HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 207 Draft 01 2002-2004 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 2~~' o`~
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR THE WEED AND SEED
COORDINATOR GRANT
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General's Crime Prevention &
Justice Assistance Division has authorized funding to the Hawaii Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
for the Weed and Seed Coordinator Program; and
WHEREAS, the Pahoa/Kaohe Homestead area has received provisional designation as a
Federal Weed and Seed site; and
WHEREAS, the Weed and Seed project aims to significantly improve living conditions in the
designated area through coordination of efforts between law enforcement, service providers and the
private sector; and
WHEREAS, these funds, derived from Hawai'i's FY 2002 Edward Byrne Memorial State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Program, will be used to subcontract with an agency for
the coordination of the Weed and Seed project in Pahoa town; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46-7, requires that county departments obtain
the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting
action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any
funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those
powers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED EY THE COUNCIL OP THE COUNTY OP HAW~41`I,
in accordance with section 46-`T, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is
authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of
the Attorney General, to enable the County to implement the Weed and Seed Coordinator Program
as described in the concept proposal submitted to the Department of the Attorney General, attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A".
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is authorized to sign the
above-referenced agreement and any related documents on behalf of the Office of the Mayor and the
County of Hawaii pursuant to the Hawaii County Charter.
BE iT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii shall transmit
copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, and the
Finance Department.
Dated at xilo ,Hawaii, this 23rd day of July , 2004.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMB ,COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
ARAKAKI X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the CxuNG X
vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of ELARIONOFF
the County of Hawaii on July 2 3, 2 0 0 4 HOLSCHUH X
JACOBSON X
ATTEST
REYNOLDS X
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Reference C-681/Sill 292
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. Q ~
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FY 2002 and 2004 Byrne Memorial Formula Gran t Program
' TITLE PAGE ,
Applit:antAgency: OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
pivision/Section: HAWAII COUNTY
Name of agency contact: JAY KIMVRA Telephone 961-0466
Fax#: 461-8908 E-mail address hiloprosCi.n~erpac.net
Project Title: weed ~ seed Coordinator
Project Amount:
75% Federal (amount requesting): ~ 5 2 , 2 21.7 5 '
25% Match (provided by agency): S 17 , 407.2 5
Total: $ 69,629.00
Applying for (check one): FY 2002 FY 2004 Both FY 2D02 and 2004 x
FY 2002 GCOC Priori Area FY 2004 GCOC' Priori Area
'Drugs Dtug Tnterdictio i
x property Crime X properly Crime
Violence Violence
Alternatives to Incarceration !Offender Servia~
Juvenile Crimc !Computer Crime x
System Improvement ~ .
Criminal Hiator r Records Systems ,
Propose Area (select ONE only from Attachment IV7: 4
The proposal being submitted is: R New Conti ouiag
For continuing projects, the request is for.
2tl y~
3"r year
4a' year
Drug task foroes: enter number of years
Are you applying to another source offundingfor this same proposal?
Yes. If yes, name of granVagency
1 Amount applying for. S _
No.
Concept paper ranking within agency:
For CpJAD Use Only 3Z.
Aate Received: _ ~ 204 ~ _ P aority ~ of
EXHIBIT "A"
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1. Problem Stt?tement
This grant proposal is seeking funds to secure afull- time Coordint for for the Hawaii County
Weed and Seed project. The Weed and Seed project fits in the Bytne grant purpose area that'
targets cotnmuniry and neighborhood programs that assist citizens n preventing and co~olling
crime. The Hawaii County Weed and Seed project is in the Ot~cit 1 Recognition review process
with the federal Executive Office of Weed and Seed A coordinator is critical to developing a
cohesive partnership between law enforcement and commt»tiry members.
The role of residents in Community Policing - in addition to specil is tasks described in the
strategy section, residents and community members will assist law enforcement in identifying
criminal elements, developing problem-solving processes, and pro~rtding opporttmities for
Community Police to interact with the community in both formal aad informal aetivl'ties.
The Pervasiveness of Crime:
Pahoa is located in the geographical heart of Pttna and serves as thy: retail and business center of
the area. Avast maj oriry of Puna's crimes occur in, or revolve around Pahoa town, and because
Pahoa is the underlying metropolis of this rural district, it can safe] y be assumed that,the crime
figures for the Puna area aze in rrtany ways directly connected to tb a drugs, gangs, and other
criminal activities in Pahoa. The following is a comparative analy:.is of criminal activity in
Hawaii County by district (Hawaii Police Department 2002).
Classification of Sourh North Hamaktta North South Ka'u Kona Puna
offense Hilo Hilo Kohala Kohal:~ (iueludes
Pahos)
Murder/non- 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
negligent
manslau hter
Rae 13 0 1 1 2 0 I1 10
Robb 23 0 0 0 5 0 11 16
Aggravated 42 0 4 4 11 38 8 28
Assault
Bur 1 460 33 49 30 99 73 423 468
Larcen 1657 45 127 68 455 155 1536 619
Auto Theft 194 ] 12 1 24 68 551 86
Other Assaults 735 7 66 53 163 97 688 427
Sex Offenses 148 7 17 12 40 16 100 89
Narcotic Drug 417 17 32 20 36 33 255 199
Laws
if the numbers of crimes alone are not particularly startling, the pt rcentages of crimes that occur
in Puna district aze. The Puna District, which composes only 21.0'% of Hawaii County's
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population, is accountable for 60% of the county's murder and non-negligent manslaughter
offenses and over 40°/a of the Cotmry's quality of life ctimes.t Further, Pahoa, which accounts
for only 3.J% of the disvicts population, is accountable for 37 % of the county's rape offertses,
and approximately 12% of its burglaries, 20% of its robberies, 20% of its assaults, and 31% of iu
narcotics offenses.
The frequency, density, and pervasiveness of crime in Pahoa are fril,htening; violrnt crime and
drug related crime in parricular are severe detriments to the people <~f Pahoa and its surzounding
areas. ~
Drugs and Drug-related Critne:
A great majority of the crimes that occur in the Pahoa area are directly linked to the
prevalence of drugs within the community. Pahoa has always served as a symbol for a
municipality of drug use and vafficking; being agricultural in natter:, Pahoa was once a premiere
location for the cultivation and marketing of marijuana. However, Clue to the successful efforts
of state and federal cohorts, marijuana has been dramatically reduce d in Pahoa. The reduction of
marijuana, however, has led to a rapid increase in the use of hard drugs. Crack, cocaine, and
methamphetamine ("ice") are now widely used and highly available in Pahoa These "new
drugs," which have only recently been invoduced to repertoire of P•thoa's drug consumption,
carry with them a breadth of burdens all their own.
It is a well-established fact that the use of crack, cocaine, at rd ice in pardetilar, is highly
correlated with theft related crimes because addicts of these drugs o ften steal in order to support
thew habit. The high occurrence of burglary, larceny, robbery, and auto theft in Pahoa are by no
means a coincidence, rather, they are a duectly correlated to the high occurrence of narcotics
offenses in the Puna and Pahoa commtntities.
Crimes correlated to hard dru use in Pt na
Classification of offens< Number of Offenses Appzc ximate Percent of
COunl 's Crim< Incidence
Narcotics 199 20%
Larcen 619 15%
Bur larv 468 25%
Auto theft 8b 28%
Robbery 16 19%
There have been some accomplishmenu in partnering the community and law enforcement:
• there have been 2 drug dealers identified and removed from the community,
• several abandoned structtues have been demolish<d and ren roved
Pahoa businesses report an increase in wade.
Qualin• of life crimes are those tha[ impact community well-being and cohesiveness of a community le: disorderly
COI1dUCt. nara55meY1t. LerrOTISLIC StIR•lClllfl~. pu6tiC dryn{CGM°85. °rimlfl°r pr°pe,ry dam°ge exe,
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Although these accomplishments are promising, both the law ettfot cement and residents'
community believe that a Coordinator is critical to making lasting ~:hanges, by helping the Pahoa
community develop a sustainable partnership.
