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Initials
Date
1.Bendisa Marku
HHVS
(Initial)
3/14/2012
2. Jennifer B. White
CAO
Agenda Item Number
K (moved from
3. Ian Mitchell, Executive Manager
Board of County Commissioners
3
4. Chairman Fred W. Coyle
Board of County Commissioners
Number of Original
3
5. Minutes and Records
Clerk of Court's Office
I Documents Attached
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item.)
Name of Primary Staff
Bendisa Marku, Operations Analyst
Phone Number
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a ropriate.
(Initial)
Applicable)
Agenda Date Item was
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K (moved from
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signed by the Chairman, with the exception of most letters, must be reviewed and signed
16D)
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Number of Original
3
Attached
I of Lobbying Activities
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MEMORANDUM
Date: March 22, 2012
To: Lisa Oien,
Housing, Human and Veteran Services
From: Teresa Polaski, Deputy Clerk
Minutes & Records Department
Re: MOU, Letter of Nonsupplanting and Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
Attached you will find one (1) original of the document, as referenced above (Agenda
Item #11K) and approved by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, March
13, 2012.
Please return a fully executed copy back to the Minutes and Records Department
once all signatures have been obtained.
If you should have any questions, please call me at 252 -8411.
Thank you.
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Board of Collier County Commissioners
Donna Fiala Georgia A. Hiller, Esq. Tom Henning
District 1 District 2 District 3
February 21, 2012
Susan B. Carbon, Director
U.S. Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
145 N Street, NE, Suite 10W.121
Washington, D.C. 20530
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Fred W. Coyle Jim Coletta
District 4 District 5
Collier County certifies that any funds awarded through the Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation
and Safe Exchange Grant program will be used to supplement existing funds for program
activities and will not replace (supplant) nonfederal funds that have been appropriated for the
purpose of providing services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence and child
victimization. Collier County understands that supplanting violations can result in a range of
penalties, including suspension of future funds under this program, suspension or debarment
from federal grants, recoupment of monies provided under this grant, and civil and/or criminal
penalties.
Sincerely,
Fred Coyle, Chairman
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Housing, Human & Veteran Services
Memorandum of Understanding
THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING is entered among the Collier County
Board of County Commissioners with the Collier County Child Advocacy Council, Inc., The
Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Inc., the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida,
the Collier County Sheriffs Office, the David Lawrence Mental Health Center, Inc., and Legal
Aid Service of Collier County, have come together to collaborate to make an application for the
Safe Havens Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program; and
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS the partners have agreed to enter into a collaborative agreement in which Collier
County Board of County Commissioners will be the lead agency and named applicant and the
other agencies will be partners in the application; and
WHEREAS the partners herein desire to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding setting
forth the services to be provided by the collaborative; and
WHEREAS the application prepared and approved by the collaborative through the partners is to
be submitted to the Office on Violence Against Women on or before March 26, 2012.
I. Description of the Partner Agencies
Collier County Board of County Commissioners has been the lead applicant for the past three
grant cycles and served as the fiscal agent providing the oversight of the grant program,
convening the partners for regular collaboration meetings and submitting required program and
financial reports. The municipality supports the efforts of the collaborative and agencies in
seeking funds to sustain programs designed to assist victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault and /or stalking.
The mission of The Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Inc. is to help adult and child
victims and survivors of domestic violence through safety, intervention, and support; to educate
the public about domestic violence; and to advocate for social change against domestic violence.
This is the only certified domestic violence program in Collier County. They provide shelter as
well as extensive outreach services.
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The Collier County Child Advocacy Council, Inc. has provided supervised visitation and
exchange services for the past fifteen years. The mission of the agency is to minimize trauma to
victims of abuse and to help families create a safe environment utilizing a multidisciplinary team
approach. The primary goal of the visitation program is to keep battered women and their
children safe while assisting families in accessing needed services.
The Collier County Sheriff's Office is the principal law enforcement agency in Collier County.
Their goal is to keep Collier County safe and enforce the laws regarding domestic violence and
to investigate domestic violence crimes. The agency also employs victim advocates that assist
crime victims with victim's compensation for injuries as well providing crisis intervention,
support and advocacy.
The David Lawrence Mental Health Center, Inc. provides comprehensive prevention,
intervention and treatment services including crisis stabilization, substance abuse treatment, case
management, outpatient counseling and psychiatric care. The center is the only non -profit
certified provider of the batterer's intervention program in Collier County.
The Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida administers the court programs for Collier County in
addition to four other counties in the region. Each of the circuit courts has a court administrator
who is responsible for the supervision of court staff, budget planning, assignment and
distribution of cases and implementation of court policy. Referrals for the visitation services are
made by the family, criminal and domestic violence court judges.
The mission of Legal Aid Service of Collier County is to provide high - quality free civil legal
advice, representation and education to the residents of Collier County, based on need, so as to
encourage self - sufficiency and improve the lifestyle and living conditions of the entire
community. They serve victims of domestic violence in the civil injunction court through a
cooperative agreement with The Shelter and provide free representation for victims who qualify
for their services in the areas of housing, public benefits, immigration, education legal rights, and
family law.
II. History of the Relationship
The Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Inc. began collaborating with the local
supervised visitation agency in 1997. The respective CEO's have communicated regarding the
provision of visitation services to battered women and their children on a regular basis.
Throughout this relationship, the Shelter provided training for visitation center staff in the
following areas: recognizing signs of domestic violence, methods and strategies for working
with victims of domestic violence, risk assessment, and domestic violence potential impacts on
battered women and their children. The Shelter assists their clients in seeking supervised
visitation services. The visitation center refers clients identified to the Shelter for crisis
intervention, safety planning, follow -up, and advocacy. Additionally, the directors and staff
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continue to develop a comprehensive plan for building a larger collaborative effort on supporting
domestic violence response and the utilization of supervised visitation and safe exchange
services. Shelter representatives participate in the local collaborative partnership meetings and
have attended several national level training opportunities through the Safe Havens funding.
The goal of this partnership is the protection of battered women and their children in all settings.
As a result, the supervised visitation center and "The Shelter" are have developed an expanded
collaboration including child abuse and neglect organizations, law enforcement, courts, legal
advocates, and community groups. They have established an effective method of
communication with the local court system to develop an awareness and understanding among
the potential collaborators of the unique circumstances surrounding supervised visitation in cases
of domestic violence.
The County has had a working relationship with the visitation provider, Collier County Child
Advocacy Council, since 1992 working through the County Department of Housing, Human and
Veteran Services to pay for medical exams of abused children.
With the initiation of the Safe Havens funding in 2005, the collaborative partners expanded to
include the courts. Although the judges heavily relied upon the services of the visitation center,
the collaborative previously had limited involvement with the judiciary. The National Council of
Juvenile and Family Court Judges provided a local community wide training on Community
Collaboration in April 2011. Two of the domestic violence court judges attended the training
and participate in Safe Havens partnership meetings.
The goals of the collaboration include strengthening existing visitation program operations,
enhancing security at the existing center, increasing the direct services for battered women and
their children, and improving our coordinated community response through continued outreach
and engagement of community agencies and groups.
III. Development of the Application
As this formal partnership continues, the applicant, Collier County Government collaborated
with the visitation agency, local domestic violence court judge, and Shelter directors to develop a
grant application response. During the prior Safe Havens Grant cycles, the collaborative partners
received training and consultation from the Office on Violence Against Women, , Praxis
International, the Futures Without Violence the National Council of Family and Juvenile Court
Judges, the Vera Institute of Justice, and the Muskie School of Public Service. Additionally the
partners discussed the recent implementation of this project and the need for the continuation of
these services. Due to the limited number of referrals from the Immokalee community, it was
determined that the project will be housed in only one site to serve the greater Naples area.
Recent discussions among the agency directors, county representatives and local court
representatives have led to the agreement reflected in this Memorandum and the submission of
the grant application.
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IV. Roles and Responsibilities
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the partners as follows:
The Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Inc.
Work with the supervised visitation center to improve cross - agency collaboration among the
child abuse and neglect organizations, law enforcement, courts, hospitals, legal advocates and
community groups by meeting by with key staff on a regular basis and cross training.
Provide up to three domestic violence training sessions per year for the supervised visitation
center staff and collaboration members paid through Safe Havens grant funds.
