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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA
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FROM: John Cullen °I' a- '' :"F; ,
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DATE: September 26, 2006
SUBJECT: Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program Award
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONN:
ACCEPT United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women "Safe Havens:
Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program" (Safe Havens) two year grant in the amount of
$349,811 on behalf of the County; and
AUTHORIZE the County Administrator or his designee to negotiate with the Federal Office final
compliance with special conditions, including budget, and to execute on behalf of the County the Federal
Grant Award related document.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact on the county general fund. These are all federal funds.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative supports three of Contra Costa's community outcomes
("Children and Youth'Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood", "Families that are Safe, Stable and
Nurturing" and "Communities that are Safe and provide a High Quality of Life") through coordinated
intervention services designed to reduce domestic and family violence and elder abuse.
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ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR_RECOMMENDATION OF B COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOA APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 40THER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AE : NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED lQil
OHN CULLEN,CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact:Devorah Levine 335-1017 /�
cc: Devorah Levine,CAO n[ `���,
Martha Rosenberg,Superior Court BY �/ : AJC,
DEPUTY
Gloria Sandoval,STAND!Against Domestic Violence via CAO
Jaclyn Pinero,Bay Area Legal Aid via CAO
Rhonda James,Community Violence Solutions via CAO
Scott Hassler,JFK University via CAO
City of Richmond Police Department via CAO
City of San Pablo Police Department via CAO
Contra Costa County Probation Department via CAO
Familias Unidas via CAO
Superior Court of California,County of Contra Costa via CAO
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
On September 14, 2006 the County was notified of its $349,811 award under Safe Havens funding from the
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. Contra Costa County will use this.initial
Supervised Visitation award to collaborate with the Superior Court of California, STAND! Against Domestic
Violence, Community Violence Solutions, and Bay Area Legal Aid to implement the Zero Tolerance Access &
Visitation program (ZTAV), an innovative program model to assist low-income, under represented families
impacted by domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and stalking. The program is designed to address
many of the challenges encountered by supervised visitation centers across the nation and will utilize a multi-
agency approach to increase visitation and exchange between non-custodial parents and their children while
preserving the safety of victims and the children.
The ZTAV program is a public-private partnership that also includes participation from John F. Kennedy
University, Familias Unidas, the County Probation Department, and the Richmond City and San Pablo City
police departments. The implementation plan was developed over a five year period and includes the following
goals and objectives: 1) establishing a supervised visitation center in West Contra Costa County; 2)providing
interpreter services for Spanish speaking families and interpreter referrals and outreach for Asian families; 3)
linking victims to legal advocacy services and support resources; 4) establishing security systems and protocols
to ensure victim safety; 5) engaging families in ongoing safety planning and violence prevention; and 6)
conducting an annual safety audit to continuously assess and improve victim safety.
The Office of the County Administrator will serve as the lead agency and will be responsible for administrative
and fiscal oversight of the project. Project partners are: Bay Area Legal Aid (Bay Legal), a community based
legal services agency; City of Richmond Police Department; City of San Pablo Police Department; Community
Violence Solutions (CVS), a community-based sexual assault/child abuse service agency; Contra Costa County
Probation Department; Familias Unidas, a community-based Latino advocacy organization; John F. Kennedy
University (JFK); STAND! Against Domestic Violence (STAND!), a community-based domestic violence
agency; and the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa.