00 $ 4,436.67 $ 32.80 Advocate #2 - Shamira M. Lead Crisis Advocate I Trainer Salaries $52,936.11 $ 4,411.34 $ 32.69 Adocate #3 - Dani A. Outreach Coordinator' Trainer Salaries $53,985.36 $ 4,498.78 $ 34.36 Program Director - JoAnn G. - Supervisor Salaries $75,020.00 $ 6,251.67 $ 45.50 $ 36.34 average Advocate #1 Valentina A - Legal Advocate I Trainer Benefits $14,988.12 $ 1,249.01 Advocate #2 - Shamira M. Lead Crisis Advocate I Trainer Benefits $15,051.12 $ 1,254.26 Adocate #3 - Dani A. Outreach Coordinator' Trainer Benefits $17,480.28 $ 1,456.69 Program Director - JoAnn G. - Supervisor Benefits $19,616.88 $ 1,634.74 ANNUAL BUDGET TOTAL PER HOUR Description HOURS RATE TOTAL Colaberations for resource trainings, victim packet 160 36.34 $ 5,814.40 20 hours per resource for training x 4 staff memebers from YWCA material and resource packet 160 hours x $36.34 per hour Trainings 96 36.34 $ 3,488.64 Trainings 6 days 2 staff memembers per training @ $36.34 per hour x 48 hours MaterialslPrintinglTh umbdrives Printing of training materials and victims packet Program Supplies $500 - $800 per taining day x 6 days $ 2,500.00 $ 4,800.00 TOTAL BUDGET i$ 16,603.04 AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF YAKIMA AND THE YWCA YAKIMA THIS AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING executed by Dave Zabell and Cheri Kilty in April of 2024 is made and entered into by and between THE City of YAKIMA (City), a Washington State Municipal Corporation and YWCA Yakima (YWCA), a nonprofit domestic violence victim service provider located in Yakima Washington. WHEREAS, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the purposes of defming a collaboration to apply for an OVW EIP GRANT; and WHEREAS, the City was selected to receive the OVW EIP GRANT; and WHEREAS, all terms of the previously executed MOU remain the same with the exception of the budget; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by and between the City and theYWCA as follows: Budget attachment to the original Memorandum Of Understanding executed in April 2024 is amended and replaced by Attachment A to this Amendment. Except as expressly modified herein, all other terms and conditions of the original MOU remain in full force and effect. This Amendment may be signed in multiple parts. CIT ki Baker, City Mana Date: a I a ATTEST: CITY CONTRACT NO: RESOLUTION NO: YWCA YAKIM Cheri Kilty, Director YW Yakima Date: at I ATTEST: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF YAKIMA AND THE YWCA YAKIMA — OVW EIP GRANT ATTACHMENT A YWCA YAKIMA — Victim Service Provider Grant Partner Personnel $5,170 Fringe Benefits 0 Travel 0 Equipment 0 Supplies $3,825 Procurement Contracts 0 Other Costs 0 Total Subaward $8,995 Name/Position Computation COST Domestic Violence Advocate Training (Year 1) Dani Aguilar $32.80 an hour x 40 hours $1,312.00 Training Supplies $25.00 x 1 $25.00 Victim resource packet (Year 2) Dani Aguilar $32.80 an hour x 16 hours $524.80 JoAnne Garcia $45.50 an hour x 10 hours $455.00 Victim resource packets $4.00 x 750 x 1 $3,000.00 Victim bias awareness training (Year 3) Dani Aguilar $32.80 x 60 hours $1,968.00 JoAnne Garcia $45.50 an hour x 20 hours $910.00 Training supplies $8.00 x 100.00 officers $800.00