Refer battered women with children in need of supervised visitation or exchange services to the
local visitation center and follow -up on the outcome of the referrals.
Provide consultation and written recommendations for the visitation program to assure
compliance with OVW Guiding Principles and Standards for Safety and Security through direct
observation of the site, sharing client feedback and at partnership meetings.
Promote training/education of local law enforcement agencies and court representatives
regarding domestic violence issues and supervised visitation.
With the use of grant funds, provide an advocate to respond to the visitation center as scheduled
for advocacy for all new clients and existing clients as needed.
Collier County Child Advocacy Council, Inc.
Dedicate two staff (.5 FTE each) and .5 FTE of a program director to provide supervised
visitation and safe exchange services using Safe Havens grant funds.
Provide office space including appropriate visitation rooms with security, .2 FTE clerical support
staff, and .2 FTE security staff to implement the program service objectives.
Maintain the confidentiality of individuals and families using the local visitation agency services.
Present programmatic data for partner meetings and provide data to the County for submission to
Office on Violence Against Women.
Review all policies and procedures of the visitation services and amend as needed to conform
with OVW Guiding Principles and Standards for Safety and Security
Coordinate collaborative training for partners and visitation staff as provided by Safe Havens
Technical assistance training funds.
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Submit program evaluation information to local and national evaluators as required by the
grantor. Submit financial documentation for accounting as needed.
Provide training to partners and other community agencies on supervised visitation, mandatory
reporting requirements, overview, dynamics and services for child abuse and sexual assault
victims, and resources for families as approved by the Office on Violence Against Women using
Safe Havens funding.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
Designate a judicial officer, judge or magistrate, to serve on the project consulting committee,
Submit referrals and relevant case information to local visitation center and receive follow -up
from the supervised visitation center on the outcome of the referrals.
Provide direction for improving communication between the Court and the supervised visitation
provider.
Participate in training for collaboration partners on the legal system and its role in working with
victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and stalking using Safe Havens funding
as needed.
Collier County Sheriffs Office
Provide direction for improving communication between the local supervised visitation center
and local law enforcement.
Provide consultation on safety and security issues for the supervised visitation center and
complete an annual safety inspection.
Participate in training for collaboration partners on the legal system and its role in working with
victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and stalking using Safe Havens funding
as needed.
Designate a representative to participate in the collaboration meetings.
David Lawrence Mental Health Center, Inc.
Provide training and consultation to the partners on issues, utilizing Safe Havens grant funds,
relating to domestic violence from the perspective of the batterer's intervention program
designed to promote change for the perpetrators.
Provide training and consultation, utilizing Safe Havens grant funds, on issues relating to
substance abuse intervention and treatment.
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Participate in training for collaboration partners on domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault
and stalking through the use of Safe Havens grant funding.
Provide training to the supervised visitation center staff and other partners on the issues related
to mental illness as it relates to domestic violence risk and assisting victims with mental health
issues using Safe Havens grant funding.
Designate a representative to participate in the collaboration meetings.
Legal Aid Service of Collier County
Legal Aid Service of Collier County will be added as a collaborative partner. They will provide
training for the partners on legal issues pertaining to domestic violence and family law.
Legal Aid will provide training for the partners on family law and domestic violence and direct
consultation to victims regarding child support, visitation and other family law matters by
conducting clinics in collaboration with the visitation program and individually as needed.
Designate a representative to participate in the collaboration meetings and on the consulting
committee.
Assist the partners in developing and reviewing adequate formal affiliations to participate on the
consulting committee to assure appropriate confidentiality of victims and their children.
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Identify staff to serve as the project coordinator and as the point of contact with OVW and to
coordinate site visits and onsite technical assistance events.
Serve as the fiscal agent for the Safe Havens grant project and offer staff supports using Safe
Havens funds.
Ensure that the project is developed and implemented in compliance with the statutory and
minimum reporting requirements of the Office on Violence against Women.
Support the collaboration efforts of the project by convening partnership meetings and consulting
committee meetings.
Submit required programmatic and financial reports as required by OVW.