2. Strategy
In order to restore the quality of life in Pahoa, members of the community and law enforcement
agencies will work together reduce the pervasiveness of crime witl in the Pahoa community, 13y
developing an effective information sharing system betweee the pc lice and the community,
Pahoa residenu will become increasingly able to voice their concerns, and law enforcement
officers will gain their community's support in identifying attd addressing detriments to the
community. Through their involvement with the police, residents ~ vill learn that the police force
cannot solve the community's problems alone and will learn to tak: an active role in the
ptrotection of their community. 13y increasing their presence withn; the community, police
officers will become better equipped to addmss the gamut of the cc mmuniry's needs and create a
visible presence that will discourage criminal activity. These thing s will be accomplished by
increasing the frequency and quality of communication between m ~rtbers of the corntttuniry and
law enforcement agencies, increasing the number of police officer: within the cammturity,
increasing the number of Community Policing trained officers within the community,
reorganizing and reinforcing neighborhood watch groups within the area, and seeking the most
effective means of rehabilitation for those prosecuted and means o:'detetrence for the
community.
The Weed and Seed Coordinator will be responsible far eoordinati zg the community's
involvement with the Community Police and other members of the law enforcement community.
The Project Coordinator will be the liaison between community g~~ttps, agencies and law
enforcement partners, provide coordination and logistical support to project activities in the
designated area, and will be instrumental in supporting data collection activities for the
evaluation process. The entue Weed and Seed project includes goals in law enforcement,
prevention/intervention/treatment and neighborhood restoration.
This project will secure afull-time Coordinator (hired through a ntrn-profit organization, The
Island of Hawaii YMCA) to accomplish the following goals, objet rives and activities. The
YMCA will provide staff supervision, program and fiscal tteordkt eying.
A. Goals and Objectives
Goal 1: To reduce the feaz and occurrence of crime among resider its through an increased
awareness of an increased physical presence of law enforcement W ithin their communnity.
Objectives:
a. To establish a continuous, visible, presence of police officers crithin the Pahoa community.
b. To establish community patrols by Weed and Seed Connmturit,~ Police Officers.
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c. To increase interactions between members of the of the Pahoa community and police
officers.
d. To reduce visible crime within the business and commercial districts of Pahoa. '
Activities:
Increase the physical presence of police within the Weed an d Seed site by a_ssigpirrg at
least one Community Policing Officer to work specifically ~ vithin the Weed and Seed
site. This officer will work with the Coordinator as well as the community and perforsn
pattol functions (i.e., foot and motorized patrol, investigaricns, enforcement, etc).
• The Coordinator will introduce Pahoa^s Community Policing Officers to the community
through public events and forums.
• Community Policing Officers will participate in neighbonc~ od watch foot patrols of the
commercial district of the Weed and Seed site and meet wit;t as well as advise
neighborhood watch groups.
Corrununiry Policing Officers of the Hawaii County Police department will work with
the Coordinator to address ongoing problems (i.e., truancy, substance abuse, etc.) and act
as a bridge between other governmental agencies and the cc ~mmuniry. These officers will
focus on quality of life issues, develop effective problem solving mechanisms, and
support neighborhood groups in addressing identified concr rns.
Responsible Entities: T'he Hawaii County Police, Weed and Seed Coordinator, Commtmiry
members.
Goa12: Strengthen and develop partnerships between the commur. iry and local law enforcement
agencies in order to give the community the support and leveraging; required of their efforts to
police themselves and their neighbors. To support the comrnuniry in its efforts to attain the
quality of life environment they desire and to work to sustain the p ~sitive changes they make.
Objectives:
a. Provide the community with crime prevention education.
b, Conduct a comprehensive community anti-crime platuting forum
c. Form new and improve existing neighborhood watch grouts & patrols.
Activities:
Initiate community wide crime education program
Coordinate neighborhood watch and pattol groups with the Community Policing Officer.
