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Item No: 8B MOUNDSyyttW Meeting Date:08/28/2023 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Ben Zender, Chief of Police Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9789, Approving Professional Services Agreement with Tubman to Provide Public Safety and General Welfare Related Services Addressing Domestic Abuse Introduction: Tubman is requesting funding to ensure that our law enforcement and criminal justice partners can continue to rely on Tubman to help ensure victims' safety needs are met and help prevent future violence. Discussion: For more than 45 years, Tubman has been helping people of all ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds to find safety, hope, and healing. Tubman Legal Services program has served the East Metro region of the Twin Cities, including Ramsey and Washington counties, since Family Violence Network began in 1981. Tubman has partnered with the Mounds View Police Department and HJ Law prosecution team to provide legal services to help victims of violence in Mounds View. Tubman Legal Services within the Mounds View community include: criminal court legal advocacy to ensure victim's rights are met through the criminal legal system; legal clinics regarding divorce, custody, child support, and other family law issues; pro bono attorney representation; and assistance drafting Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders, including providing civil advocacy throughout the process of obtaining this important order. Tubman also offers a broad continuum of services, including emergency family violence shelter for people of all genders; transitional housing; mental and chemical health counseling; youth mentorship and leadership development; in -school violence prevention curriculum; support groups; a clothing closet; and more. The need for these critical services has increased, and so have the costs to provide them which is why they are requesting financial support. This agreement shall commence on August 1, 2023 and shall terminate on December 31, 2024, unless it is terminated earlier. The total amount to be paid by the City for services shall not exceed $25,500 annually. The City costs for the period between Aug 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 shall not exceed $25,500. The payment for calendar year 2024 shall be $25,500 and shall be paid by January 30th, 2024 ($51,000 for the 2023 and 2024 contract period). The funds will come from Account 100-4700-3065 (Family and Youth Social Services). A budget adjustment of $25,500 is required for the 2023 period.