Participate in community partner trainings, attend OVW sponsored technical assistance training
events and attend at least one OR Federal Financial Training Seminar. Assist the partner
agencies in developing community block grant applications and other sources of continuation
funding.
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V. Time Line
The roles and responsibilities described above are contingent on the grantee, Collier County
Government, receiving the funds requested for this project in the Office on Violence Against
Women grant application. The beginning and end dates of this collaborative effort would
coincide with the grant period, anticipated to be October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2015.
VI. Commitment to Partnership
1. The collaboration service area includes Collier County, Florida.
2. The partners agree to collaborate and provide supervised visitation services and advocacy
to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and/or stalking pursuant
to the program narrative of the grant application attached to this agreement.
3. Compensation for non -lead partners contribution to this project will be provided as
outlined in the attached OVW budget detail worksheet. The partners agree to work
together to seek funds to sustain the project once grant funds are no longer available.
4. We, the undersigned have read and agree with this Memorandum of Understanding.
Further, we have reviewed the portion of the proposed project budget pertaining to the
collaborative effort described herein, and approve it in its entirety.
VII. Termination. Any party may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing the
other parties with notice of its intent to terminate with ten (10) days written notice. Copies ofthe
termination notice shall be mailed to the designated representatives of each of the parties at
addresses shown below.
(Signature pages to follow)
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ATTEST:
DWI!5f# -f,,+, BROCK, CLERK
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Approval- for -orn and
legal §�ltciency:
Jen fifer B. White
Assistant County Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
FRED W. COYLE, CHAMMAN
Dated: 3 /go Q •Y COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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By:
First Witness KEVI O SHERIFF
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Second Witness
Type /print witness name
Second Witness
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THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN
AND CHILDREN, INC.
By:
LINDA OBERHAUS
Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: COLLIER COUNTY CHILD ADVOACY
COUNCIL, INC.
First Witness
By:
JACQUELINE GRIFFITH STEPHENS
Type /print witness name Chief Executive Officer
Second Witness
Type /print witness name
Dated:
First Witness
Type /print witness name
Second Witness
Type /print witness name
Dated:
First Witness
Type /print witness name
Second Witness
Type /print witness name
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCIUT COURT OF
FLORIDA
By:
RICHARD CALLANAN
Deputy Court Administrator
Approval for form and
legal Sufficiency:
LEGAL AID SERVICE OF COLLIER COUNTY
By:
Anthony J. Karrat
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Approval for form and
legal Sufficiency:
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Dated DAVID LAWRENCE COMMUNITY MENTAL
HEALTH CENTER
Gst Witness
By: r'
/� Gl DAVID S IMMEL
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Second Witness
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Approval for form and
legal Sufficiency:
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MEMORANDUM
Date: March 22, 2012
To: Zen i c3a /�gr�cL
Housing, Human and Veteran Services
From: Teresa Polaski, Deputy Clerk
Minutes & Records Department
Re: MOU, Letter of Nonsupplanting and Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
Attached you will find one (1) original of the document, as referenced above (Agenda
Item #11K) and approved by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, March
13, 2012.
Please return a fully executed copy back to the Minutes and Records Department
once all signatures have been obtained.
If you should have any questions, please call me at 252-8411.
Thank you.
ColteY County 11
Public Services Division
Housing, Human & Veteran Services
Memorandum of Understanding
THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING is entered among the Collier County
Board of County Commissioners with the Collier County Child Advocacy Council, Inc., The
Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Inc., the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida,
the Collier County Sheriff's Office, the David Lawrence Mental Health Center, Inc., and Legal
Aid Service of Collier County, have come together to collaborate to make an application for the
Safe Havens Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program; and
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS the partners have agreed to enter into a collaborative agreement in which Collier
County Board of County Commissioners will be the lead agency and named applicant and the
other agencies will be partners in the application; and
WHEREAS the partners herein desire to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding setting
forth the services to be provided by the collaborative; and
WHEREAS the application prepared and approved by the collaborative through the partners is to
be submitted to the Office on Violence Against Women on or before March 26, 2012.
I. Description of the Partner Agencies
Collier County Board of County Commissioners has been the lead applicant for the past three
grant cycles and served as the fiscal agent providing the oversight of the grant program,
convening the partners for regular collaboration meetings and submitting required program and
fmancial reports. The municipality supports the efforts of the collaborative and agencies in
seeking funds to sustain programs designed to assist victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault and/or stalking.
The mission of The Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Inc. is to help adult and child
victims and survivors of domestic violence through safety, intervention, and support; to educate
the public about domestic violence; and to advocate for social change against domestic violence.
This is the only certified domestic violence program in Collier County. They provide shelter as
well as extensive outreach services.
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The Collier County Child Advocacy Council, Inc. has provided supervised visitation and
exchange services for the past fifteen years. The mission of the agency is to minimize trauma to
victims of abuse and to help families create a safe environment utilizing a multidisciplinary team
approach. The primary goal of the visitation program is to keep battered women and their
children safe while assisting families in accessing needed services.
The Collier County Sheriff's Office is the principal law enforcement agency in Collier County.
Their goal is to keep Collier County safe and enforce the laws regarding domestic violence and
to investigate domestic violence crimes. The agency also employs victim advocates that assist
crime victims with victim's compensation for injuries as well providing crisis intervention,
support and advocacy.
The David Lawrence Mental Health Center, Inc. provides comprehensive prevention,
intervention and treatment services including crisis stabilization, substance abuse treatment, case
management, outpatient counseling and psychiatric care. The center is the only non-profit
certified provider of the batterer's intervention program in Collier County.
The Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida administers the court programs for Collier County in
addition to four other counties in the region. Each of the circuit courts has a court administrator
who is responsible for the supervision of court staff, budget planning, assignment and
distribution of cases and implementation of court policy. Referrals for the visitation services are
made by the family, criminal and domestic violence court judges.
The mission of Legal Aid Service of Collier County is to provide high-quality free civil legal
advice, representation and education to the residents of Collier County, based on need, so as to
encourage self-sufficiency and improve the lifestyle and living conditions of the entire
community. They serve victims of domestic violence in the civil injunction court through a
cooperative agreement with The Shelter and provide free representation for victims who qualify
for their services in the areas of housing, public benefits, immigration, education legal rights, and
family law.
II. History of the Relationship
The Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Inc. began collaborating with the local
supervised visitation agency in 1997. The respective CEO's have communicated regarding the
provision of visitation services to battered women and their children on a regular basis.
Throughout this relationship, the Shelter provided training for visitation center staff in the
following areas: recognizing signs of domestic violence, methods and strategies for working
with victims of domestic violence, risk assessment, and domestic violence potential impacts on
battered women and their children. The Shelter assists their clients in seeking supervised
visitation services. The visitation center refers clients identified to the Shelter for crisis
intervention, safety planning, follow-up, and advocacy. Additionally, the directors and staff
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continue to develop a comprehensive plan for building a larger collaborative effort on supporting
domestic violence response and the utilization of supervised visitation and safe exchange
services. Shelter representatives participate in the local collaborative partnership meetings and
have attended several national level training opportunities through the Safe Havens funding.
The goal of this partnership is the protection of battered women and their children in all settings.
As a result, the supervised visitation center and "The Shelter" are have developed an expanded
collaboration including child abuse and neglect organizations, law enforcement, courts, legal
advocates, and community groups. They have established an effective method of
communication with the local court system to develop an awareness and understanding among
the potential collaborators of the unique circumstances surrounding supervised visitation in cases
of domestic violence.
The County has had a working relationship with the visitation provider, Collier County Child
Advocacy Council, since 1992 working through the County Department of Housing, Human and
Veteran Services to pay for medical exams of abused children.
With the initiation of the Safe Havens funding in 2005, the collaborative partners expanded to
include the courts. Although the judges heavily relied upon the services of the visitation center,
the collaborative previously had limited involvement with the judiciary. The National Council of
Juvenile and Family Court Judges provided a local community wide training on Community
Collaboration in April 2011. Two of the domestic violence court judges attended the training
and participate in Safe Havens partnership meetings.
The goals of the collaboration include strengthening existing visitation program operations,
enhancing security at the existing center, increasing the direct services for battered women and
their children, and improving our coordinated community response through continued outreach
and engagement of community agencies and groups.
