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“EARMARK DECLARATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1498-E1499 on June 18, 2009.
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EARMARK DECLARATION
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HON. MARY BONO MACK
of california
in the house of representatives
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Mrs. BONO MACK. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2847, Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:
Requesting Member: Mary Bono Mack
Bill Number: H.R. 2847
Account: Department of Justice, OJP--Juvenile Justice
Entity Requesting: Olive Crest, 2130 E. 4th St., Ste. 200, Santa Ana, CA 92705, 714-543-5437; Coachella Valley Location, Olive Crest, 47350 Washington, Ste. 101 B, La Quinta, CA 92253
Description of Earmark: $100,000 is provided for Olive Crest Independent Living Skills (ILS) Program. Since 1973, Olive Crest Homes and Services for Abused Children--a 501(c)(3)--has been a leader in providing care for abused, abandoned and severely neglected children. Olive Crest is dedicated to preventing child abuse, to Treating and Educating at-risk children and to Preserving the family... ``One Life at a Time.'' Olive Crest offers a wide variety of services and resources to meet the needs of every child and family in its care. Olive Crest, which serves the individuals in my district throughout the Coachella Valley through its facility in La Quinta, California. This includes the following five divisions: Family Preservation; Foster-
Adoption; Education; Residential; Community Involvement.
Olive Crest's Independent Living Skills (ILS) Program. The federal nexus of this program is to assist in the development of better citizens who are able to be productive members of society.
This project would fund Olive Crest's Independent Living Skills (ILS) program that provides a variety of services that work to break the multi-generational cycle of crime, drug abuse and child abuse.
Olive Crest's Independent Living Skills (ILS) program is designed to prepare youth for successful independent living. It is a three phase program for at-risk youth ages 15 to 24. The program assists at-risk youth in developing tools that will enable them to foster relationships and become responsible for themselves.
The ILS program is implemented in 3 phases:
1. Support Groups
2. Contracts (ILS Workbooks)
3. The Future Plan
At-risk youth can be involved in all three phases concurrently.
During Phase 1, the at-risk youth attend a group meeting for 10 consecutive weeks that focus on the emotional aspects of emancipating. Living skills training components include interpersonal relationships, conflict resolution and responsibility, parenting, sex education, personal safety and hygiene, health issues, alcohol, drugs and tobacco, anger management, budget management, banking, nutrition and cooking, shopping and other topics as they are identified.
During Phase 2, youth complete a series of 10 contracts related to the skills they will need when they emancipate. The contracts include banking, career, housing, transportation, education and other need topics. Higher education such as trade school certificates program, and colleges are other options for the youth. Staff will help youths with the college applications process.
During Phase 3--Each youth in the program will work on a Future Plan immediately upon entrance into the program. The ILS Coordinator will work with the youth to create the plan. The youth will meet weekly with the ILS Coordinator to review progress/goals of the plan for the first six months and monthly thereafter.
Spending Plan: Project Expenditures--Olive Crest currently invests
$2,650,000 in the Inland Empire (California) to provide services to more than 100 Olive Crest at-risk youth. Olive Crest invests
$525,000.00 to support Independent Living Support (ILS) program. For the last 20 years, Olive Crest has provided an on-going private match of dollars and in-kind services of at least 10%. Last year, the match was $260,000. The $100,000 appropriation will be used to fund Olive Crest Independent Living Skills program.
2) Requesting Member: Mary Bono Mack
Bill Number: H.R. 2847
Account: Department of Justice, COPS Law Enforcement Technology
Entity Requesting: Eastern Riverside County Interoperability Communication Authority, 46800 Jackson Street, Indio, California 92201
Description of Earmark: $500,000 is provided for Eastern Riverside County Interoperability Communication Authority (ERICA). The ERICA involves a regional collaboration among the cities of Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, Palm Springs, La Quinta, and Coachella. Recent Federal mandates highlight the urgency to upgrade radio communication to digital, interoperable 800 MHz frequency and be Project 25 compliant for agencies in Congressional Districts 41 and 45. The Federal funding for ERICA would be used to purchase equipment, hardware, software, facilities, engineering and labor to build an 800 MHz, trunked, P-25 compliant, digital, regional radio system. It should also be noted that in total, the cities, county, and tribal governments participating in ERICA have agreed to invest $23,000,000 in this initiative.
The federal nexus of this project is to develop a communications system that can assist law enforcement and federal personal in protecting life and property, which includes federal lands, in eastern Riverside County.
Spending Plan: Project Expenditures--The dollars appropriated for Eastern Riverside County Interoperability Communication Authority in CJS, under the project title of Eastern Riverside County Interoperability Communications Authority (ERICA), will be used for equipment costs to support the ERICA system.
Requesting Member: Mary Bono Mack
Bill Number: H.R. 2847
Account: Department of Justice, Byrne
Entity Requesting: City of Moreno Valley, 14177 Frederick Street, Moreno Valley, CA 88005
Description of Earmark: $500,000 will continue and enhance the City's gang intervention strategies including enforcement, community awareness, education, and the integration of local organizations such as school districts and private entities. It is critical that the City of Moreno Valley have the resources to develop more strategic, coordinated, and collaborative efforts between local enforcement agencies, social service providers, and the general public. The objective of the City's gang prevention program is to significantly curtail gang involvement, and its negative impact, in the Moreno Valley community.
In addition to the Administrative, Patrol, and Detective services they provide to the community, the Moreno Valley Police Department has implemented a number of crime prevention services and programs to specifically intervene in and prevent crime and gang involvement. The 2008/09 Fiscal Year police budget for crime prevention and special enforcement programs, including gang-related crimes, is nearly $7 million. The requested funds will be utilized throughout the 2010/11 Fiscal Year to enhance existing gang prevention efforts.
The federal nexus is to assist crime fighting efforts. Gangs are often involved in the violation of federal crimes and this funding seeks to contribute to that crime fighting effort.
Spending Plan: Project Expenditures--One unsupported Gang Task Force Officer (one year)--$120,245
One fully supported Special Enforcement Team Gang Officer (One year)--$220,275
1,916 hours of G.I.F.T. program overtime--$104,766
1,000 hours of SET Gang officer overtime--$54,680
This overtime would be used to prepare gang enhancements, participate in community meetings to address gang issues, investigate gang-related crime, and conduct other gang-specific enforcement.
Total: $499,966.
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