HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05142019 -CALENDAR FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
AND FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AGENCIES, AND AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY THE BOARD
BOARD CHAMBERS ROOM 107, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 651 PINE STREET
MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA 94553-1229
JOHN GIOIA, CHAIR, 1ST DISTRICT
CANDACE ANDERSEN, VICE CHAIR, 2ND DISTRICT
DIANE BURGIS, 3RD DISTRICT
KAREN MITCHOFF, 4TH DISTRICT
FEDERAL D. GLOVER, 5TH DISTRICT
DAVID J. TWA, CLERK OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, (925) 335-1900
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ANNOTATED AGENDA and MINUTES
May 14, 2019
9:00 A.M. Convene and announce adjournment to closed session in Room 101.
Closed Session
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code § 54957.6)
1. Agency Negotiators: David Twa and Richard Bolanos.
Employee Organizations: Public Employees Union, Local 1; AFSCME Locals 512 and 2700; California Nurses
Assn.; SEIU Locals 1021 and 2015; District Attorney Investigators’ Assn.; Deputy Sheriffs Assn.; United Prof.
Firefighters I.A.F.F., Local 1230; Physicians’ & Dentists’ Org. of Contra Costa; Western Council of Engineers;
United Chief Officers Assn.; Contra Costa County Defenders Assn.; Contra Costa County Deputy District
Attorneys’ Assn.; Prof. & Tech. Engineers IFPTE, Local 21; and Teamsters Local 856.
2. Agency Negotiators: David Twa.
Unrepresented Employees: All unrepresented employees.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1))
Suneel Kumar v. County of Contra Costa, et al., United States District Court, Northern District of California
Case No. C19-00029 DMR
1.
United States of America v. State of California, et al., United States Court of Appeals, 9th Cir.,
Case No. 18-16496
2.
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d)(2): one potential case.
9:30 A.M. Call to order and opening ceremonies.
Inspirational Thought- "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by
dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking." ~Steve Jobs
dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking." ~Steve Jobs
Present: John Gioia, District I Supervisor; Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor; Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor; Karen
Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Absent: Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Staff Present:David Twa, County Administrator
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.62 on the following agenda) – Items are subject
to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Supervisor or on request for discussion by a member of the
public. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered with the Discussion Items.
Item C.58 removed for public comment.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
PRESENTATIONS (5 Minutes Each)
PRESENTATION recognizing May 2019 as Foster Parent Recognition Month. (Kathy Marsh, Children
and Family Services Director)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
D. 1 CONSIDER Consent Items previously removed.
Public Speaker: Dan Safran on item C.58.
Following public comment, item C.58 was adopted as presented.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
D. 2 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes/Speaker)
Public Speaker: Mitchel Smith
D.3 CONSIDER accepting an update on Contra Costa County's implementation of the Stepping Up
Initiative to reduce the number people with mental illnesses in jails and take related actions. (Timothy
Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
D. 4 CONSIDER reports of Board members.
Closed Session
ADJOURN in memory of
Paul Cooper
former Pleasant Hill Mayor and City Councilmember
Meeting adjourned at 11:12 a.m.
CONSENT ITEMS
Road and Transportation
C. 1 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Alta
Planning + Design, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to provide on-call civil engineering services
for the period May 14, 2019 through May 7, 2022, Countywide. (100% Developer Fees and Local Road,
Flood Control, and Airport Enterprise Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 2 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Quincy Engineering, Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to provide on-call civil
engineering services for the period May 14, 2019 through May 7, 2022, Countywide. (100% Developer
Fees and Local Road, Flood Control, and Airport Enterprise Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 3 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Drake, Haglan & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to provide on-call structural
engineering services for the period May 14, 2019 through May 7, 2022, Countywide. (100% Developer
Fees and Local Road, Flood Control, and Airport Enterprise Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 4 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Quincy Engineering, Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $375,000 for civil design services for the
Danville Boulevard-Orchard Court Complete Streets Improvements Project, for the period May 14, 2019
through March 31, 2021, Alamo area. (66% Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant, 33% Measure
J Regional Funds, and 1% Local Road Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 5 REJECT all bids received on April 30, 2019 for the Contra Costa County Local Streets and Roads
Preservation Project, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to re-advertise the project,
Richmond and Brentwood areas. (75% One Bay Area Grant-Local Streets and Road Program Federal
Grant and 25% Local Road Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Special Districts & County Airports
C. 6 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District, or designee, to execute a contract with Balance Hydrologics, Inc., in an amount not
to exceed $200,000 to provide on-call professional engineering services relating to hydrology and
hydraulics studies and modeling, for the period May 14, 2019 through May 14, 2022, Countywide. (100%
Flood Control District Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 7 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District, or designee, to execute a contract with Watershed Resources Consulting, a
Professional Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $350,000 to provide on-call program support and
coordination services, for the period May 14, 2019 through May 14, 2022, Countywide. (100% Flood
Control District Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 8 APPROVE the Pullman-Suisun Avenues Street Light Project and take related actions under the
California Environmental Quality Act, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to
advertise the Project, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Bay Point area. (100% Service Area
L-100 Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 9 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Airports, or designee, to execute a month-to-month
hangar rental agreement with Reno Aero Works, LLC, for a Shade hangar at Buchanan Field Airport
effective May 8, 2019 in the monthly amount of $165. (100% Airport Enterprise Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Claims, Collections & Litigation
C. 10 DENY claims filed by Christopher Brown, Joel A. Sales, Joseph and Jasmine Vo. DENY amended
claim filed by Madeline L. Henderson.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Honors & Proclamations
C. 11 ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/141 recognizing May 2019 as CalFresh Awareness Month, as
recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 12 ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/140 recognizing May 2019 as Foster Parent Recognition Month, as
recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Ordinances
C. 13 INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2019-01 amending the County Ordinance Code to retitle the Risk
Manager-Exempt classification to Director of Risk Management-Exempt in the list of classifications
excluded from the Merit System, WAIVE READING and FIX May 21, 2019, for adoption.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Appointments & Resignations
C. 14 ACCEPT the resignation of Jarrell Aaron Morgan from a resident seat on the North Richmond
Municipal Advisory Council, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 15 REAPPOINT Marilynn Schuyler and George Carter to the Advisory Council for Equal Employment
Opportunity's Business and Veterans seats, respectively, as recommended by the Hiring Outreach and
Oversight Committee.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 16 APPOINT Tracey Walker to the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity's Union #1
seat, as recommended by the Hiring Outreach Oversight Committee.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 17 APPOINT Stephanie Williams-Rogers to the District 3 seat on the Family and Children's Trust
Committee, as recommended by Supervisor Burgis.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Appropriation Adjustments
C. 18 Traffic Safety Fund (0368)/County Service Area (CSA) P-2 Zone A (7653): APPROVE
Appropriations and Revenue Adjustment No. 5076 authorizing the transfer of appropriations in the amount
of $17,000 from the Traffic Safety Fund to CSA P-2 Zone A and authorizing additional revenue in the
amount of $25,237 from accumulated depreciation and appropriating it for the purchase of one ISF police
patrol vehicle for use in the Blackhawk area. (40% Traffic Safety Fund/60% CSA P-2 Zone A Fund)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Personnel Actions
C. 19 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No.22457 to add two Senior Health Education
Specialists-Project positions (represented) in the Health Services Department. (100% California
Department of Justice Division of Law Enforcement Tobacco Grant Unit)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 20 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22459 to add two Public Health Nurse positions
(represented) in the Health Services Department. (100% CalWORKS Home Visiting Initiative funding)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 21 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22460 to increase the hours of one Licensed Vocational
Nurse position (represented) from part time (24/40) to part time (32/40) in the Health Services Department.
(100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 22 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22461 to add one Mental Health Program Chief position
(represented) in the Health Services Department. (100% Mental Health Services Act)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 23 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22462 to add one Mental Health Clinical Specialist
position (represented) to the Health Services Department. (100% Mental Health Services Act)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 24 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22463 to add one Lead Substance Abuse Counselor
C. 24 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22463 to add one Lead Substance Abuse Counselor
position (represented) and cancel one Substance Abuse Counselor position in the Health Services
Department. (50% Mental Health Realignment, 50% Substance Abuse Block Grant)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 25 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22464 to reassign one Clerk-Experienced level position
(represented) from Department 0450 (Public Health) to Department 0460 (CA Child Services) in the
Health Services Department. (Cost neutral)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 26 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22465 to increase the hours of one Physical Therapist II
position (represented) from part time (1/40) to full time in the Health Services Department. (50% County,
50% State)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 27 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22450 to establish the class of Director of Risk
Management-Exempt (unrepresented), allocate it to the Salary Schedule and add one position; and abolish
the class of Risk Manager and associated position in the County Administrator's Office, Risk Management
Division. (100% Self Insurance Internal Service Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 28 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22456 to establish the class of Census Outreach
Coordinator-Project, allocate it to the Salary Schedule, and add one position in the County Administrator's
Office. (100% State funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 29 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22435 to reclassify one (1) full-time Clerk Senior Level
(represented) and incumbent to a Civil Litigation Secretary (represented) effective March 1, 2019 in the
Office of the County Counsel. (100% billable hours)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Leases
C. 30 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a lease with Wang
C. 30 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a lease with Wang
Brothers Investment, LLC, for a term of ten years for approximately 7,779 square feet of office space
located at 3095 Richmond Parkway, Richmond, for use by the Probation Department at the initial monthly
rate of $12,446 for the first year with annual increases thereafter. (100% General Fund)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 31 APPROVE clarification of Board action on April 16, 2019 (C.30), which authorized six lease
amendments with Jupiter Investment, LLC, for the West County Health Center at 2523 El Portal Drive,
San Pablo, to reflect a correction that all six lease amendments stipulate a three percent (3%) annual rent
increase through March 31, 2020, rather than no change to the monthly rental rate, as recommended by the
Public Works Director. (100% Mental Health Realignment Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Grants & Contracts
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following agencies for
receipt of fund and/or services:
C. 32 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with the
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, including full indemnification of the
State of California, to pay the County an initial amount of $165,000 to provide Emergency Vehicle
Operations Course instruction for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. (100% State)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 33 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to accept
grant funding from Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation in an amount not to exceed
$210,000 to provide consulting, training, and business development information to small business owners
and potential owners throughout the County for the period January 1 through December 31, 2019. (97%
cash match from Small Business Foundation funds, 3% In-kind match)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 34 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to apply
for and execute a contract to accept funding from the California Department of Community Services and
Development in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for Community Services Block Grant program services
for the period June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2020. (No County match)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 35 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
C. 35 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
containing modified indemnification language with Sutter Bay Hospitals, to pay the County an amount not
to exceed $75,000 for the County’s Coordinated Outreach, Referrals and Engagement program for
homeless residents for the period May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020. (No County match)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 36 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute a contract
containing modified indemnification language with State of California - Natural Resources Agency -
Department of Parks and Recreation to pay the County an amount not to exceed $9,000 to provide noxious
weed eradication services for the period May 14 through August 30, 2019. (100% State)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 37 ACCEPT the State of the Trauma Center at John Muir Health 2019 Report; FIND the
recommendation of the local Emergency Medical Services Director to re-designate John Muir Medical
Center (JMMC) as the Trauma Center and continue partnering with the County on the trauma care program
due to their substantial compliance as this specialty center; and ACKNOWLEDGE such finding shall
continue the contract with JMMC to pay County an amount not to exceed $350,000 annually through May
21, 2031, and annually renew thereafter upon continued performance of JMMC. (No County match)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreement between the County and the following parties as
noted for the purchase of equipment and/or services:
C. 38 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to purchase, on behalf of the County Probation
Officer, 24 Uber, 24 Wal-Mart, 24 Target, 24 Safeway, and 24 Food Maxx gift cards, each in an amount of
$20 for a total of $2,400, to support the Probation Department's evidence-based incentives program.
(100% SB 678)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 39 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Gemalto
Cogent, Inc., in an amount not to exceed, $123,600 for the services and maintenance enhancement of a
dedicated on-site support engineer for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. (100% CAL-ID
Remote Access Network funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 40 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract
C. 40 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment effective May 14, 2019 with Hawley, Peterson & Snyder, Architects, to extend the term from
April 26, 2019 through April 26, 2020 and increase the payment limit by $100,000 to a new payment limit
of $1,000,000 to provide on-call architectural services for various facilities projects, Countywide. (100%
Various Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 41 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Chief Information
Officer, Department of Information Technology, a purchase order to Presidio Networked Solutions Group,
LLC, in an amount not to exceed $195,000 for the acquisition of Cisco Stealthwatch software and
maintenance for the period May 14, 2019 through July 30, 2022. (100% Client User fees)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 42 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to terminate the marine salvage
contract with Marine Emporium Boat Works Inc., which was approved on January 23, 2018. (No fiscal
impact)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 43 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a
contract amendment with FCS International, Inc. (dba FirstCarbon Solutions/Michael Brandman
Associates), to increase the payment limit by $37,000 to a new payment limit of $256,442 to complete the
Environmental Impact Report for the Del Hombre Project in the unincorporated Walnut Creek area, with
no change to the original term of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2020. (100% Land Use Permit
application fees)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 44 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Smith & Associates, Inc., to extend the term from May 24, 2019 to May 24, 2020 with no
change to the payment limit, for continued on-call appraisal services, Countywide. (100% Various Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 45 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee to execute a contract
amendment with Jeweld Legacy Group, LLC, to extend the term from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020 and
increase the payment limit by $50,000 to a new payment limit of $125,000 to provide capacity building
micro-grants for reentry service providers. (100% Realignment Local Innovation Fund)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 46 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a purchase order
amendment with Netronix Integration, Inc., to extend the term from May 31, 2019 to May 31, 2020 with
no change to the original payment limit, for Lenel brand access control hardware products, Countywide.
(100% General Fund)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 47 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Probation
Department, a purchase order with Sysco Food Service, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $500,000 to
provide bulk foodstuffs for the residents of the John A. Davis Juvenile Hall and the Orin Allen Youth
Rehabilitation Facility for the period June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2020, with the option of two one-year
extensions. (70% General Fund, 30% Federal)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 48 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent or designee to execute, on behalf of the Public
Works Director, a purchase order amendment with W.W. Grainger, Inc., to increase the payment limit by
$100,000 to a new payment limit of $ 450,000 with no change to the original term, for miscellaneous
parts, small tools and supplies, Countywide. (100% General Fund)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 49 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the County Librarian, a
purchase order in an amount not to exceed $141,000, and a Service and Maintenance Agreement with
Bibliotheca, LLC, for software and equipment maintenance for library book and media security and
inventory equipment, and customer self-service equipment, for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2020. (100% Library Fund)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 50 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with The Huntzinger Management Group, Inc., to extend the term from July 31, 2019 through
July 31, 2020 and increase the payment limit by $800,500 to a new payment limit of $900,000, for
additional consultation, implementation and technical assistance with an assessment of the Health Services
Department’s Information Technology Unit’s organizational structure. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 51 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to execute a contract with Cypress
Security, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $238,000 to provide security services at the Walnut Creek,
Concord and San Pablo Library's for the period January 1 through December 31, 2019. (100% Library
Fund)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 52 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with IG Insight Global, Inc., to extend the term from May 31, 2019 through December 31,
2020 and increase the payment limit by $100,000 to a new payment limit of $320,000, for additional
management consulting and training of leadership, teamwork and organization for the Health Services
Department’s Information Technology Unit. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
Other Actions
C. 53 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute
First Amendment to Development Loan Agreement between the County and Carena Associates, L.P.,
regarding the use of Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Act loan
funds on Elaine Null Court Apartments, an affordable housing development located at 112 Alves Lane and
300-310 Water Street in the Bay Point area. (No fiscal impact)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 54 ACCEPT the Contra Costa County Public Law Library Board of Trustees 2018 Annual Report, as
recommended by the County Administrator.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 55 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay $4,704 to Wolf Consulting
Group for psychological evaluation services provided from June 12 through August 30, 2018, as
recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director. (43% Federal, 52% State, 5% County)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 56 APPROVE the Remodel Suite 200 for CCTV Project and take related actions under the California
Environmental Quality Act, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Martinez area. (100% Public
Education & Government Fees)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 57 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the ongoing destruction of certain County records maintained by the
Library, as recommended by the County Librarian. (No fiscal impact)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 58 ACCEPT the Contra Costa County Library Strategic Plan 2019, a Renewed Focus, APPROVE the
goals, objectives, strategies, and key performance indicators, and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian to
execute the plan. (No fiscal impact)
C. 59 ACCEPT the 2018 Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity's Annual Report as
recommended by the Hiring Outreach Oversight Committee.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 60 ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/173 authorizing appropriate County officials continued access to
confidential County sales and use tax records, as recommended by the County Administrator.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 61 ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/169 authorizing the issuance and sale of "Mount Diablo Unified School
District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2018, Series A" in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 by
the Mount Diablo Unified School District on its own behalf pursuant to Section 15140(b) of the Education
Code, as recommended by the County Administrator. (No County fiscal impact)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
C. 62 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development and Public Works Departments to
submit a joint application to the California State Coastal Conservancy for grant funding in the amount of
$130,000 to study trail gap remedies around the Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail, as recommended by
the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee. (No County match)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Other: District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover (ABSENT)
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Board meets in all its capacities pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402, including as the Housing
Authority and the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. Persons who wish to address the Board should
complete the form provided for that purpose and furnish a copy of any written statement to the Clerk.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the
Clerk of the Board to a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less than 72 hours prior to that meeting
are available for public inspection at 651 Pine Street, First Floor, Room 106, Martinez, CA 94553, during normal
business hours.
All matters listed under CONSENT ITEMS are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Board or a member
of the public prior to the time the Board votes on the motion to adopt.
Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls for comments
from those persons who are in support thereof or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the hearing is
from those persons who are in support thereof or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the hearing is
closed and the matter is subject to discussion and action by the Board. Comments on matters listed on the agenda or
otherwise within the purview of the Board of Supervisors can be submitted to the office of the Clerk of the Board via
mail: Board of Supervisors, 651 Pine Street Room 106, Martinez, CA 94553; by fax: 925-335-1913.
The County will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Board meetings
who contact the Clerk of the Board at least 24 hours before the meeting, at (925) 335-1900; TDD (925) 335-1915.
An assistive listening device is available from the Clerk, Room 106.
Copies of recordings of all or portions of a Board meeting may be purchased from the Clerk of the Board. Please
telephone the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 335-1900, to make the necessary arrangements.
Forms are available to anyone desiring to submit an inspirational thought nomination for inclusion on the
Board Agenda. Forms may be obtained at the Office of the County Administrator or Office of the Clerk of the Board,
651 Pine Street, Martinez, California.
Applications for personal subscriptions to the weekly Board Agenda may be obtained by calling the Office of the
Clerk of the Board, (925) 335-1900. The weekly agenda may also be viewed on the County’s Internet Web Page:
www.co.contra-costa.ca.us
STANDING COMMITTEES
The Airport Committee (Supervisors Diane Burgis and Karen Mitchoff) meets on the second Wednesday of the
month at 11:00 a.m. at Director of Airports Office, 550 Sally Ride Drive, Concord.
The Family and Human Services Committee (Supervisors Candace Andersen and John Gioia) meets on the fourth
Monday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Finance Committee (Supervisors Karen Mitchoff and John Gioia) meets on the fourth Monday of the month at
9:00 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Hiring Outreach Oversight Committee (Supervisors Candace Andersen and Federal D. Glover) meets on the
first Monday of every other month at 1:00 p.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street,
Martinez.
The Internal Operations Committee (Supervisors Diane Burgis and Candace Andersen) meets on the second
Monday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Legislation Committee (Supervisors Karen Mitchoff and Diane Burgis) meets on the second Monday of the
month at 10:30 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Public Protection Committee (Supervisors John Gioia and Federal D. Glover) meets on the first Monday of the
month at 10:30 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee (Supervisors Karen Mitchoff and Candace Andersen)
meets on the second Monday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine
Street, Martinez.
Airports Committee August 14, 2019 11:00 a.m.See above
Family & Human Services Committee May 27, Canceled
Special Meeting June 10, 2019
3:00 p.m.See above
Finance Committee May 27, 2019 Canceled
Special Meeting June 10, 2019
1:00 p.m.Room 108
Hiring Outreach Oversight Committee June 3, 2019 Canceled See above
Internal Operations Committee June 10, 2019 1:00 p.m.See above
Legislation Committee June 10, 2019 10:30 a.m.See above
Public Protection Committee June 3, 2019 10:30 a.m.See above
Sustainability Committee July 22, 2019 12:30 p.m.See above
Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee June 10, 2019 9:00 a.m.See above
PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OR
WITH RESPECT TO AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA, MAY BE LIMITED TO TWO
(2) MINUTES
A LUNCH BREAK MAY BE CALLED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD CHAIR
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings.
Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order):
Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language
in its Board of Supervisors meetings and written materials. Following is a list of commonly used language that may
appear in oral presentations and written materials associated with Board meetings:
AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AFSCME American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
AICP American Institute of Certified Planners
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALUC Airport Land Use Commission
AOD Alcohol and Other Drugs
ARRA American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BayRICS Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development Commission
BGO Better Government Ordinance
BOS Board of Supervisors
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CalWIN California Works Information Network
CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response
CAO County Administrative Officer or Office
CCCPFD (ConFire) Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
CCHP Contra Costa Health Plan
CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority
CCRMC Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
CCWD Contra Costa Water District
CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CIO Chief Information Officer
COLA Cost of living adjustment
ConFire (CCCFPD) Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
CPA Certified Public Accountant
CPI Consumer Price Index
CSA County Service Area
CSAC California State Association of Counties
CTC California Transportation Commission
dba doing business as
DSRIP Delivery System Reform Incentive Program
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
ECCFPD East Contra Costa Fire Protection District
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EMCC Emergency Medical Care Committee
EMS Emergency Medical Services
EPSDT Early State Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Mental Health)
et al. et alii (and others)
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
F&HS Family and Human Services Committee
First 5 First Five Children and Families Commission (Proposition 10)
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District
GIS Geographic Information System
HCD (State Dept of) Housing & Community Development
HHS (State Dept of ) Health and Human Services
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
HR Human Resources
HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
IHSS In-Home Supportive Services
Inc. Incorporated
IOC Internal Operations Committee
ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance
JPA Joint (exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement
Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area
LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission
LLC Limited Liability Company
LLP Limited Liability Partnership
Local 1 Public Employees Union Local 1
LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse
MAC Municipal Advisory Council
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
M.D. Medical Doctor
M.F.T. Marriage and Family Therapist
MIS Management Information System
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National Association of Counties
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
OB-GYN Obstetrics and Gynecology
O.D. Doctor of Optometry
OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency Operations Center
OPEB Other Post Employment Benefits
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PARS Public Agencies Retirement Services
PEPRA Public Employees Pension Reform Act
Psy.D. Doctor of Psychology
RDA Redevelopment Agency
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposal
RFQ Request For Qualifications
RN Registered Nurse
SB Senate Bill
SBE Small Business Enterprise
SEIU Service Employees International Union
SUASI Super Urban Area Security Initiative
SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee
TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central)
TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County)
TRE or TTE Trustee
TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
UASI Urban Area Security Initiative
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
vs. versus (against)
WAN Wide Area Network
WBE Women Business Enterprise
WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. ACCEPT an update on Contra Costa County's implementation of the Stepping Up Initiative to reduce the
number people with mental illnesses in jails.
2. RECEIVE the Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Report for Contra Costa County by PRA Associates.
3. AFFIRM that the County has identified three primary focus areas to help meet the objectives of the
Stepping Up Initiative, which are 1) promote diversion opportunities, 2) maximize jail to community
transition planning and 3) ensure data collection and analysis are part of the policymaking and program
development processes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Timothy Ewell,
(925)335-1036
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
D.3
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:UPDATE ON COUNTY PARTICIPATION IN THE STEPPING UP INITIATIVE
BACKGROUND:
History of Stepping Up Initiative
In July 2015, the National Association of Counties (NACo) and partners at the Council of State
Governments (CSG) Justice Center and American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) launched
Stepping Up, a national initiative to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails and
announced a call to action to demonstrate strong county and state leadership and a shared commitment to
a multi-step planning process that can achieve concrete results for jails in counties of all sizes. As part of
this call to action, county elected officials were asked to pass resolutions and work with other local
leaders (e.g., the sheriff, judges, district attorney, treatment providers, and state and local policymakers),
people with mental illnesses and their advocates, and other stakeholders to reduce the number of people
with mental illnesses in jails.
Stepping Up participants receive an online resources toolkit to assist with efforts, including a series of
webinars, exercises and related distance-learning opportunities; peer-to-peer exchanges; and key
resources from initiative partners. The online toolkit includes self-assessment checklists and information
to assist counties in identifying how much progress they have already made and a planning template to
help county teams develop data-driven strategies that are tailored to local needs.
In support of Stepping Up, NACo, the CSG Justice Center, and the APAF hosted the National Summit
on Reducing the Prevalence of Individuals with Mental Illnesses in Jails in Spring 2016 in Washington,
D.C.
County Involvement with Stepping Up Initiative
Representation at State Convening
On December 8, 2015 the Board of Supervisors affirmed the commitment of Contra Costa County to
reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in our County jails consistent with the goals of the
Stepping Up Initiative by adopting Resolution No. 2015/456 (Attachment A), which was sponsored by
Supervisor Andersen and Sheriff Livingston.
In January 2017, a Contra Costa team was selected to attend the California Stepping up Initiative
Summit held in Sacramento. Representatives from the Board of Supervisors, Probation, Public
Defender, District Attorney, Sheriff’s Office and Behavioral Health participated in the event.
Identification of County Programs
One aspect of analyzing the County's interaction with individuals having behavioral health needs is
taking inventory of current programs and those planned for expansion. Below is a partial list of programs
that the County has identified as being related to the goals of the Stepping Up Initiative:
Current policies, strategies, and programs (partial list)
1. The County Behavioral Healthcare Partnership with Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center and Health Centers (BHP) was formed in 2009 as a multi-stakeholder team of senior hospital
administrators, doctors and clinicians from the County’s Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES), the
Sheriff’s Office (which provides security services for the health centers), mental health consumers, and
family members. Chaired by a consumer or consumer ally and staffed by a Patient and Family Advisory
Council Coordinator, the goal of the BHP is to ensure that the hospital and psychiatric emergency
settings provide effective and holistic services, include family and consumer voice, and reduce
seclusion, blame, and shame. Meeting monthly, the BHP has developed a strategic plan and operational
protocol to ensure that the Health Centers provide welcoming and accessible care for all mental health
consumers and their families.
2. Inter-Agency Electronic Health Record: In 2012, the Health Services Department
implemented an electronic health record (EHR) system, ccLink, based on software by Epic; this EHR is
connected to both Detention Mental Health staff (DMH, a unit of County Health Services) and the
County’s Regional Medical Center, including PES. The system has been refined to include prompts
related to housing status, substance use, and other psychosocial factors. With the support of this
integrated data system, County Hospital administrators and DMH have developed a shared Treatment
Implementation Plan (TIP) and protocol to identify and develop coordinated response and planning for
people who frequently cycle among the detention facilities, psychiatric emergency, and hospitals.
3. Homeless Encampment Action Protocol : For the past several years, an interagency
partnership (including the Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division of the Health Services
Department, the Sheriff’s Office, multiple police departments, and Contra Costa Public Works) has
worked to develop a Homeless Encampment Action Protocol. Memorialized in a Memorandum of
Understanding signed in 2013, this protocol details a coordinated and supportive response to homeless
encampments. According to this protocol, upon any report of a homeless encampment, an officer notifies
the Homeless Services Director, who dispatches the Homeless outreach team (CORE) to build
connections, protect and store individuals’ personal property, arrange immediate alternative shelter, and
provide coordinated connection to ongoing services.
4. Crisis Intervention Training (CIT): With the County’s increasing attention to helping
agencies differentiate between criminal behaviors and those that result from mental illness or substance
use, under new leadership the County’s longstanding CIT has been enhanced over the past two years. A
partnership of the Sheriff’s Office, DMH, and Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES), the CIT is a
four-day, 32-hour specialized mental health training, specifically intended to reduce the number of
people with mental illness who are either arrested or committed on an involuntary hold, by broadening
multi-agency perspectives, deepening technical understanding, and building operational partnerships.
Offered twice a year to up to 40 people per session, the CIT is open not only to sworn Sheriff’s Office
personnel, but to all other law enforcement agencies in the County as a resource.
5. The George & Cynthia Miller Wellness Center, opened in 2014, is designed to improve
access to integrated behavioral and physical health care, especially for people with complex challenges.
Located on the campus of the County Regional Medical Center and technologically connected to its data
systems, the Wellness Center offers a preventive and more ongoing alternative to County Psychiatric
Emergency Services (PES). In addition to offering primary care, pediatrics, group medical visits, and
same-day appointments, its behavioral health services include psychiatry, short-term individual and
family therapy, outpatient care for substance abuse, support groups, and crisis management and referral
into long-term treatment for children and adults. Located just a few miles from the County’s main jail,
the Wellness Center is well suited to provide post-release support, an effective intervention that can
prevent rapid reincarceration.
6. Laura’s Law Implementation : In February 2015, Contra Costa County adopted Laura’s Law
(also known as Assisted Outpatient Treatment, or AOT), the California law that allows the Court to
order a small subset of people with serious mental illness to accept treatment and to order the mental
health system to provide treatment. Using the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model of care,
and led by a licensed clinician, the County’s multidisciplinary Care Team manages Laura’s Law
and led by a licensed clinician, the County’s multidisciplinary Care Team manages Laura’s Law
referrals. Following a standardized screening, intervention, and investigation protocol, and working with
the individual, family, and appropriate professionals, the Care Team undertakes a coordinated response,
develops a treatment plan, facilitates voluntary treatment whenever possible, and ensures connection
with the proper level and type of care.
7. Mental Health Evaluation Teams (MHET): Established in mid-2015 as a partnership of
County Behavioral Health Services and several local police departments, MHET teams are designed to
provide targeted support to people whose mental health challenges result in repeated police calls for
violent or threatening behavior, or who have been involuntarily hospitalized due to psychiatric crisis.
Operating as a pilot in cities located in each region of the County, the MHET teams include both
behavioral clinicians and dedicated police officers. Following an incident with either law enforcement or
PES, staff can refer cases to their region’s MHET for follow up. The MHET officer and partnering
clinician then work with identified individuals, and their families, to identify underlying causes and
facilitate connections to appropriate services and supports.
