FIN 2019-02-25 Item 2A - Grant Amendment #2 - 2018-2019 Office of Public Defense Grant Agreement

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City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: FINANCE COMMITTEE CC: Mayor Ekberg David Cline, City Administrator FROM: Cheryl Thompson, Executive Assistant DATE: February 19, 2019 SUBJECT: Office of Public Defense 2018-2019 Grant Agreement Amendment #2 ISSUE The Washington State Office of Public Defense had additional grant funds become available and has offered the City of Tukwila an additional $10,000 for 2019 to be used for increased social work services to assist public defense attorneys. As the original grant was for $74,000: $37,000 for both 2018 and 2019, the acceptance of the additional funds requires Council approval. BACKGROUND The Washington State Office of Public Defense awarded the City of Tukwila a $74,000 grant for the Public Defense Program: $37,000 for 2018 and $37,000 for 2019. The original grant agreement was approved by Council on November 20, 2017. DISCUSSION On October 6, 2017 the City received notification from the Washington State Office of Public Defense awarding the City grant funds in the amount of $74,000 2018-2019: $37,000 for each year, to be used to provide investigator services, interpreter services and social work assistance to the Public Defense Program. On August 7, 2018 the original agreement was amended to allow use of grant funds for additional compensation to conflict public defense attorneys. Because there was not an increase in funds the first amendment did not go before Council for approval. The City of Tukwila was the first municipality offered additional grant funds from WSOPD for 2019. Receiving and successful implementation of the additional grant funds also positions the City to receive an increased grant award for 2020-2021. RECOMMENDATION The Council is being asked to send this item to the consent agenda at the March 4, 2019 Regular meeting. ATTACHMENTS Second Amendment to the 2018-2019 Grant Agreement