III. Development of the Application
As this formal partnership continues, the applicant, Collier County Government collaborated
with the visitation agency, local domestic violence court judge, and Shelter directors to develop a
grant application response. During the prior Safe Havens Grant cycles, the collaborative partners
received training and consultation from the Office on Violence Against Women, , Praxis
International, the Futures Without Violence the National Council of Family and Juvenile Court
Judges, the Vera Institute of Justice, and the Muskie School of Public Service. Additionally the
partners discussed the recent implementation of this project and the need for the continuation of
these services. Due to the limited number of referrals from the Immokalee community, it was
determined that the project will be housed in only one site to serve the greater Naples area.
Recent discussions among the agency directors, county representatives and local court
representatives have led to the agreement reflected in this Memorandum and the submission of
the grant application.
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IV. Roles and Responsibilities
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the partners as follows:
The Shelter for Abused Women and Children, Inc.
Work with the supervised visitation center to improve cross-agency collaboration among the
child abuse and neglect organizations, law enforcement, courts, hospitals, legal advocates and
community groups by meeting by with key staff on a regular basis and cross training.
Provide up to three domestic violence training sessions per year for the supervised visitation
center staff and collaboration members paid through Safe Havens grant funds.
Refer battered women with children in need of supervised visitation or exchange services to the
local visitation center and follow-up on the outcome of the referrals.
Provide consultation and written recommendations for the visitation program to assure
compliance with OVW Guiding Principles and Standards for Safety and Security through direct
observation of the site, sharing client feedback and at partnership meetings.
Promote training/education of local law enforcement agencies and court representatives
regarding domestic violence issues and supervised visitation.
With the use of grant funds, provide an advocate to respond to the visitation center as scheduled
for advocacy for all new clients and existing clients as needed.
Collier County Child Advocacy Council, Inc.
Dedicate two staff (.5 FTE each) and .5 FTE of a program director to provide supervised
visitation and safe exchange services using Safe Havens grant funds.
Provide office space including appropriate visitation rooms with security, .2 FTE clerical support
staff, and .2 FTE security staff to implement the program service objectives.
Maintain the confidentiality of individuals and families using the local visitation agency services.
Present programmatic data for partner meetings and provide data to the County for submission to
Office on Violence Against Women.
Review all policies and procedures of the visitation services and amend as needed to conform
with OVW Guiding Principles and Standards for Safety and Security
Coordinate collaborative training for partners and visitation staff as provided by Safe Havens
Technical assistance training funds.
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Submit program evaluation information to local and national evaluators as required by the
grantor. Submit financial documentation for accounting as needed.
Provide training to partners and other community agencies on supervised visitation, mandatory
reporting requirements, overview, dynamics and services for child abuse and sexual assault
victims, and resources for families as approved by the Office on Violence Against Women using
Safe Havens funding.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
Designate a judicial officer,judge or magistrate,to serve on the project consulting committee,
Submit referrals and relevant case information to local visitation center and receive follow-up
from the supervised visitation center on the outcome of the referrals.
Provide direction for improving communication between the Court and the supervised visitation
provider.
Participate in training for collaboration partners on the legal system and its role in working with
victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and stalking using Safe Havens funding
as needed.
Collier County Sheriff's Office
Provide direction for improving communication between the local supervised visitation center
and local law enforcement.
Provide consultation on safety and security issues for the supervised visitation center and
complete an annual safety inspection.
Participate in training for collaboration partners on the legal system and its role in working with
victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and stalking using Safe Havens funding
as needed.
Designate a representative to participate in the collaboration meetings.
David Lawrence Mental Health Center, Inc.
Provide training and consultation to the partners on issues, utilizing Safe Havens grant funds,
relating to domestic violence from the perspective of the batterer's intervention program
designed to promote change for the perpetrators.
Provide training and consultation, utilizing Safe Havens grant funds, on issues relating to
substance abuse intervention and treatment.
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Participate in training for collaboration partners on domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault
and stalking through the use of Safe Havens grant funding.
Provide training to the supervised visitation center staff and other partners on the issues related
to mental illness as it relates to domestic violence risk and assisting victims with mental health
issues using Safe Havens grant funding.
Designate a representative to participate in the collaboration meetings.
Legal Aid Service of Collier County
Legal Aid Service of Collier County will be added as a collaborative partner. They will provide
training for the partners on legal issues pertaining to domestic violence and family law.
Legal Aid will provide training for the partners on family law and domestic violence and direct
consultation to victims regarding child support, visitation and other family law matters by
conducting clinics in collaboration with the visitation program and individually as needed.
Designate a representative to participate in the collaboration meetings and on the consulting
committee.
Assist the partners in developing and reviewing adequate formal affiliations to participate on the
consulting committee to assure appropriate confidentiality of victims and their children.
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Identify staff to serve as the project coordinator and as the point of contact with OVW and to
coordinate site visits and onsite technical assistance events.
Serve as the fiscal agent for the Safe Havens grant project and offer staff supports using Safe
Havens funds.
Ensure that the project is developed and implemented in compliance with the statutory and
minimum reporting requirements of the Office on Violence against Women.
Support the collaboration efforts of the project by convening partnership meetings and consulting
committee meetings.
Submit required programmatic and financial reports as required by OVW.
Participate in community partner trainings, attend OVW sponsored technical assistance training
events and attend at least one OJP Federal Financial Training Seminar. Assist the partner
agencies in developing community block grant applications and other sources of continuation
funding.
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V. Time Line
The roles and responsibilities described above are contingent on the grantee, Collier County
Government, receiving the funds requested for this project in the Office on Violence Against
Women grant application. The beginning and end dates of this collaborative effort would
coincide with the grant period, anticipated to be October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2015.
VI. Commitment to Partnership
1. The collaboration service area includes Collier County, Florida.
2. The partners agree to collaborate and provide supervised visitation services and advocacy
to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and/or stalking pursuant
to the program narrative of the grant application attached to this agreement.
3. Compensation for non-lead partners contribution to this project will be provided as
outlined in the attached OVW budget detail worksheet. The partners agree to work
together to seek funds to sustain the project once grant funds are no longer available.
4. We, the undersigned have read and agree with this Memorandum of Understanding.
Further, we have reviewed the portion of the proposed project budget pertaining to the
collaborative effort described herein, and approve it in its entirety.
VII. Termination. Any party may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing the
other parties with notice of its intent to terminate with ten(10) days written notice. Copies of the
termination notice shall be mailed to the designated representatives of each of the parties at
addresses shown below.
(Signature pages to follow)
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Dated: 312-1-1 av
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGI�I ,BRCK, CLERK OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Assistant County Attorney
Dated: ?/ .D f 2D I'j/ COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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First Witness KEVI : 17 0 SHERIFF
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Dated: - 20- /
/ THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN
I AND CHILDREN, INC.
Firs itness
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Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: COLLIER COUNTY CHILD ADVOACY
COUNCIL, INC.
First Witness
By:
JACQUELINE GRIFFITH STEPHENS
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Second Witness
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Dated:
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCIUT COURT OF
FLORIDA
First Witness
By:
RICHARD CALLANAN
Type/print witness name Deputy Court Administrator
Approval for form and
Second Witness legal Sufficiency:
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Dated:
LEGAL AID SERVICE OF COLLIER COUNTY
First Witness
By:
Anthony J. Karrat
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Executive Director
Second Witness
Approval for form and
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Dated. �j' (9O//, DAVID LAWRENCE COMMUNITY MENTAL
HEALTH CENTER
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Board of Collier County Commissioners
Donna Fiala Georgia A. Hiller, Esq. Tom Henning Fred W. Coyle Jim Coletta
District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5
February 21, 2012
Susan B. Carbon,Director
U.S. Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
145 N Street,NE, Suite 10W.121
Washington, D.C. 20530
Collier County certifies that any funds awarded through the Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation
and Safe Exchange Grant program will be used to supplement existing funds for program
activities and will not replace (supplant) nonfederal funds that have been appropriated for the
purpose of providing services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence and child
victimization. Collier County understands that supplanting violations can result in a range of
penalties, including suspension of future funds under this program, suspension or debarment
from federal grants, recoupment of monies provided under this grant, and civil and/or criminal
penalties.
Sincerely,
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Fred Coyle, Chairman
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