8. At the County’s Adult Detention Facilities, the current intake process includes an initial
screening for potential mental health disorders for anyone booked into the jail. Whether an individual
self-discloses a mental health issue or the possibility is raised based on observed behavior or a report
from a family member or others, any such report triggers an automatic referral to Detention Mental
Health. Once a report is made, the person is assessed by DMH clinicians, who may then refer the person
to the facility’s psychiatrists, whose diagnosis and treatment protocol will in turn initiate additional
decisions, whether they be related to in-custody housing assignment or any other medical treatment
decisions. DMH staff chart this medical information into the HIPAA-compliant EHR, which is then
accessible to appropriate staff in DMH, PES, and the County hospitals and clinics. In addition, the DMH
Supervisor is assigned to shifts both at the detention facilities and at PES, which further facilitates
identification of people who are cycling back and forth between the two systems.
9. The County Mental Health Commission has a longstanding mission: To ensure that the
County’s Mental Health System delivers services that are effective, efficient, culturally relevant and
responsive to the needs and desires of the clients it serves; and to advocate to the Board of Supervisors,
the Behavioral Health Division, and the community on behalf of all Contra Costa County residents in
need of mental health services. The Commission’s Justice Committee is charged with responsibility for
advising County stakeholders regarding issues of criminal justice and mental illness.
10. The Juvenile Justice Commission and the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
work with the Probation Department, Superior Court and other juvenile justice stakeholders to ensure
appropriate services for youth, including those with mental health challenges who interact with the
Probation Department.
Current plans to enhance existing policies or services for this population
1. Contra Costa Health Services, in collaboration with the Sheriff’s Office Custody Bureau, has
embarked on a process to redesign the health services provided in the jails . Participants
include Detention Health, including both medical and mental health components, Behavioral Health,
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers, Reentry Health Conductors, additional
community service providers as well as inmate-patients. Targeted improvement efforts include:
* Timely access to care
* Care for those with acute/emergent behavioral health issues
* Care for those with urgent medical and/or behavioral health issues
* Care for those with routine medical and/or behavioral health issues
* Medication assessment, prescription, and management
* Specialty Care
* Pre-release and reentry medical care and continuity
2. A new, state-funded, public-private initiative managed by the Behavioral Health Division of Contra
Costa County Health Services, CoCo LEAD Plus is intended to break the cycle of criminalization
and incarceration for people with mental illness or substance use disorders. CoCo LEAD Plus will
implement new arrest-diversion protocols and intensive services for people with behavioral health issues
who have been repeatedly arrested by the Antioch Police Department for a broad array of low-level,
non-violent charges. CoCo LEAD Plus builds on Seattle’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion
(LEAD) model, which provides diversion opportunities for people arrested on low-level drug and
prostitution charges. CoCo LEAD Plus includes a wider array of misdemeanors and felony “wobblers”
in its list of potentially divertible charges. The project combines coordinated diversion protocols with
peer-driven outreach and engagement, community-based cognitive behavioral services,
community-based restorative justice programing, dedicated transitional housing, subsidized
employment, and access to permanent housing for qualified candidates, via Section 8. CoCo LEAD Plus
is primarily funded by a three-year, $5,984,000 Prop. 47 grant from the California Board of State and
Community Corrections (BSCC). Services began in summer of 2018.
3. Having substantially enhanced the scale and sophistication of the Crisis Intervention Training
(CIT), the Sheriff’s Office is working to foster training and adoption of the CIT approaches and
practices in all law enforcement agencies countywide. In addition to ensuring that 100% of the Sheriff’s
staff are trained to use CIT in all settings (detention, PES, and on patrol), the Sheriff’s Office intends to
increase the frequency of the four-day training series available to other law enforcement agencies. CIT
was offered to 40 people twice a year, but to better meet the demand, these trainings were increased to
three times a year in 2016 and no less than quarterly thereafter.
4. To increase speed of response and maximize utilization for the County’s Emergency Shelters
(including specialty shelters), the Health, Housing and Homeless (H3) division of County Health
Services has developed an electronic Shelter-Bed Reservation System and coordinated
entry , which tracks availability at all County shelters and other services available to vulnerable
populations.
5. Coordinated Assessment and Resource (CARE) Center. As one of the main entry points
into the coordinated entry system, CARE Centers play a critical role in helping to identify and engage
individuals into services. The County has established three CARE centers in collaboration with
community-based organizations GRIP and Anka Behavioral Health, who are providing support services
to Contra Costa County families who are homeless, including case management, day shelter services,
transportation needs, mental health assessment, and crisis intervention.
6. Detention Health is currently examining the process to ensure that returning residents can maintain
continuity of care, including medication prescription and management. Currently, some individuals may
receive a short course of medication when they are released. Other possibilities that Detention Health is
exploring for ensuring medications and continuity of care include Detention Health providers
sending prescriptions to a community pharmacy for pick up when the newly released individual returns
back to their community, a linkage/referral to a Public Health Nurse case manager through a new
program called CommunityConnect, and an appointment in the Health Services Transition Clinic
where providers are trained to provide culturally competent and respectful care.
where providers are trained to provide culturally competent and respectful care.
2019 Pursuit of Fund Opportunities
Since the last update to the Board in December 2018, the County has pursued or is in the process of
pursuing several grants that are consistent with the principles of Stepping Up, including promoting early
intervention and diversion from incarceration. Below is a listing of specific funding opportunities of note:
AB 1810/SB 215 Mental Health Diversion: AB 1810 authorized an expansion of pre-trial
diversion programs for individuals with certain mental disorders alleged to have committed a
misdemeanor or felony offense. Subsequently, SB 215 was signed into law to address a number of
concerns related to the new jail diversion program for people experiencing mental illness created by AB
1810 (Chapter 34, Statutes of 2018). Specifically, the bill excludes certain violent offenses from the
diversion program (including murder and sex offenses) and preserves victim restitution.
The Legislature included $100 million in new funding statewide for counties to implement AB 1810
locally. This funding is split into two phases: $91.5 million in phase 1 funding targeting 15 “high
utilizer” counties, which is defined as the counties that refer the most inmates declared Incompetent to
Stand Trail (IST) to the California Department of State Hospitals for services and $8.5 million in phase 2
funding for all remaining counties. Contra Costa is a Phase 1 county.
Phase 1 counties are eligible for a direct allocation of funding from the state, which requires the county
to enter into a contract with the Department of State Hospitals. The contract would require reporting of
certain data to be made on a regular basis and funding is targeting the felony IST population. The
funding requires a 20% match from large counties, including Contra Costa.
The County Administrator’s Office has been facilitating discussions with the Superior Court, District
Attorney and Public Defender Offices and the Health Services Department-Behavioral Health division
to develop a program to serve this population using the new state funding. Staff anticipates a final plan
will be forwarded to the Board for consideration in June 2019. The state has determined the Contra
Costa share of funding is approximately $3,114,100 over 3 years. This will result in the County only
being able to serve a small amount of individuals; however, it creates an opportunity to establish an
important mental health diversion program that is consistent with the principles of Stepping Up and the
ability to tether future funding sources together to scale the program. Total Grant Request:
$3,114,100. 3 Years. 80% State, 20% County Match.
Proposition 47 : On March 12, 2019, the Board authorized submission of a Proposition 47 grant to the
California Board of State and Community Corrections. The County has designed an innovative,
trauma-informed, culturally competent, diversion program for people arrested in Contra Costa County
who have schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder alone or with a co-occurring
substance use issue whose behavioral health condition played a significant role in the commission of a
crime and are at risk for being declared incompetent to stand trial. "CoCo FACT" proposes to divert 75
clients for the 3-year grant period. The proposed program was developed with assistance of a Local
Advisory Committee (LAC) of residents, stakeholders and community based organizations that met
regularly to develop the program.
CoCo FACT includes an evidence-based intervention that is centered on Forensic Assertive Community
Treatment (FACT) paired with housing, vocational supports, trauma reduction, and restorative justice
components to help address individual and structural barriers that contribute to recidivism among those
with involvement in the criminal justice system to decrease recidivism; promote recovery; and ensure
community safety, stability, and healing. This project will be transformative for the County and its
community safety, stability, and healing. This project will be transformative for the County and its
citizens, resulting in reduced recidivism and healing for both victims and offenders, replacing ineffective
and costly practices that fail to address the actual factors contributing to the perpetration of the crime.
This grant would complement the previously described allocation of AB 1810 dollars, which, similarly,
targets individuals within the local justice system with mental health needs that would benefit from
diversion. Braiding both funding sources ensures that the County's focus is scaling up services to this
population in a coordinated manner with the same goals and objectives. Total Grant Request: Up
to $6,000,000. 3.75 Years. 100% State
JAG Grant – Holistic Intervention Partnership (HIP): The HIP program is sponsored by the
Public Defender's Office and will establish an innovative holistic defense system that focuses on early
intervention at the time of police contact in misdemeanor cases. A public-private partnership between
the Public Defender’s Office, multiple County agencies and community-based partners, HIP will
provide multi-disciplinary case management and navigation services to indigent individuals to ensure
timely and coordinated access to a client-centered array of housing, behavioral health, transportation and
legal services at the critical time of initial law enforcement contact. Over the proposed three year
program, HIP will reduce system burden and improve criminal justice outcomes in misdemeanor cases in
all three regions of the County. Total Grant Request: $3,136,875. 3 Years. 100% Federal
(via State)
BSCC Youth Reinvestment Grant: The Youth Reinvestment Grant is sponsored by the District
Attorney’s Office. Over a four year term, this program proposes to divert an estimated 150 serious
pre-charge juvenile cases from the juvenile justice system into a community-based restorative justice
diversion program. By the end of the program, youth participating in the program will understand the
impact of the harm and will have taken accountability for their actions. After successful completion of
the program, the District Attorney’s Office will close the case without charges filed. Total Grant
Request: $1,100,000. 4 Years. 90% State, 10% In-Kind Match.
Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) Process
Following participation in national and state convenings along with identifying county programs critical
to this population over the past three years, the County engaged Policy Research Associates (PRA) to
assist with a project to map the path of individuals in our community with behavioral health needs
through the local criminal justice system. Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) is a model developed to
assist in identifying resources in certain points within a service delivery system. The model also
highlights gaps in a system, which helps to focus stakeholders attention on issues.
On September 19-20, 2018, PRA facilitated a SIM development workshop, which was attended by 55
representatives, including County employees, stakeholders involved in the county behavioral health
delivery system, the local criminal justice system and members of the public. A comprehensive report,
including detailed information about each intercept point, was assembled by PRA for review by the
County in January 2019. The Office of Reentry and Justice requested comments from stakeholders and
included comments, edits and factual corrections to the document. The draft final report was sent to
public safety and health and human services Department Heads that compose the Stepping Up Steering
Committee on March 8th and the Committee met to review and discuss the report on March 14th.
The Steering Committee reviewed the draft final report and acknowledged its strengths and weaknesses.
The report includes information provided as part of the September 2018 convenings with the
observations of the specific stakeholders in attendance. This was a critical part of developing the SIM
map - an illustration of the County’s criminal justice system and the different intercepts within the
system. The report does not include a comprehensive review of the County’s criminal justice system, but
it is important to note that such a review was not within the scope of this project. The Report is included
in this report as Attachment B and the SIM Map is included as Attachment C.
SIM Report Recommendations:
The SIM Report includes several recommendations for review by the County. The Stepping Up Steering
Committee reviewed the recommendations and made several important observations: 1) the
recommendations ranged from very general to very nuanced; 2) several of the recommendations are
already being implemented by the County in varying degrees; and 3) the recommendations can be rolled
into three core focus areas: Diversion, Transition Planning, and Data Collection/Analysis.
Below is a listing of each recommendation and information regarding current County initiatives related
to each:
1. Establish an “Uber” Committee and process that allows for shared leadership,
responsibility, coordination and oversight of justice system and behavioral health
innovation and reform.
The County has developed a comprehensive system to review health and justice policies and initiatives
throughout the County. This includes convening the Community Corrections Partnership, Racial Justice
Oversight Body and Mental Health Commission. It is important to note that the Mental Health
Commission has a Justice Systems sub-committee that concentrates specifically on issues related to the
justice system and the Community Corrections Partnership has created the Community Advisory Board
composed of community stakeholders that provide critical advice to the CCP on issues within its
purview.
The Committees identified above are advisory to the Board of Supervisors and report periodically to the
full Board, the Public Protection and/or the Family and Human Services committees. This allows for an
important flow of information to Board to advise on policy and service delivery issues.
2. Establish standardized metrics and data sharing across county agencies to
improve data-informed decision-making.
Office of Reentry and Justice (ORJ): The ORJ has worked to establish standardized metrics and
data sharing in multiple ways: the development of an AB 109 Annual Report and quarterly reporting
requirements; the development and administration of a Salesforce-based Reentry Services database
(“SAFE”); the commission of reports on the status of our data systems and recommendations for a
cloud-hosted relational data warehouse (“Reentry Data Management in Contra Costa: Analysis and
Recommendations,” from Tetra Tech and “Data Capacity Assessment and Infrastructure
Recommendations” from Resource Development Associates dated April 2014); staff support of a Data
and Evaluation Committee (DEC), a Quality Assurance Committee (QAC), and the Community
Advisory Board’s Data subcommittee; the hiring of a Research and Evaluation Manager (REM) in
August 2018; and the development of an Intern position to support the REM.
Public Defender’s Office: The Public Defender Mental Health Unit is working to establish an
improved client tracking system in order to identify and highlight gaps in the system of care. The Office
has found that many Public Defender clients experiencing Mental Health challenges are referred to the
Mental Health unit repeatedly through different avenues.
Individuals may be referred to the Mental Health Unit, over a period of time, through each of the
following avenues: 1) conservatorship proceedings, Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), and
competency proceedings in a criminal case, such as Incompentant to Stand Trial (IST).
The ability to track and monitor the various mental health services that Public Defender clients are
receiving is essential to advocating for improved and coordinated service provision for these individuals.
Health Services Department: The Health Services Department and Sheriff’s Office have
established a real time data sharing interface for basic demographics as two-thirds of the arrestees have
been previously seen by Health Services. This allows Health Services to automatically locate an
inmate’s patient chart in its Electronic Health Record rather than creating a new patient record.
The Health Services and Employment and Human Services (EHSD) departments have signed a Data
Sharing MOU to exchange information about shared clients including basic demographic, benefits, etc.
data so that Health Services Case Managers can assist their clients in signing up for programs that they
may be eligible for or ensure they continue to be enrolled in existing programs. For example, EHSD
provides dates for clients that are coming up for Medi-Cal redetermination in next 60 days. This allows
Health Services to follow up and assist these shared clients to complete the redetermination process and
allowing for the continuation of Medi-Cal benefits, if still eligible.
3. Increase countywide deflection and diversion strategies. Explore the need for a
24-hour crisis stabilization and triage center and a mental health – first responder
co-responder strategy.
Public Defender’s Office: The Public Defender's Office continues to expand mental health diversion
services to include more robust community-based treatment options for mentally ill individuals who may
qualify for diversion. This includes planned staffing related AB 1810 programming and, if successful,
the Holistic Intervention Partnership discussed preveiously.
The Office continues to be a partner in streamlining the Mental Health Diversion process in order to
ensure increased collaboration and additional participation from both county agency and
community-based service providers, including expansion Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
efforts. This builds on the collaborative work of CoCo LEAD Plus, which allows for law enforcement
agencies to divert individuals directly from the time of law enforcement contact or arrest by connecting
them with behavioral health treatment and other essential social services.
Health Services Department: The Health Services Department-Behavioral Health division launched
an Adult Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) in July 2018 which is staffed Monday - Friday 7:00am
-11:30pm and Saturday and Sunday 8:30am -5:00pm for in field responses to calls for mental health
crisis. The goal is to de-escalate situations, prevent the need to place individuals on a “5150” hold and
provide up to 30 days of services for stabilization and/or linkage to services. The MCRT is also trained
in Psychological First Aid and provides support to communities impacted by traumatic events.
Similarly, the Behavioral Health division has funded Seneca, a community based organization, to
provide a Children's Mobile Response Team (MRT) in January 2018 which is staffed Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 11:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am - 9:00 pm. This allows MRT to be more
responsive at peak crisis times, including before and during school hours and late into the evening on
weeknights. The MRT program is deploying teams in strategically located sites throughout the county to
minimize the response time for in-person support. During off hours, the MRT has a telephone line that is
accessible to the community to provide support and consultation around the clock.
The Contra Costa Health Services Behavioral Health Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) is a
co-responding team paired with local police departments. Each region of the county has a host police
department with an assigned MHET police officer while the surrounding police departments each have a
MHET Liaison officer. Referrals come from the MHET officers for individuals who have had multiple
police contacts due to mental health reasons and multiple Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) visits.
Clinicians initially respond with an officer to assess the situation. Once it is determined to be safe, the
clinician will provide services for up to 60 days to stabilize the situation and link individuals to services
to prevent further police contacts and/or PES visits.
Contra Costa Behavioral Health also partners on CoCoLEAD Plus - a Law Enforcement Assisted
Diversion program in coordination with the Antioch Police Department (APD). Individuals contacted by
APD for misdemeanor eligible offenses are offered diversion. A community based organization,
HealthRIGHT360, is contracted to offer extensive community services while Behavioral Health
addresses mental health and/or substance abuse issues. In addition, Behavioral Health sponsored the
County’s application for funding from the Proposition 47 grant to establish a Forensic Assertive
Community Treatment (FACT) program. As described previously, FACT is designed for individuals
who are granted diversion by the court and require a more intense level of services. The FACT program
will offer housing as part of the ACT model treatment. In addition, a less intense level of treatment in the
community for individuals who will benefit from this level in included as part of the program as well.
4. Further incorporate the use of peers and peer support and recovery across
intercepts.
The County provides and will continue to provide for positive peer interactions as a key to treatment and
maintaining a sober living environment. A sober living environment means safe, clean, residential
environments that promote individual recovery through positive peer group interactions among house
residents and staff. Sober living housing is alcohol and drug-free and allows residents to continue to
develop their individual recovery plans and to become self-supporting. The residential environment must
co-exist in a respectful, lawful, and non-threatening manner with residential communities in the County.
The County funds a variety of positive peer support opportunities through AB 109, Behavioral Health
and Alcohol and Other Drug services funding. In addition, individuals that have been previously
incarcerated participate in programs within the adult detention facilities, including the Jail to
Community transition planning program funded by AB 109.
5. Identify “familiar face” high utilizer populations to help manage costs, reduce
unnecessary utilization of services while increasing individual stabilization. Develop
“high-utilizer” strategies.
Public Defender’s Office: The Public Defender's Office is working to improve communication with
Detention Mental Health division of the Health Services Department to assist with early discharge
planning and to improve the continuum of care for mentally ill individuals who are released from
custody. This includes evaluating whether individuals who are released have a follow up appointment in
place at an outpatient mental health treatment facility prior to release and are provided with prescribed
mental health medication upon release.
The Public Defender is also working to increase staff presence at Mental Health Evaluation Team
(MHET) meetings to increase collaboration across the county through participation in case conferencing,
expanded opportunities for diversion and increased identification of high utilizers.
Health Services Department: The Health Services Department’s CommunityConnect program
developed and implemented a predictive risk model to identify high utilizing Medi-Cal residents within
the County. The model uses historical data from the department’s Data Warehouse to predict future
inappropriate hospital, medical emergency or psychiatric emergency department utilization. Historical
data includes demographic, social factors (homelessness, detention history, etc.), behavioral health and
medical diagnoses and utilization (Emergency Room/Psychiatric Emergency Services visits,
Ambulance, etc.). The CommunityConnect program uses this data to enroll the highest utilizers in social
case management services, including assignment of a case manager that is matched based on historical
need and providing supportive wrap-around services that will increase stabilization, reduce utilization of
unnecessary services and reduce costs.
Alcohol and Other Drugs Services (AODS): AODS receives funding from AB109 to conduct
face-to-face screenings in jail and provide placement in treatment upon release. Combined with case
management services, AODS targets AB 109 referred clients with a long Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
history, acute intoxication and/or withdrawal potential, recidivism, and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
Case management is provided with the goal of extending periods of sobriety, creating readiness for
treatment, and developing positive social and family networks to assist with recovery. AODS is
cognizant that timely access to SUD treatment is paramount in reducing unnecessary utilization of other
costly health and social services, preventing incarceration and increasing stabilization of individuals.
6. Implement a comprehensive substance use disorder strategy: Population
identification and treatment resources in the jail and community.
Alcohol and Other Drug Services (AODS): On July 1, 2017, Contra Costa became the 5th county
in the State that opted into the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Waiver. The
DMC-ODS is a pilot project authorized originally under California’s Section 1115 Bridge to Reform
Demonstration Waiver and continued in the Medi-Cal 2020 Waiver. This pilot program allows counties
to expand the type and capacity of services for Medi-Cal eligible Contra Costa residents with a
Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Articulated in the County Implementation Plan, county residents with
SUD can access a full continuum of treatment options available, which includes: Withdrawal
Management, Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Residential, Case Management, Recovery Support
Services, Medication Assisted Treatment and Recovery Residences. As a result of the implementation of
the Waiver, the County provides a comprehensive array of services, which is modeled after the
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria.
In addition to counseling services, some patients may need to take medication to support their recovery
process through Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). Methadone as well as Buprenorphine helps
individuals with Opioid Use Disorders (OUD), which includes Heroin and prescription drug abuse.
Additionally, MAT makes available other medications to help reduce cravings for alcohol such as
Acamprosate and Disulfiram.
Residents seeking access to treatment contact the Behavioral Health Access Line for a screening to
determine placement in the most appropriate level of care and appointments to the treatment of their
choice. In collaboration with the Sheriff’s Office, a speed dial number was established in 2017, to allow
inmates in adult detention facilities to call the Access Line. To support the volume of calls from jail, a
Substance Abuse Counselor has been designated exclusively to serve this population in preparation for
their release date. Likewise, a Substance Abuse Counselor is available to the Superior Court to conduct
face-to-face screenings and provide results/placement in real time to the courts. To ensure coordination,
the number of calls, screenings and referrals is reported to the Superior Court and the Sheriff’s Office on
the number of calls, screenings and referrals is reported to the Superior Court and the Sheriff’s Office on
quarterly basis.
While comprehensive SUD treatment services are not currently available in the jail and DMC-ODS
funding is not an option for that service, Contra Costa is actively involved in a Medication Assisted
Treatment (MAT) Collaborative through the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) as
an addition to the collective response of Health Services Department to the Opioid Epidemic in the
county.
Through the MAT Collaborative, the Detention Health division of the Health Services Department
along with Behavioral Health-Alcohol and Other Drugs Services (AODS) have partnered to provide a
more organized way to deliver certain medication to inmates while in custody and upon release. The
MAT Collaborative has brought much needed training resources to staff in the jail to guide efforts
intended to eliminate service gaps. Likewise, through the MAT Collaborative, the County has been able
to seek funding for two additional Substance Abuse Counselor positions who will soon join the medical
team in the detention facilities. The responsibilities of the each counselor will include supporting
treatment in jail and ensuring seamless transition planning from jail to the community.
7. Examine the need for pretrial interventions to reduce failure to appear of
individuals who are booked and released.
Public Defender’s Office. The Public Defender's Office is working to expand the existing Pretrial
Services Program (PTS) to include screening for additional types of charges. The PTS program currently
screens those who are eligible, based on certain qualifying charges, for release on supervised release
pretrial. Screening criteria should be expanded so that additional individuals may be screened for
potential supervised release pretrial.
In addition, expansion of the Misdemeanor Early Representation Program (EarlyRep) to all law
enforcement agencies countywide would failures to appear in misdemeanor cases and expand early
connection with community-based services.
Currently, the EarlyRep pilot program is a partnership between the Public Defender’s Office and some,
but not all, of the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) within the county. The Public Defender EarlyRep
team is currently working with individuals cited by Antioch, Richmond and Martinez police departments
as well as the California Highway Patrol. The Office is working to further expand EarlyRep to provide
early legal services to individuals who are cited by any of the LEAs countywide.
Finally, the Office is working to expand the use of the UpTrust text message court date reminder
system, currently used as a tool in the EarlyRep and PTS programs only, to all individuals with pending
court dates countywide in order to reduce failure to appear at scheduled court dates.
8. Improve Pre and Post-arrest diversion opportunities for incompetent to stand
trial populations.
As described in further detail above, the county has pursued a number of funding opportunities to build
out diversion programs for juvenile and adult populations, including AB 1810 and Proposition 47 funds
specifically to enhance mental health diversion within the County.
9. Review and address problem-solving court criteria to align with national best
practice standards.
The County works cooperatively with the Superior Court on problem-solving court issues, including the
Veteran’s Treatment Court. In California, the Superior Court is a function of the state and although the
County can provide comments and input, ultimately, the Court decides how to organize and implement
judicial calendars.
10. Increase equity and access to services regardless of AB 109 funding.
In 2015, by direction of the Public Protection Committee, a workgroup of County staff and
representatives of AB 109-funded community-based organizations met on 6 occasions to develop
recommendations for reentry service expansion beyond the AB 109 population. A prioritization policy
was developed to ensure that the AB 109 population would have access to services. The reentry service
providers’ “available capacity” could be provided to returning residents whose qualifying event was
being charged with or convicted of a felony offense in the following order:
Priority Status Groups
1. AB 109 Sentence
2. Formal Felony Probation
3. Released from a Correctional Facility in the Past Three Years
4. Pretrial population
5. Informal Felony Probation
6. Specialty Courts
7. Parole
Access to services for all returning residents is provided through the Reentry Success Center, based in
Richmond, and the Central-East Reentry Network, provided by HealthRight 360. Due to the limitations
of resources, the housing services have the least amount of “available capacity” to non- AB 109
populations; however, they are not formally excluded from service provision. Reentry services for those
whose charge or conviction was a misdemeanor offense are provided through Clean Slate functions of
the Public Defender’s Office and may be expanding through grant funding.
11. Improve jail-based services and transition planning to reduce recidivism and
improve health and other outcomes for detained or jailed individuals.
Sheriff’s Office: The Sheriff’s Office has a Jail-to-Community program funded by AB109 with Men
& Women of Purpose and Reach Fellowship serving male and female inmates within adult detention
facilities. Both organizations provide weekly group meetings, mentoring, and additional service referrals
for people throughout the three detention facilities.
In addition, the Sheriff’s Office has a significant partnership with the Contra Costa County Office of
Education to provide services to inmates, including:
A fully accredited adult school serves approximately 2,200 students each year
throughout the three detention facilities.
The Pre-Release Planning Pilot has served approximately 175 participants since
launching in 2017. Approximately 80% of those enrolled in the program complete
the process and exit custody with a transition plan in hand.
Coordination among CBO's coming into the detention facilities to see participants
has greatly improved, thus increasing the likelihood for continued engagement
post-release and reduced recidivism.
post-release and reduced recidivism.
Health, Housing, & Homeless (H3) meets with potential clients pre-release in
preparation for post-release shelter placement.
Partnering with the Reentry Success Center as the first point of contact for recently
released individuals has increased post-release service connection.
A second Transition Specialist was hired in 2018 to serve a greater number of people
in preparation of successful reentry into the community.
Enhancements to SAFE have vastly improved jail-based services coordination
between providers.
The Sheriff’s Office also partners with the local Workforce Development Board and the Office of
Education to host bi-annual resource and job fairs for incarcerated individuals. Employers and service
providers from around the Bay Area attend and meet with the individuals to share opportunities available
upon release. Due to these activities, previously incarcerated individuals are attending college,
employed, or taking advantage of programs that were initiated during a job or resource fair.
Finally, the Sheriff’s Office facilitates opportunities for a Veterans Affairs/Veterans Justice Outreach
Representative to meet with incarcerated veterans to assist them in getting into specialized programs,
housing, medical and mental health services.
12. Continue to build probation best practices, training and coordination to reduce
technical violations and probation revocations.
Probation Department: The Probation Department completed an Evidence Based Practices (EBP)
Strategic Plan specifically for the Field Services Division in February 2019. Prior to that, in Fall of 2017,
the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute (UCCI) evaluated the Field Services Division
regarding adherence to Evidence Based Practices and provided the department with recommendations to
improve the Department’s application of EBP, which included the following:
Train staff of intervention and sanction grids, which should be aligned with long
term offender change.
Train staff how to structure appointments to target criminogenic need areas.
Provide offenders with programming that targets their antisocial cognition and skills.
The strategic planning process has been built on best practices and the department continues to receive
training and coaching through UCCI. The department is optimistic that this process will reduce technical
probation violations as well new criminal behavior from probationers. The Probation Department has
invested heavily in this process, beginning in juvenile institutions and most recently in Field Services.
Although the Strategic Plan was recently completed, the department has been working on early
implementation of several goals within the plan and have already accomplished many of those goals.
13. Work with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the State of
California to establish an agreement that allows parolees to access Medi-Cal and
receive County services.
The State of California already authorizes probationers and parolees to access Medi-Cal coverage. The
Affordable Care Act broadened the coverage eligibility and does not take into account probation and
Affordable Care Act broadened the coverage eligibility and does not take into account probation and
parolee status of returning citizens.
Conclusion and Nexts Steps
Today's report is designed provide the Board with an update on County efforts to address mental health
issues within all aspects of the local justice system with the ultimate goal of reducing the number of
individuals with mental illness in county detention facilities. This includes an update on the pursuit of
funding to assist with that goal and delivery of the final Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Report by
PRA Associates. In addition, staff is requesting that the Board affirm that the County has identified three
primary focus areas to help meet the objectives of the Stepping Up Initiative, which are 1) promote
diversion opportunities, 2) maximize jail to community transition planning and 3) ensure data collection
and analysis are part of the policymaking and program development process.
Next steps include continued internal collaboration between County departments with concentration on
each focus area outlined above when evaluating funding opportunities. Most recently, the U.S.
Department of Justice released six request for proposals for grant funding, many of which focus on
services to the mental health and reentry populations. Review of these grants will be our immediate goal
and staff plans to return to the Board if any of these grant programs are determined to be viable.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board will not have accepted the update on the Stepping Up Initiative, received the SIM report or
affirmed the three focus areas outlined in the Recommendation section.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - Resolution No. 2015/456
Attachment B - Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Report for Contra Costa County, PRA
Associates. January 2019 (Finalized April 2019)
Attachment C - Sequential Intercept Map (April 2019)
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
Adopted this Resolution on 12/08/2015 by the following vote:
AYE:
NO:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
Resolution No. 2015/456
In the matter of “Stepping Up" to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails
WHEREAS, counties routinely provide treatment services to the estimated two million people with serious mental illnesses
booked into jail each year;
WHEREAS, prevalence rates of serious mental illnesses in jails are three to six times higher than for the general public;
WHEREAS, almost three-quarters of adults with serious mental illnesses in jails also have substance use disorders;
WHEREAS, adults with mental illnesses tend to stay longer in jail and, upon release, are at a higher risk of recidivism than
people without these disorders;
WHEREAS, county jails spend two to three times more on adults with mental illnesses that require interventions compared to
those without these treatment needs;
WHEREAS, without the appropriate treatment and services, people with mental illnesses continue to cycle through the criminal
justice system, often resulting in tragic outcomes for these individuals and their families;
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County and all counties take pride in their responsibility to protect and enhance the health, welfare,
and safety of its residents in efficient and cost-effective ways;
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County provides enhanced mental health services and care to inmates housed at both the West County
Detention and Marsh Creek Detention Facilities and, additionally, assists internal and external agencies in coordinating discharge
planning and medical/mental health/medication information for inmates prior to their release to the community.
