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EXHIBIT B GRANT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND CITY OF SAN MARCOS POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEARS 2010 AND 2011 OAG Contract No. 1014141 GRANT NARRATIVE The following narrative provided by GRANTEE in its FY2010-2011 grant application applies to this contract: The primary focus of the San Marcos Police Department Crime Victim Services Unit is the delivery of direct services to victims of violent crimes, their families/survivors, and secondary victims. The coordinator will be dedicating thirty hours per week to the delivery of these services through personal, mail, or phone contact with crime victims. The coordinator will also be utilizing volunteers in the delivery of these services and as points of contact for police officers on a 24/7 basis. Part of that time will be spent attending patrol roll calls and riding out with patrol officers during the day or night. Exposure to the duties of a police officer will not only assist the coordinator and volunteers in learning about the police activities, but will also make them available to the victims at crime scenes and demonstrate their duties to police officers, increasing the officers' understanding of the roll of the Crime Victim Services Unit and Crisis Response Team. The recruiting of volunteers is important to maintain a level of service to cover the needs of victims on a daily basis. Recruiting in a community the size of San Marcos has its difficulties, but there is a large state university located in the city that offers some short-term availability of volunteers. The coordinator plans to develop a workable system for volunteers based in San Marcos during the regular school semesters. This would include a short term recruiting period, immediate training course, and active assignment as a member of the Crisis Response team. The coordinator will be visiting with community organizations, retiree organizations, and making public presentations about the Crime Victim Services Unit and the Crisis Response Team in order to recruit volunteers and educate the public about the services provided through the program. The coordinator will be attending training conferences related to crime victim services to stay current on trends in the field and to develop contacts with other programs around the state. The sharing of information (what works and what doesn't work) is invaluable for any public servant. The coordinator will attend training for exposure to up-to-date ideas in the field of crime victim services, counseling, advocacy, effects of trauma, coping with stress, and many other aspects of providing services to victims of crime and trauma. This also exposes the coordinator to new instructors for volunteer training conducted by the department. VCLG Contract FYI 0 and FYI 1 Page 19 of 21