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Home My WebLink AboutItem 16 - Teen Court {'Y"�"' Jr`: . � �� Rj tr;- '�^__,.__...�..e.�_ � _ .� MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL �° FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER �� MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2008 SUBJECT: RENEWAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TEEN COURT RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider renewal of an Interlocal Agreement with the cities of Colleyville and Southlake for the Metroport Teen Court program. FUNDING SOURCE: The City of Grapevine's portion of the cost for this activity is provided in the FY 2008-2009 budget in account number 100-44540-107-1, Special Services, Municipal Court, in the amount of $38,765. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: City Council authorization for participation in the Teen Court program occurred on August 16, 1994 and the program began operations on September 1, 1994 as the CGS Teen Court. Teen Court is a volunteer program which provides juvenile misdemeanor offenders an alternative to the Criminal Justice System. The program now includes three entities and is referred to as the Metroport Teen Court. Ms. Kristin White is the Teen Court Coordinator. Historical activity for the teen court is as listed below: Total Offenses Grapevine Offenses Year Referred Referred 96 420 91 97 694 157 98 775 264 99 534 207 00 571 189 01 583 155 02 633 234 03 817 283 04 1,061 317 05 958 242 06 1,212 339 07 1,239 368 08 1,135 450 October 15, 2008 11:10AM The budget proposed for year FY 2009 is $129,111.00 to be shared among the three participating entities as follows: Grapevine $38,765 Colleyville 38,765 Southlake 38,765 Offense fees 12,816 The operating budget includes supplies and training materials plus a full-time administrator. Also included in this budget is a $10.00 per offense fee collected from participants and used for special projects (e.g., additional marketing materials, equipment, etc.) throughout the year. Southlake has agreed to provide office space and administrative services for the Teen Court Coordinator. A copy of the FY 2009 operating budget is attached. Staff recommends approval. JFM/slt October 13, 2008 5:28PM INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, CITY OF GRAPEVINE, AND CITY OF SOUTHLAKE This Contract and Agreement, entered into the lst day of October 2008, by and between the City of Colleyville, the City of Grapevine, and the City of Southlake, municipal corporations herein called "Cities" or "each participating City," the parties acting herein under the authority and pursuant to the terms of Chapter 791, INTERLOCAL COOPERATION CONTRACTS, Texas Government Code, WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the City Councils of the Cities of Colleyville, Grapevine, and Southlake jointly find that it will be in the public interest to enter into this agreement for the purposes set out herein below, NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed between each participating City that: 1. Teen Court is a volunteer program which allows juvenile misdemeanor offenders an alternative to the criminal justice system while allowing them also to assume responsibility for their own actions by involvement in the judicial process and community services in order that their offenses will not be recorded; bringing juvenile offenders to a jury of their peers and to the community for constructive punishment will provide the youths with an understanding of the judicial system and a realization of their roles in the community. 2. The community will benefit from this interaction in that, through Teen Court, the community is afforded a unique opportunity to become involved in the education of juvenile offenders, as well as juvenile volunteers. Teens, through their active involvement, are afforded a way to learn how our system of justice works and to realize their roles in the community. Page 1 3. A Teen Court Advisory Board shall be appointed by the respective governing bodies comprised of two (2) members at large from each participating city and one (1) city council member from each participating city as each so chooses all of whom are voting members. The role and duties of the Teen Court Advisory Board shall be established by the Municipal Court Judges in the participating cities. 4. The City of Southlake shall employ an administrator to administer and coordinate the activities of the METROPORT Teen Court program. 5. This Agreement shall be executed in separate counterparts for each participating city, which counterparts shall be valid and binding as if the original. Each participating city, as its contribution for participating in the METROPORT Teen Court Program, shall pay to the City of Southlake $38,765.00 upon commencement of this Agreement. It is expressly agreed that such payment fairly compensates the City of Southlake for the performance of services contemplated under this Agreement. Each participating city shall make this payment from current revenues available to the city. 6. The Teen Court Coordinator shall be an exempt employee for purposes of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) coverage. 7. The scope of responsibilities of the Teen Court Coordinator shall be established by the City of Southlake. 8. This Agreement shall be for a period of (12) twelve months beginning October ls`, 2008, and ending September 30`h, 2009. If the parties have failed to adopt a new Agreement by the expiration date of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed to continue on the same terms and conditions until such time as the new Agreement is adopted for ,, , Page 2 the ensuing year, unless any party terminates its participation in this Agreement as provided below. 9. Any party hereto may terminate its participation in this agreement without recourse or liability upon thirty- (30) days written notice to the other party. 10. By execution of this Agreement, each party represents to the other that: a. In performing its duties and obligations hereunder, it will be carrying out one or more governmental functions or services which it is authorized to perform; and b. The undersigned officer or agent of the party has been properly authorized by that party's governing body to execute this Agreement and that any necessary resolutions extending such � authority have been duly passed and are now in effect. � Page 3 ATTEST: City Secretary, City of Colleyville Date Mayor, City of Colleyville Date City Secretary, City of Grapevine Date Mayor, City of Grapevine Date City Secretary, City of Southlake Date Mayor, City of Southlake Date Approved as to form and legality: City Attorney, City of Colleyville City Attorney, City of Grapevine City Attorney, City of Southlake Page 4 d _ L � � � o U � ° 0 0 0 0 � o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 °Q\j N o � � o O o NlnO `i 00000000000000 i O � r- Or O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O � � O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O °� m M O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O � O O � O O M O ln V>7 fA E/�tA EA 69 Ef3 u3 V)69 69 69 tfT 69 fA 69 i� ER CD �tf�M t0 N � r- � � V3 69 V� e- N Ef3 ffl � d �O O y j a0 � � m W� � �p t0 T V N N C �� O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O � p Z y O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O o ' F O C (p O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O � O O O O O O O O r O � d �c� O I� MOER06900tn � 00000 hERNNOERtn � (O .- f� � � �� M N O lf) tn � I� I� O I� O t17 CO N N � ln � frl�3 � l`") c O Q V tn � tl� N N M N N N EA N s9 u3 u3 EA 6R Efl H� �� p o U d d I� N EA (,9 fR EA 64 EA 69 tA ER 69 N ch j >. 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