WHEREAS, through Stepping Up, the National Association of Counties, The Council of State Governments Justice Center, and
the American Psychiatric Association Foundation are encouraging public, private, and nonprofit partners to reduce the number of
people with mental illnesses in jails.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Supervisors does hereby subscribe to the Call to Action to reduce
the number of people with mental illnesses in our county jail, commit to sharing lessons learned with other counties in our state
and across the country to support a national initiative and encourage all county officials, employees, and residents to participate
in Stepping Up. We resolve to utilize the comprehensive resources available through Stepping Up to:
Convene or draw on a diverse team of leaders and decision makers from multiple agencies committed to safely reducing
the number of people with mental illnesses in jails;
Collect and review prevalence numbers and assess individuals’ needs to better identify adults entering jails with mental
illnesses and their recidivism risk, and use that baseline information to guide decision making at the system, program, and
case levels;
Examine treatment and service capacity to determine which programs and services are available in the county for people
with mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use disorders, and identify state and local policy and funding barriers to
minimizing contact with the justice system and providing treatment and supports in the community;
Develop a plan with measurable outcomes that draws on the jail assessment and prevalence data and the examination of
available treatment and service capacity, while considering identified barriers;
Implement research-based approaches that advance the plan; and
Create a process to track progress using data and information systems, and to report on successes.
Contact: Jill Ray, (925) 957-8860
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 8, 2015
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
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Sequential
Intercept Model
Mapping Report
for Contra Costa
County
Prepared by: Policy Research Associates, Inc.
Brian Case, M.A., Senior Project Associate
Regina Huerter, M.A., Senior Project Associate
January 2019
Delmar, NY
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Mapping Report for Contra
Costa
Final Report
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Brian Case, M.A., Senior Project Associate
Regina Huerter, M.A., Senior Project Associate
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This report was prepared by Brian Case and Regina Huerter of Policy Research Associates, Inc.
Policy Research Associates wishes to thank the Contra Costa County Administrator’s Office and
the Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriff’s Association for organizing and hosting the event. We
wish to thank Anna Roth, Director of Contra Costa Health Services and Supervisor Candace
Andersen for providing opening remarks.
In particular, thank you to Lara DeLaney for her stewardship and to the planning and review
committee: Rebecca Brown, Erika Jenssen, Ellen McDonnell, Stephanie Regular, Teresa Pasquini,
Jill Ray, Jenny Robbins, Mariana Noy, Anna Roth, Matthew White, Nancy Kenoyer, Fatima Matal-
Sol, and David Seidner.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Policy Research Associates. (2019). Sequential intercept model mapping report for Contra Costa
County, California. Delmar, NY: Policy Research Associates, Inc.
PARTICIPANTS
Dominic Aliano Board of Supervisors, District V representative
Supervisor Candace Andersen Board of Supervisors, District II
Beth Armentano Public Health, HSD
Yesenia Barocio Contra Costa 1 Parole Unit, CDCR
Diana Becton District Attorney
Donte Blue Deputy Director Office of Reentry & Justice
Rebecca Brown Further The Work
Officer Taylor Cahoon California Highway Patrol
Sue Crosby Health Services Department
Lara DeLaney Director Office of Reentry & Justice
Janna Evans
Patricia Frost
CCC Office of Education
Health Services Emergency Medical Services Director
Corporal Summer Galer Concord PD, Community Service Desk
Kathy Gallagher Employment and Human Services Department Director
Mark Goodwin Board of Supervisors, District III Chief of Staff
Melanie Gonzales Regional Center of the East Bay
Patrice Guillory HealthRight 360, CoCo LEAD Plus
Jill Henderson District Attorney's Office
Erika Jenssen Health Services Department
Venus Johnson Assistant District Attorney
Nancy Kenoyer Deputy Probation Officer
Marina Kisseleva-Cercone Probation Supervisor
Captain Greg Kogler Pleasant Hill Police Department
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James Lancaster HSD MHET Clinician
Lakisha Langston SHELTER Inc.
Lindy Khan Director of Innovation & Support, CCC Office of Education
Lavonna Martin Director of Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division, HSD
Tiombe Mashama Program Coordinator for Transitions Clinic, HSD
Fatima Matal-Sol Alcohol & Other Drugs Division, Program Chief, HSD
Ellen McDonnell Assistant Public Defender
Pat Mims Reentry Success Center, Director
Paul Mulligan Police Chiefs Association
Deidre Murphy Superior Court, Lead Criminal Research Attorney
Mariana Noy Health Services Department
Teresa Pasquini Consumer Advocate
Daniel Peddycord Public Health Director, HSD
Shanta Ramdeholl Health Services Department
Jill Ray Board of Supervisors, District II representative
Paul Reyes County Administrator's Office
Stephanie Regular Public Defender's Office
Sergeant Jose Rivera Sheriff's Office
Chrystine Robbins Sheriff's Office, ASA III
Jenny Robbins Health, Housing, Homeless Services Division, HSD
Anna Roth Director of Health Services Department
Chief Manjit Sappal Martinez Police Department
Marie Scannell Behavioral Health Services Forensic Mental Health
Matthew Schuler Sheriff's Office, Assistant Sheriff
Schwarz, Jason Community Advisory Board, CCP
Seidner, David Mental Health Program Chief, Detention Health
Contessa Tate GRIP
Patricia Tanquary CEO, Contra Costa Health Plan
Mahnoor Tariq Supervising Case Manager, Geo Services
Officer Chase Thomas Pittsburg Police Department, MHET
Ron Thomas Rubicon Programs, Project Director—FACT program
Dr. Matthew White Behavioral Health Services, Interim Director
Denise Zabkiewicz Research and Evaluation Manager, ORJ
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CONTENTS
Background ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Report Summary ................................................................................................................................... 6
Agenda ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Sequential Intercept Model Map for Contra Costa, California ......................................................... 12
Resources and Gaps at Each Intercept .............................................................................................. 13
Intercept 0 and Intercept 1 .................................................................................................... 14
Intercept 2 and Intercept 3 .................................................................................................... 20
Intercept 4 and Intercept 5 .................................................................................................... 29
Priorities for Change ........................................................................................................................... 38
Strategic Action Plans ......................................................................................................................... 40
Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 45
Resources ............................................................................................................................................ 79
Appendices .......................................................................................................................................... 85
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BACKGROUND
he Sequential Intercept Model, developed by Mark R. Munetz, M.D. and Patricia A. Griffin,
Ph.D.,1 has been used as a focal point for states and communities to assess available
resources, determine gaps in services, and plan for community change. These activities are
best accomplished by a team of stakeholders that cross over multiple systems, including mental
health, substance abuse, law enforcement, pretrial services, courts, jails, community corrections,
housing, health, social services, peers, family members, and many others.
A Sequential Intercept Model mapping is a workshop to develop a map that illustrates how
people with behavioral health needs come in contact with and flow through the criminal justice
system. Through the workshop, facilitators and participants identify opportunities for linkage to
services and for prevention of further penetration into the criminal justice system.
The Sequential Intercept Mapping workshop has three primary objectives:
1. Development of a comprehensive picture of how people with mental illness and co-
occurring disorders flow through the criminal justice system along six distinct intercept
points: (0) Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams/Co-Response, (1) Law Enforcement and
Emergency Services, (2) Initial Detention and Initial Court Hearings, (3) Jails and Courts,
(4) Reentry, and (5) Community Corrections/Community Support.
2. Identification of gaps, resources, and opportunities at each intercept for individuals in the
target population.
3. Development of priorities for activities designed to improve system and service level
responses for individuals in the target population
1 Munetz, M., & Griffin, P. (2006). A systemic approach to the de-criminalization of people with serious mental
illness: The Sequential Intercept Model. Psychiatric Services, 57, 544-549.
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REPORT SUMMARY
On September 19-20, 2018, Brian Case and Regina Huerter of Policy Research Associates
facilitated a Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Workshop in Martinez, California, for the
Contra Costa County Government. The workshop was organized by the Contra Costa County
Administrator’s Office and was hosted at the Deputy Sheriff’s Association building.
Approximately 55 representatives from Contra Costa County participated in the event.
Opening remarks for the event were provided by District II Supervisor Candace Andersen and
Contra Costa Health Services Department Director Anna Roth. Supervisor Andersen highlighted
the commitment of the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa to the Stepping Up Initiative to
reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails by adopting Resolution No. 2015/456
on December 8, 2015. Four hundred and sixty counties in the United States have adopted
Stepping Up resolutions over the last three years, including 34 counties in California. Supported
by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, the National Association of Counties, and
the American Psychiatric Foundation, the Stepping Up Initiative supports counties in
implementing strategies to reduce jail incarceration of individuals with mental disorders. In
addition, Supervisor Andersen discussed the underutilization of Laura’s Law (AB 1421), which
provides for assisted outpatient treatment of individuals with mental disorders who meet criteria
set forth in statute and is overseen through a civil court process.
Contra Costa Health Services Department Director Anna Roth discussed the need to address high
rates of mental illness among individuals incarcerated in Contra Costa County. On any given day
15 percent of individuals incarcerated in Contra Costa County have a serious mental health need
(based on 2016 data), which is comparable with national estimates of 17 percent.2 Director Roth
encouraged the workshop participants to identify strategies which could “change the narrative”
for justice-involved individuals with mental disorders and to build on the County’s success with
improving procedures and outcomes through application of the Lean management process
including recent application of Value Stream Mapping and Rapid Improvement Events within the
Behavioral Health and Detention Health divisions. Director Roth encouraged participants to think
from the perspectives of family members and individuals with mental and substance use
disorders over the course of the Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Workshop.
The Sequential Intercept Model was developed in the early 2000s as a strategic planning model
through parallel processes in Summit County, OH, and southeastern Pennsylvania.3 Through the
mapping workshop, the facilitators identify how individuals move through the criminal justice
system in Contra Costa, identifying resources and gaps within the system. The workshop
2 Steadman, H.J., Osher, F.C., Robbins, P.C., Case, B. & Samuels, S. (2009). Prevalence of serious mental illness
among jail inmates. Psychiatric Services, 60, 761-765. DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.6.761
3Munetz, M., & Griffin, P. (2006). A systemic approach to the de-criminalization of people with serious mental
illness: The Sequential Intercept Model. Psychiatric Services, 57, 544-549.
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culminates in priority setting by the participants who then establish action plans for addressing
gaps specific to Contra Costa County.
Intercept 0 – Community Services. Intercept 0 represents the community-based and behavioral
health crisis services which address individuals experiencing mental health and substance use
crises as alternatives to law enforcement-based responses. Contra Costa County has an array of
resources at this intercept, including Psychiatric Emergency Services, Mobile Crisis Response
Teams, a crisis line with 211 integration operated by the Contra Costa Crisis Center, the Miller
Wellness Center and CARE Centers. The workshop participants identified gaps in Intercept 0
including the need for intervention with frequent users of the Psychiatric Emergency Services,
the mental health training for call-takers and dispatchers, and the limited availability of
withdrawal management services in Contra Costa County.
Intercept 1 – Law Enforcement. Intercept 1 represents the response of law enforcement and
early diversion initiatives (e.g., law enforcement –mental health co-response strategies,
deflection strategies) to individuals experiencing behavioral health crises. The strengths of
Contra Costa County in this intercept include the law enforcement Mental Health Evaluation
Teams, with some agencies such as the Martinez Police Department having 80 percent of
officers trained in crisis intervention across shifts, and the CoCo LEAD Plus program in Antioch
which expands on the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion model developed in Seattle, WA. The
participants identified gaps including the need for officer training on documentation in support
of the gravely disabled standard for individuals who may be placed on a mental health hold; lack
of standardization across law enforcement agencies for the state-mandated, eight-hour mental
health training, and the underlying housing instability and homelessness of many individuals with
behavioral health conditions who come into contact with law enforcement.
Intercept 2 – Initial Detention/Initial Court Hearings. At Intercept 2, an individual has been
arrested or cited. During this intercept, an individual experiences their first court hearing and
may be detained or released on a citation. Contra Costa County’s strengths in this area include
the pre-trial services for individuals charged with low-level felonies, the use of cite and release
policies to reduce overall jail bookings, and the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center as the
provider of physical and behavioral health services within the detention facilities. The
participants identified gaps at Intercept 2 such as need for expansion of the Failure to Appear
Program, limited programming space within the Martinez Detention Facility, and need to
continue examining patterns of racial and ethnic disparities among the cited and pre-trial
populations.
Intercept 3 – Jails/Courts. Intercept 3 represents the dispositional courts, treatment courts, and
services within the detention facilities for individuals who are detained prior to case disposition
and sentencing. Resources in Contra Costa County at Intercept 3 include the Behavioral Health
Court, Homeless Court, and Veterans Treatment Court as well as an outpatient competency
restoration caseload for individuals charged with a misdemeanor. The participants identified
gaps at Intercept 3 including treatment court eligibility criteria which may limit the reach of the
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programs, and the waiting list and overall process for defendants who need to be transferred to
a State Hospital for competency restoration. An opportunity for new mental health diversion
programming is available through AB 1810.
Intercept 4 – Reentry. Intercept 4 provides an opportunity to examine the transition of
individuals back to the community from local and state incarceration. Contra Costa County’s
strengths in this area include the availability of pre-release reentry planning for individuals
incarcerated in the Martinez Detention Facility and the West County Detention Facility, tracking
of release dates (if known) within the electronic health record, availability of a 14-day supply of
medication (if enough advance notice) or a prescription to bridge the gap between release from
jail and an appointment with a prescriber, Medi-Cal enrollment or reinstatement prior to release
from jail, and provide jail-to-community services through two contracted service providers, Men
and Woman of Purpose and Reach Fellowship. The participants identified gaps at Intercept 4
with the opt-in requirement for individuals to receive jail-based programming and reentry
supports, and limited availability of gender-specific programming in the jail.
Intercept 5 – Community Supervision. Intercept 5 is the final intercept in the model. At this point,
individuals may be free without supervision or on some form of community supervision such as
probation or parole. Intercept 5 resources in Contra Costa County include the robust supervision
and services within Contra Costa County Adult Probation for AB 109-qualified individuals, an
array of specialized probation caseloads for specific needs, and the availability of Thinking for a
Change cognitive-behavioral intervention for individuals on probation. Participants identified
gaps at Intercept 5 including a high rate of technical violation among individuals on court
probation which impacts the jail census, lack of probation integration into the jail release
process, and the disparity in access to services and supervision for individuals depending on their
eligibility under AB 109.
Priorities. The first day of the workshop culminates in a priority-setting activity where
participants identify gaps and through a voting process to establish which priorities will be the
focus of strategic planning. The participants identified 16 priorities, with the top-voted priorities
being an (1) after-hours service and transportation support services; (2) a 24-hour crisis triage
center; (3) standardized metrics for the criminal justice system to address data-sharing, racial
and ethnic disparities, and interoperability; and (4) increased mental health diversion both pre-
complaint and post-complaint. In addition to establishing strategic plans for these priorities, the
participants examined next steps for formalizing leadership and oversight of the Stepping Up
Initiative within Contra Costa County and planning for the implementation of mental health
diversion under AB 1810.
In addition to the priorities established by the workshop participants, the facilitators offer
recommendations to Contra Costa County. These recommendations address broader issues
related to the justice involvement of individuals with mental and substance use disorders in
Contra Costa County and specific issues for interrupting the trajectories of individuals with
behavioral health conditions involved at each intercept of the Sequential Intercept Model. The
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overarching recommendations from the facilitators consist of the need to establish an oversight
committee to coordinate efforts related to behavioral health and criminal justice innovation and
reform, the need to establish standardized metrics and data-sharing across county agencies to
improve data-informed decision-making about the population, bolstering crisis mental health
alternatives to the Psychiatric Emergency Services, and improved treatment and service
integration across agencies and providers for the justice-involved population with mental and
substance use disorders.
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AGENDA
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SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MODEL MAP FOR CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA
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RESOURCES AND GAPS AT EACH INTERCEPT
he centerpiece of the workshop is the development of a Sequential Intercept Model map
(p. 12). As part of the mapping activity, the facilitators work with the workshop
participants to identify resources and gaps at each intercept. This process is important
since the criminal justice system and behavioral health services are ever changing, and the
resources and gaps provide contextual information for understanding the local map. Moreover,
this catalog can be used by planners to establish greater opportunities for improving public
safety and public health outcomes for people with mental and substance use disorders by
addressing the gaps and building on existing resources.
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INTERCEPT 0 AND INTERCEPT 1
INTERCEPT 0 RESOURCES
The Contra Costa Crisis Center operates the local mental health crisis hotline and 211 service
to direct people to local resources. The Center provides resource guides for each area of the
county in English and Spanish.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Contra Costa also operates a crisis line, a “warm
line” at (925) 942-0767.
The Behavioral Health Access Line is a toll-free number available to clients to screen for
eligibility and to help them access the most appropriate Mental Health and Substance Abuse
services based on their acuity.
Behavioral Health emergencies are one of the top three reasons for requests for 911 services
in Contra Costa County. The three Emergency Medical Services (EMS)/Fire Centers routinely
process over 100,000 (as of 2018 that number was 105,434) calls per year for medical
assistance. Of those calls, 77.4% result in a patient transport to a hospital emergency
department and 22.6% result in ambulance cancellations typically due to patient refusal, no
patient found or patient condition did not warrant an ambulance transport. The County
requires all dispatch agencies to process medical calls consistent with national emergency
dispatch (EMD) standards. At this time, San Ramon Fire Dispatch is the only accredited EMD
center and Contra Costa Fire Dispatch is working towards this effort. Compliance with EMD
standards allows dispatch agencies to more precisely match EMS resources to patient need
and position EMS to support future integration with other county services.
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Many cities maintain their own law enforcement dispatcher service along with the California
Highway Patrol and the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, which handles mobile 911 calls.
The Mobile Crisis Response Team started in 2018 to respond to individuals experiencing
mental health crises. The service can be reached through an 800-number which can be
accessed by the public as well as by law enforcement. The mobile crisis response team is
linked to 211 and to local dispatch centers.
The Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) receives the majority of psychiatric transports in
Contra Costa County. Estimated that nearly half of visits are a result of EMS transports.
Voluntary and involuntary (i.e., 5150) transports go to the PES. EMS transports individuals to
the PES on behalf of law enforcement. A pilot program within the PES embeds a substance
use counselor to assist with identification and linkage to substance use treatment. The PES is
located at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and is the designated 5150
receiving center. John Muir Hospital in Concord has an inpatient psychiatric unit and serves
as the secondary receiving center.
The Warming Center serves 30 people each night, six days a week, offering triage for most
vulnerable individuals around food and clothing. A shelter is co-located with the Warming
Center. The CORE Outreach Team serves as an entry point.
Family members are a major resource providing shelter and support. In addition, National
Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Contra Costa offers the Family-to-Family workshop as well
as a Mental Health crash course in a one-day session.
Contra Costa has invested in peer support and the leadership of individuals with lived
experience. Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) are used throughout the service array
including in Detention at MDF. The county has established an Office of Consumer
Empowerment. Peer support is integrated into the PES and the Miller Wellness Center,
among other places.
Contra Costa County is participating in a 1115 Medicaid Waiver which permits expanded
county services to address substance use treatment along with co-occurring disorders among
Medi-Cal eligible residents.
“Choosing Change” Opioid Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, is provided by
Contra Costa Health Services. The program began in 2015 and has already served 767
enrolled patients through 13 Choosing Change clinics located in 5 CCHS Health Centers; in
addition, Street Outreach MAT provides services for the Homeless. Referrals are accepted
through a combination of phone referrals and electronic referrals from the Access Line,
Detention, CCRMC ED and inpatient and outpatient services. Choosing Change provides a
daily physician on call to help write transitional prescriptions and troubleshoot issues during
the intake period before patients are established with services
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Whole Person Care pilot program, is a statewide waiver pilot program. Contra Costa County
is one of 19 counties participating in the program. It uses a risk-based algorithm to identify
Medi-Cal clients who are eligible for case management services to improve their health and
prevent Emergency Department visits. Case Management Teams are composed of nurses,
community health workers, housing navigators, mental health clinicians and substance abuse
counselors. Case managers are alerted when clients visit Emergency Rooms, are hospitalized
or are released from Detention. Patients eligible for enrollment are approached for voluntary
participation in the program and enrolled in one of two tiers:
Tier 1 – Medical Case Management, managed by a Public Health Nurse
Tier 2 – Social Case Management, managed by a Social Worker or Community Health
Worker
The County Behavioral Healthcare Partnership with Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
and Health Centers (BHP) was formed in 2009 as a multi-stakeholder team of senior hospital
administrators, doctors and clinicians from the County’s Psychiatric Emergency Services
(PES), the Sheriff’s Office (which provides security services for the health centers), mental
health consumers, and family members. Chaired by a consumer or consumer ally and staffed
by a Patient and Family Advisory Council Coordinator, the goal of the BHP is to ensure that
the hospital and psychiatric emergency settings provide effective and holistic services,
include family and consumer voice, and reduce seclusion, blame, and shame. Meeting
monthly, the BHP has finalized a strategic plan and operational protocol to ensure that the
Health Centers provide welcoming and accessible care for all mental health consumers and
their families.
Inter-Agency Electronic Health Record: In 2012, County Health Services implemented an
electronic health record (EHR) system, cc Link, based on software by Epic; this EHR is used
across Contra Costa Health Services and enables information to be shared among Detention
Health staff (both physical and mental health), the County’s Regional Medical Center,
including PES, County Health Centers (outpatient clinics), County Behavioral Health and
CommunityConnect Whole Person Care case managers. In some areas, the system has been
refined to include prompts related to housing status, substance use, and other psychosocial
factors.
Homeless Encampment Action Protocol : For the past several years, an interagency
partnership (including the Health, Housing and Homeless Division (H3) of the Health Services
Department, the Sheriff’s Office, two police departments, and Contra Costa Public Works)
has worked to develop a Homeless Encampment Action Protocol. Memorialized in a
Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2013, this protocol details a coordinated and
supportive response to homeless encampments. According to this protocol, upon any report
of a homeless encampment, an officer notifies the H3 Director, who dispatches the Homeless
outreach team (CORE) to build connections, protect and store individuals’ personal property,
arrange immediate alternative shelter, and provide coordinated connection to ongoing
services.
The CORE Teams and CARE centers are working to stabilize individuals, many of which
might otherwise end up in our criminal justice system. (Coordinated Outreach and
Engagement/Coordinated Assessment Referral and Engagement)
https://cchealth.org/h3/
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The George & Cynthia Miller Wellness Center, opened in 2014, is designed to improve access
to integrated behavioral and physical health care, especially for people with complex
challenges. Located on the campus of the Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center and
technologically connected to its data systems, the Wellness Center offers a preventive and
more ongoing alternative to County Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES). In addition to
offering primary care, pediatrics, group medical visits, and same-day appointments, its
behavioral health services include psychiatry, short-term individual and family therapy,
outpatient care for substance abuse, support groups, and crisis management and referral
into long-term treatment for children and adults. Located just one mile from the County’s
main jail, the Wellness Center is well suited to provide post-release support, an effective
intervention that can prevent rapid re-incarceration. Behavioral health urgent care is
available on a walk-in basis from the Miller Wellness Center. The Miller Wellness Center has
limited hours and is not a bed-based service. Two peer support specialists are on staff with
the Center.
The Health Services Department use of Lean management practices including Value Stream
Mapping and the Rapid Improvement Events are examples of how the system is currently
working to better address the needs of its Criminal Justice and Mental Health Population.
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Emergency Medical Services/Fire Dispatch Centers should be encouraged to fully utilize and
participate in Medical Priority Dispatch Systems to better identify behavioral health
emergencies. Identifying behavioral health emergencies will assist EMS/Fire Dispatch Centers
with call triage, increased interoperability with other services, including 211 and the Mobile
Crisis Team deployment.
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)
If a patient is eligible for CommunityConnect Whole Person Care (WPC), they can
voluntarily receive case management services, however, not all frequent users of the
Psychiatric Emergency Services are eligible or accept CommunityConnect WPC
services.
Law enforcement officers need options beyond the PES for individuals who don’t
meet 5150 criteria and refuse a voluntary admission.
Currently there is only one Warming Center open in Central County, and no Warming Center
in East or West County as yet. Although the West County Warming Center is anticipated to
open in spring 2019.
There is no CARE Center in East County.
Withdrawal management services for alcohol are limited within Contra Costa County. The
present capacity is nine beds in Central County. Additional limited number of beds are
contracted through out-of-county providers. Some medically-assisted withdrawal
management can be handled by local hospitals. An additional capacity of 8-9 beds and social
detox services is being considered in Richmond.
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INTERCEPT 1 RESOURCES
The CoCo LEAD Plus program in Antioch is based on the Seattle (WA) model of Law
Enforcement Assisted Diversion along with an expanded list of charges that are eligible for
participation in the program. Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) targets individuals
with substance use disorders and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders who
agree to services as a form of pre-booking diversion. Currently, funding for the CoCo LEAD
Plus program is provided through Prop 47 and aims to serve 200 unduplicated individuals
over the course of the grant.
Crisis Intervention Training (CIT): With the County’s increasing attention to helping agencies
differentiate between criminal behaviors and those that result from mental illness or
substance use, under new leadership, the County’s longstanding CIT has been enhanced over
the past two years. A partnership of the Sheriff’s Office, DMH, and Psychiatric Emergency
Services (PES), the CIT is a four-day, 32-hour specialized mental health training, specifically
intended to reduce the number of people with mental illness who are either arrested or
committed on an involuntary hold, by broadening multi-agency perspectives, deepening
technical understanding, and building operational partnerships. Offered by the County
Sheriff’s Office Training Academy twice a year to 40 people per session, the CIT is open not
only to Sheriff’s Deputies but to all other law enforcement agencies in the County. The
Sheriff’s Office is committed to ensure all of their offices are CIT certified. Martinez Police
Department has achieved 80 percent of officers trained across all shifts.
The Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) program is a partnership between Contra Costa
County Behavioral Health Division and local law enforcement agencies to follow up with
community members who have recently experienced psychiatric crisis. Many law
enforcement agencies have a CIT officer who can consult with MHET providers. The MHET
has three funded teams across the county with each team consisting of an officer and a
clinician. In addition, Danville/San Ramon created their own team in partnership with the
Health Services Department. The teams operate on weekdays during business hours to
provide follow-up and engagement outreach for individuals and their families after the
individuals have experienced a mental health crisis.
The MHET program and newly formed Adult Mobile Crisis Response Team and newly
expanded Children’s Mobile Crisis Response Team have the goal of connecting individuals in
crisis with supports and services to avert a 5150 if possible.
https://cchealth.org/mentalhealth/crisis-adults.php
The reorganization of our Alcohol and Other Drugs System of care through the Medi-Cal
Waiver is allowing greater funding for services and programs that truly meet the needs of
this population.
Law enforcement agencies can choose to cite and release persons in the field.
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INTERCEPT 1 GAPS
California law supports consideration of “gravely disabled” as information to be considered
as grounds for a mental health hold, known as 5150. NAMI Contra Costa has developed a
Survival Guide, Survival Guide Form and a Contra Costa Jail Guide. The Survival Guide Form, if
completed, provides the history of the individual’s mental illness and can be used as a basis
for gravely disabled. Law enforcement officers are not aware of the form. Training from
NAMI Contra Costa could help officers know to ask for, and how to use the form to
demonstrate that an individual meets the gravely disabled standard.
Law enforcement officers and probation officers would benefit from access to resource
guides for the services available in Contra Costa. Officers are not always aware of the
services that are available and when programs have ceased operations.
The eight-hour mandated mental health training for law enforcement officers is not
standardized across departments. Officers would benefit from a uniform training across
agencies in Contra Costa County. The development of a state uniform curriculum is coming
through legislation, but agencies would have to opt in for the training.
An underlying need across many individuals with mental and substance use disorders who
come into contact with law enforcement is housing instability and homelessness, both in
terms of transition programs/beds as well as permanent supportive housing.
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INTERCEPT 2 AND INTERCEPT 3
INTERCEPT 2 RESOURCES
Pre-Trial Services (PTS)
Pre-Trial Services program was implemented in Contra Costa County in 2014 through state
resources provided by AB 109. The Virginia Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument (VPRAI) is the
current screening tool; eligibility is limited to low-level felony arrestees. Not all individuals
arrested are screened for PTS. PTS consists of four Deputy Probation Officers, three Public
Defender Legal Assistants, and support staff. Potential participants are identified based on
current charges. The Public Defender Legal Assistants interview the defendants and then Adult
Probation authors a report recommending either release under various conditions or pretrial
detention based on their assessed risk to fail to appear for court (FTA) and/or commit a new
crime. Efforts have been underway to expand the use of the VPRAI tool across all populations in
Contra Costa, however, there are not resources to do so at this time.
SB 10, passed in 2018, proposes to end cash bail entirely and directs the courts to implement
risk-based assessment programs to evaluate the need for individuals to remain in custody.
Currently, high risk individuals could bail out while low and medium risk individuals may stay in
detention due to not being screened for PTS, and/or their own indigence or inability to pay bond.
A referendum to overturn SB10 has qualified for the 2020 ballot.
Contra Costa County has implemented strategies to reduce the likelihood an individual on
pretrial release will fail to appear for a court appearance or commit a new crime. Strategies
include text message court reminders and phone calls, various levels of Probation monitoring,
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electronic home detention (EHD) and/or SCRAM devices for detecting alcohol use. Policies are
under development for individuals who cannot afford the fines and fees associated with
supervision, however, a person’s financial situation does not, and has not precluded them from
services.
At the beginning of each day, the CCSO provides a list of those who are currently in custody
and scheduled for court to the Public Defender’s Office so they can determine who is eligible
to be screened that day so that a pretrial services report can be provided to the court.
The District Attorney, Public Defender and Judge are all present at arraignment and review
any PTS report with recommendations from Probation regarding release or detention.
Office of the Public Defender (PD)
Many of the cite-and-release arrests for individuals charged with misdemeanors result in a
failure to appear. The initial appearance in court for individuals who receive a citation is set six
weeks from the arrest date and, in almost all cases, data collection has shown that charges have
not been filed by that date. In cases where charges are later filed, individuals may not realize
that they have a later court date and end up failing to appear in court. When this happens, a
bench warrant often issues for that person’s arrest. Individuals who miss this initial court
appearance can later be placed in pretrial detention.
The Office of the Public Defender has partnerships with Antioch, Richmond, and Martinez Police
Departments and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to improve the use of cite and release, and
to provide early legal representation as a way to both increase court appearance and to provide
individuals with early intervention by connecting them with community resources. This program,
called the EarlyRep Program, is AB 109-funded and now operates in all three regions of the
county. This program has successfully increased court appearance rates in arraignment court
throughout the county and lowered the failure to appear rate. Strategies to remind individuals of
court and/or expediting the court hearing have been considered and are being utilized through
the Early Representation Program.
Contra Costa County Detention Facilities
Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff operates three facilities:
West County Detention Facility (WCDF), rated capacity 1,096, is located in Richmond, is a
direct supervision facility designed to operate as a co-educational, program-oriented
facility, with three and a half dedicated housing units for males, and one and a half
dedicated units for females. Generally, the facility operates with a population under its
rated capacity.
o Plans are in place for an additional housing unit specific for persons with high
mental health and substance use needs. Construction completion is targeted for
2022.
Martinez Detention Facility (MDF), rated capacity of 695, is a maximum security facility
and the primary point of intake for all arrestees booked in Contra Costa County. It serves
as both a detention facility for pre-sentenced, high risk populations, and as a post-
sentenced facility for individuals who do not qualify for less restrictive settings.
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o The facility has a Mental Health housing module. In July 2017, the Sheriff’s Office
added a second deputy to the housing module. Health Services increased the
number of structured group activities. As a result, there has been a dramatic
increase in participation within the housing module.
Marsh Creek Detention Facility (MCDF), rated capacity 188, is located in Clayton, is a
minimum security facility for sentenced male offenders. Generally, the facility operates
with a population far under its rated capacity.
In addition, the Sheriff’s Custody Alternative Facility (CAF) provides alternatives to traditional
incarceration in the form of electronic home detention (EHD), alcohol monitoring, work release
program, and County parole. The number of individuals enrolled at CAF is not restricted.
Jail Snapshot: The average length of stay is 22 days. For September, 2018, the total average daily
population was 1279, 35% under capacity. Approximately 15% were eligible for release and had
bail amount under $50,000; 24% were not eligible for bail or had a hold; 146 had charges that
included murder and serious offenses.
Book and Release
The Sheriff’s Office “book and releases” the majority of people who come into custody,
including people arrested for low level felonies. Generally, 65-70 individuals are booked into
the MDF each day.
Detention Health
Contra Costa Health Services is the health provider for all three adult facilities. Health
Services staff refers to “patients” under their care to describe those in custody.
All persons booked into the detention facility receive a health and mental health
screening where there are co-located physical and mental health staff. Patient
information is entered into the county health system Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Initial Screening:
Persons see RN at intake when entering the facility. The nurse medically clears
the patient and reviews their medications and screens for other health
conditions. The nurse also does a mental health screen.
Law enforcement completes a questionnaire as part of the booking process. The
pre-booking form includes information about the interaction with the arrestee at
the time of arrest.
If the initial mental health screening indicates a referral to mental health, then
the mental health clinicians will conduct a more comprehensive mental health
assessment.
Based on medical or mental health needs, patients may be placed in special
housing modules.
2016 data showed a quarter of the patient inmates received a second mental health
screen; 15% living with serious mental health needs and 35% screened at a moderate
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level of need. About a quarter of all medications provided were psychiatric medications
and a third of the appointments were mental health based.
Nursing is available 24/7 at MDF and WCDF. Mental Health clinicians are available at
MDF 24 hours/day from Wednesday to Saturday and from 6 am to midnight Tuesday to
Sunday. At WCDF, Mental Health clinicians are available from 8 am to 9 pm.
A standard ASAM screening for substance use treatment can be obtained by clients
calling the Behavioral Health Access Line – Alcohol and Other Drugs.
Access to Medications while in Jail
Psychiatrists are scheduled at MDF daily 7am -11 pm and at WCDF Monday-Thursday
8am – 6 pm;
Patients’ medications are verified 24/7. An alcohol and opioid withdrawal
protocol is in place, and medication assisted treatment is offered to patients if
appropriate. Methadone is available for maintenance for pregnant patients only.
Withdrawal management is handled by medical staff.
Education about opioid overdose and treatment are offered, including the option
to be released with naloxone.
Currently, upon release with enough advance notice, some individuals may receive a short
course of medication or the Detention Health provider can send a prescription to a
community pharmacy for pick up when the newly released individual returns back to their
community. CommunityConnect (Whole Person Care) case manager is also alerted when
someone is released from jail. Detention Health providers also refer to the Health Services
Transition Clinic where providers are trained to provide culturally competent and respectful
care.
Pre-Release Planning Pilot project is a way to ensure the continuity of transition
planning with Detention Health Services.
Pre-Trial Services Program, which may be changing due to SB10, has been part of the
County’s efforts to ensure that folks are not incarcerated simply due to an inability to
make bail.
Contra Costa County’s jail enrollment process in Medi-Cal is a collaboration between
the Office of the Sheriff, Detention Health Services, and the Employment and Human
Services Department (EHSD). The Office of the Sheriff provides EHSD with a weekly
list of detained individuals, and EHSD compares the lists to CALWIN and MEDS in
order to determine current eligibility. If an individual is already enrolled in Medi-Cal,
EHSD will suspend the individual’s Medi-Cal status in order to preserve eligibility.
o Additionally, Contra Costa County is establishing drop-boxes for paper health
coverage applications at the Martinez, Marsh Creek, and West County
detention facilities. A Behavioral Health Liaison retrieves the applications and
enters the data into CALWIN. EHSD has established a specialized unit of
Eligibility Workers dedicated to expedite applications.
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INTERCEPT 2 GAPS
Pre-trial Services and Cite and Release
There are no mental health services provided through the Pre-Trial Services Program;
however, Probation can provide referrals, upon request of the Defendant.
More data is needed regarding race and ethnicity disparity at pre-trial and it needs to be
examined by looking at the assessment scores across demographics and decisions made
based on the assessment.
The assessment tool is not used across all populations.
The EarlyRep pilot program is a partnership between Contra Costa Public Defender’s
Office and some, but not all, of the LEAs in the county. The EarlyRep team is currently
working with Antioch PD, Richmond PD, California Highway Patrol, and Martinez PD. The
ultimate goal would be to expand to provide EarlyRep services to individuals who are
cited by any of the LEAs countywide, but currently the Public Defender’s Office is only
receiving information from the LEAs listed above and, in general, the PD is only working
with individuals who have been arrested or cited by those LEAs.
More data needs to be reviewed and analyzed for cite-and release failure to appear.
Detention Facility Programming
All three County detention facilities were intended for short term stays and for people
with sentences less than one year. Extended trial periods and jail commitments of more
than one year have created an environment where people are in custody much longer
than facilities were intended to accommodate. The jail system lacks sufficient high-
security housing capacity.
MDF has various housing module sizes, layouts, and staffing based on the housed
population. Modules can house 36-90 people. There is a lack of programming
space within the facility and each housing module, resulting in essentially no
education, program or therapeutic group spaces. With the exception of very few
services, education and programs at MDF require independent study. The MDF
serves as the County’s behavioral health facility, inconsistent with its original
intent.
Detention Health
None of the facilities have an infirmary. However, CCRMC is available for hospitalization
of patients.
General
Public Defender currently has one social worker for 86 attorneys, but is hoping to receive
additional funding to hire more social workers in the next fiscal year.
Issues of Race and Ethnic Disparities (RED) should be reviewed for the pre-trial and cite
and release process.
Analysis of this information could benefit from data integration because information
across this intercept is in multiple systems.
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INTERCEPT 3 RESOURCES
Treatment Courts
Behavioral Health Court began in 2007. The program entails 2 years of intensely supervised
probation with very frequent court appearances; upon graduation, those who are successful
can have their cases expunged. Participants are required to attend programming 3 days per
week. Some begin with inpatient treatment and transition to outpatient and others remain
outpatient treatment throughout the course of the program Participants with SUD issues
almost always start inpatient.
Veteran’s Treatment Court began in 2017 as part of a court grant. VTC is an 18-month
program and focuses on the treatment of mental health and substance use disorder issues
that are linked to military service. The program accepts veterans whose alleged felony or
misdemeanor conduct has a nexus with their military service and who have pending cases in
criminal court. VTC works with VJO and the VA to provide housing, mental health, and
substance abuse resources to participants in the VTC includes a robust mentor program for
its participants. VTC currently has approximately 30 participants.
Mental Health Diversion
A Mental Health Diversion Program as a result of AB 1810, is being developed by Health Services,
the Court, the Public Defender, and the District Attorney. Mental Health Diversion, Penal Code
section 1001.36, became law in 2019. The statute allows a court to grant pre-trial diversion to a
defendant suffering from a qualifying mental illness, where the mental illness was a significant
factor in their charged crime, and the symptoms of the mental disorder would respond to
treatment. The defendant must present a mental health treatment plan that the court
determines will meet his or her specialized needs. During the diversion period, criminal
proceedings are suspended. A defendant may be diverted for up to two years. After successful
completion of Mental Health Diversion, the criminal charges are dismissed. There are currently
5 people on Mental Health Diversion.
Detention Facility Programming
The Office of Education provides Drug Education Understanding Counseling Evaluating
(DEUCE) to individuals in custody. DEUCE is a program that provides classes regarding
substance use, anger and stress management, and job development. Psycho-education
groups involve three phases: drug education, creating a plan, and understanding triggers.
Over the past 8 months, substance use support and therapeutic groups have been offered on
Monday mornings and afternoons. General populations can take advantage of AA meetings
at MDF, WCDF, and MCDF.
Other Specialized Court Processes and Resources
Laura’s Law Assisted Outpatient Treatment for individuals with serious mental illnesses who
meet criteria for involuntary outpatient commitment. Individuals enter AOT through a court
settlement or a voluntary services agreement. The county has a capacity to serve 75
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individuals through delivery of Assertive Community Treatment. Among the 70 consumers
who enrolled in the AOT since program implementation, 16 enrolled with court involvement,
and 54 enrolled voluntarily. The AOT program allows for pre-engagement services.
Approximately 90 individuals are currently under active investigation for eligibility.
The Probation Violation Calendar began in approximately 2000. Previously, violations were
sent to each sentencing court. This is not a treatment court; but provides sanctions for
technical and law violations committed by the Defendant while on Probation. Often
sanctions will include jail time, residential or outpatient drug or alcohol treatment, orders to
complete community service, Electronic Home Detention (EHD), Sheriff’s Work Alternative
Program (SWAP), participate in counseling or Forensic Mental Health or possibly a prison
sentence.
Throughout the courts, a substance use counselor is often present in all courts to make
referrals. This is most consistent in pre-trial courts.
Homeless Court is held once a month with 40 slots; only traffic tickets are heard. Participants
are referred to the court by a service provider who can verify that a person has completed
the requirements as part of the referral. Generally, the referred persons must complete 90
days of some type of service work as precondition to get into the court.
Incompetent to Stand Trial Process
AB 1810 has created new challenges and opportunities to address the Incompetent to Stand
Trial Process.
The state competency law is codified in Penal Code section 1367 et seq. Problems with
competency appear prior to a finding and post-finding with delays in getting people
treatment after a finding of incompetency and premature or inaccurate findings of
restoration after commitment to a state hospital.
The State Hospital offers restoration services for persons with a felony; Forensic Services
offers restoration services in the community for persons with a misdemeanor.
The law now permits competency restoration in a health facility or detention facility.
It has been helpful that there is now a dedicated Deputy District Attorney with regard to
most IST cases.
Forensic mental health oversees misdemeanor IST commitments. There are currently
approximately 10 people enrolled in the program and receiving outpatient competency
restoration services.
Currently there are 65-70 persons in various stages of the competency process.
Outpatient can be seen at one of the clinics
Currently there are 25-28 committed to DSH.
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INTERCEPT 3 GAPS
Treatment Courts
Very few individuals who are involved in our criminal justice system participate in treatment
courts. Moreover, referrals and access to treatment is not consistent throughout the system.
Participation in the treatment courts is based on criteria that may prevent individuals who
would really benefit from such a court. There may not be consensus on “why” and therefore
“who” should be in the courts. Evaluation and process improvement need to be established.
The Behavioral Health Court has resumed accepting referrals in March 2019.
According to the Public Defender’s Office, when it is accepting referrals, often those
that need these services the most are not accepted into the program due to being
rejected during the screening process. The length of the program may be a deterrent
for people wanting to be involved especially if they can just do a short jail stay for a
minor offense.
Veterans Court is only available to those with an honorable discharge.
Contra Costa does not have a specialized drug treatment court and has not had this in
the last several years. Individuals are connected with AODS services throughout their
criminal cases through their attorneys. This sometime happens while they are in
court. All of these cases are heard on one docket.
Probation violation court does not include screening or services for mental health or
substance use issues
Homeless Court is for handling traffic cases only. It requires 90 days of receiving services or
full compliance with a program before coming to court to have traffic cases dismissed.
DUI clients who are diagnosed with a substance use disorder can get treatment paid for by
Medi-Cal, however, people who are not covered by Medi-Cal are still required to pay
regardless of ability to pay. According to State law, DUI fees must be paid by individuals who
are charged with a DUI.
Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST)
Prior to mental health diversion, the DSH invested the bulk of its resources into expanding
jail-based competency treatment programs (JBCT) rather than investing in community-based
treatment alternatives. For this reason, detention is used all too often to treat incompetent
individuals in lieu of community-based treatment.
Despite DSH’s efforts to reduce its waitlist, individuals are still waiting in County Jail 90-100
days prior to receiving competency treatment.
DSH is also under tremendous pressure to restore and return individuals quickly from the
state hospital to the county jail thus leading to many individuals being returned to county jail
as “competent” even when they have not been restored. Some returned from the state
hospital are in the same condition, and others may be in worse condition.
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Special unit IST cases are not handled by the dedicated mental health Deputy District
Attorney and more collaboration is needed on these cases.
More collaboration is needed with IST cases to ensure that individuals are treated for
competency after court-appointed and retained experts have opined these individuals are
IST. In many of these cases, they are held up in the courts with litigation despite no mental
health expert opinion to the contrary. For those whose cases are held up in courts, they can
wait for periods as lengthy as 3 years for a competency trial.
While some people are receiving outpatient competency restoration treatment through
Forensic mental health, those who are homeless or lack a network support are less likely to
succeed in the program. More wraparound services are needed to guarantee greater
success to those undergoing this treatment and avoid a revolving door of incarceration.
There are no available beds at Napa State Hospital: 90 -100 day wait for a bed
State Hospital does little neuropsych testing; the Public Defender often pays for neuropsych
to do the battery of testing.
No IST restoration for felony cases in the community
There is not a payment mechanism for a second reevaluation of a client. The Public
Defender has been paying for re-evaluations.
In many cases, it takes years to get to trial. During this time a person may again
decompensate, become incompetent to stand trial, causing the process to start all over
again.
Gravely is not considered even though the law allows for it to be considered.
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INTERCEPT 4 AND INTERCEPT 5
INTERCEPT 4 RESOURCES
Contra Costa County Office of Reentry and Justice
The creation of the Office of Reentry and Justice was a very critical component of ensuring there
is a vehicle to run the Stepping Up Initiative through. Many of the County’s reentry programs,
funded through AB 109 dollars, are being spent to address the causes of recidivism with the goal
of connecting individuals with programs and services upon reentry to avert future involvement in
the criminal justice system.
Contra Costa Detention and Jail In-custody and Reentry Services
All detention facilities provide release planning; the public defender or social workers may also
make referrals and request specific community services through their reentry partnership with
non-profit agencies who can provide detention-in-reach and post-release support.
Pre-release planning begins inside the detention facility. There are several supportive services in
place to help support persons transitioning to the community.
Health Services: In-custody
Currently, with enough advance notice, some individuals may receive a short course of
medication or the Detention Health provider can send a prescription to a community
pharmacy for pick up when the newly released individual returns back to their community.
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CommunityConnect (Whole Person Care) case manager is also alerted when someone is
released from jail.
Detention Health providers also refer to the Health Services Transition Clinic where
providers are trained to provide culturally competent and respectful care. In addition, he
enrollment process for Medi-Cal can be initiated in detention.
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) tracks the projected release date, if known.
Homeless service providers can meet with clients inside the facility, prior to release. This
was a recent change designed to help increase engagement.
Alcohol and Other Drugs Division has 2 FTE Substance Abuse Counselors funded by
AB109. Both counselors provide in-custody screenings and referrals to treatment. They
work directly with the Access line to place clients into substance use outpatient or
residential treatment. Once screened, clients have an actual admission date into
treatment to prevent gaps. Part of the screening includes questions for opioids
disorders to ensure a linkage to Choosing Change or our Medication Assisted Treatment
(MAT) and Narcan to prevent an overdose. The counselors provide transition and
recovery support services as well as system navigation. Case management services are
available to clients with history of multiple relapses, high recidivism and who are
medically vulnerable- the latter is only in the event that there is no other case manager
in the life of a client such as Whole Person Care or mental health forensic.
Referrals are made to Choosing Change for opioid treatment in the electronic medical
record, and Choosing Change staff follows up with patients.
General Programming: In-custody
Community-based and county-based offices are working together to provide: adult-based
education, GED testing, computer classes, workforce readiness and English as a Second
Language (ESL). A minimum of 14 days in-custody is required; participation is voluntary and in an
opt-in basis. Still in a pilot phase, the Office of Education is providing Pre-Release Planning to a
limited population through a community / private collaborative services. The goal is to keep
people from returning to detention and provide connection to services utilizing a warm-handoff.
Ideally, participants have a release date and are returning to Contra Costa County.
The Contra Costa County Office of Education offers a fully accredited adult school to all
individuals in the detention facilities.
The West County Detention Facility operates an engraving/sign shop and a frame shop.
The Marsh Creek Detention Facility offers wood shop and a horticulture program.
OSHA training is being developed for the West County facility.
Post Release Community Supports and Programs
Contra Costa’s Reentry System brings together Probation, jail staff, and both jail-based and
community-based services. The Reentry Network provides services in East and Central County,
while the Reentry Success Center is available to provide services in West County.
Existing programs:
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Rubicon operates the Fathers Advancing Community Together (FACT) program that
provides services for families, and parenting support and education. Overall a lower
number have known mental health issues.
Health Services’ Health Conductors Program is a support and navigation for the formerly
incarcerated. The program provides support from health conductors with a lived
experience of justice involvement; Health Services’ Health Conductors provide outreach,
intensive support, health coverage enrollment, needs assessments and resource linkages.
The Health Conductors Program also supports the Transitions clinic, specializing in
correctional health care for those previously incarcerated with a chronic disease. The
clinic is tailored care with medical providers experienced caring for patients with a history
of incarceration.
Probation Department’s Smart Reentry grant is focused on medium to high risk 18-24
years old transition age youth (TAY) returning to East County community from county jail,
providing comprehensive support with housing, mental health and substance use
disorder services, education and employment development.
Some of the jail-based services continue to provide services to individuals post-release.
The Pre-Release Planning Pilot is still accessible after release, especially to facilitate
connections to local community colleges.
Choosing Change, the opioid medication assisted treatment program, uses
Buprenorphine for persons out of custody. Referrals are made to Choosing Change in the
electronic medical record, and Choosing Change staff follows up with patients. This
program is expanding quickly, and streamlining the referral process.
The County is committed to getting Medi-Cal initiated or reinstated while someone is in
jail through the efforts of the Employment and Human Services Department.
The Public Defender plays an important role in supporting inmate’s access to reentry services.
Public Defender works to coordinate resources upon release and transition individuals from jail
to the appropriate community-based programs. Up to this point, communication and
collaboration has worked well for getting things into place.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
Program services differ across CDCR. Generally, previously incarcerated individuals are able to
order an ID card prior to release and initiate applications, as appropriate for SSI services. At a
minimum, CDCR conducts mental health screenings for persons sentenced to CDCR and provides
a 30-day supply of medications upon release.
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INTERCEPT 4 GAPS
Jail Programming and Reentry
Data and the ability to predict release date is difficult
The process to engage in jail programming and reentry services is optional and on an “Opt-
in” basis. It is not known how many medium, medium-to high or high risk individuals are
participating.
Location of services and transportation makes it challenging for clients to get to services
upon release.
Challenges continue to be the availability of housing, family issues, employment, etc. when
transition individuals from jail to the appropriate community-based programs.
The Pre-Release Planning Pilot has served more than 100 individuals since it began in 2017,
however there are still some gaps in such as obtaining documents, applying for benefits, as
well as issues transitioning to medical appointment, mental health appointments, and
housing. Some of the organizations associated with the Pilot don’t come and meet with
potential clients before release. service Some patients may leave facilities without
medication because release date may not be known in advance. In addition, some who
have the prescription are turned away due to not having an active Medi-Cal account; stigma
was also reported as an issue. Medi-Cal enrollment is inconsistent.
“Choosing Change” is not serving all areas or all patients who need medication-assisted
treatment services. There is not a consistent referral process to access this MAT program,
resulting in confusion.
The substance abuse counselor may not know the date of release making it difficult to set up
appointments.
Housing
There is a gap in the number of transitional living beds/programs, as well as permanent
supportive housing specific to this demographic.
The County currently has one evening CORE team that works between the hours of 7 pm - 3
am, Monday - Saturday. If there is a need after 3 a.m. Monday through Saturday or anytime
on Sunday (currently, there is no CORE, CARE or Warming Centers operational on Sunday),
no assistance is available.
The other gap is that the Concord Warming Center only has space for 30 people. If people
exiting jail are referred to the Center, they are not guaranteed a place during the evening
hours. If they exit during the daytime hours, they can access the CARE center. However,
there might be a barrier to transportation. Since CORE is not solely a transportation service
provider, if people being released only need a ride, they are usually referred to other
resources for transportation only.
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There is also a gap in people being released from jail knowing what resources are available. It
might be helpful for the CORE centers to provide outreach materials to the jails. The gap
comes into play when someone is aware of the CORE center resources, yet the CORE centers
either don't have a team that is operational (if the call comes in after 3 am Monday –
Saturday or anytime on Sunday,), and/or if there is no space at the CORE/warming centers or
shelter.
Transportation
Transportation was often identified as a barrier to accessing services. Because the County is
large, individuals may have to travel across the County to receive services, or the location of
services may not match the needs of the regional population.
INTERCEPT 5 RESOURCES
Probation
Contra Costa County Probation Department consists of 128 Deputy Probation Officers, 63 of
those in the Adult Division, and is supervising over 4000 Adults under Probation supervision
(formal probation). During probation, whether in or out of custody, work is being done to
connect individuals to county mental health for services. The Forensic Mental Health Unit, who
reports to the Behavioral Health Division of Contra Costa County Health Services, has an in-house
Clinical Specialist who Deputy Probation Officers can refer Defendants to for screening. The
Clinical Specialist interviews at the Probation Department or in jail and s/he and his/her team
have approximately 45 felony or misdemeanant offenders in their program. Services may
include individual therapy, group therapy or referrals out to other county services to suit the
needs of the individual. AB 109 has additional funding for housing, AODS Treatment beds, and
shelter beds.
The Banked Case Load (BCL)
Probation has approximately 600 to 650 banked cases.
BCL is for low risk clients who have completed all court ordered requirements.
It requires persons under supervision to call in when they have status changes, such as a
change in phone number or address, to report an arrest or if they are in need of a travel
permit outside of California.
Otherwise, no contact is required.
Court Probation:
There are in excess of 7,000 persons on “court probation” (informal probation) generally
used for misdemeanor cases and some felons. Generally, supervision is over the phone;
if there are specific court ordered deliverables, 4 deputies monitor those cases on a
rotational basis.
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Of the people held in custody on misdemeanors, 52% were on probation.
Average 3 years on Court Probation. Most have to complete some form of community
service, Domestic Violence classes, Anger Management classes, Theft classes, Parenting
classes, DUI school, SWAP, etc.
If they don’t contact probation when required to do so to report the completion of court
ordered deliverables, a warrant is issued.
AB 109 Probation
In response to prison overcrowding in California, the Public Safety Realignment Act (Assembly Bill
(AB) 109) was signed into law in 2011, taking effect on October 1, 2011. AB 109 transferred the
responsibility of supervising specific lower-level incarcerated individuals and parolees from the
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to counties, realigning three
major areas of the criminal justice system. Specifically, AB 109:
Transferred the location of incarceration for individuals incarcerated for lower-level
offenses (specified non-violent, non-serious, non-sex offenders) from state prison to local
county jail and provided for an expanded role for post-release supervision for these
offenders;
Transferred the responsibility for post-release supervision of individuals incarcerated for
lower level offenses (those released from prison after having served a sentence for a
non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offense) from the state to the county level by
creating a new category of supervision called Post-Release Community Supervision
(PRCS);
Shifted the responsibility for processing certain parole revocations from the state Parole
Board to the local court system; and
Shifted the responsibility for housing individuals whose parole has been revoked from
CDCR to the County. There are three new populations for which the County is now
responsible for housing and supervising, all classified under AB 109.
These populations include:
Post-Release Community Supervisees: County probation departments now supervise a
specified population of incarcerated individuals discharging from prison whose
commitment offense was non-violent and non-serious.
Parolees: Parolees – excluding those serving life terms – who violate the terms of their
parole serve any detention sanction in the local jail rather than state prison. In addition,
as of July 1, 2013 local courts are now responsible for parole revocation hearings for
parolees who violate the terms of their parole, rather than the state Parole Board.
1170(h) Sentenced defendants: Individuals convicted of non-violent or non-serious
felonies serve their sentence under the jurisdiction of the county instead of state prison.
Sentences are now served either in county jail, on felony probation or on a split sentence
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(where part of the term is served in jail and part under supervision by the county
probation department).
In addition to transferring the responsibility of housing and supervising these populations from
the state to the County, AB 109 also required that the County use AB 109 funding towards
building partnerships with local health and social service agencies and community based services
to provide supportive services designed to facilitate the successful reentry and reintegration of
AB 109 individuals into the community and reduce the likelihood that they would recidivate.
Active 482 (PRCS and 1170 Mandatory Supervision (MS) and 242 in warrant status (also
including PRCS and MS clients). At any given time, there are clients that are pending
entry who are in what is called “pre-release” status. On average, there are 75-81 clients
in this category.
There are two main subcategories: PRCS or Post Release Community Supervision and
1170(h) MS or Mandatory Supervision.
o PRCS: 1-3 years of supervised probation: -Shall terminate after 1 year IF no
custodial sanctions occurred (either technical violations of the terms and
conditions of PRCS or new law violations). The maximum is 3 years of supervised
probation for PRCS; -Varying Risk Levels based on the risk/need assessment (CAIS)
completed (Low, Medium, High: Low risk are seen every other month, on
average; Medium risk are seen monthly, and High risk are seen twice each month;
-referrals for services are made at every stage of the supervision and are repeated
to effectively engage the client.
o 1170(h) MS: the length of mandatory supervision is determined by the Court, the
length varies from 4 months to 52 months of supervised probation (as reported
by Probation); -supervision is based on assessment completed, similarly to PRCS; -
referrals for services are also very similar to PRCS
Pre-release (both PRCS and 1170(h) MS): these clients are pending re-entry. Pre-release
Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) is assigned to this caseload to meet with clients, in
person when possible or via Pre-Release Video Conference with CDCR to conduct
risk/need assessment and determine what services the client needs post release; -
referrals are submitted at pre-release status.
General Supervision and Specialized Units:
Probation currently uses the Correction Assessment and Intervention System (CAIS) to assess
and reassess client needs, although it is in the process of adoption of a different tool.
General supervision caseload is managed by 13 Deputy Probation Officers.
Specialized caseloads include: DUI, Vehicle Theft, Sex Offender, Domestic Violence and
Transitional Age Youth (TAY consists of Probationers ages 18-25). In addition, a probation
officer attends Veteran Court.
Probation staff teach a class called Thinking for a Change (T4C).
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Parole
Parole has two offices: East Bay District Alameda and Contra Costa; the office in Concord was
reopened in April. As of March 2019, there are a total of 690 active parolees, 17 Parole
Agents and 4 Supervising Agents in the County.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker is located at the Concord office. Individuals are not
eligible for county services when on parole.
A 30-day prescription is available upon release from DOC
GEO Reentry Services provides a treatment program in West county. Services vary based on
client need but can include substance abuse programming, education/employment, anger
management, life skills, parenting, women’s group, MRT, domestic violence etc. Participants
undergo extensive assessments within the first week of the program designed to identify
specific programming needs. There are four phases of supervision with each participant
starting off in the most intense phase and progressively moving through lower phases of
supervision. Participants moving to lower phases of the program is contingent upon the
actual behavior change. Participants can expect breathalyzer each time they report to the
DRC, random urinalysis testing, groups and individual cognitive behavior treatment sessions
with their case worker, periodic evaluation of progress, awards and affirmation for
compliance and sanctions and reprimands for noncompliance. In addition, the DRC can also
assist participants with transportation, Sober Living housing and free 52-week domestic
violence classes.
INTERCEPT 5 GAPS
Probation Gaps
Participation in T4C is only incentivized for AB 109 clients.
There is not a shared definition of serious mental illness.
Probation is not well integrated into the jail release process including lack of notification of
release date. In addition, some Probationers who have been ordered to probation seem to
report while others fail to report. Some who are on Probation for the first time may seem
confused about what is expected.
Probation would benefit from improved connection and coordination with community
agencies who can support probationers and provide continuity of support post probation.
There is a lack of dual diagnosis beds; general substance use treatment programs will not
take people on psych medication. Also, Probation cannot get a bed for a dual diagnosis
probationer, only Mental Health can apply.
There is no formal process to screen for mental health or intellectual and developmental
disabilities (IDD) issues and Probation does not receive the NAMI one-page assessment.
Thus, Probation must rely on a self-report of MH condition and meds.
Communication and coordination between the PES and Probation could improve.
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Even though prescriptions for medications are available, clients often don’t receive or fill the
prescription.
Evaluation of court probation is needed. There is little information about the needs of the
population. Recidivism rates could be impacted if screening and access to treatment was
available.
Insurance and the Access Line have created more roadblocks to treatment. It was reported
that since Discovery House and DVR are Medi-Cal eligible, Probationers’ treatment programs
are getting terminated months too early. Also, if a Probationer has Kaiser, the Access Line
won’t help them at all; if their Kaiser does not cover substance abuse, they are left with no
options.
Some services are prioritized for AB 109 clients.
There may not be capacity in some services (e.g., housing) for all of Probation’s
clients.
High needs clients such as those living with IDD, have high failure rates.
Transportation and location of services is challenging across probation
AB 109 has internal data management system that is separate from the MOCHA, the
one that Probation currently utilizes.
Proposition 47, which reduced many felonies to misdemeanors, has flooded Court Probation
with persons in need of connection to substance use treatment services.
Parole Services
In general, parole services are not extensive. Parolees are county residents but cannot receive
county health services. Parolees are not eligible for Medi-Cal.
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PRIORITIES FOR CHANGE
he priorities for change are determined through a voting process. Workshop participants
are asked to identify a set of priorities followed by a vote where each participant has
three votes; 16 areas of work (priorities) were identified and voted on. After a review of
the vote, the group bundled priorities number 1 and 5 and broke into three groups to
develop initial action plans. The group then took on two additional priorities, ranked at number
4 and 7. Following is the list of identified priority areas by rank and votes; bolded items show the
areas where action plans were developed. It was noted that one of the priority areas, “family-
first approach” was important across all aspects of work.
Rank Votes Priority
1 22 After-hours services
Transportation support services (rank #5 with 7 votes, was combined with after-hours
services.
2 19 24-hour crisis triage center
3 12 Standardized metrics: data sharing, RED – goal of interoperability
4 8 Increased mental health diversion (pre-and post-complaint)
5 7 Transportation support service – also related to after- hours services.
6 5 Sustain and expand existing pilot projects
5 More dual diagnosis SUD residential treatment services
7 4
Create a criminal justice coordinating council
4 Work together to identify persons where there are agreements to take action; stepping up
model – shared definitions, better understanding of capacity of system
4 Family-first approach
T
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8 3 Coordination and communication group across all points of the system
3 Release to services point of contact (hub and spoke)
3 Gap analysis of housing needs for justice-involved population; and expansion of housing
9 2 Explore co-responder strategy for mental health crisis
2 In –county step down facility (not limited to state hospital); deep dive into IS; Create a
stepdown residential from state hospital.
10 1 Information carries with the person (e.g. one-page summary)
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STRATEGIC ACTION PLANS
Priority #1 - After Hours Services
Objectives Action Steps Who When
1. Supportive
transport
Crisis vs. (e.g.,
co-responder
model)
Non-Crisis (ex.,
PD model)
Research PD model
(peer based)
List of after care
service providers
Connect with
triage (24 crisis)
Approach
reentry/natural
partners to have
safe place to land
on exit/discharge
Follow-up co-
responder
CARE
Reentry Center
Family/advocates
PD
Faith
Library
HCH
Needle exchange
CORE
Detention
Forensic
Meet Detention
Health/HS/Pat/Jail
Releases/Forensics
next 2 weeks
Who: David,
Jenny, Marie
2. Transport services Uber health –
research County
programs using
service
Referral
mechanism (self-
referral, forensics,
PD, etc.)
Uber Health
CCHP transport
networks
CORE
Health Center
Tiombe, CCHP, Jenny,
Sheriff, CSW
transports, OCE
By end of October
3. Communication
protocol for care
coordination
Office of Education
understand pre-
release plan
Identify service at
both centers
Gap in
communication –
identify feedback
loop
Spoke and wheel
model
AB 210 information
sharing
Jana
Reentry networks
CORE
Health center
CARE
10/31/18
4. Person
centered/family
centered after care
needs
Survey
Review rapid
improvement
results to inform
next steps
OCE
Reuniting Families
NAMI
Center for Human
Development
10/31/18
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Priority #2 – 24 Hour Crisis Stabilization and Triage Center
Objectives Action Steps Who When
1. Define purpose, use
of triage center
(function) (model).
Establish planning
group
Engage planning effort
More learning, thinking
about models (define
functions)
In-depth map of
current resources
Test function
Funding exploration
Leadership
support/champion
BUDGET development
BHD – AODS,
Public Health,
MHET, PDs
Homeless
Outreach,
CoCo Lead,
and ORJ
BOS, HSD
Director, BHD
Director, PH
Director
Within 3
months
2. Build on what’s
existing. Identify
components that are
available (i.e.,
Restoration Center,
Reentry
Center/Network,
Neighborhood House
[WC], Adjacent to PES
as step-down) and
which need to be
developed.
3. Location/space
determination
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Priority #3 - Standardized Metrics: Data-Sharing, RED – Goal of Interoperability
Objectives Action Steps Who When
1. Shared operational
definitions
Define shared
understanding of
serious mental illness
(SMI) population
Inclusion criteria
Explore best
practices
Consider
approach
Study group to
evaluate best
practices. Define
membership.
2. What are people
already measuring?
Inventory
MOUs
Templates
What are we trying to
track?
How are we sharing
that information
across disciplines
(pulling data -> feed
measures)
Open source data vs.
protected (covered
entity)
Get others’
methodology on high
utilizers
Get Antioch PD
report (vulnerability
risk index)
3. Cross walk of familiar
faces
Ranking
opportunities based
on number of arrests
or encounters over
last five years (Jail,
police, health)
City/county MOUs
Include Housing First
interventions
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Priority #4 – Increase Mental Health Diversion (Pre- and Post-Complaint)
Objectives Action Steps Who When
1. Use the MHET
Forensic Review Team to
hold pre-1810 cross
system discussion to
determine best course of
action for clients:
- Multi-disciplinary review
- Early intervention
a) Review and adopt the
“LEAD +” Antioch model
protocols and criteria as a
model for case reviews.
b) Determine how 5150
CORE resources
should/could be involved in
the process.
c) Need to ensure
prosecutor engagement-
currently part of LEAD+
MHET, LEAD +
/1810 Team,
Forensic Science
2.
Determine population
eligibility by
intervention level
Develop 5 levels of
intervention:
1) Triage and Divert –
PES / (Crisis Solution
Center – Future)
2) Regular case course
3) Forensic LEAD + /
MHET review
4) IST
5) Conserve
a) Review and determine
definitions and criteria for
each level of intervention.
Use historical data to
understand population
definitions/needs.
b) Build supportive
stabilization resources to
meet client needs
c) Determine alternative
responses for those who
are not eligible (especially
based on exclusions) or do
not comply.
d) Determine what “teeth”
are needed support client.
What are the reporting
requirements? Time lines?
Availability of treatment
and options if it is not
available.
MHET, LEAD+
1810 Team
3. Governance and
Structure
a) Develop an AB 1810
implementation MOU or
charter.
b) Determine what
information needs to be
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Objectives Action Steps Who When
shared by whom, when and
how and why.
c) Determine who is the
keeper of this process.
d) Who is on the steering
committee and how will it
operate.
4. Maximize, leverage
and build funds and other
resources.
a) Who is eligible to apply
for and manage 1810
funds?
b) Build a housing and
inpatient strategy
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RECOMMENDATIONS
The following recommendations have been developed in response to the SIM discussion and group’s
identified priorities and action plans. Action plans as developed at the SIM are included in the Action
Plan section and should be considered as a recommendation to continue to move forward regardless
if they are included in the recommendations below. We encourage stakeholders to review and
prioritize recommendations and SIM Action Plans according to aligned interests and current county
priorities. Some of the following recommendations are more general than others; none are intended
to be prescriptive but, rather, suggestions of how to approach identified issues.
Most recommendations include references to websites, articles and documents, or examples of work
being done across the country. Inclusion of such websites, articles, documents and work taking place
across the country are only examples and not intended to be exhaustive. In addition, inclusion in this
report is not endorsement from PRA or PRI, but is intended to help point those reading this
document in a direction to self-explore and determine actions regarding gaps in their system. Best
wishes to you in your journey to improve your system.
OVERARCHING RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATION #1
ESTABLISH AN UBER COMMITTEE AND PROCESS THAT ALLOWS FOR SHARED
LEADERSHIP, RESPONSIBILITY, COORDINATION, AND OVERSIGHT OF JUSTICE SYSTEM
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATION AND REFORM
The basis of this strategy came from the priority areas and Action Plan #5. Currently, the County
has several planning and coordinating committees tasked with improving criminal justice and
behavioral health services and infrastructure. There is a need to improve coordination, reduce
duplication of work and jointly develop a plan that uses the County’s resources in an efficient
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and effective manner. The goal is to improve coordination and streamline the work rather than
stop any one group from moving forward.
Following are some of the current groups and advisory committees: Contra Costa
Behavioral Healthcare Partnership, Office of Reentry and Justice, Racial Justice Oversight
Body, Contra Costa Community Corrections Partnership (CCP), and Stepping-up Steering
Committee.
Inventory and Review
Develop a matrix identifying current planning groups including: membership, reason for existing,
meeting dates and attendance; goals, directives and mandates; charters, resolutions, strategic
plans and other documents; budgets; contracts, and metrics and data points and gaps.
Some of the plans and documents to include: The Homeless Encampment Action
Protocol MOU, BHP Strategic Plan, Racial Justice Task Force Report, Detention Health
Services Pre-Release Planning Pilot Project and the AB 109 Public Safety Realignment
Plan and annual reports, presentations such as the Justice Reforms in Contra Costa
County Post AB 109 Public Safety Alignment.
Include the Reentry Strategic Plan.
An inventory by H3 of housing by types, capacity and eligibility.
Convene and Coordinate
Consider using a “collective impact model” to align and advance the work of all the groups and
results in shared vision and metrics, mutually reinforcing activities, open communication and
solid backbone support to keep efforts moving forward. Use Stepping Up Resolution 2015/456 as
the bases of a “charter”:
1) Determine baseline and prevalence numbers;
2) Identify and understand current treatment and service capacity;
3) Identify and review local and state plans, policy and funding barriers to minimize justice
system contact and provide community treatment and support.
4) Develop an overarching jail reduction plan with measurable outcomes including jail bookings
and length of stay, connections to treatment, stabilization and recidivism; and
5) Create a process to track progress and information systems.
The Stepping Up Initiative has created resources for county leaders to guide the process of
addressing these issues via the Stepping Up Toolkit and the Self-Assessment. In addition, the
initiative has created resources, such as case studies and virtual presentations, to support
implementation of strategies to reduce jail incarceration of individuals with mental disorders.
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RECOMMENDATION #2
ESTABLISH STANDARDIZED METRICS AND DATA-SHARING ACROSS COUNTY AGENCIES
TO IMPROVE DATA-INFORMED DECISION-MAKING
The basis of this strategy came from the priority areas and Action Plan #3. Cross-system data can
help us improve overall system outcomes at the micro and macro level. It is essential to identify
system gaps and resource utilization. It can help us understand returns on our investments and
improve outcomes. Individualized data is necessary to identify and stratify potential populations
for alternative processing and inform strategies to build a more responsive system. It allows you
to tell your story of your success. Unfortunately, all too often criminal justice data systems are
transactional or operational in nature, making them “data rich but analysis poor” with reporting
functions limited to boilerplate reports. Generally, disciplinary stakeholders have their own data
systems, each with unique individual identifiers making data matching very limited. Many do not
capture trends, let alone allow for data integration or interface with other systems within the
justice or behavioral health systems.
A review of the Contra Costa County Public Safety Realignment Annual Reports: FY 14/15 and FY
16/17 provide a strong rationale for this recommendation. Both reports, page 5, have basically
the same paragraph:
“The RDA team worked with each County Department, as well as seven*(*seven in FY 14/15,
11 community- based organizations (CBO’s) in FY 16/17) community-based organizations
(CBOs) contracted to provide AB 109 services, in order to obtain the data necessary for the
following report. Because data was collected across a variety of departments who track AB
109 client measures differently, we caution against making direct comparisons from figures
across department sections. Moreover, because each department has a separate data system
and track AB 109 client data disparately, some measures such as the percentage of the AB
109 population under supervision with new criminal charges and/or convictions during FY
14/15 or FY 16/17 could not be calculated without tracking individuals across departments,
divisions and programs.”
This recommendation intentionally dovetails with Recommendation #1: Establish an Uber
Committee, Recommendation #3: Deflection and Diversion and Recommendation #4: Familiar
Faces strategies. Each should be viewed as natural extensions of each other and necessary to
improve overall cross system outcomes, resource utilization, and cost management.
Phase I
Using the plans in Recommendation #1, identify one or two data gaps and develop strategies to
share information, connect data systems and define metrics.
Convene a cross-system/discipline technology (IT) and user working group, including those who enter
data, to walk through their data systems:
Take a current or recent data set and “walk” through the data for a small group of
individuals to explore what is, and isn’t collected. Identify what data is entered, and
when, what is fixed vs free form, who is it shared with, how is it shared, who has
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access, how is access provided and by whom, what is the original source of data, how
is it verified; how is data pulled and pushed; what is part of a boilerplate report, etc.
Review any data sharing memorandums of agreement. Create memorandums as
appropriate.
Define terms and definitions of each data point. Review current and adjust
codebooks as needed.
Determine who already has access to enter, read, or change each data point.
Determine if a data point is private information or public.
Look at both charge-based and individual-based data.
Determine costs for each step in the process.
Create a data dictionary that includes shared definitions and defined terms to ensure there is
a common definition of what populations/issues you are trying to understand; learn from
each system how that data point is collected, coded, and stored. Determine common
identifiers to match populations. Sometimes, the best you will have is “name and date of
birth”. Some key terms to define are: serious mental illness, substance use disorder,
incompetent to stand trial, pre-trial eligibility, homeless and housing status. Terms that
surround tracking race and ethnicity also need to be defined.
Add an “opt out” clause to release of information about information collection for
data sharing (as appropriate) and analysis purposes.
Rather than tackle the entire system, start with integrating two or three parts of one system
– such as pre-trial and detention/jail data; or emergency department, mobile crisis and triage
center. After some success, look to add cross-discipline information such as jail-based mental
health and substance use information and pre-trial screening and outcomes.
Phase II
Develop a case-process flow analysis and data including race/ethnicity, gender, age, time to
process each step, level of offense and risk, bond eligibility and status, average length of stay
for the general population and for someone with a mental illness or a substance use
disorder.
Use data to understand trends. To the degree possible, use both charge-based and
individual-based data and look historically at issues such as repeat offenders, common
offense locations, system processing and access to services. Historical data can reflect trends
and target or illuminate issues.
If possible overlay access and utilization of mental health and substance use treatment and
medication. Include failure to appear and lengths of stay in jail.
Track data for racial and ethnic disparity across all programs. Examine criteria,
acceptance, successful completion rates and technical violations.
Track technical violation data to understand the impact on the jail and improve use of
sanctions and incentives.
Create cost measures that can be added to the analysis.
Include race, ethnicity, age, and gender in data analysis.
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Increase common understanding about information sharing:
Increase cross-system understanding of HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and HMIS for mental
health, substance use, and homelessness information sharing. Educate stakeholders
on information and data sharing between protected entities, between protected and
non-protected entities, and between non-protected entities.
Current State Laws Regarding Information Sharing
State Health Information Guidance: Sharing Behavioral
Health Information in California
Source: State of California Office of Health Information
Integrity https://www.chhs.ca.gov/wp-
content/uploads/2018/10/State-Health-Information-
Guidance-January-2018.pdf
PDF
Guidance on Applicable Federal Law
HIPAA.com Website
Health Information Privacy Portal
Source: US Department of Health and Human Services
Website
Frequently Asked Questions: Applying the Substance Abuse
Confidentiality Regulations to Health Information Exchange
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
PDF
Disclosure of Substance Use Patient Records: How Do I
Exchange Part 2 Data?
Source: Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology
PDF
Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records,
Cornell Law School
Confidentiality
of Substance
Use Disorder
Patient Records
Dispelling the Myths about Information Sharing between
Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems
PDF
Homeless Management Information System
HUD Exchange Homeless Management Information System
Guide and Tools
Website
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Source: HUD Exchange
PDF
Information-Sharing Guidance
Opportunities for Information Sharing to Enhance Public
Safety Outcomes
Source: IJIS Institute, Urban Institute
PDF
Prioritizing Justice-to-Health Exchanges Task Team Final
Report
Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Website
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Corrections and Reentry: Protected Health Information
Privacy Framework for Information Sharing
Source: American Probation and Parole Association
PDF
A Comparative Analysis of HL7 and NIEM: Enabling Justice-
Health Data Exchange
Source: National Consortium for Justice Information and
Statistics
PDF
Information Sharing in Criminal Justice-Mental Health
Collaborations: Working with HIPAA and Other Privacy Laws
PDF
Mental Health Information Systems
Source: World Health Organizations
Website
Tracking population-specific data:
Track population specific data (see also Familiar Face Recommendation) across a sample of
cases to create a case flow process by race/ethnicity, gender and age, identify areas of
redundancy such as screening and assessments, unnecessary wait times, disparity and access
to services. Types of data points may include average time stamps between processes by
type and level of offense, pre-trial and bond eligibility including holds (parole, other
jurisdictions, and federal), time from eligibility to time of release, release volume by time of
day and day of the week; sentencing outcomes, revocations by reason and outcomes,
diversion utilization and outcomes, and program and jail program access, capacity and
utilization.
Identify a “familiar face” population through analysis of court data by individual first, and
then by charges and address, accounting for housing instability and experiences of
homelessness. From there, look at pre-trial and bond eligibility as well as jail stays. If
available, look at detention/jail program service use (including medical and behavioral
health) and jail stays associated with court sanctions or technical violations. This should
result in the identification of low-level offenders with high-needs.
Data-sharing technology
Terms such as interface, integrated, and interoperability are used interchangeably,
however they may have different meanings. Refer to this quick guide on the
differentiation between the terms. In many cases, levels of data integration can be
achieved but the ability to interface systems is a tremendous leap forward.
Interoperability, especially across disciplines, is often challenging and not necessary
to improve system coordination and outcomes. A moto to keep in mind is “don’t let
great get in the way of good.”
Some counties, such as Johnson County (KS), have created their own county-wide
data hub. In Johnson County, the data hub is built on a system called My Resource
Connection (MyRC). Other counties are benefiting from the cumulative benefits of
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open source technology which can reduce system reliance on closed, proprietary
systems. Open source consortiums like the Open Justice Broker’s Consortium (OJBC)
(PDF and Website) specialize in cross-system data. OJBC began their work in Hawaii to
connect human service and criminal justice data systems. They now have members in
Pima County (AZ) and Adams County (CO) as well as the states of Michigan,
Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont. In each case, the new county or state is able to
benefit from the other systems’ work, resulting in expediting the process and
reducing costs.
Adams County (CO) offers the following lessons learned:
1. Start with survey to develop and document a unified vision, mission, and
goals.
2. Establish a governance structure to set policy and technical priorities, from
what kind of data makes sense to share to who will have access and where it
will reside
3. Set up the necessary protections, from data sharing and management control
agreements to intergovernmental agreements and rules of access.
4. Use project charters to align stakeholders, researchers, and technologists
behind a unified set of goals and expectations for projects in development
5. Use justice information sharing standards when possible as laid out by the
National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) and Global Reference
Architecture (GRA)
6. Map data, build database, and develop research, sharing, and analytics tools
Check with local universities to see if they can help map your data tracking and
information system. Some universities have specific departments that partner with
Counties and States. The Harvard School of Law, Government Performance Lab and
Code for America can be helpful partners in developing strategies and connection to
others who are doing similar work.
Dashboards
Dashboard indicators can be developed on the prevalence, demographics, and case
characteristics of adults with mental and substance use disorders who are being
arrested, passing through the courts, booked into the jail, sentenced to prison, placed
on probation, etc. Tools like Microsoft PowerBI are free and fairly easy to use.
A mental health dashboard can also be developed to monitor wait times in hospitals
for people in mental health crises and transfer times from the emergency
department to inpatient units or other services to determine whether procedures can
be implemented to improve such responses. These dashboard indicators can be
employed by a county planning and monitoring council to better identify
opportunities for programming and to determine where existing initiatives require
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adjustments. Louisville (KY) and Denver (CO) are among the jurisdictions with strong
jail mental health dashboards.
The publication Data-Driven Justice Playbook: How to Develop a System of Diversion
provides guidance on development of data driven strategies and use of data to
develop programs and improve outcomes. See also the Data Analysis and Matching
publications in the Resources section.
RECOMMENDATION #3
INCREASE COUNTY-WIDE DEFLECTION AND DIVERSION STRATEGIES. EXPLORE THE
NEED FOR A 24 HR CRISIS STABILIZATION AND TRIAGE CENTER AND A MENTAL
HEALTH-FIRST RESPONDER CO-RESPONDER STRATEGY.
The basis of this recommendation # 3 and recommendation #4 came from the SIM priority areas and
Action Plan #4. This recommendation should be dovetailed with Identify “familiar face” high-utilizer
populations to help manage costs, reduce unnecessary utilization of services while increasing individual
stabilization. Develop “high utilizer” strategies .
It is recommended that the county builds on its existing resources and takes a comprehensive look,
perhaps even a “mini-SIM” focusing on Intercept 0 and Intercept 1. Use data, determine gaps, lessons
learned from CoCo Lead+ in Antioch and MHET across Contra Costa County as a starting point. This
recommendation also has two specific priority areas
1. Explore the need for a 24-hour sub-acute crisis stabilization center; and,
2. Improvement of law enforcement-behavioral health co-response strategies.
1. Increase Deflection and Diversion Strategies
The ability to increase client stabilization through community and alternative processes is at the
heart of criminal justice deflection and diversion strategies. Law enforcement based deflection
requires immediate access to services, without barriers. System and public support for law
enforcement discretion is critical to supporting deflection strategies. In general, “deflection” is
pre-arrest or citation and refers to law enforcement utilizing non-criminal justice supports
without any official criminal justice action, while “diversion” may be pre or post-arrest or pre-or
post-booking. Diversion often refers to the use of an alternative criminal justice course of action.
For example: police deescalating an individual, using clinical co-responders, taking an individual
to a triage center, sobering center, or emergency department is seen as deflection; the addition
of a citation, or other criminal justice stakeholders’ involvement and offering an alternative to
traditional case processing such as treatment court, deferred prosecution or judgement, or Law
Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) are diversion strategies.
Document Actions to Understand Trends, Costs and Populations
The importance of documentation of “deflection” and “diversion” actions taken by law
enforcement cannot be overstated. At the very least, documentation should note if the action
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taken was: de-escalation, hospitalization, transportation and referral to services, citation, arrest
and detained, etc.
Determine how to identify or flag repeat/frequent individuals for law enforcement so
they can initiate the deflection or diversion process. See the Familiar Face
recommendation for more information.
Create a baseline and track by deflection and diversion strategy.
A simple “check-box” used by law enforcement, as within Fairfax County (VA) and Dade
County (FL) can document actions taken.
Track the total number of dispatch calls to persons with behavioral health issues and
sort by actions – de-escalation, cite, arrest/detained, deflect/divert, and “No Probable
Arrest,” “Probable Misdemeanor Arrest,” or “Probable Felony Arrest.”
Track the percentage and type of calls specialized police units/officers are responding
to and prioritize calls if necessary.
Establish costs of various actions to determine return on deploying various strategies.
Deflection
The following strategies can improve immediate support for an individual and improve access to
services, and appropriate service match.
1. Increase coordination and access to crisis services, especially psychiatric beds.
Strategies should be developed to streamline access to beds and increase
capacity of hospital resources. Explore the development of, and use of a bed
registry across the crisis triage and the hospital network. Such a registry could be
helpful in tracking availability when services are needed.
Consider how to improve “release-to-supports” to improve stabilization and
continuity of care including medication, housing, and emotional supports.
Coordinate with county and state crisis call centers and lines. Physically call crisis call
lines and review websites, billboards, public information about crisis services. Ensure
information is up-to date and access and messages are clear. Talk with Colorado Crisis
Services about they developed their robust, statewide referral database.
Review current recipients of deflection and diversion strategies. Compile data to
understand recipient needs and evaluate the match to meet the recipient needs.
Address the “churn” effect of persons repeatedly coming through the process
without different results, and remove “constriction” issues where the system
becomes clogged due to limitations in moving persons to the next step.
Examine the process to access services and criteria to access services; match risk and
need to services; formalize referral processes; and increase knowledge of what
services do and don’t offer.
Use data and other methods to learn about current processes, and who is
receiving services including their risk and needs level. Review any existing
contracts or agreements to understand current expectations.
Develop agreements that include service match to risk and need levels. Develop
outcome metrics and clarify expectations. Create strategies to streamline referral
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processes. Commit to have dedicated services and “slots” for justice-involved
persons with medium to high risk and needs. Address concerns of service
providers in taking higher risk offenders. Routinely address issues and make
adjustments.
2. Utilize co-response clinical strategies
Build on the current MHET model and explore implementing a full clinical co-response
model. A joint, clinical mental health and law enforcement/first responder response is
known as “co-responders or clinical co-response.” Generally, once law enforcement has
secured the scene and determined they do not have to make an arrest, clinicians work
directly with law enforcement to help determine the best clinical response for the
individual. Although co-response strategies vary from community to community, the
general framework entails a licensed clinician who rides along with law enforcement or
can be requested to the scene of a mental health crisis. The crux of a co-response
strategy is that the licensed clinician can assist law enforcement in de-escalating the
crisis, establish a warm hand-off to services, and provide proactive follow-up to improve
the likelihood of long-term services engagement. Some law enforcement departments
have specific teams that routinely work together, others have a more general response.
In some cases, regular patrol requests a co-responder while other departments have
officers and co-responders working specific areas known for “high-needs” calls.
Regardless of the model, to be effective, “community-based crisis response” must be
adequately staffed to respond promptly to crisis calls. More communities are
coordinating mobile crisis/co-response team responses with law enforcement especially
during peak call hours and co-locating services or embedding clinicians in police district
headquarters. Often these services are augmented by providing telephone or
videoconference consultation to law enforcement. The Crisis Now report provides a
comprehensive overview of crisis services and a crisis framework. Some states with
advanced crisis frameworks include Colorado, Texas, New York, Virginia and California. In
addition, consider the viewpoints and experiences of individuals with lived experience
and family members when designing deflection and diversion programs.
Explore the use of virtual crisis response strategies such as video conferencing and
telehealth to support law enforcement officers and other first responders responding to
crisis situations. The use of videoconferencing to expand access to the mental health
consultation is increasingly being used to connect law enforcement with mental health
professionals. Counties with varying populations, from large counties (e.g., Harris County,
TX), medium counties (Lancaster County, NE), and small counties (Yuma County, AZ),
have employed this technology to improve response times of mental health co-
responders. For reference, see the overview of virtual crisis response from Springfield
(MO) provider Behavioral Health Response.
Additional crisis response strategies for consideration:
Expand CIT training and coordinate across each of the law enforcement entities
and 9-1-1 call takers in the surrounding municipalities.
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Mental Health First Aid training to first responders including EMS/Fire and other
justice system stakeholders is a terrific way to build common information across
the system.
Increase coordination with Probate Court regarding guardianship and outpatient
commitment.
Explore using a Social Impact Bond. Reference the Urban Institute report on
Denver’s experience.
Explore a county tax to ensure funding and increase availability of services. Some
of the counties with a tax include Bernalillo County (NM) and Denver (CO).
3. Sub-acute Triage and Stabilization Services
Sub-acute triage and stabilization models vary across the United States.
Review current program data, including Contra Costa Crisis Center, to create an understanding of
who is, and who isn’t accessing these services, what services are offered and gaps in need and
care. Examine treatment match to client need and gaps in level of care based on population
needs. Based on service needs, examine the necessity of adding new crisis service models which
can allay the need for the psychiatric emergency service admissions. Before implementing a new
service, explore how the service will work with existing mental health, law enforcement, and
EMS/Fire responses.
Bexar County has created a comprehensive, person centered crisis and stabilization process.
Contra Costa county is well positioned to implement many of the Bexar County strategies.
Mental health crisis services triage and stabilization units can be a tremendous asset in a
community; however, any brick-and-mortar setting will be underused and without the
desired outcomes unless the following conditions are met:
Stakeholders obtain a clear understanding of the need for a facility;
Stakeholders establish a formal commitment to utilize the facility;
Stakeholders focus efforts on integrating the existing crisis response process; and,
Stakeholders understand that, without pro-active follow-up, post-crisis services, and
engagement strategies, the use of crisis services by an individual will continue into
the future.
4. Continue Implementation of Homeless Intervention Strategies
Communities around the country including Contra Costa County have begun to develop more
formal approaches to housing development, including use of the Housing First model. The
100,000 Home Initiative identifies key steps for communities to take to expand housing options
for persons with mental illness. A strong housing continuum includes emergency shelters,
landlord support and intervention, rapid rehousing, Permanent Supportive Housing (with or
without Housing First but including supportive services such as case management, treatment,
employment, etc.), Supported Housing (partial rent subsidies), transitional housing, affordable
rental housing, and home ownership. In addition, consider how dependent care, institutional
care, home-based services such as FACT, FUSE and ACT, halfway houses, and respite care can
support specific populations needs.
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The Corporation for Supportive Housing FUSE Resource Center describes supportive
housing initiatives for super utilizers (frequent users) of jails, hospitals, healthcare,
emergency shelters and other public systems.
Camden New Jersey has developed a promising collaboration of healthcare, social
service, and law enforcement services to address their “complex care” populations that
have frequent contact with their hospitals and, sometimes, police. They have been
showing success in reducing repeated contact and improving health.
o Work with homeless service providers and triage systems to improve coordination
and access to shelter and housing providers.
Understand and, where possible, address provider criteria that limits access of criminal
justice, or persons living with mental health or substance use issues. Whenever possible,
work collaboratively to improve access to housing, the environment of shelters and
housing to promote safety and stabilization.
Prioritize and coordinate access to housing, especially housing first and permanent
supportive housing models. Access to coordinated housing is usually based on scores
such as the Vulnerability Index and Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI-
SPDAT).
Diversify housing options such as transitional, supportive and supported housing. In
addition, a comment was made that “many shelters only provide that function but do not
connect persons with longer term housing services”. Discussions with shelter providers
and persons who have experienced homelessness could result in expanded thinking and
repurposing of some of the shelter beds.
Similar to permanent supportive housing, consider combining affordable housing with
access to supportive services to increase housing stability.
The Doe Fund, Ready to Work models create alternatives to jail or release from jail that
include housing, employment, and life skills training
Landlord Liaison projects increase the likelihood that landlords will accept individuals with
justice system involvement and higher needs.
Coordinated entry helps communities prioritize housing resources
Funding that supports move in costs, deposits, damage repair, etc.
Right Home, Right Time, Right Support:
o Learn the various housing funding streams at the municipal, county, state, federal
and private levels
State and Federal housing vouchers and public housing options, Veterans
Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Family Unification Program (FUP),
Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), Home Purchase Assistance Program
(HPAP), Tenant-based Rental Assistance (TBRA), Permanent Supportive
Housing (PSH) and PHS Bonus, PSH Shelter Plus Care (PSH(S+C))
o Inventory who is currently in supported housing to ensure match with level of need.
Coordinate with your local HUD CoC - Continuum of Care
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o Understand U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) definitions
to access various housing options.
o Understand HUD rules and compare to local housing authority rules
o Work to prioritize criminal justice housing under you CoC and housing authority.
The following resources may help inform strategy development. See also Housing under
Resources below.
o GAINS Center. Moving Toward Evidence-based Housing Program for Person with
Mental Illness in Contact with the Justice System
o Stefancic, A., Hul, L., Gillespie, C., Jost, J., Tsemberis, S., and Jones, H. (2012).
Reconciling Alternative to Incarceration and Treatment Mandates with a Consumer
Choice Housing First model: A Qualitative study of Individuals with Psychiatric
Disabilities. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 12, 382–408.
o Tsemberis, S. (2010). Housing First: The Pathways Model to End Homelessness for
People with Mental Illness and Addiction. Center City, MN: Hazelden Press.
o Stefancic, A., Henwood, B. F., Melton, H., Shin, S. M., Lawrence-Gomez, R., and
Tsemberis, S. (2013). Implementing Housing First in Rural Areas: Pathways Vermont,
American Journal of Public Health, 103, 206–209.
o Shifting the Focus from Criminalization to Housing
o Lehman, M.H., Brown, C.A., Frost, L.E., Hickey, J.S., and Buck, D.S. (2012). Integrated
Primary and Behavioral Health Care in Patient-Centered Medical Homes for Jail
Releases with Mental Illness. Criminal Justice and Behavior, published online.
Built for Zero (formerly Zero: 2016) is a rigorous national change effort working to help a
core group of committed communities end veteran and chronic homelessness.
Coordinated by Community Solutions, the national effort supports participants in
developing real time data on homelessness, optimizing local housing resources, tracking
progress against monthly goals, and accelerating the spread of proven strategies.
5. Review and improve client community stabilization.
Community-based supports such as Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), Assertive Community
Treatment (ACT) and Forensic- ACT processes and Frequent Users Service Enhancement (FUSE)
are some of the core programs that can help stabilize high-needs clients in the community. It is
likely that those served by these programs are all eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
or Social Security Disability Income (SSDI). All of the models are staff intensive and require
comprehensive support including housing, medications, case management, access to primary,
mental health and substance use disorder interventions.
Review current contracts, eligibility, number served, services, and outcomes for these
services.
Review and improve how these programs interface with Probate Court practices.
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Consider bridging ACT services with incompetent to stand trial populations and community
restoration models.
Review and create outcome-based agreements to support the implementation of AOT,
ACT/FACT and FUSE with fidelity.
o Work the state/regional SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) providers to
apply for SSI/SSDI entitlements. If not already enrolled, the SOAR process can be
initiated for those under AOT, in the state hospital, in psych-units in community
hospitals or under mental health alerts in jails and prisons. Cross system coordination
will be critical to not duplicate efforts and complete the applications.
6. Create Shared Values
Deflection and diversion in the criminal justice system requires shared values and response to
individuals with high needs. Routinely discuss the challenges and various points of view held by
various justice stakeholders.
Provide a way to “listen to understand” (rather than to “respond”) to each other and
explore concepts such as accountability, public safety, “victim” and tolerance level for
various diversion options. Invite community members, providers and persons with lived
experience to be part of the discussions. Use the LEAN concept of “customers” to identify
impacted sectors (e.g., business, family, victims).
Develop a process to respond to concerns about deflection/diversion. Develop a
collaborative message that communicates that deflection and diversion are appropriate
strategies to use in case a negative event occurs.
Develop a cost model of the traditional system and deflection/diversion strategies.
Consider developing a restorative justice based response to low level offenses such as
shoplifting, loitering and quality of life offenses. Perhaps develop a sheriff-run work crew
to support clean-up, graffiti removal, care of flower beds and gardens to offset municipal
costs and provide an alternative to jail for unpaid fines and fees.
7. Post-booking stabilization
Post-booking stabilization process (not program) provides opportunities at multiple points to
screen and address behavioral health, including who receives information about post booking
options, who can be diverted out and to what, what is needed to stabilize individuals in jail, and
what services are persons needed to be released to in the community. Essential elements can
be found in the SAMHSA Monograph, “Municipal Courts: An Effective Tool for Diverting People
with Mental and Substance Use Disorders in the Criminal Justice System.” The monograph
identifies four essential elements of arraignment diversion programs. Improving screening,
clinical assessment, and behavioral health disorders who are released without referral or follow-
up. The CASES Transitional Case Management and the Manhattan Arraignment Diversion
Program are two examples.
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RECOMMENDATION # 4
FURTHER INCORPORATE THE USE OF PEERS AND PEER SUPPORT AND RECOVERY
ACROSS INTERCEPTS
Peer specialists and peer support services can assist in helping inmates with mental
illness/addiction to engage in treatment. They can be instrumental as part of a re-entry team to
help an inmate connect with services upon release. Peer support has been found to be
particularly helpful in easing the traumatization of the corrections process and encouraging
consumers to engage in treatment services. Peers can work one-on one or in a setting such as a
“living room” model or as part of homeless, crisis evaluation centers, emergency departments,
treatment courts, jail and reentry services, mental health and detox settings. Please review the
resources below for information.
The 2014 SAMHSA publication Toolkit for Evaluating Peer Respites provides information on
developing Peer Respite Centers.
Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services has created a
helpful Peer Support Toolkit.
There are many other resources available such as Medicaid Coverage of Peer Support for People
with Mental Illness.
Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) are integral to individual recovery and can be integrated
into probation or other case management plans.
Living Room Living Room, Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice.pdf
https://www.gjcpp.org/pdfs/2013-007-final-20130930.pdf
Best Practices for Effectively Integrating Peer Staff in the Workplace, New York State
Office of Mental Health (2017)
Florida Peer Services Handbook, Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of
Substance Abuse and Mental Health (2016)
Peer Services Toolkit: A Guide to Advancing and Implementing Peer-Run Behavioral
Health Services, ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership (Now called the
College of Behavioral Health Leadership) and Optum (2015)
Enhancing the Peer Provider Workforce: Recruitment, Supervision, and
Retention, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (2014)
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERCEPT 0 AND INTERCEPT 1
RECOMMENDATION # 5
IDENTIFY “FAMILIAR FACE” HIGH UTILIZER POPULATIONS TO HELP MANAGE COSTS,
REDUCE UNNECESSARY UTILIZATION OF SERVICES WHILE INCREASING INDIVIDUAL
STABILIZATION. DEVELOP “HIGH UTILIZER” STRATEGIES
It is important to differentiate between a) identifying a “familiar face” population (which, at
some level, is static); b) understanding the reasons for frequent use of jail, behavioral health, and
medical services; and c) using information to inform strategies from proactive identification of
people at risk to be “familiar faces.” Identify strategies to objectively flag, intervene and serve
these familiar faces.
Use historical data from the court, jail, or MHET to start the identification process of high
utilizers. Build on efforts such as CoCo Lead Plus, mobile crisis and other deflection and diversion
strategies to identify high utilizers or “familiar face” populations within and across various
systems. Use the lessons learned to increase information sharing, service implementation,
identify gaps and improve outcomes.
General High Utilizer Identification Process
Build relationships and establish a working group across justice and non-justice stakeholders;
establish goals to improve outcomes for highly vulnerable populations. Build on existing
resources such as a Continuum of Care, homeless providers, and law enforcement Crisis
Intervention Team programs.
Convene the county mental health provider, county hospital, police, fire, EMS, 9-1-1, courts,
prosecutors, public defenders, sheriff, homeless providers, withdrawal management
services, etc. to understand various high utilizer populations from their perspective.
Determine data points and seek agreements to analyze and share data at the aggregate
and individual level.
Map current system flow, frequency, costs for various populations.
Define, identify, stratify and create strategies to meet the needs of various high utilizing
populations. Some populations to consider:
Emergency services such as fire, EMS and emergency rooms for non-emergency issues
Calls for police services where calls are based on mental health or intellectual disability
Incompetent to stand trial repeat individuals with low level, non-violent offenses
Repeated use of withdrawal management and police contact
Repeated overdose of substance use disorders resulting in emergency care and use of
naloxone.
Repeated technical violators of probation services
Failure to appear and high court utilization for low level offenses
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Parents where child abuse/neglect has been substantiated and frequent arrest or citation
for substance use or levels of mental health disorders.
Track outcomes of police contact. The importance of documenting pre-booking actions
including citation, arrest, hospitalization, de-escalation, and referral, cannot be overstated.
Determine how to flag individuals for police so they can initiate the deflection or
diversion process.
Create a baseline and track by deflection and diversion strategy.
A simple “check-box” used by law enforcement, as within Fairfax, VA and Dade County,
FL, can document actions taken.
Track the total number of dispatch calls to persons with behavioral health issues and
sort by actions – arrest, deflect/divert, or “No Probable Arrest,” “Probable
Misdemeanor Arrest,” and “Probable Felony Arrest.”
Track the percentage and type of calls specialized police units/officers are responding
to and prioritize calls, if necessary.
Develop dashboard to track the prevalence, demographics, and case characteristics of adults
with mental and substance use disorders who are being arrested, passing through the courts,
booked into the jail, sentenced to prison, placed on probation, etc. Systems such as
Microsoft Power BI allow flexibility in presenting information.
A mental health dashboard can also be developed to monitor wait times in hospitals for
people in mental health crises and transfer times from the emergency department to
inpatient units or other services to determine whether procedures can be implemented
to improve such responses. These dashboard indicators can be employed by a county
planning and monitoring council to better identify opportunities for programming and to
determine where existing initiatives require adjustments.
Identify top system utilizers through analysis of court data (tickets, municipal and
misdemeanor) by individual first, and then by offense, address of offense, etc. Share the list
with justice system stakeholders: police, 9-1-1, pre-trial/bond eligibility and LOS before
release, failure to appear (FTA), warrants, risk and need scores, detention frequency and
LOS, engagement in detention/jail program services (including medical and behavioral
health), probation and parole, and Department of Corrections, including technical violations
and outcomes, etc. Stratify the list in ascending order of arrests or jail days; create a
reasonable cut off point. Copy the list and add codes for identified behavioral health issues to
a separate, protected list. This should result in understanding a lower level offender with
high needs.
Map offense locations to understand density of offenses by offense type and develop
strategies to improve outcomes.
Share the list, with full name, known alias, and date of birth (not including protected health
information) with additional non-justice stakeholders: homeless systems (HMIS), hospitals,
detox facilities, Human Services, Fire/EMS, community mental health, treatment providers,
and other relevant community providers to understand the utilization, needs and gaps in
resources.
Providers may not be able to provide individual information, but they can provide
information by cohort regarding levels of utilization of their systems.
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Request costs of services when possible.
Develop MOUs with appropriate stakeholders to obtain more comprehensive data.
Work with state systems such as Medicaid and behavioral health payers to provide
utilization costs.
Develop strategies to address specific population needs.
RECOMMENDATION # 6
IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER STRATEGY:
POPULATION IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT RESOURCES IN THE JAIL AND
COMMUNITY.
SIM Workshop participants identified substance use disorder treatment capacity and access as a
significant gap. The facilitators note the following substance use disorder initiatives and
encourage stakeholders to expand and integrate substance use disorder treatment initiatives
with other initiatives described in this report.
Substance use disorder treatment levels: The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s
ASAM criteria is the result of a collaboration that began in the 1980s to define one national
set of criteria for providing outcome-oriented and results-based care in the treatment of
addiction. Today the criteria have become the most widely used and comprehensive set of
guidelines for placement, continued stay and transfer/discharge of patients with addiction
and co-occurring conditions.
ASAM Criteria- Determining Severity Ratings
Understanding and Utilizing the ASAM Placement Criteria
The 2016 SAMHSA publication Screening and Assessment of Co-occurring Disorders in the
Justice System developed by Roger Peters and the SAMHSA GAINS Center (see Screening and
Assessment section of the Resources), provides an overview of screening and assessment
and treatment of individuals with co-occurring disorders in the criminal justice system. In
addition, Screening and Assessment instruments for mental illness, substance use, co-
occurring disorders, treatment motivation and trauma/PTSD. Recommended screening tools
include:
Texas Christian University Drug Screen V
Simple Screening Instrument for Substance Abuse
Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test
The SAMHSA publication, Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment. Treatment
Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 4 SAMHSA Tip 45, provides communities with
guidance on a continuum of inpatient and outpatient care for detoxification services and
identifies best practices.
Jails and prisons are increasingly utilizing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) at the point of
reentry. The American Society of Addiction Medicine has established a National Practice
Guideline to provide information on evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder.
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The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatrists has established a clinical support system
for providers, including prescribers working with justice-involved individuals. Education and
training are available through the following web portal.
The National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
have established promising practices and guidelines for jail-based Medication Assisted
Treatment.
The San Diego Serial Inebriate Program is a nationally recognized program to offer services to
a chronic inebriate population.
There are several curricula that can be helpful to use within the facility. See Jail Based
Substance Abuse Treatment Literature Review for details.
o General cognitive curricula such as: Thinking for a Change (TFC) and Moral
Reconation Therapy (MRT) are effective, but can be lengthy to administer.
o The SMART Recovery curriculum is shorter in length to administer.
InsideOut is a SMART Recovery program for substance abuse treatment in
correctional settings.
o The Matrix Model is a curriculum for persons suffering from methamphetamine use
disorder.
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) protocols in the jail and community:
Review current Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) processes in the community and jail.
Many jails are only giving Vivitrol, or Suboxone to women who are pregnant.
Ensure support, especially peer support, to help persons maintain MAT and their recovery.
See the Medication Assisted Treatment section of the Resources portion of this report.
Strategies may include treatment on demand, police follow-up and referral to services, a
resource center, harm reduction/syringe exchange, and/or first responders trained in and
carrying Naloxone.
Consider a collective impact process to bring together harm reduction, prevention,
treatment and enforcement strategies. Think of both process, and individual-, policy-, and
place-based strategies.
Full jail/criminal justice facility MAT for opioid use disorder includes:
o Screening for use and withdrawal
o Withdrawal management on Buprenorphine
o Maintenance dosing and induction on Methadone and Buprenorphine paired with
appropriate psychoeducational classes, and
o Peer support in the facility and upon release
o Inmates leaving with Naloxone (Narcan)
o Approximately 1% of the over 3000 county jails is offering a full spectrum of MAT
protocols. Dr. Rai at Denver County Jail is open to discussing their model that
provides all levels of MAT: maintenance, induction, withdrawal management,
psych/social education and Narcan at release.
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See Jail-Based Medication-Assisted Treatment: Promising Practices, Guidelines, and Resources for
the Field, October 2018, https://www.ncchc.org/jail-based-mat., National Sheriffs’ Association,
National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
Trauma-informed curricula such as Seeking Safety, TREM, and M-TREM are important to offer as
trauma is often underpinning substance use disorders.
Seeking Safety is a non-clinical curriculum.
Basic post-traumatic stress disorder assessment may be helpful to use. The
Abbreviated PCL-C is a shortened version of the PTSD Checklist – Civilian version.
Clients with cognitive impairment often go undetected but may fail to comply with justice
demands and fail to comprehend forms of treatment due to their impairments. Screening for
cognitive impairment is important.
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Ohio State University (OSU) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Identification
Method (OSU TBI-ID) is a standardized procedure for eliciting a person’s
lifetime history of TBI via a 3-5 minute structured interview.
SAMHSA’s TIP 57: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services helps
professionals understand the impact of trauma.
Cognitive Impairment:
The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) was developed to assess the
frequency with which people experienced cognitive failures, such as absent-
mindedness, in everyday life.
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
The Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination (SLUMS) is a brief
oral/written exam given to people that are suspected to have dementia or
Alzheimer’s disease. Instructions are found here.
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERCEPT 2 AND INTERCEPT 3
RECOMMENDATION # 7
EXAMINE THE NEED FOR PRETRIAL INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE FAILURE TO APPEAR
OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BOOKED AND RELEASED.
Examine the feasibility and need for alternatives to detention and pre-adjudication diversion
options for people with mental disorders at Intercept 2. Defendants with mental disorders who
are remanded to pretrial detention often have worse public safety outcomes than defendants
who are released to the community pending disposition of their criminal cases.
Proportional Responses
Consider proportional responses based on the severity of a defendant’s criminal risk and
behavioral health treatment needs.
Defendants with pending cases who are released to pre-trial services as an alternative to
detention. These may be cases with moderate criminal risk but where the individuals would
benefit from community-based services that are not available while in pretrial detention and
pretrial failure can be avoided.
A deferred prosecution approach where a low-risk defendant is directed to participate in a
short-term community-based treatment program. Successful completion of the program
results in dismissal of the charges while failure results in remand to custody and continuation
of the criminal case. The Milwaukee County Pre-trial Diversion program offers diversion
opportunities using restorative justice and other accountability models.
Consider a competency court docket, such as was established by the Seattle Municipal Court,
to reduce time spent in jail during the competency process. Refer to the journal article by
Finkle and colleagues (2009) and the 2013 report on the Seattle Municipal Court mental
health court, which houses the competency court docket.
Explore implementing a detention Population Review Team (PRT) process similar to the one
in Lucas County, Ohio. Weekly meetings are held with the prosecutor, public defender, jail
representatives, mental health professionals, and others when appropriate. The team
reviews a list of individuals in pre-trial custody to determine why a person is being detained
and if he or she can be safely released before trial or have his/her case resolved quickly. For
example, some individuals are released to mental health services as part of pre-trial
conditions. In other cases, if the case during the normal course of action would result in a
plea, the plea offer expedited rather than waiting to set a trial date.
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RECOMMENDATION # 8
IMPROVE PRE-AND POST-ARREST DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL POPULATIONS
Participants discussed the Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) population who are detained in jail while
waiting transfer to a state forensic hospital. The IST issue is a challenge for states across the country, but
strategies have emerged to reduce the number of individuals found IST, provide outpatient restoration
alternatives and reduce IST inpatient length of stay. In addition, deflection of repeat individuals and
improved coordination with Probate Court can reduce unnecessary revolving patterns of persons where
competency has historically been an issue. See the American Bar Association legal standards (2016) for
diversion strategies for the individuals charged with misdemeanors who are deemed incompetent to
stand trial (Criminal Justice Standard on Mental Health 7.4- 8(e)).
AB 1810 Implementation
Successful implementation of AB 1810 calls for cross-system and cross-discipline coordination
and collaboration at the local and state level. Developing an AB 1810 implementation strategy
and developing pre-and post- booking diversion was SIM priority area #4. SIM participants
identified a path forward based on the CoCo LEAD (Antioch) model. The public defender’s office
is taking the lead until a governance structure for AB 1810 can be established. Part of the
structure includes developing a comprehensive plan, and chartering the work of the governing
committee.
Some of the questions for stakeholders to examine are as follows:
1. What entities are eligible to apply for and manage 1810 funds?
2. What information needs to be shared by whom, when and how and why?
3. What should the governance structure be including who should be on the steering
committee and how will it operate.
4. Metrics and a review process needs to be established. Memorandums of Agreement
should be developed to support information sharing.
5. What are other States and Counties doing to manage IST issues and populations?
Some states are limiting competency restoration process for misdemeanors.
Minnesota, Virginia and Georgia have the shortest misdemeanor restoration terms.
In Virginia and Georgia, 45 days are allowed to restore competency (misdemeanors);
if not restored, the person is released or civil commitment action is taken. In
Minnesota, a misdemeanor case is dismissed after 30 days unless the prosecutor files
a notice of intent.
Competency: Deflect or Divert Repeat Offenders
We encourage the justice community to think proactively about how to use deflection strategies
to reduce the number of individuals involved in the justice system where there are potential
concerns that competency is an issue.
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Consider using a “familiar face” triage process to deflect low-level offenders to services
including a triage center, housing first and supportive housing resources and ACT; work
collaboratively with Probate Court, guardianship and AOT services to improve long-term
community based support.
Stable housing is critical to individuals with high needs being successful in the
community. SIM participants recognize the need to build a housing strategy.
Consider not allowing competency to be raised in cases involving a misdemeanor offense.
Instead divert to services.
Consider convening a working group to review the current state of competency and
competency restoration, including frequency of raised competency over the past several
years, type of charges, evaluation/restoration outcomes, and individual information
including mental health and substance use history/treatment, housing status, insurance
status, and natural supports, if known.
In addition to the threshold of danger to self or others, some state laws support placing an
individual on a mental health hold when gravely disabled. Contra Costa NAMI has created a
Survival Guide and form that family and providers can use to document an individual’s behaviors
and be used to build the case for grave disability. Improve coordination among stakeholders to
increase efficacy of the Survival Guide.
Survival Guide: A Practical Plan for Supporting a Loved One with a Mental Illness (PDF)
Cover Letter for Family Information Forms (AB 1424) and Authorization for Verbal Release
of Information Form (PDF)
The American Academy of Psychiatry and Law has created guidelines for competency evaluation.
Stakeholder meetings from the local jurisdiction and the state to focus on this population can be
helpful. Outpatient competency-related programs can also be considered.
Competency Restoration: Nationally, (Zapf and Roesch, 2011) research shows 75-90% of
incompetent but restorable defendants are restored, generally, within 6 months of restoration
efforts. 13-01-1901 Zapf Standard Protocols for Tx to Restore Competency.pdf Zapf, P. (2013).
Standardizing Protocols for Treatment to Restore Competency to Stand Trial: Interventions and
Clinically Appropriate Time Periods (Document No. 13-01-1901). Olympia: Washington State
Institute for Public Policy.
GAINS Center (2007) Restoration Stage considerations, authored by Dr. Debra Pinals:
Utilization Management of restoration beds – suitability for community or jail-based
restoration, prompt return to court upon restoration, capacity to transfer between levels
of care as needed during restoration
Standardization across settings, reasonable statutory timeframes for restoration, jail and
community-based restoration
Group learning Format (Noffsinger, 2001; Mossman et al., 2007)
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Education, anxiety reduction, guest lectures, mock trials, video modules, post-
restoration module, current legal events.
Potential new methodologies: Cognitive Remediation Strategies – Attention,
memory, reasoning and executive functioning (Schwalbe, E., and Medalia. A. 2007)
o The Slater Method (Wall et al., 2003), Restoration for defendants with
intellectual disability. Inpatient and outpatient versions utilizing phases that
build on knowledge, understanding and repetition
Restoration practices and settings vary from most restrictive inpatient, usually at a state mental
health hospital or jail-based, to community-based outpatient. According to the National Judicial
College, the following practices are suggested:
Psychotropic Medication: Sell v. United States, 539 U.S.166 (2003) identifies conditions
under which antipsychotic drugs can be administered against a defendant’s wishes for
the purpose of restoring competency but only in rare, limited circumstances.
Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S 210 (1990) authorizes the involuntary medication of
inmates who are dangerous to themselves or others and cannot give informed consent
by use of an internal administrative process. Additional, inter-institutional medication
challenges include sharing formulary information, access to and maintenance on
medications once stabilized; restoration education to prescribers and medication
consistency in the community.
Frequent Status Updates to the Court, and/or Assigned Case Managers: Forensically
trained case managers who access services, track progress and update court.
o Establish protocols that preset or advance the return court date within 24 hours
on a misdemeanor and 10 days for a felony.
Forensic Telehealth –Secure video conferencing during restoration (e.g. Wisconsin);
Videoconferencing for “Sell” hearings (e.g. Texas and Nevada).
Restoration settings from most restrictive to least include: Inpatient usually at a State
Mental Health Hospital, Jail Based, and Community-based Outpatient. Considerations, at
the very least should include the level, type/nature of the offense (e.g., violent felony vs
quality of life), patient/defendant safety related concerns for self and others, staffing and
expertise of evaluators and restoration services; access to appropriate medications and is
the setting conducive to restoration?
Outpatient Community Restoration (OPCR): WJP-5-228 Outpatient Comp Restoration.pdf;
Lookin’ for beds in all the wrong places: Outpatient competency restoration as a promising
approach to modern challenges; Gowensmith, W. Neil, Frost, Lynda E., Speelman, Danielle
W.,Therson, Danielle E. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Vol 22(3), Aug 2016, 293-305
APA PsycNET. Also see the SAMHSA’s GAINS Center’s Quick Fixes for Effectively Dealing with
Persons Found Incompetent to Stand Trial (2007).
o Often used for patients/defendants with lower level, non-violent cases
o Housing stability and ability to pay is a consideration in some locations
o Generally stable on medication or willing to accept medication
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o Mental Health Courts may have a “Competency Court” docket attached that is
associated with OPCR
Jail-based Competency Restoration(JBCR): Jail based Comp Restor.pdf; RISE Jail based
programs A-7-Restoring-Individuals-Safely-and-Effectively-(RISE).pdf; RISE program at
Arapahoe County, CO Detention Center.
Dr. Reena Kapoor, MD, explores the question of impact of the setting on restoration in her
Commentary: Jail-based competency restoration (2011). http://www.correctcarers.com/rise/
Some of the issues surrounding JBCR are: Will it increase the number of persons in jail? Is
there a racial/ethnic or socio-economic issue? Does the setting impact competency
restoration? Doe it let the state off the hook? Will it prevent us from taking a hard look at
current practices that need to be addressed?
Additional competency resources and information:
Florida has developed a Competency Restoration Kit: CompKit slidex.tips_florida-state-
hospital-compkit.pdf.
There a few articles on long-term restoration; attached is one from the Journal of the
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (JAAPL) JAAPL Long Term Competence
Restoration Rates.pdf
Legacy of Jackson v. Indiana How Reasonable has Become Unreasonable.pdf
Trueblood v Washington State Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement
Agreement Exhibit A, Case 2:14-cv-01178-MJP Document 584-1 Filed 08/16/18
RECOMMENDATION # 9
REVIEW AND ADDRESS PROBLEM-SOLVING COURT CRITERIA TO ALIGN WITH
NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS
Problem-solving courts are an integral diversion strategy that should target high risk and high
needs populations. They can provide access to treatment, encourage treatment engagement
and reduce recidivism. The county has several problem-solving courts all with very limited
eligibility criteria. Consider a routine review and evaluation of the problem-solving courts
including: eligibility criteria; population demographics of who is included, screened out, or
determined to be ineligible; completion criteria and rates of completion by population
demographics; client costs for involvement; technical violations; use of graduated incentives
and sanctions; completion rates and recidivism for all problem-solving courts.
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERCEPT 4 AND INTERCEPT 5
RECOMMENDATION # 10
INCREASE EQUITY AND ACCESS TO SERVICES REGARDLESS OF AB 109 FUNDING.
Workshop participants and the Contra Costa County Public Safety Realignment Annual Reports
call out the need for improved access to services regardless if the individual is AB 109 eligible. It
is our understanding that the Contra Costa County leadership recognizes this need and is
working toward access to services for high needs individuals regardless of AB 109 funding.
Attention should be given to provider capacity and performance.
Review policies and provide equal access to incentives for participation and completion
of groups, cognitive classes, treatment, etc. regardless of the funding stream.
Non-AB 109 client access to residential treatment needs to be reviewed.
Information-sharing with the courts regarding who is eligible for enhanced services and
supervision under AB 109 should be reviewed and improved so that outcome analysis can
improve.
Increase the capacity of agencies to meet the needs of individuals with co-occurring
mental and substance use disorders.
Access, capacity, and location of opioid use disorder treatment should be reviewed.
RECOMMENDATION # 11
IMPROVE JAIL-BASED SERVICES AND TRANSITION PLANNING TO REDUCE
RECIDIVISM AND IMPROVE HEALTH AND OTHER OUTCOMES FOR DETAINED OR
JAILED INDIVIDUALS
Public safety and public health outcomes can be improved by providing in-jail services, transition
planning and coordinated continuity of care of inmates with mental and substance use disorders.
The terms “transition” and “reentry” are used interchangeably in this recommendation. It may
be helpful to think of jail services and reentry in terms of a “hub-and spoke” model where the jail
is the hub and responsible for specific actions such as identification of needs, care that increases
stabilization, and coordination with spokes or strategies for continuation of care and access to
services in the community. In addition, it is helpful to think about the intercepts as a circle rather
than a linear model with resources in Intercepts 0 and 1, and 4 and 5 being interchangeable and
interdependent.
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Sequential Intercept Model as a Revolving Door
(Munetz & Griffin, 2006)
Therefore, this recommendation is intertwined with several other recommendations.
Specific Reentry and Transition Planning Items
Medications at Release: a) provide inmates with at least a weeks’ worth of psychotropic
medication (some may not be appropriate) or a paid prescription and location where it
can be filled; b) Educate on how to administer and provide Narcan (Naloxone) at release
for opioid dependent individuals; c) Have posters, pamphlets and videos in the jail
visitation and booking on how to administer Narcan.
Use a standardized reentry need assessment tool (GAINS Reentry Checklist).
Develop a multi-party, cross discipline release of information with opt-out rather than opt-in
language.
Increase probation response to mental health needs. Colorado Probation uses a brief mental
health screen.
Sort the jail population by risk to reoffend and increase jail-based programming for
medium-high and high-risk individuals.
Improve transportation, coordination, and access to services.
Use of Uber Health may be one possible solution.
Map current provider resources, hours of operation, criteria to participate, costs,
number of persons served, etc.
Maximize co-location/one-stop services and centralizing resources across the county. Use
existing resources such as a triage center or the integrated care clinic.
Inventory housing and build a housing continuum.
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Survey or hold focus groups with probationers, family members and providers to
understand issues and how to improve coordinated release from jail.
Map out the current communication (staff roles, documents, consent to release
information forms, process, hours of operation, etc.) between the jail, probation, parole
and community providers. Review and adjust release times to improve the likelihood
that services will be open at the time of release. Make adjustments. Use “opt-out” rather
than “opt-in” language on the client release of information.
Improve universal screening of mental health, substance use disorders, cognitive
impairment including traumatic brain injury and Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.
Develop a video of programs and services that runs in the jail booking, library, dorms, etc.
Develop a standard volunteer/provider training to provide services in the jail and letter of
application to enter the jail. Create a standardized approval and review process.
Convene jail-community provider meetings to discuss challenges and improve
coordination.
Track data of those who return to jail with reoccurring primary and behavioral health
issues. Provide reentry, health and non-health services to inmates regardless if they are a
health care member. Create specific education and intervention strategies to address re-
occurring population needs.
Review the Washington State “Pathways HUB” model in addition to the current reentry
health strategies.
Some of the most challenging aspects of implementing “jail-to-community transition” is
programming space, safety and contraband, access to populations, movement within the facility
and availability of time/slots to deliver services. Often, secure facilities use inmate resources to
operate the facility which limits “programming time”. In addition, inmates in facility housing
pods, units or modules are often mixed or based on classification systems that don’t mirror
programming needs; moving inmates requires staff and can compromise safety in the facility.
Various models are used to deliver jail transition services. Some facilities have dedicated jail
staff, others use community-based providers who reach into the jail. Some facilities allow only a
very limited number of non-sheriff department staff into the facility. Ideally, to build continuity
of services, the same providers who provide services in jail, continue services into the
community. At the very least, there should be a coordinated and streamlined process.
Appropriately, most jails use volunteers to deliver some services, however, it can result in
inconsistent delivery and availability of services. Generally, evidence-based programs require
trained and dedicated staff to increase program fidelity.
Ideally, planning for reentry should begin as soon as the individual is incarcerated and should
include risk and need assessments, targeted services in the jail, and reentry planning to meet
core needs during the first day, week, month, and up to 6-9 months. The following two
documents provide comprehensive information about jail to community transition:
Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders from
Jail and Prison: Implementation Guide publication provides information reentry for ‘high
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needs” populations. It includes the APIC guidelines of “Assess-Plan-Identify-Coordinate”. The
guidelines include: Conduct Universal Screening, Follow up positive screens with
comprehensive assessments, Design individual treatment plans, Develop collaborative
responses that match need and risk, Identify interventions in transition planning practices,
Establish policies to facilitate continuity of care, Coordinate justice system and community
services, Share information to advance cross-system goals and Encourage cross training.
The Urban Institute and National Institute of Corrections has developed the Transition from
Jail to Community (TJC) Initiative and online learning toolkit. Both of these documents
include an excellent framework for developing comprehensive reentry policies and practices.
Improve Access to Medicaid and Social Security Benefits
The jail health provider has been very proactive about ensuring access to health benefits. The
following information is included as an outline of this issue and to identify some additional areas
of work.
Medicaid suspension or cancellation while incarcerated is a barrier to recovery and stabilization.
The Affordable Care Act has expanded access to Medicaid, yet communities across the country
have lagged in enrolling justice involved individuals in Medicaid. A more aggressive and
coordinated approach is needed to insure Medicaid benefits essential to continuing prescribed
medication and accessing critical behavioral health services. Don’t assume that populations are
being identified - often individuals in the justice system who present with high levels of
substance use disorder have co-occurring mental health or cognitive impairment.
Consider the following:
Provide jail-based or diversion health personnel with access to the local Medicaid
database to promptly identify enrollees and insure continuation of coverage.
Social Security Outreach Access and Recovery training (SOAR) can improve successful
enrollments and reduce approval times from months to as soon as 60 days. Work with
your existing SOAR team and SSI/SSDI to ensure applications are completed for persons
who are likely eligible and would benefit from SSI/SSDI.
Provide a cross-discipline training on SSI/SSDI, including documentation needed for a
SSI/SSDI application.
Make sure individuals are asked what insurance they have: Medicaid, SSI/ SSDI, private,
none. Review intake forms to see if that information is already collected during jail
booking/medical screening and hospitals, BHD, and during CART and Mobile Crisis
contacts.
Enroll individuals who do not have insurance in Medicaid, as eligible. Everyone who has
been identified as a high utilizer should be considered for SSI/SSDI application.
Continue to address health needs of clients post release including “health home” models.
Review current partnerships and make sure the jail, health care provider, and health
center partnerships are maximizing what a Health Center (under Section 330, a.k.a.
Federally Qualified Health Centers or FQHC) can offer.
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Improve Inmate/Patient Stabilization through Medication Consistency
Review the jail, local health center (FQHCs), community mental health, state corrections, and
state hospital medication formularies to promote and coordinate medication consistency,
and release with medications and an appointment to a mental health care provider.
Ideally, inmates/patients are released with up to four weeks of medication based on ability of
a new, community-based appointment date. Reentry from jail is an opportune time to create
continuity of care and connect people with community-based services. A warm-hand off to
the next appointment can be supported by utilizing peer support.
Colorado has developed a state-wide criminal justice formulary across jails,
community mental health, state hospital, Department of Corrections, and state
Medicaid. They are willing to share the formulary and process. In addition, work with
existing resources to reduce costs of purchasing medication and improve long-term
health outcomes.
Confirm that the county, including the jail medical provider is a member of the
Group Purchasing Organization, Minnesota Multistate Contracting Alliance for
Pharmacy (MMCAP) to reduce the cost of medications.
Work with local hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Care (FQHC) centers to
create primary, mental health and substance use care continuity.
Broader Reentry and Transition Planning Committee
Diverse stakeholders including jail administrators, volunteers, and providers representing
employment, housing, education, veteran services, courts, prosecutors, public defenders, pre-
trial services, human services, substance use, mental and primary health – including local
representatives from a local Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) are all important in
designing and delivering reentry services. County or state Social Security Outreach Access and
Recovery (SOAR) providers, managers of Assisted Outpatient Treatment and Wellness Recovery
Action Plans (WRAP) facilitators can all be very helpful with overall coordination of mental health
services. In addition, it is imperatives to include previously incarcerated individuals and recovery
peers, and/or representatives from an inmate council, and inmate family members as members
of the group.
Some of the core areas of work may include, but are not limited to:
Design and improve coordination and access to comprehensive and coordinated jail-to
community reentry services.
Inventory current policies and practices. Literally walk through the process from booking
to release to identify resources and gaps.
Review the APIC and TJC documents identified above.
Inventory and strategically address the unintended or “collateral consequences” of jail
and prison.
Review current programming staffing levels, community provider services and transition
of care from one facility to another and from facilities to the community.
Work on broad, community based issues:
Access to fair housing and employment through “ban the box” efforts
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Release with identification and referrals to specific services
Educating employers on how to read and understand criminal histories.
According to state law, ensure voting rights for incarcerated persons.
Release times and transportation are often issues that need to be addressed.
Increase continuity of health care:
Whenever possible reduce length of stay for persons SSI/SSDI to under 30 days so they
do not lose this benefit.
Assist in the process of applying for Federal entitlements such as SSI/SSDI. SOAR
providers should be used to assist with this process.
Ensure identification and access to veteran services. Most jails have an assigned Veteran
Justice Outreach (VJO) person.
Ensure identification and initial enrollment of persons eligible for Medicaid.
Increase access to Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) plan facilitation.
Create a way to notify community based providers of who is in jail. Many jails simply send
a daily spreadsheet to providers.
Larger issues to address by specific stakeholder groups, not necessarily the broader reentry
committee identified above.
Review the use of and availability of programming space within the jail and explore
developing specific behavioral health units for mental health and substance use and
program staffing as part of the plan. Some of the county jails with dedicated mental
health, substance use disorder or reentry programming include jails in Denver, CO;
Allegheny County, PA; Henrico County, VA; and San Diego County, CA. Talk with Denver
County Jail for ideas on operating dedicated mental health, and substance use treatment
units as well as mental health discharge planning and navigation from jail to community.
Shane.Grannum@denvergov.org; Rhuerter@prainc.com
Review current health care provider contracts. Review the medication formulary, access
and availability of services and ensure universal screening.
Explore models that integrate reentry programing with primary medical, behavioral
health, employment, and justice system support. Programs such as the Transitions Clinic
can help provide an integrated, whole health approach. Yuma County (AZ), Bexar County
(TX) Bexar County, and Bernalillo County (NM) all have creative approaches to integrated
justice and health care.
Work in partnership with the municipal detention/holding facilities, county jail, and
department of corrections to create a mental health unit that can serve serious offenders
with serious mental illnesses.
Screening
“Universal screening” is key to sorting populations by risk and needs. Generally, detention and
jail facilities have a medical/health provider that conducts basic health and some mental health
screens.
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For the greater, general population, transition planning services should be offered to the
medium-high risk sentenced population prior to release from the jail. Consider the using
risk/need assessment tools adopted by the county to identify and sort the population. Some of
the common tools used include the: Level of Service Inventory- SV (LSI, there are several
versions, SV stands for short version), Compas, Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS), Women’s
Risk Need Assessment (WRNA), Service Planning Instrument for Women (SPIN-W), etc. Or a
simple “risk-based” tool such as the Proxy screening tool to sort jail populations by risk level and
prioritize for jail reentry services.
Most jails report having over 25% of their population living with mental illness and over 60% with
co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Recognizing the challenges of the jail
booking process, short screening tools are critical to quickly identify needs. Many screening tools
such as the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen, are in the public domain. Additional brief mental
health screens include the: Correctional Mental Health Screen and Mental Health Screening
Form III.
All too often, screening for substance use disorders and cognitive impairment is overlooked
resulting in persons with these high needs left without services that can begin to address their
needs. Refer to the comprehensive review of screening and assessment instruments for justice-
involved individuals published by SAMHSA in 2016.
RECOMMENDATION # 12
CONTINUE TO BUILD PROBATION BEST PRACTICES, TRAINING, AND COORDINATION
TO REDUCE TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS AND PROBATION REVOCATIONS.
Probation is in a pivotal position within the justice system. How probation officers are trained,
supported and connected to community resources plays a critical role in client outcomes and
stabilization during and post probation supervision. Contra Costa County Probation practices
benefit from, and are challenged by, the regulations of AB 109 and Prop 47.
Probation and services defined by California Laws such as AB 109, Proposition 47 receive
screening and access to services. Non AB 109 and Prop 47 may not receive the same access to
services. In addition, Court Probation is a significant group who is unlikely to receive screening
and access to services. At the very least, a data pull of persons under Court Probation should be
matched with PES, ED, Jail Detention Health, and Detox data. Depending on the outcome of the
data overlay, strategies should be developed to meet this populations needs.
Following are best practices to consider, some of which are already existing in the County.
Routinely review data and appropriateness of graduated sanctions and incentives. Routinely
train officers and the court (judicial officers, prosecutors and defense) on behavioral health
and developmental disabilities, proximal and distal sanctions and incentives and department
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policies, response polices to violations and options that consider the risk and needs of
individuals.
In addition to traditional risk/need assessments, ensure there is systematic screening for
mental health, intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injury and substance use disorders.
Referrals should follow the assessment.
Transportation to various treatment and intervention services can be challenging. Consider
coordination/co-located services, scheduling and transportation options to improve
probationer compliance.
Inventory, create standards of delivery and routinely review in-house and outsourced
probation programs and services. Create an evaluation process to be completed by
probationers. Terminate contracts with ineffective providers.
Develop behavioral health definitions, probation officer training and supervision standards to
improve supervision of individuals living with mental health and substance use disorders.
Consider creating a policy for screening and working with persons living with mental health
disorders. Colorado has created a screening tool for probation (see embedded tool under
Recommendation 9.
Consider using a female-based assessment tool such as the Women’s Risk Need Assessment
or the Service Planning Instrument for Women.
Address probation revocations and technical violations, especially those of persons with
behavioral health issues:
Reduce caseload size, increase training, support and supervision of probation staff in
managing individuals with mental health needs,
Provide direct access to mental health clinical services in the probation unit and in court.
Explore current laws such as whether the court can order an inmate to be put on
involuntary medication unless the provider does not agree the medication needs to be
involuntary.
Track data and routinely review cases and supervision models of behavioral health clients.
Define client stabilization measures such as medication compliance, time with pro-social
and productive supports such as recovery coaches and peers and, employment; housing
stability, self-care/grooming, treatment compliance, etc.
Track stabilization, technical violations and response including use of graduated
incentives and sanctions; revocations resulting in jail and length of stay.
Access to and level of engagement in treatment services; engagement with peers and
other natural supports.
Consider a specialized behavioral health team, working directly with county mental health
provide support:
Improve client outcomes through community-based “day reporting”. High needs clients
are often out of compliance with probation requirements, resulting in technical
violations. A community based, reporting opportunity staffed by recovery peers and
clinical services can improve compliance and outcomes. See Denver for a model.
Have a clinician work from the probation office to help provide on-site support
Meet with clients at a mental health center or other community-based setting to improve
compliance and reduce client transportation issues.
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Ensure clients are referred to appropriate providers for FACT – Forensic Assertive
Community Treatment, and that a probation officer is part of the team.
Screening, data collection
Address graduated sanctions and incentives, in particular for race and ethnicity and
behavioral health, including policies, uniformity and options. Response polices (sanctions
and incentives) should consider the risk and needs of individuals.
As identified above, implement systematic screening for mental health.
Work to coordinate services and minimize transportation challenges to improve
individual’s connection with available services.
RECOMMENDATION #13
WORK WITH CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) AND THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA TO ESTABLISH AN AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS PAROLEES TO ACCESS
MEDI-CAL AND RECEIVE COUNTY SERVICES
Work with the State of California to allow parolees to access Medi-Cal. Colorado went through a
similar issue and starting making its case for inclusion of persons under parole in 2009. Attached
is information regarding Colorado approach and a favorable decision from CMS.
Policy Statement on Medicaid Eligibility of Individuals Residing in Community Corrections
Facilities (or “Halfway Houses”) (PDF)
Letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Individuals Residing in
Colorado Community Corrections Facilities are Eligible for Health Care Services Funded
with Federal Financial Protection (PDF)
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RESOURCES
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SAMHSA’s GAINS Center. Quick Fixes for Effectively Dealing with Persons Found
Incompetent to Stand Trial.
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Solution for Restoring Competency to the Competency Process. Behavioral Science and
the Law, 27, 767-786.
Crisis Care, Crisis Response, and Law Enforcement
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Crisis Services:
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International Association of Chiefs of Police. Building Safer Communities: Improving Police
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center. The Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Preventing
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Saskatchewan Building Partnerships to Reduce Crime. The Hub and COR Model.
Bureau of Justice Assistance. Engaging Law Enforcement in Opioid Overdose Response:
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International Association of Chiefs of Police. Improving Police Response to Persons
Affected by Mental Illness: Report from March 2016 IACP Symposium.
International Association of Chiefs of Police. One Mind Campaign.
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Optum. In Salt Lake County, Optum Enhances Jail Diversion Initiatives with Effective Crisis
Programs.
The Case Assessment Management Program is a joint effort of the Los Angeles
Department of Mental Health and the Los Angeles Police Department to provide effective
follow-up and management of selected referrals involving high users of emergency
services, abusers of the 911 system, and individuals at high risk of death or injury to
themselves.
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Data-Driven Justice Initiative. Data-Driven Justice Playbook: How to Develop a System
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Guide.
The Council of State Governments Justice Center. Ten-Step Guide to Transforming
Probation Departments to Reduce Recidivism.
New Orleans Health Department. New Orleans Mental Health Dashboard.
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Criminal Justice Advisory Board
Data Dashboards.
Corporation for Supportive Housing. Jail Data Link Frequent Users: A Data Matching
Initiative in Illinois (See Appendix 3)
Vera Institute of Justice. Closing the Gap: Using Criminal Justice and Public Health Data
to Improve Identification of Mental Illness.
Housing
Alliance for Health Reform. The Connection Between Health and Housing: The Evidence
and Policy Landscape.
Contra Costa County, California—81
Economic Roundtable. Getting Home: Outcomes from Housing High Cost Homeless
Hospital Patients.
100,000 Homes. Housing First Self-Assessment.
Urban Institute. Supportive Housing for Returning Prisoners: Outcomes and Impacts of
the Returning Home-Ohio Pilot Project.
Corporation for Supportive Housing. NYC FUSE – Evaluation Findings.
Corporation for Supportive Housing. Housing is the Best Medicine: Supportive Housing
and the Social Determinants of Health.
Corporation for Supportive Housing. Guide to the FUSE Model.
Information Sharing
American Probation and Parole Association. Corrections and Reentry: Protected Health
Information Privacy Framework for Information Sharing .
Legal Action Center. Sample Consent Forms for Release of Substance Use Disorder Patient
Records.
Council of State Governments Justice Center. Information Sharing in Criminal Justice-
Mental Health Collaborations: Working with HIPAA and Other Privacy Laws.
Jail Inmate Information
NAMI California. Arrested Guides and Inmate Medication Forms.
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
American Society of Addiction Medicine. The National Practice Guideline for the Use of
Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use.
American Society of Addiction Medicine. Advancing Access to Addiction Medications.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Federal Guidelines for
Opioid Treatment Programs.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Medication for the
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Brief Guide.
Contra Costa County, California—82
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Clinical Guidelines for the
Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction (Treatment Improvement
Protocol 40).
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration . Clinical Use of Extended
Release Injectable Naltrexone in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: A Brief Guide.
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid.
Illinois General Assembly. Public Act 098-0195: Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training
Act.
Pennsylvania Mental Health and Justice Center of Excellence. City of Philadelphia Mental
Health First Aid Initiative.
Peers
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center. Involving Peers in Criminal Justice and Problem-Solving
Collaboratives.
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center. Overcoming Legal Impediments to Hiring Forensic Peer
Specialists.
NAMI California. Inmate Medication Information Forms.
Keya House.
Lincoln Police Department Referral Program.
Pretrial Diversion
CSG Justice Center. Improving Responses to People with Mental Illness at the Pretrial
State: Essential Elements.
National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women. Building Gender Informed
Practices at the Pretrial Stage.
Laura and John Arnold Foundation. The Hidden Costs of Pretrial Diversion.
Procedural Justice
Legal Aid Society. Manhattan Arraignment Diversion Program.
Contra Costa County, California—83
Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services. Transitional Case
Management for Reducing Recidivism of Individuals with Mental Disorders and Multiple
Misdemeanors.
Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE). Overview.
American Bar Association. Criminal Justice Standards on Mental Health.
Reentry
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center. Guidelines for the Successful Transition of People with
Behavioral Health Disorders from Jail and Prison .
Community Oriented Correctional Health Services. Technology and Continuity of Care:
Connecting Justice and Health: Nine Case Studies .
The Council of State Governments. National Reentry Resource Center.
Bureau of Justice Assistance. Center for Program Evaluation and Performance
Management.
Washington State Institute of Public Policy. What Works and What Does Not?
Washington State Institute of Public Policy. Predicting Criminal Recidivism: A Systematic
Review of Offender Risk Assessments in Washington State.
Screening and Assessment
Center for Court Innovation. Digest of Evidence-Based Assessment Tools.
Steadman, H.J., Scott, J.E., Osher, F., Agnese, T.K., and Robbins, P.C. (2005). Validation of
the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen. Psychiatric Services, 56, 816-822.
The Stepping Up Initiative. (2017). Reducing the Number of People with Mental Illnesses
in Jail: Six Questions County Leaders Need to Ask.
The Stepping Up Initiative. (2017). Reducing the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in
Jail: Six Questions County Leaders Need to Ask.
Sequential Intercept Model
Contra Costa County, California—84
Munetz, M.R., and Griffin, P.A. (2006). Use of the Sequential Intercept Model as an
Approach to Decriminalization of People with Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services,
57, 544-549.
Griffin, P.A., Heilbrun, K., Mulvey, E.P., DeMatteo, D., and Schubert, C.A. (2015). The
Sequential Intercept Model and Criminal Justice. New York: Oxford University Press.
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center. Developing a Comprehensive Plan for Behavioral Health and
Criminal Justice Collaboration: The Sequential Intercept Model.
SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)
Increasing efforts to enroll justice-involved persons with behavioral disorders in the Supplement
Security Income and the Social Security Disability Insurance programs can be accomplished
through utilization of SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) trained staff. Enrollment
in SSI/SSDI not only provides automatic Medicaid or Medicare in many states, but also provides
monthly income sufficient to access housing programs.
Information regarding SOAR for justice-involved persons.
The online SOAR training portal.
Transition-Aged Youth
National Institute of Justice. Environmental Scan of Developmentally Appropriate
Criminal Justice Responses to Justice-Involved Young Adults.
Harvard Kennedy School Malcolm Weiner Center for Social Policy. Public Safety and
Emerging Adults in Connecticut: Providing Effective and Developmentally Appropriate
Responses for Youth Under Age 21 Executive Summary and Recommendations.
Roca, Inc. Intervention Program for Young Adults.
University of Massachusetts Medical School. Transitions RTC for Youth and Young Adults.
Trauma-Informed Care
SAMHSA, SAMHSA’s National Center on Trauma-Informed Care, and SAMHSA’s GAINS
Center. Essential Components of Trauma Informed Judicial Practice.
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center. Trauma Specific Interventions for Justice-Involved Individuals.
SAMHSA. SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach.
Contra Costa County, California—85
National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women. Jail Tip Sheets on Justice-Involved
Women.
Veterans
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center. Responding to the Needs of Justice-Involved Combat Veterans
with Service-Related Trauma and Mental Health Conditions.
Justice for Vets. Ten Key Components of Veterans Treatment Courts.
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Sequential Intercept Mapping Workshop Participant List
Appendix 2 Texas Department of State Health Services. Mental Health Substance Abuse
Crisis Services Redesign Brief.
Appendix 3 Corporation for Supportive Housing. Jail Data Link Frequent Users: A Data
Matching Initiative in Illinois.
Appendix 4 Dennis, D., Ware, D., and Steadman, H.J. (2014). Best Practices for Increasing
Access to SSI and SSDI on Exit from Criminal Justice Settings. Psychiatric
Services, 65, 1081-1083.
Appendix 5 100,000 Homes/Center for Urban Community Services. Housing First Self-
Assessment: Assess and Align Your Program and Community with a Housing
First Approach.
Appendix 6 Remington, A.A. (2016). Skyping During a Crisis? Telehealth is a 24/7 Crisis
Connection.
Intercept 0
Hospital, Crisis, Respite,
Peer, & Community
Services
Intercept 1
Law Enforcement &
Emergency Services
Intercept 2
Initial Detention &
Initial Court
Hearings
Intercept 3
Jails & Courts
Intercept 4
Reentry
Intercept 5
Community Corrections
& Community Supports
COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYInitial Detention
•Misdemeanor no bail, no
cite warrant FTA
•Mental health clinicians
health screen
•Pre-Trial Services
(PTS)
PSA screen
Court Reminder Text
Jail
•Coordination with jail health services and Public Defender
•Electronic Health Record connects with County Health Services
•Homeless providers can meet with clients prior to release
•Benefits Enrollment prior to release
•Transition Jail to Community Model
•Pilot with Office of Education pre-release planning
GED, computer/workforce readiness/hard skills training;
some substance use disorder interventions
•Primary care and behavioral health screening
•Dedicated behavioral health services –access varies based on facility
Jail Reentry
•Education/ pre-release
planning
•CommunityConnect pilot
•WCDF/in-reach services/proxy
risk/benefit enrollment (limited)
•Transition planning available:
Transitions clinic for chronic
health conditions; Men and
Women of Purpose; Reach
Fellowship; CORE/AOD in-
reach for treatment placement.
•14-day supply of prescription, if
release date known
Probation
•3 offices –Martinez, Antioch,
Richmond -Adult/Juvenile
•Referral to AB 109 services;
access to services; quarterly
and annual reports
•1170-split sentence
•Utilize CAIS assessment tool
•Coordination with CoCo LEAD
Plus
•T4C groups CitationsMax-out
Violations
Community Reentry
•Office of Reentry &
Justice
•Central-East
Reentry Network-
staff will meet
people in
community
•Reentry Success
Center
•Rubicon FACT
program
•African American
Health Conductors
Program
•2 Transitions
Clinics
Law Enforcement
Call Police dispatch to get EMS
Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) 3 teams
across county, M-F 8-5
Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)
Parole
East Bay District -Geo Services –needs
assessment and services.
Parole Office opened in CCC in 4/18 –
onsite clinician/parole outpatient center
•30 day RX at release is available
Violations
Arraignment
•SB 10 Risk Based Release
•Public Defender –EarlyRep
program
•IST identification
Crisis Care Continuum
•IDD –Crisis Response Project •CARE Centers
•Warming Center30 slots/ 6pm-8am, 6 days per week,West Countycoming soon
Hospital for Competency Evaluation911 DispatchFire/EMS –100,000+/year –20% EMS request80,000 transports –20% transport MH Emergency
Emergency Departments/ Walk-In Urgent Care
•Miller Wellness Center
Detox ServicesCentral, MarinSolano County
Peer Support Services
•Contra Costa NAMI; •Office of Consumer Empowerment Spirit Program
Crisis Line(s)•9-1-1 Emergency Line•Contra Costa Crisis Center 2-1-1 line•City dispatch •3 EMS/Fire callcenters; •CHP dispatch •Behavioral Health Access Line –toll-free
Specialty Courts
Behavioral Health Court
Veterans Treatment Court
Probation Violation Court -No mental
health/SUD services
High Needs Support Services
AOTs-Court screenings/referred in to
courtroom/ Most frequently happening in
misdemeanor arraignment/treatment
added to court conditions immediately/Not
a treatment court
Homeless Court-90 days of services to
get into comm service/treatment/voc./40
slots, always full
DUI classes-required to pay by state
($45/class)/medical DA waiver can pay
fee
Housing Services•Homeless Encampment Action Protocol
•9 CORE homeless outreach teams•AB 109 funded housing
Hospitals
•CCRMC / Emergency Dept. psych on site and designated 5150 receiving center•Kaiser medical Respite Houses •Children hospital ED
•John Muir –back up for5150; send to PES
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) Located in CCRMC
Mobile Crisis Response Teams
Support and Treatment Services •Choosing Change –Opioid MAT
•CommunityConnectWhole Person Care (WPC)
Antioch CoCoLEAD Plus
Health Services Department Active use of Lean Process improvement practices
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Consulting Services
Agreement (“contract”) with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. (“Alta Planning + Design”), in an amount not to
exceed $250,000, for the period May 14, 2019 through May 7, 2022, to provide on-call civil engineering
services, Countywide. (Project No. Various)(All Districts)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Work performed under this on-call contract is funded by developer fees, local, state and federal funds for
road, flood control, and airport projects.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department is involved in various projects in the County that require civil engineering
services for road, flood control, and airport projects. After a solicitation process, Alta Planning + Design
was selected as one of eight firms to provide civil engineering services on an “on-call” basis. The
Consultant will augment Public Works staff on an as-needed basis. They will be used as an extension of
Public Works staff during busy times when extra help is needed or when in-house expertise is not available.
This on-call contract will be in effect for thirty-six months.
Government Code Section 31000 and 4525 authorizes the County to contract for services including the type
of civil engineering that Alta Planning + Design provides.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kevin Emigh,
925-313-2233
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 1
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Consulting Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc., Countywide.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval from the Board of Supervisors, there is possible delay in completing projects requiring
civil engineering services. Executing this contract will facilitate the process of design and construction for
various Public Works projects requiring civil engineering expertise.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Consulting Services
Agreement (“contract”) with Quincy Engineering, Incorporated (“Quincy”), in an amount not to exceed
$250,000, for the period May 14, 2019 through May 7, 2022, to provide on-call civil engineering services,
Countywide. (Project No. Various)(All Districts)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Work performed under this on-call contract is funded by developer fees, local, state and federal funds for
road, flood control, and airport projects.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department is involved in various projects in the County that require civil engineering
services for road, flood control, and airport projects. After a solicitation process, Quincy was selected as one
of eight firms to provide civil engineering services on an “on-call” basis. The Consultant will augment
Public Works staff on an as-needed basis. They will be used as an extension of Public Works staff during
busy times when extra help is needed or when in-house expertise is not available. This on-call contract will
be in effect for thirty-six months.
Government Code Section 31000 and 4525 authorizes the County to contract for services including the type
of civil engineering that Quincy provides.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kevin Emigh,
925-313-2233
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 2
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Consulting Services Agreement with Quincy Engineering, Incorporated, Countywide.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval from the Board of Supervisors, there is possible delay in completing projects requiring
civil engineering services. Executing this contract will facilitate the process of design and construction for
various Public Works projects requiring civil engineering expertise.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Consulting Services
Agreement (“contract”) with Drake, Haglan & Associates, Inc. (“Drake Haglan”), in an amount not to
exceed $250,000, for the period May 14, 2019 through May 7, 2022, to provide on-call structural
engineering services, Countywide. (Project Nos. Various)(All Districts)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Work performed under this on-call contract is funded by developer fees, local, state and federal funds for
road, flood control, and airport projects.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department is involved in various projects in the County that require structural
engineering services for road, flood control, and airport projects. After a solicitation process, Drake Haglan
was selected as one of seven firms to provide structural engineering services on an “on-call” basis. The
Consultant will augment Public Works staff on an as-needed basis. They will be used as an extension of
Public Works staff during busy times when extra help is needed or when in-house expertise is not available.
This on-call contract will be in effect for thirty-six months.
Government Code Section 31000 and 4525 authorizes the County to contract for services including the type
of structural engineering that Drake Haglan provides.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kevin Emigh,
925-313-2233
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 3
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Consulting Services Agreement with Drake, Haglan & Associates, Inc., Countywide.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval from the Board of Supervisors, there is possible delay in completing projects requiring
structural engineering services. Executing this contract will facilitate the process of design and construction
for various Public Works projects requiring structural engineering expertise.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Quincy
Engineering, Incorporated (Quincy), in an amount not to exceed $375,000 for civil design services for the
Danville Boulevard-Orchard Court Complete Streets Improvements Project, for the period May 14, 2019
through March 31, 2021, Alamo area. County Project No.: 0662-6R4128, Federal Project No.: HSIPL-5928
(140) (District II)
FISCAL IMPACT:
This project, including this Consulting Services Agreement, will be funded by 66% Highway Safety
Improvement Program Grant, 33% Measure J Regional Funds, and 1% Local Road Funds.
BACKGROUND:
This project will construct a roundabout at the Danville Boulevard/Orchard Court intersection in Alamo.
The roundabout will include curb extensions, curb ramps, and entry medians at the roundabout to reduce
vehicle speeds and improve pedestrian crossings. Sidewalks will be reconstructed through the corridor
along with curb extensions and curb ramps in order to meet ADA requirements and accommodate existing
mature trees in the sidewalk. The project includes a slurry
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kevin Emigh,
925-313-2233
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 4
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Consulting Services Agreement with Quincy Engineering, Incorporated, Alamo area.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
seal, restriping of the roadway, and lane reconfiguration, as well as storm drain modifications, landscaping,
stormwater treatment areas, signage, utility adjustments, and relocation of existing roadside features.