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• The Coordinatoz will work with Community Police resident s to establish problem-solving
mechanisms for identified issues (i.e., truancy, substance at use, etc.) and act as a bridge
between other governmental agencies and the comn}tmity.
• The Coordinator will organize a community foram to create: a discourse between
community members and their Weed and Seed Cgmmuttity,Policing Officers in order to
develop a comprehensive community anti-crime strategy.
• The Coordinator will Link Iot:al schools with their Community Policing Officers and
schedule on campus visits.
Responsible entities: Weed and Seed Coordinator, Cottununiry Police Officers, Pahoa Middle
and High School personnel, Pahoa Main Street Neighborhood Wat rb., Ka'hce homestead
Neighborhood Watch.
Goa13: Increase prosecution of criminal cases iut the Pahoa community.
Objective: Organic the various stratified local law enforcement agencies to increase the
effectiveness of investigations and prosecutions.
Activities:
• The Hawaii County Police Department will assign a Come amity Policing
Officer to work specifically within the Pahaa community,
• The Office of the Prosecuting attorney will assign an expea fenced deputy prosecuting
attorney to work on assigned cases coming out ofthe Pahoa community.
• The deputy will communicate and work with the Community Policing Officer, the United
States Attorney, and the Coordinator.
• The deputy will participate in community events and obtai o a heightened sensitivity to
the totality of the circumstances involved with cases from :he Ptihoa contmuniry.
The Weed and Seed deputy prosecuting attorney will wort: to implement restorative
justice practices for juvenile offenders and nuisance abater nest against drug dealers and
other perpetual detriments to the community.
• Provide eazly intervention to juvenile offenders
• Explore alternative justice programs and utilize thew straU:gies when deemed apt.
Responsible Entities: The Hawaii County Police Department, the Office of the Prosecuting
Attorney, Family and District Coutt, and the Coordinator.
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3. Performance Indicators:
Goal 1: Community Police component
a. Visible criminal activity will be decreased by l0% by the e~td of the project's first year
of operation as indicated research conducted by the Urtiver. ity of Hawaii.
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b. ~ Residenu will repon an increased feeling of safety one year after the project's initiation
as indicated by a community survey.
Goa12: Community Partnership ~
a. An educational community crime prevention forum will be provided as an annual service
in each of the five years of the project's operation.
b. The involvement of business owners and community meml gets in community policing
activities will increase by 10% in Year I and another ] 0% . n Year 2 as indicated by
participation records. This increase will be maintained, if 1 got further increased, for the
duration of the project's longevity,
Goal 3: increasing prosecution/appropriate alternative sanctions
a. Within the first 3 months of the project's operation, the WF~ed and Seed site Commtntity
Policing Officet and Weed and Seed site Prosecuting AROtney will have been identified
and establish a working relationship. Within six months o1'the project's operation, an
effective information sharing system will be developed anti operational.
b. Reduction of on campus crimes by 20% in 2 years.
c. Increase the percentage of j uveniles who enter mandatory programs (anger management,
counseling, substance abuse treatment, etc.) by 10%.
d. Reduce recidivism of local offenders after adjudication by S% within the firs[ two
years of the program's operation.
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4. Estimated Budget
B e Grant '
Salaries and Wa es
Coordinator 37,000
YMCA S isor (5% 48,000) 400
Taxes 14% 5,516
Frin a Benefits 17%) 6,698
T nation and Subsistence miles a 2,000
Supplies (includes office, program & 2,800
meetin
Rent 4,OD0
Other Costs (Financial reports, insurance, 9,215
a oll costs, audit)
Total" ~ ;169,629
The budget total is asterisked because a total project match is being requested from County
fiords.
5. PROBABILITY TO IMPROVE TILE CRIMINAL NSTICE SYTEMS
Weed and Seed programs have demonstrated improvements in the criminal justice system
wherever they have been implemented throughout the nation. The: Weed and Seed model
recommends a Coordinator to ensure that a partnership is created 1~etween law enforcement and
the community. It's this parutership that improves the identificati m, investigation, prosecution
and disposition of criminal elements in affected communities.
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