District of Columbia Council Period 23 Status: Passed Council

PR 23-0456 — Attorney General Grant-Making Amendment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2019

Last action — Resolution R23-0241, Effective from Oct 08, 2019 Published in DC Register Vol 66 and Page 13558

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Council
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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GOVERNMENT OFTHETTORNEYGENERALBIA OFFICEOFTHE A x e * ATTORNEYGENERAL = z KARL A.RACINE B e e Septemb8,2019 ‘heHonorahl Mendelson JohnA.WilsonBuildingfColumbia 1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW Suite504 Washington,DC 20004 DearChairmanMendelson:
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 23-241 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA October 8, 2019 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Attorney General for the District of Columbia Clarification and Elected Term Amendment Act of 2010 to expand the Attorney General’s grant-making authority for crime reduction and violence interruption.
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Attorney General Grant-Making Authority Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2019”.
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(a) During Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2018, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) established the Cure the Streets Program (“Program”).
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This Program is a crime reduction and violence interruption program that uses a public health approach to conflict resolution in communities where violent crime is prevalent.
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The Program trains known, trusted community residents to serve as violence interrupters in high-tension conflict situations that could escalate into shootings and homicides.
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(b) OAG began the Program as a pilot, with 2 initial targeted neighborhoods in FY 2018.
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65 DCR 7144), the Council provided $360,000 in start-up funding for the Program and gave OAG grant-making authority in the same amount.
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This authority was made permanent in the Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2018, effective May 10, 2019 (D.C.
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(c) In the FY 2020 budget, the Council approved a one-time local funds allocation of $3,762,278 for the Program, which OAG will use to expand to include 6 sites.
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The Council also authorized OAG to use $3 million annually from the Litigation Support Fund to support crime reduction and violence prevention activities.
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(d) In order to avoid delays and disruptions in the implementation of the Program for FY 2020, OAG now needs additional grant-making authority.
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This authority would allow OAG to make grants for Program operations in the 6 sites consistent with the Council’s decision to provide enhanced funding.
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There is therefore a critical and immediate need to amend section 108c of Attorney General for the District of Columbia Clarification and Elected Term Amendment Act of 2010, effective May 10, 2019 (D.C.
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There isthereforeacriticaland immediateneed to u amend section 108cofAttorney General forthe DistrictofColumbia Clarification and Elected Term Amendment Act of2010, effective May 10,2019 (D.C.
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Official Code § 1- 301.88f), to remove the $360,000 limit on OAG’s authority to make grants for crime reduction ENROLLED ORIGINAL and violence interruption activities.
Sec,3.The Council ofthe DistrictofColumbia determinesthatthecircumstances enumerated in Section 2 constituteemergency circumstances making itnecessary thatthe “AttorneyGeneralGrant-MakingAuthorityEmergencyAmendmentActof2019”beadopted ftrasnleradn.
(e) This emergency legislation would also make the expanded authority retroactive to October 1, 2019.
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The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Attorney General Grant-Making Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 be adopted after a single reading.
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This resolution shalltake effectimmediately.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R23-0241, Effective from Oct 08, 2019 Published in DC Register Vol 66 and Page 13558

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R23-0241

  3. Final Reading

  4. Amendment (Allen)

  5. Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  6. PR23-0456 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brandon Todd — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
David Grosso — Yea
Elissa Silverman — Yea
Jack Evans — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Mary Cheh — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Yea

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Amendment (Allen)

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brandon Todd — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
David Grosso — Yea
Elissa Silverman — Yea
Jack Evans — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Mary Cheh — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Yea

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Subjects

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PR 23-0456 is sponsored by Phil Mendelson.
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