[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 92 (Thursday, June 18, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1498-E1499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. MARY BONO MACK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 2009

  Mrs. BONO MACK. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2847, Commerce and 
Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:
  Requesting Member: Mary Bono Mack 
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847
  Account: Department of Justice, OJP--Juvenile Justice
  Entity Requesting: Olive Crest, 2130 E. 4th St., Ste. 200, Santa Ana, 
CA 92705, 714-543-5437; Coachella Valley Location, Olive Crest, 47350 
Washington, Ste. 101 B, La Quinta, CA 92253
  Description of Earmark: $100,000 is provided for Olive Crest 
Independent Living Skills (ILS) Program. Since 1973, Olive Crest Homes 
and Services for Abused Children--a 501(c)(3)--has been a leader in 
providing care for abused, abandoned and severely neglected children. 
Olive Crest is dedicated to preventing child abuse, to Treating and 
Educating at-risk children and to Preserving the family... ``One Life 
at a Time.'' Olive Crest offers a wide variety of services and 
resources to meet the needs of every child and family in its care. 
Olive Crest, which serves the individuals in my district throughout the 
Coachella Valley through its facility in La Quinta, California. This 
includes the following five divisions: Family Preservation; Foster-
Adoption; Education; Residential; Community Involvement.
  Olive Crest's Independent Living Skills (ILS) Program. The federal 
nexus of this program is to assist in the development of better 
citizens who are able to be productive members of society.
  This project would fund Olive Crest's Independent Living Skills (ILS) 
program that provides a variety of services that work to break the 
multi-generational cycle of crime, drug abuse and child abuse.
  Olive Crest's Independent Living Skills (ILS) program is designed to 
prepare youth for successful independent living. It is a three phase 
program for at-risk youth ages 15 to 24. The program assists at-risk 
youth in developing tools that will enable them to foster relationships 
and become responsible for themselves.
  The ILS program is implemented in 3 phases:
  1. Support Groups
  2. Contracts (ILS Workbooks)
  3. The Future Plan
  At-risk youth can be involved in all three phases concurrently.
  During Phase 1, the at-risk youth attend a group meeting for 10 
consecutive weeks that focus on the emotional aspects of emancipating. 
Living skills training components include interpersonal relationships, 
conflict resolution and responsibility, parenting, sex education, 
personal safety and hygiene, health issues, alcohol, drugs and tobacco, 
anger management, budget management, banking, nutrition and cooking, 
shopping and other topics as they are identified.
  During Phase 2, youth complete a series of 10 contracts related to 
the skills they will need when they emancipate. The contracts include 
banking, career, housing, transportation, education and other need 
topics. Higher education such as trade school certificates program, and 
colleges are other options for the youth. Staff will help youths with 
the college applications process.
  During Phase 3--Each youth in the program will work on a Future Plan 
immediately upon entrance into the program. The ILS Coordinator will 
work with the youth to create the plan. The youth will meet weekly with 
the ILS Coordinator to review progress/goals of the plan for the first 
six months and monthly thereafter.
  Spending Plan: Project Expenditures--Olive Crest currently invests 
$2,650,000 in the Inland Empire (California) to provide services to 
more than 100 Olive Crest at-risk youth. Olive Crest invests 
$525,000.00 to support Independent Living Support (ILS) program. For 
the last 20 years, Olive Crest has provided an on-going private match 
of dollars and in-kind services of at least 10%. Last year, the match 
was $260,000. The $100,000 appropriation will be used to fund Olive 
Crest Independent Living Skills program.
  2) Requesting Member: Mary Bono Mack 
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847
  Account: Department of Justice, COPS Law Enforcement Technology
  Entity Requesting: Eastern Riverside County Interoperability 
Communication Authority, 46800 Jackson Street, Indio, California 92201
  Description of Earmark: $500,000 is provided for Eastern Riverside 
County Interoperability Communication Authority (ERICA). The ERICA 
involves a regional collaboration among the cities of Cathedral City, 
Desert Hot Springs, Indio, Palm Springs, La Quinta, and Coachella. 
Recent Federal mandates highlight the urgency to upgrade radio 
communication to digital, interoperable 800 MHz frequency and be 
Project 25 compliant for agencies in Congressional Districts 41 and 45. 
The Federal funding for ERICA would be used to purchase equipment, 
hardware, software, facilities, engineering and labor to build an 800 
MHz, trunked, P-25 compliant, digital, regional radio system. It should 
also be noted that in total, the cities, county, and tribal governments 
participating in ERICA have agreed to invest $23,000,000 in this 
initiative.
  The federal nexus of this project is to develop a communications 
system that can assist law enforcement and federal personal in 
protecting life and property, which includes federal lands, in eastern 
Riverside County.
  Spending Plan: Project Expenditures--The dollars appropriated for 
Eastern Riverside

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County Interoperability Communication Authority in CJS, under the 
project title of Eastern Riverside County Interoperability 
Communications Authority (ERICA), will be used for equipment costs to 
support the ERICA system.
  Requesting Member: Mary Bono Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847
  Account: Department of Justice, Byrne
  Entity Requesting: City of Moreno Valley, 14177 Frederick Street, 
Moreno Valley, CA 88005
  Description of Earmark: $500,000 will continue and enhance the City's 
gang intervention strategies including enforcement, community 
awareness, education, and the integration of local organizations such 
as school districts and private entities. It is critical that the City 
of Moreno Valley have the resources to develop more strategic, 
coordinated, and collaborative efforts between local enforcement 
agencies, social service providers, and the general public. The 
objective of the City's gang prevention program is to significantly 
curtail gang involvement, and its negative impact, in the Moreno Valley 
community.
  In addition to the Administrative, Patrol, and Detective services 
they provide to the community, the Moreno Valley Police Department has 
implemented a number of crime prevention services and programs to 
specifically intervene in and prevent crime and gang involvement. The 
2008/09 Fiscal Year police budget for crime prevention and special 
enforcement programs, including gang-related crimes, is nearly $7 
million. The requested funds will be utilized throughout the 2010/11 
Fiscal Year to enhance existing gang prevention efforts.
  The federal nexus is to assist crime fighting efforts. Gangs are 
often involved in the violation of federal crimes and this funding 
seeks to contribute to that crime fighting effort.
  Spending Plan: Project Expenditures--One unsupported Gang Task Force 
Officer (one year)--$120,245
  One fully supported Special Enforcement Team Gang Officer (One 
year)--$220,275
  1,916 hours of G.I.F.T. program overtime--$104,766
  1,000 hours of SET Gang officer overtime--$54,680
  This overtime would be used to prepare gang enhancements, participate 
in community meetings to address gang issues, investigate gang-related 
crime, and conduct other gang-specific enforcement.
  Total: $499,966.

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