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Seven Agmts with local government agencies to provide work crews from the Sentencing to Service Program, various contract dates, (total recv $582,114)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the following Agreements to provide work crews from the Sentencing to Service Program be approved:
• A2412622 with City of Brooklyn Center to provide landscape maintenance and snow removal services, in the receivable amount of $25,702 during January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
• A2412623 with City of Brooklyn Park to provide park landscape maintenance, in the receivable amount of $33,734 during January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
• A2412624 with City of Brooklyn Park to provide landscape maintenance on city streets, in the receivable amount of $20,883 during January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
• A2412625 with City of Crystal to provide litter removal and landscape maintenance, in the receivable amount of $7,229 during January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
• A2412628 with City of Orono to provide landscape maintenance and buckthorn removal, in the receivable amount of $8,000 during January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
• A2412629 with City of St. Louis Park to provide landscape maintenance, in the receivable amount of $319,505 during January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027
• A2412630 with Three Rivers Park District to provide forestry and park maintenance, in the receivable amount of $167,061 during January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
and that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreements on behalf of the County; and the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
Sentencing to Service (STS) is a community work service program in which clients may be court ordered as a sentencing sanction or as a condition of pretrial diversion or in lieu of paying traffic fines. Over the years, the Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR) has modified the STS Program to offer participants an opportunity to learn landscaping and other marketable skills.
For several years, Hennepin County, through DOCCR, has entered into funding partnerships with a variety of local agencies, where STS participants serve on work crews to provide labor for those local agencies. The number of days worked and the number of assigned crews vary based on the needs of the agencies.
This board action request aligns with Hennepin County disparity reduction efforts by providing an alternative to paying traffic fines and an opportunity to learn marketable skills for individuals involved in the criminal legal system, who are disproportionally people of color.
The following provides a brief description of the services to be provided under each of the Agreements.
A2412622 with City of Brooklyn Center
For the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, STS program participants will provide landscape maintenance and snow removal services, based on the terms specified in the Agreement. The County will be paid at the rate of $401.59 per crew day.
A2412623 with City of Brooklyn Park
For the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, STS program participants will provide park landscape maintenance, based on the terms specified in the Agreement. The County will be paid at the rate of $401.59 per crew day.
A2412624 with City of Brooklyn Park
For the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, STS program participants will provide litter and landscape maintenance on city streets, based on the terms specified in the Agreement. The County will be paid at the rate of $401.59 per crew day.
A2412625 with City of Crystal
For the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, STS program participants will provide landscape maintenance, based on the terms specified in the Agreement. The County will be paid at the rate of $401.59 per crew day.
A2412628 with City of Orono
For the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, STS program will provide landscape maintenance and buckthorn removal, based on the terms specified in the Agreement. The County will be paid at the rate of $401.59 per crew day.
A2412629 with City of St. Louis Park
For the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, STS program participants will provide landscape maintenance, based on the terms specified in the Agreement. The County will be paid at the rate of $401.59 per crew day.
A2412630 with Three Rivers Park District
For the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, STS program participates will forestry and park maintenance, based on the terms specified in the Agreement. The County will be paid at the rate of $401.59 per crew day.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval