Okay, good afternoon.

It's now 12 after 12.

And I call to meeting the CCPD uh board uh for February 24th, 2026.

First item of business, approval of minutes from December 2nd.

Do I have a motion?

Second.

Any discussion?

All in favor, indicate by saying aye.

Motion passes.

Written reports.

F FY 2026, first quarter performance report on activities and finances.

And then we also have a written report on partners with the shared mission quarterly update.

Do we have any questions on those written reports?

Going once, going twice.

Seeing none, let's keep moving.

Uh, I understand we have a speaker signed up to address the CCPD board.

Are they present?

Dennis, are they present?

I think they're supported out.

Adrian Smith, are you in the room?

It appears to be a okay.

All right.

Well, let's continue moving on.

Item four discussion and action items.

We have a consideration of emerging parker's program funding requests and uh Jay Coding is yours.

Uh good morning, good afternoon, President and members of the board.

Uh for it's my pleasure to present one program grant for a quarter two uh from United Way of Tarrant County.

United Way of Tarrant County is requesting 995,758 dollars for their youth gun violence and gang violence reduction project.

This request also does require a match of 231,919.

So under the administrative oversight of United Way of Tarrant County, VP uh VIP Fort Worth will address cyclical retaliate retaliatory gun and gang violence in targeted neighborhoods located in districts three, five, and eight.

Uh and by investing in the development, health, and overall well-being of those individuals involved in gang violence.

They will also be fostering and promoting mentorship that motivates, inspires, and develops confidence in the program participants.

This approach is a two-pronged approach.

It's crime prevention through the support of 50 advanced peace program participants age 18 to 35 years old, uh, with the goal of moving them towards positive alternatives, and then the crime intervention approach with which will reduce and or sustain the reduction in community violence victimization from gun and gang incidences.

Uh, this will also be based on um they'll be using a the 2025 crime statistics as the baseline.

Uh, this proposal has been reviewed and recommended for funding by the emerging partners advisory board, and we have today with us Mr.

Chris Alvarado, Vice President of Community Investments with United Way of Tarrant County, and Pastor Rodney Macintosh with VIP Fort Worth to answer any questions.

As of February, 2026, our available funding for CCPD partners with a shared mission stands at a little over 4.7 million dollars.

If the recommendation is approved today, it will leave a total remaining balance of 3.7.

And we currently have six grants awaiting review by the emerging partners advisory board amounting to uh 2.1, thus leaving 1.5.

Um, if all proposals under um if all proposals are under review are approved.

And uh currently we have 50 active contracts totaling 7.2 17.2 million.

So at this time, we ask staff uh we staff recommends that the board take appropriate action on the recommendation today.

Are there any questions regarding that presentation?

I just have a comment, Carlos.

I I want to specifically thank United Way, Chris, and your team, and uh Rodney Macintosh.

I've had this conversation with United Way leadership and with Pastor McIntosh about the opportunity to to fund VIP in a way that lets you do the work and not have the administrative version and the operations piece, which we know United Way is best suited for, and I'm I'm excited about this opportunity to stretch our CCP dollars further, frankly, and allow an entity like United Way that's trusted partner with the city of Fort Worth, but allow Pastor Macintosh to do more work across the city of Fort Worth, especially when it comes to preventing gun violence in our city.

This is just one piece of the puzzle.

We understand that that there's a lot of work happening and special thanks to Councilmember Peoples and others who have who've been leading a charge across the city and council member Hall, but I just I want to I want staff to know I appreciate them working on this opportunity and bringing it forward today.

I do a lot came into it to a short presentation.

So thank you very much.

I'll echo this uh sentiments, Mayor.

As uh being a co-chair of the one second collaborative, uh we did do a lot of uh deep diving in a certain categories, you know, as Ronnie can test too.

And uh if any uh council member would like a more detailed uh you know results report.

I know I already provided that to councilwoman peoples.

Uh you know, certainly we can provide that you know to council members if you want to start getting into specifics as far as results thus far.

I think it's very important.

Any other questions?

No, but I I did want to thank the chair for sharing the one second collaborative with me when we got ready to do our uh session on gun violence that we did in district five.

Uh councilman mayor hotel flores was uh really forthcoming with that and attended the session with us, and I am grateful.