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Community Violence Intervention and Prevention
Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Malcolm Cunningham (x1504)
Revised
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Authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $69,556 from the General Fund for case management and wraparound support to reduce gun violence through conflict mediation and grassroots wraparound programming; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for said purpose; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) co-convenes a Violence Reduction Council (VRC) comprised of public safety, criminal justice, mental health, community violence intervention and prevention (CVIP) programs, public housing, and service providers to analyze specific instances of gun violence to identify trends and develop short- and long-term solutions. MONSE also engaged with community to develop Peace in Motion (PIM), a comprehensive 5-year community safety plan adopted by City Council in April 2025. Recommendations from both include: (1) intensive case management and wraparound support with high-risk young adults returning from incarceration for violent crime, (2) establishing a community-level coordinated response to violence, (3) developing hospital liaisons to engage directly with individuals experiencing violent injuries resulting in hospitalization, and (4) generally building the capacity of grassroots CVIP programs.
These recommendations are supported by contracting with the Hoodstock Foundation to provide (1) high-risk conflict mediation, (2) high-touch case management with very high-risk young adults, (3) coordinated incident response, (4) street outreach, and (5) continued support of the development of the CVIP ecosystem. Hoodstock Foundation began formal partnership with MONSE in mid-2025, primarily focusing efforts on Junction-Englewood and supporting the North Toledo focus areas, but with city-wide touchpoints. Hoodstock Foundation’s direct involvement in conflict mediation, coordinated incident response, and outreach supports city wide efforts at violence reduction. Notably, these efforts helped Junction and Englewood record 0 homicides in 2025 for the first time since at least 2015.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $69,556 is authorized from the General Fund Account Code 1001-10201-3325001STDRGV for case management and wraparound support to reduce gun violence through conflict mediation and grassroots wraparound programming.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a contract with Hoodstock Foundation for the purposes authorized in Section 1, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and the Director of Law.
SECTION 3. That this Council finds and determines it is in the best interest of the City to waive the formal competitive bid requirements of TMC Chapter 187 for the reason that maintaining the same vendor to provide these services is necessary to ensure continuity and build upon an existing foundation of progress.
SECTION 4. That the Director of Finance is authorized to issue warrant or warrants against the above-mentioned Account Code in an amount not to exceed that authorized above in payment of the obligations authorized above upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this ordinance must be immediately effective in order to timely continue the program.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council