PB Project Implementation Update- Cycle 7 Council Reallocation

At the January 23, City council meeting a resolution authorizing the reallocation of $53,000 in Cycle 7 unspent funds from the “Reentry Program for Offenders” project to the “Rescue Equipment & Trailer” project was adopted. Read the Staff Report here.

"The Reentry Program for Offenders" project was allocated $53,000 of Cycle 7 Participatory Budgeting (PB) funds. The project's implementing partner, Solano County Probation Department’s Center for Positive Change, communicated with City staff that it was unable to execute this project and refunded the entire PB allocation for the project.

The Reentry project would provide services to Vallejo Community members who are reentering or reengaging with the community after a period of incarceration or other formal involvement in the criminal justice system. These services will help reduce the likelihood for individuals further involvement in the criminal justice system and enhance prosocial community connections in the City of Vallejo

Page 9 of the Participatory Budgeting Rulebook provides that funding can be reallocated to the next top-voted project. From the Cycle 7 vote results, the next top-voted project is the “Rescue Equipment &Trailer” project.

The “Rescue Equipment &Trailer" project will provide sufficient storage space for Vallejo’s USRA to carry equipment that it is currently unable to by the purchase and modifications to a 22-foot enclosed trailer needed to transform it into a Search and Rescue trailer. The trailer’s size will not only allow transportation of the USAR unit’s current equipment but also provide the ability to add additional equipment without impeding quick access during emergency deployment.

The updated quote for the Rescue Equipment &Trailer project was $55,622.80. This project will be implemented by the Vallejo Fire Department, which has confirmed that it can implement the project with partial funding of $53,000.