Posted: March 28, 2025
Rapid City
Agenda Item Summary

Agenda Item Ref. #: LF040225-08

Agenda Item Title:

Authorize Mayor and City Finance Director to Add Addendums G and F to the Existing Contract with Journey On! Inc. to Staff a Part-Time Position for Community Engagement in the Star Village Neighborhood, Funded through the Already-Approved Johns Hopkins Love Your Block Grant

Origination Group:
Legal & Finance Committee
Origination Meeting Date:
04/02/2025
City Council Hearing Date:
04/07/2025
Petitioner:
Jamie Kirsch
Staff Contact:
Jennifer Utter/Jamie Kirsch
Location:
Council Chambers
Agenda Item Summary:
This agreement will provide a part-time staff person, funded completely through the Johns Hopkins Love Your Block Grant, to support community outreach in the Star Village neighborhood as a part of the City’s overall effort to address blight and violent crime in the neighborhood.

This contract confirms the availability of Journey On! to assist the RCPD Community Engagement Team for up to 30 hours a week with the coordination and implementation of neighborhood intervention efforts in the Star Village neighborhood, to be billed at no more than $2,500 per month over the course of the next 2 years.

The Johns Hopkins Love Your Block Grant, granting the City of Rapid City $100,000 for a 2-year period, is a neighborhood intervention project focused on Star Village and was approved by City Council in April, 2024.

Funding Source & Fiscal Impact (if applicable):

Funding Cost Center
Love Your Block Grant
Is Funding Budgeted?:
Budgeted

Recommendations:

Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve

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