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Meeting Date: 01/09/2017  
Sheriff's Office Grant
Submitted for: Rosaura Tijerina Submitted By: Andrea Arellano
Department: Commissioner Precinct 2  

Subject:
Discussion and possible action to approve the submission by the Webb County Sheriff's Office of a grant application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for FY 2017 Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) Grant in an amount estimated at $50,000.00 to provide low-income, at-risk youth of Webb County outdoor recreational opportunities at Texas State Parks; and designating the Webb County Judge as the authorized official in all matters related to this grant; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant requires an estimated $40,000.00 match, which the Webb County Sheriff's Office and its community partners will provide as in-kind match. Thus, this proposed grant will have no impact on the general fund. [Co-Sponsored by Commissioner Jesse Gonzalez]

Issue: 
The U.S. Census Bureau data released during October 2016 showed that the 2015 poverty rate for Laredo, Webb County, (listed at 32% in comparison to 16% for the State of Texas and 15% for the United States), ranked the second highest of all the metropolitan areas in the entire United States. Poverty, along with poor social skills and association with deviant peers, is among the most significant factors for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in youth.  Important protective factors to counter these risk factors include positive physical development;  developing problem-solving skills/self-agency; engagement and connections with peers and atheletics; presence of mentors and support for development of skills and interests; positive social norms; and opportunities for engagement within the community. 

Solution: The Webb County Sheriff's Office grant application for a 2017 Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) Grant will provide at-risk youth in Laredo/Webb County the opportunity to participate in outdoor recreational activities and visit Texas State Parks in order to facilitate their abilities to development pro-social skills, increase self-esteeem/self-agency, engage in positive physical development, connect with positive peers, partake in outdoor athletics skills, receive mentorship and support for development of outdoor skills and interests, participate in positive social norms, and enjoy outdoor recreational opportunities that provide constructive engagement with role models/community members, including parents/chaperones, deputies and other employees of the Webb County Sheriff's Office, representatives of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and other civic leaders.

Result:  At-risk youth in Laredo/Webb County will be able to participate in outdoor recreational activities at Texas State Parks, which will provide healthy lifestyle-related, fitness-correlated, pro-social, and safe alternatives to often sedentary, unhealthy, risky, and anti-social activities which many of these at-risk youth are more likely to engage in without the structured provision of such alternative outdoor recreational activities.
Background:
This CO-OP grant helps to introduce under-served population to the services, programs, and sites of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in order to build relationships with these non-traditional constituencies, such as inner-city, rural, low-income, minority, female, physically/mentally challenged, and youth-at-risk citizens.
Previous Court Action:
The submission and acceptance of this particular grant by the Webb County Sheriff's Department has been approved by the Webb  County Commissioner's Court since 2005, including the last submission on April 28th, 2014, and grant award acceptance on August 11, 2014.

Fiscal Impact
Budget Account Number: n/a
Funding Source: Grant
Balance: n/a
Financial Impact:
$50,000.00 estimated grant
$40,000.00  estimated in-kind match from community partners and Sheriff's Office
Thus, this grant will have no impact on the general fund.
Attachments
C:\Users\alarellano\Desktop\2017 CO-OP Grant Transmittal Receipt.pdf
C:\Users\alarellano\Desktop\RESOLUTION-2017 CO-OP Grant Application.pdf


    

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