ORDER NO. 30127
APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR SAFE HAVEN
PROJECT
Came to be heard this the 12th day of February, 2007, with a motion made
by Commissioner Baldwin, seconded by Commissioners Williams. The
Court unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve making application to the Department of Justice for Safe Haven
Project and approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Kerr
County and the Hill Country Crisis Council.
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO
BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Sheryl L Howard OFFICE: Hill Country Crisis Council
MEETING DATE: February 12, 2007 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (please be specific) Consider, discuss and take appropriate action to
approve making application to the Department of Justice for Safe Haven Project and to
approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Kerr County and the Hill Country
Crisis Council
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON):
--. NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: _Sheryl L Howard
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5,
Chapter 551 and 552, Government Coda, is as follows:
5:00 P.M. on the Tuesday prior to the meeting.
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
REQUEST RECEIVED ON: (n
All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has
_ been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will
be appreciated and contribute towards your request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda
Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court, Court Order No. 25722.
COVNTY JUDGH
PAT TINLEY
COMMI33IONHRS' CXIVRT
H.A. "SVSTHR^ EAiDWIN, PCT. 1
WILLIAM ^HILL" WILLIAMS, PCT. 2
JONATABAN L8T2, PCT. 3
DAVE NICHOLSON. PCT. 9
February 12, 2007
THE COUNTY COURT
OF
KERB COUNTY, TEXA3
700 RAIN, RBRRVILLB, T8XA3 78028
TBL: (B30) 792-2211
FAX: (830) 792-2218
E-MAIL: kerrcocePktc. com
The Office on Violence Against Women
c/o Lockheed Martin Aspen Systems Corporation
OVW Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program
Mail Stop 2K
2277 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
Dear OVW Safe Havens Program Staff:
CLERIC
JANNHTT PIEPER
COURT COORDINATOR
BATHY MITCHBLL
Attached please find our application for OVW Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange
Grant Program, CDA 16.527. This is our first experience making application for a US Department of
Justice grant, and the first for using Grants.gov. We've taken great care to comply with all the provisions
of the grant application kit, including how the requirements in this offering differ from others currently
available through DOJ. If we have inadvertently overlooked something, we hope you will give us an
opportunity to correct any error or omission.
The County, the courts, the prosecutor's office and our partner, the local victim's services agency, are all
looking forwazd to working with the Office on Violence Against Women on this important project. We
really appreciate the chance you have given rural areas like ours to compete for scazce funds with the
metropolitan areas. The problems of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and stalking are no
less potent here for children and families, but they become more easily hidden and more complicated to
address due to the scattered population, limited government and private resources, lack of media mazkets,
and cultural differences of nlral areas. A Safe Havens Program would be a significant step towards
improving the safety for children, adult victims of violence and abuse, and our communities.
Thank you in advance for your consideration. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
The Honorable Pat Tinley
Kerr County Judge