Quincy was selected to provide civil design services for the project after completing a request for proposal
solicitation and technical proposal process. Public Works has successfully negotiated with Quincy to
provide the civil design services.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without Board of Supervisors’ approval, this Consulting Services Agreement will not be in effect. A delay
in the design and subsequent construction of the Danville Boulevard-Orchard Court Complete Streets
Improvements Project will occur, ultimately delaying the completion of the project. Project delay may also
result in substantial additional project costs and jeopardize the funding.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
REJECT all bids received on April 30, 2019, for the Contra Costa County Local Streets and Roads
Preservation Project, and ORDER any bid bonds posted by the bidders to be exonerated and any checks or
cash submitted for security shall be returned, and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to re-advertise the Contra Costa County Local
Streets and Roads Preservation Project (County Project No.: 0662-6R4138; Federal Project No.:
STPL-5928(148)) (Districts I, III)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Project will be funded by 75% One Bay Area Grant-Local Streets and Road Program Federal Grant and
25% Local Road Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The above project was previously approved by the Board of Supervisors, plans and specifications were
filed with the Board, and bids were invited by the Public Works Director. On April 30, 2019, the Public
Works Department received bids from the following contractors:
BIDDER, TOTAL AMOUNT
A.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kevin Emigh,
925-313-2233
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 5
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:REJECT bids and RE-ADVERTISE the Contra Costa County Local Streets and Roads Preservation Project, Richmond
and Brentwood areas.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Teichert & Son, Inc. d/b/a Teichert Construction: $5,640,970.00
Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc.: $6,586,913.90
Gallagher & Burk, Inc.: $6,807,330.00
Ghilotti Bros., Inc.: $6,971,214.60
Ghilotti Construction Company, Inc.: $7,361,482.00
The Public Works Director recommends to the Board of Supervisors to exercise its discretion to reject all
bids pursuant to the Notice to Bidders; and authorize the Public Works Director to re-advertise the above
project.
The general prevailing rates of wages, which shall be the minimum rates paid on this project, have been
filed with the Clerk of the Board, and copies will be made available to any party upon request.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If re-advertising of the project is not authorized, the project will not be constructed this year and the
conditions of the roadway will continue to deteriorate, resulting in costly repairs in the future.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (FC District), or designee, to execute a Consulting Services Agreement (Contract)
with Balance Hydrologics, Inc. (Consultant), in an amount not to exceed $200,000 to provide on-call
professional engineering services relating to hydrology and hydraulics studies and modeling, for the period
May 14, 2019 through May 14, 2022, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All costs associated with this Contract will not exceed $200,000 and will be funded 100% by FC District
Funds or Road Funds under various project specific activities.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Michelle Cordis, (925)
313-2381
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Steve Kowalewski, Interim Deputy Chief Engineer, Tim Jensen, Flood Control, Mark Boucher, Flood Control, Michelle Cordis, Flood Control, Teri E. Rie, Flood Control,
Beth Balita, Finance, Patrick Melgar, Flood Control, Catherine Windham, Flood Control
C. 6
To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:On-Call Contract with Balance Hydrologics, Inc., Countywide. Project No.: Various
BACKGROUND:
The FC District provides regional flood protection, technical information, hydrology data and education to
cities and residents, and environmental stewardship for over 70 miles of streams and several detention
basins as part of the County’s flood protection system. The FC District relies on the treatment of
stormwater and flow control to be compliant with the Clean Water Program along with the need for peer
review of plans and calculations for a variety of road, flood control, and drainage infrastructure projects.
Consultant has the experience and knowledge of FC District practices and regulations to adequately assist
in these tasks along with the creation and review of hydrology and/or hydraulic models that support studies,
preliminary designs, and final designs for public flood control projects. In many cases, the flood protection
facility proposed for modification was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, which means following their
standards, policies, and procedures. In executing modifications to the flood control system, the FC District,
at times, requires additional temporary services from persons specially trained, experienced, expert, and
competent to perform professional engineering services. For that reason, the FC District went through a
solicitation process and Consultant was selected to provide professional engineering services relating to
hydrology and hydraulic studies and modeling on an on-call basis for a variety of FC District projects,
whether proposed by the FC District or outside agencies, throughout Contra Costa County.
The Contract limits the Consultant’s liability for damages arising out of its errors or omissions in providing
professional services under the Contract to $5,000,000, the amount stated in the Consultant’s professional
liability insurance policy provided. This is for professional liability and does not limit the Consultant’s
responsibility with regard to general liability claims.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of the Board of Supervisors, the FC District will be unable to obtain on-call services
for professional engineering and technical services relating to hydrology and hydraulic studies and
modeling.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (FC District), or designee, to execute a contract with Watershed Resources
Consulting, a Professional Corporation (Consultant), in an amount not to exceed $350,000 to provide
on-call program support and coordination services, for the period May 14, 2019 through May 14, 2022,
Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All costs associated with this contract will not exceed $350,000 and will be funded 100% by FC District
Funds or Road Funds under various project specific activities.
BACKGROUND:
The FC District foresees a short-term need for program support and coordination services. The FC District
went through a solicitation process and Consultant was selected to provide on-call services. The FC District
has seen the need for assistance in developing strategic responses to specific issues and providing
recommendations to address FC District needs, effectively and efficiently.
Consultant would continue to act on behalf of the FC District, and organizations affiliated, at meetings with
other agencies and organizations. Consultant would attend technical meetings and present plan/policy
proposals, prepare and/or review project study reports, provide strategic advice, help in developing strategic
responses, provide recommendations, and ensure transfer of knowledge to FC District managers and staff.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Michelle Cordis, (925)
313-2381
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Steve Kowalewski, Interim Deputy Chief Engineer, Tim Jensen, Flood Control, Michelle Cordis, Flood Control, Beth Balita, Finance, Patrick Melgar, Flood Control,
Catherine Windham, Flood Control
C. 7
To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:On-Call Contract with Watershed Resources Consulting, a Professional Corporation, Countywide. Project No.: Various
Altogether, the facilitation in communication, planning, and preparation provided by consultants in the past
has increased operational effectiveness and increased the exchange of information between agencies during
periods of staff shortage.
This on-call contract will allow the FC District to quickly assign tasks to the Consultant for various FC
District programs and projects and is intended to draw on outside specialized expertise that will be
transferred to staff over time.
The contract limits the Consultant’s liability for damages arising out of its errors or omissions in providing
professional services under the contract to $2,000,000, the amount stated in the Consultant’s professional
liability insurance policy provided. This is for professional liability and does not limit the Consultant’s
responsibility with regard to general liability claims.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of the Board of Supervisors, the FC District will be unable to obtain on-call services
for program support, coordination, and knowledge transfer.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE the Pullman-Suisun Avenues Street Light Project (Project) and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Bay Point area. [County Project No. 7394-6X5001,
DCD-CP# 19-10] (District V)
DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 3(d) Categorical
Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15303(d) of the CEQA Guidelines, and
DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with
the County Clerk, and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to the
Department of Conservation and Development for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing
the Notice of Exemption.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Alex Nattkemper
(925)313-2364
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Ave Brown - Environmental Division Manager, Alex Nattkemper-Enviromental Services
C. 8
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVE the Pullman-Suisun Avenues Street Light Project and take related actions under CEQA.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Service Area L-100 Funds
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this project is to provide continuous street lighting along Pullman Avenue, from North
Bella Monte Avenue to Crivello Avenue, and along Suisun Avenue, from North Broadway to Poinsettia
Avenue. These two areas are subject to significant illegal dumping as well as other criminal activities.
Street lights will help deter illegal dumping and may also serve as base for the sheriff to mount
surveillance equipment in the area.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Delay in approving the project may result in a delay of design, construction, and may jeopardize funding.
ATTACHMENTS
CEQA Document
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Airports, or designee, to execute a month-to-month hangar
rental agreement with Reno Aero Works, LLC. for a Shade hangar at Buchanan Field Airport effective May
8, 2019 in the monthly amount of $165.00, Pacheco area (District IV).
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Airport Enterprise Fund will realize $1,980.00 annually.
BACKGROUND:
On September 1, 1970, Buchanan Airport Hangar Company entered into a 30-year lease with Contra Costa
County for the construction of seventy-five (75) hangars and eighteen (18) aircraft shelters/shade hangars at
Buchanan Field Airport. In 1977 Buchanan Airport Hangar Company amended their lease to allow for the
construction of another 30-year lease with Contra Costa County for the construction of seventeen (17)
additional hangars. Buchanan Airport Hangar Company was responsible for the maintenance and property
management of the property during the lease period.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Beth Lee (925) 681-4200
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 9
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Keith Freitas, Airports Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Airports, or designee, to execute a hangar rental agreement with
Buchanan Field Airport Hangar tenant
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On September 1, 2000, the ninety-three (93) t- and shade hangars at Buchanan Field reverted to the
County ownership pursuant to the terms of the above lease.
On November 14, 2006, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved the form of the
T-Hangar and Shade Hangar Rental Agreement for use with renting the County's t-hangars, shade
hangars, medium hangars, and executive hangars at Buchanan Field Airport.
On February 16, 2007, the additional seventeen (17) hangars at Buchanan Field reverted back to the
County pursuant to the above referenced lease. This row included six (6) large hangars which were not
covered by the approved T-Hangar and Shade Hangar Rental Agreement.
On February 23, 2007, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved the new Large Hangar
Rental Agreement for use with the large East Ramp Hangars.
On January 16, 2009, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to the
T-Hangar and Shade Hangar Rental Agreement and the Large Hangar Rental Agreement (combined
"Hangar Rental Agreements") which removed the Aircraft Physical Damage Insurance requirement. The
Hangar Rental Agreements are the current forms in use for rental of all the County hangars at Buchanan
Field Airport.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A negative action will cause a loss of revenue to the Airport Enterprise Fund.
ATTACHMENTS
Hangar Rental Agreement
RECOMMENDATION(S):
DENY claims filed by Christopher Brown, Joel A. Sales, Joseph and Jasmine Vo. DENY amended claim
filed by Madeline L. Henderson.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Christopher Brown: Personal injury claim for a trip and fall in the amount of
$750,000.
Joel A. Sales: Personal injury claim arising out of an arrest and use of force in an
amount to exceed $25,000.
Joseph & Jasmine Vo: Property claim for damage to home arising out of the
execution of a search warrant in the amount of $2,316.59
Madeline L. Henderson: Amended personal injury claim for a trip and fall in the
amount of $5,000.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Scott Selby
925.335.1400
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 10
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Claims
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/141 recognizing May 2019 as CalFresh Awareness Month, as recommended
by the Employment and Human Services Director.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres 608-4960
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
C. 11
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:CalFresh Awareness Month
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 2019/141
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed Resolution No.
2019/141
In the matter of:Resolution No. 2019/141
CalFresh Awareness Month
WHEREAS, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) and the CalFresh
Partner Group, comprised of The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, Family
Economic Security Partnership, Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition, and Meals on
Wheels, are committed to increasing CalFresh participation and awareness for
residents in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, encouraging eligible residents to enroll in CalFresh will increase access to
healthy, affordable food; and
WHEREAS, EHSD’s partnership with the community will raise awareness and the
visibility of the CalFresh program, while informing residents of upcoming eligibility
requirements around employment; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County residents in receipt of Social Security Benefits may
now be entitled to CalFresh benefits, potentially serving an additional 7,500
individuals who are elderly and disabled; and
WHEREAS, 56,500 Contra Costa County residents received CalFresh as of February,
2019; and
WHEREAS, CalFresh benefits drive over $115 million in total economic activity
annually in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County has launched the CalFresh Employment and Training
Program, becoming one of 34 counties in the State to offer CalFresh participants
training and assistance towards job readiness, job security, work norms and access to
higher education; and
WHEREAS, EHSD actively promotes CalFresh participation by encouraging all County
departments to participate in CalFresh awareness by including CalFresh information
and a link to the MyBenefitsCalWIN site on their individual websites will result in
increased participation in the CalFresh program, as well as favorable economic and
health outcomes for Contra Costa County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors hereby proclaim May
2019 as CalFresh Awareness Month in Contra Costa County, and honors all of the individuals,
organizations and agencies working to ensure that all County residents have access to safe, nutritious food
and support in achieving sustainable economic health.
___________________
JOHN GIOIA
Chair, District I Supervisor
______________________________________
CANDACE ANDERSEN DIANE BURGIS
District II Supervisor District III Supervisor
______________________________________
KAREN MITCHOFF FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an
action taken
and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on
the date
shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa,
By: ____________________________________, Deputy
C.11
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/140 recognizing May 2019 as Foster Parent Recognition Month, as
recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres 608-4960
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
C. 12
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Foster Parent Recognition Month May 2019
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 2019/140
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed Resolution No.
2019/140
In the matter of:Resolution No. 2019/140
Foster Parent Recognition Month
WHEREAS, the Resource Family serves as a source of compassion, care, and nurturing,
and is the very foundation of our communities in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, in Contra Costa County there are approximately 1,100 children and youth in
foster care, being provided with a safe, secure and stable home environment, along
with the compassion and nurturing of foster, relative and non-relative families; and
WHEREAS, all young people in foster care deserve a meaningful relationship with a
caring, responsible, and compassionate adult, who becomes a supportive and lasting
presence in their lives; and
WHEREAS, relative, non-relative, foster and adoptive families, who open their homes
and hearts to care for children whose families are in crisis, play a vital role in helping
children and families heal and reconnect thereby launching young people into
successful adulthood; and
WHEREAS, resource families help prepare teenagers for the transition into adult life, and
offer critical support during a time when foster youth may experience heightened risk
factors such as poverty, homelessness, and sometimes incarceration; and
WHEREAS, dedicated foster and relative families frequently provide permanency for
foster children, resulting in a greater need for more resource families; and
WHEREAS, there are numerous individuals, and public and private organizations who
work to increase public awareness of the needs of children living in and leaving foster
care; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the enduring and valuable contribution of foster, relative and
non-relative parents, and that the foster care “system” is only as good as those who
choose to be part of it.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors proclaims May 2019
as Foster Parent Recognition Month in Contra Costa County and urges all citizens to come forward to
positively impact the lives of children and youth in foster care.
___________________
JOHN GIOIA
Chair, District I Supervisor
______________________________________
CANDACE ANDERSEN DIANE BURGIS
District II Supervisor District III Supervisor
______________________________________
KAREN MITCHOFF FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an
action taken
and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on
the date
shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa,
By: ____________________________________, Deputy
PR.1, C.12
RECOMMENDATION(S):
INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2019-01 amending the County Ordinance Code to retitle the Risk
Manager-Exempt classification to Director of Risk Management-Exempt in the list of classifications
excluded from the merit system, WAIVE READING and FIX May 21, 2019, for adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no cost associated with this action.
BACKGROUND:
Risk Management has been a division of the County Administrator’s Office. Recently, the Manager over
the Risk Management Division retired, and as a result of preparing to fill the position, Human Resources
has worked with the County Administrator’s Office to study the position. Through this process, it was
determined that the Risk Management Division should be a separate stand-alone department in the County.
The following factors contributed to this conclusion; the County has a hospital, which adds the complexity
of medical malpractice risk management that not all Counties require; and the County manages Workers
Compensation claims in-house, as opposed to using a third-party administrator for claims adjustment. The
consequence of error and the impact
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Dianne Dinsmore (925)
335-1766
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc: Cheryl Morse
C. 13
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Dianne Dinsmore, Human Resources Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Introduce Ordinance Number 2019-01 exclude from the Merit System the classification of Director of Risk
Management--Exempt
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
on the County for this role also support making Risk Management a department rather than a division of
the County Administrator’s Office. As a result, the County must establish a new classification as the
Director of Risk Management, in order to properly staff the management structure of the newly formed
department.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved in the County Administrator's Office, Risk Management Division will not
be properly staffed for the future.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.
ATTACHMENTS
Introduce Ordinance 2019-01
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-01
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-01 (Retitle the Risk Manager-Exempt Classification to Director of Risk Management-Exempt in the List of Classifications Excluded from the Merit System) The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows (omitting the parenthetical footnotes from the official text of the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance Code):
SECTION I: Section 33-5.377 of the County Ordinance Code retitles the Risk Manager-
Exempt classification to Director of Risk Management-Exempt in the list of
classifications excluded from the merit system, and is amended to read as follows:
33-5.377 – Director of risk management-exempt.
The director of risk management-exempt is excluded and is appointed by the
county administrator.
(Ord. Nos. 2019-01 § 1, 05-21-19; 86-3 § 2)
SECTION II: EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after
passage, and within 15 days of passage shall be published once with the names of the
supervisors voting for and against it in the ___________________, a newspaper
published in this County. PASSED ON ____________________________________ by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: DAVID J. TWA, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By:_________________________ _____________________________ Deputy Board Chair [SEAL]
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT the resignation of Jarrell Aaron Morgan, DECLARE a vacancy in the Unincorporated Seat 5 on
the North Richmond Municipal Advisory Council, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy,
as recommended by Supervisor Gioia.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The North Richmond Municipal Advisory Council advises the Board of Supervisors on issues and concerns
affecting the unincorporated community of North Richmond.
Mr. Morgan has served on teh North Richmond Municipal Advisory Council in District 1 and now wishes
to resign his seat effective immediately.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Robert Rogers
510.231.8688
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 14
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:ACCEPT the resignation of Jarrell Aaron Morgan from a resident seat on the North Richmond Municipal Advisory
Council
ATTACHMENTS
Morgan_letterofresignation
April 19, 2019
TO: North Richmond Municipal
Advisory Council
Subject: Letter of Resignation
Dear NRMAC and North Richmond community,
When I joined the North Richmond Municipal Advisory Council in 2014, I did so out of
a desire to serve my community and to work to improve it for all residents. At the time, I
knew I was the right person to fill this role, and over the last five years I have done all I
can to fulfill my pledge. I am proud of the work I was able to do alongside my fellow
NRMAC members and the North Ric hmond community.
After a successful and exciting period of service, I feel like now is an excellent time to
pass the torch on to a new and inspiring leader. Great leadership is about developing the
next generation, and I want to do my part. The recent news that Supervisor Gioia, my
NRMAC colleagues and others in the community are excited about following the recent
community visioning recommendations and creating a youth seat on the NRMAC gives
me a wonderful opportunity – to resign my seat and help insta ll a North Richmond youth
into this important role.
Me believing that the youth hold the key to our future gives us the opportunity guide their
manifested vision in a positive manner for our community.
I have done my best to serve North Richmond, and I am proud of what we’ve done
together (getting young adults employment at the SFO airport, grants to help beautify
the center-stone of the community Shield Reid Par k, etc.). Now, I am happy and excited
to pass the baton to a young person in North Richmond. Developing youth leadership in
North Richmond has always been a goal of mine, and this is an opportunity that should
not be missed.
As always, you can count on me in the future to do all I can to support this community.
Sincerely,
Aaron Morgan
North Richmond Resident
North Richmond
Municipal Advisory
Council (NRMAC) to
John Gioia (say “Joy-a”)
District One
Board of Supervisors
Contra
Costa
County
515 Silver Avenue
North Richmond, CA 94801
Phone: (510) 231-8686
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Reappoint Marilynn Schuyler to the Advisory Council for Equal Employment Opportunity (ACEEO)
Business seat and George Carter to the Veterans seat to complete the unexpired terms ending on November
30, 2021 as recommended by the Hiring Outreach and Oversight Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
The ACEEO was established in July 1991 to serve as an advisory committee to the Board of Supervisors
regarding the implementation of the County's Affirmative Action Plan, to review the Affirmative Action
Program and to recommend actions to facilitate attainment of the County's goal for affirmative action. The
Council is composed of 13 members and a Board committee reviews nominations to all seats except those
designated for County managers and labor unions. Terms of office for seats reviewed by Board Committee
are three years.
In 2013, Internal Operations Committee (IOC) reviewed Board Resolution Nos. 2011/497 and 2011/498,
which stipulate that applicants for At Large/Non Agency-Specific
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Antoine Wilson
(925)-335-1455
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 15
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Reappoint Marilyn Schuyler and George Carter to the Advisory Council for Equal Employment Opportunity
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
seats on specified bodies are to be interviewed by a Board subcommittee. The Resolutions further permit
a Board Committee to select a screening committee to assist in interviewing applicants for appointment
for certain bodies, including the ACEEO.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The ACEEO will not be able to adequately perform the oversight of Equal Employment Opportunity
issues within the County.
ATTACHMENTS
Schuyler Application
Carter Application
Prlntform
Contra
Costa
County
For Office Use Only
Date Received:
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THIS FORM IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
Submit Date: Mar 26, 2019
Seat Name (if applicable)
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Employer Job Title Occupation
Contra Costa County Boards & Commissions
Application Form
Profile
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Council: Submitted
Describe why you are interested in serving on this advisory board/commission (please limit
your response to one paragraph).
I have served on this advisory council for the past 4 years. I appreciate the direction the ACEEO is going
and want to support however possible.
This application is used for all boards and commissions
Do you, or a business in which you have a financial interest, have a contract with Contra
Costa Co.?
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Education History
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If "Other" was Selected Give Highest Grade or
Educational Level Achieved
Name of College Attended
Course of Study / Major
Units Completed
Degree Type
Date Degree Awarded
Name of College Attended
Course of Study / Major
Units Completed
Degree Type
Date Degree Awarded
Type of Units Completed
Quarter
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Type of Units Completed
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Degree Awarded?
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16+
College/ University A
150
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Name of College Attended
Course of Study / Major
Units Completed
Degree Type
Date Degree Awarded
Course Studied
Hours Completed
Dates (Month, Day, Year) From - To
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Degree Awarded?
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Please provide information on your last three positions, including your current one if you are
working.
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Dates (Month, Day, Year) From - To
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Position Title
Volunteer Work?
Yes No
Employer's Name and Address
Duties Performed
Manage and oversee activities of staff supporting the CCWORKS subsidized employment program which
provides employment and training opportunities to CalWORKs participants.
Volunteer Work?
Employer's Name and Address
Duties Performed
Provide information and resources to businesses throughout Contra Costa County.
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Final Questions
How did you learn about this vacancy?
Contra Costa County Homepage
Do you have a Familial or Financial Relationship with a member of the Board of
Supervisors?
Yes No
If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship:
Do you have any financial relationships with the County such as grants, contracts, or other
economic relations?
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If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship:
Please Agree with the Following Statement
I understand that this form is a public document and is subject to the California Public
Records Act.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPOINT Tracey Walker to the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity (ACEEO) Union
seat #1 to complete the unexpired term ending on November 30, 2021 as recommended by the Hiring
Outreach Oversight Committee..
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
The ACEEO was established in July 1991 to serve as an advisory committee to the Board of Supervisors
regarding the implementation of the County's Affirmative Action Plan, to review the Affirmative Action
Program and to recommend actions to facilitate attainment of the County's goal for affirmative action. The
Council is composed of 13 members and a Board committee reviews nominations to all seats except those
designated for County managers and labor unions. Terms of office for seats reviewed by Board Committee
are three years.
In 2013, Internal Operations Committee (IOC) reviewed Board Resolution Nos. 2011/497 and 2011/498,
which stipulate that applicants for At Large/Non Agency-Specific seats on specified bodies are to be
interviewed by a Board subcommittee. The Resolutions further permit a Board Committee to select a
screening committee to assist in interviewing applicants for appointment for certain bodies, including the
ACEEO.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Antoine Wilson, (925)
335-1455
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 16
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Appoint Tracey Walker to the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity Union seat 1
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The ACEEO will not be able to complete the oversight of Equal Employment Opportunity related issues.
ATTACHMENTS
Walker Application
Contra
Costa
County
For Office Use Only Date Received:
BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS APPLICATION
MAIL OR DELIVER TO:
Contra Costa County
CLERK OF THE BOARD
651 PineStree� Rm.106 Martinez, California 94553-1292
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT IN INK (Each Position Requires a Separate Application)
BOARD, COMMITTEE OR COMMISSION NA ME AND SEATTiTLE YOU ARE APPLYING FOR:
For Reviewers Use Only:
Accepted Rejected
IACEEO ,-U-NI_O _N -SE_A _T _#_1 --------------,
PRINT EXACT NAME OF BOARD, COMMITTEE, OR COMMISSION PRINT EXACT SEAT NAME (if applicable)
1.Name:lw==A=L =KE=R===========T=R =AC==E==Y============M=IC=H =E L=E ========-(Last Name) (First Name) (Middle Name)
2.Address:
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4. Email Address: frracey.Walker@cchealth.org
5.EDUCATION: Check appropriate box if you possess one of the following:
6.PLEASE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING SECTION COMPLETELY. List experience that relates to the qualifications needed to
serve on the local appointive body. Begin with your most recent experience. A resume or other supporting documentation
may be attached but it may not be used as a substitute for completing this section.
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Title Duti es P erform ed
lsR. DISEASE INTERVENTION SPECIALIST I Manage, promote, and expand the1 delivery of PrEP related services within Employer's Name and Address Contra Costa County. Conduct training1-----=�=------------of staff (clinical and non-clinical);
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7.How did you learn about this vacancy?
�CCC Homepage□ Walk-In □Newspaper Advertisement □District Supervisor □Other _I __________ iiioii,,;___.
8.Do you have a Familial or Financial Relationship with a member of the Board of Supervisors? (Please see Board
Resolution no. 2011/55, attached): No ([xJ Yes_Il_
If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship: ...,, __,,.,,,.,.........,.,,,"""""',,.._.,......, ___ ....,.,,.. _______ """""'_,
9.Do you have any financial relationships with the County such as grants, contracts, or other economic relations?
No _fil_ Yes_D_
If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship: ...,[ __________________ __
I CERTIFY that the statements made by me in this application are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief, and are made in good faith. I acknowledge and understand that all information in this application is publically
accessible. I understand and agree that misstatements/ omissions of material fact may cause forfeiture of my rights to serve
on a Board, Committee, or Commission in Contra Costa County.
Sign Name: (\/IA ,n, •- �H3-/�
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Date: __ _
Important Information
1.This application is a public document and is subject to the California Public Records Act. (CA Gov. Code §6250-6270).
2.Send the completed paper application to the Office of the Clerk of the Board at: 651 Pine Street, Room 106, Martinez, CA 94553.
3.A resume or other relevant information may be submitted with this application.
4.All members are required to take the following training: 1) The Brown Act., 2) The Better Government Ordinance, and 3) Ethics Training.
5.Members of boards, commissions, and committees may be required to: 1) file a Statement of Economic Interest Form also known as a Form
700, and 2) complete the State Ethics Training Course as required by AB 1234.
6.Advisory body meetings may be held in various locations and some locations may not be accessible by public transportation.
7.Meeting dates and times are subject. to change and may occur up to two days per month.
8.Some boards, committees, or commissions may assign members to subcommittees or work groups which may require an additional
commitment of time.
THIS FORM IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
'18/11/13 4:32 PM
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPOINT Stephanie Williams-Rogers to the District 3 seat on the Family and Children's Trust Committee
to a term expiring September 30, 2020, as recommended by Supervisor Burgis.
Stephanie Williams-Rogers
Brentwood, CA 94513
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The District 3 seat has been vacant since September 30, 2018. Applications were accepted and the
recommendation to appoint the above individual was then determined.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Lea Castleberry
925-252-4500
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 17
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Appointment to the Family and Childrens Trust Committee
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Traffic Safety Fund (0368)/County Service Area (CSA) P-2 Zone A (7653): APPROVE Appropriations
and Revenue Adjustment No. 5076 authorizing the transfer of appropriations in the amount of $17,000
from the Traffic Safety Fund to CSA P-2 Zone A and authorizing additional revenue in the amount of
$25,237 from accumulated depreciation for the purchase of one ISF police patrol vehicle for use in the
Blackhawk area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action increases appropriations in CSA P-2 Zone A (7653) and reduces appropriations in the
Blackhawk Traffic Safety Fund (3682) by $17,000. This action also authorized additional revenue in CSA
P-2 Zone A in the amount of $25,237 from accumulated depreciation. No net county cost.
BACKGROUND:
The Office of the Sheriff, P-2A Zone, is in need of replacing one 2011 Ford Crown Victoria that has
exceeded its useful life and is fully depreciated. The replacement vehicle will be purchased using the
accumulated depreciation of $25,237 and Blackhawk Traffic Safety Funds of $17,000.
The Traffic Safety
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Mary Jane Robb,
335-1557
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Paul Reyes, Heike Anderson, Mary Jane Robb
C. 18
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Appropriation Adjustment - Purchase Order Blackhawk Vehicle
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Fund was established to be used for the deposit of all monies received as a result of arrests for vehicle
code misdemeanor violations by a law enforcement agency. Expenditures made from this fund shall be
made only for traffic-control devices and the maintenance thereof, equipment and supplies for traffic law
enforcement and traffic accident prevention, and the maintenance, improvement or construction of
public streets, bridges and culverts.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
There will be insufficient appropriations available to facilitate the replacement of one patrol vehicle.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
TC 24/27 - AP #5076
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed: Appropriations & Adjustments No. 5076
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22457 to add two Senior Health Education Specialist-Project
(VMW5) positions at salary plan and grade level TC5-1543 ($5,658-$6,878) in the Health Services
Department. (Represented)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval, this action has an annual cost of approximately $272,449 with $62,863 in pension costs
already included. The entire cost is fully funded by California Department of Justice Division of Law
Enforcement Tobacco Grant Unit revenues.
BACKGROUND:
These positions are allocated to the Community Wellness Program within Public Health Division. The
project objective is to conduct educational training activities for local tobacco retailers; conduct code
enforcement activities including compliance checks; conduct assessment, outreach and educational activities
with youth, young adults and parents about the health impacts associated with tobacco use; and to develop
one youth and one young adult task force to increase awareness and knowledge about the harmful effects of
tobacco among these populations.
The primary duties of the new positions includes
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Sabrina Pearson, (925)
957-5240
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 19
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Add two Senior Health Education Specialist- Project Postions in the Health Services Department
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
planning, conducting and evaluating the health education and health preventing aspects of departmental
programs and recommending policies to protect and promote public health. Responsibilities will also
include representing the Department in various community organizations and citizen committees as it
pertains to the services offered and maintaining and distributing health education materials to the staff
and the general public as appropriate.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the Community Wellness Prevention Program within Public Health
Services will not have the appropriate level of staffing to implement educational and health activities
within the community.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
P300 No. 22457 HSD
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22457
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22457
DATE 05/01/2019
Department No./
Department Health Services Budget Unit No. 0450 Org No. 5898 Agency No. A18
Action Requested: Add two Senior Health Education Specialist -Project positions in the Health Services Department.
Proposed Effective Date: 05/15/2019
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request: $0.00
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $272,449 Net County Cost $0
Total this FY $45,408 N.C.C. this FY $0
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT 100% California Department of Justice Division of Law Enforcement
Tobacco Unit
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO.
Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments.
Sabrina Pearson
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Enid Mendoza 05/07/2019
__________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE
Exempt from Human Resources review under delegated au thority.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Date)
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resources Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE 05/07/2019
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources Enid Mendoza
Other: Approve as recommended by the department. ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of the project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resource s Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No.22459 to add two Public Health Nurse (VVXA) positions at
salary plan and grade level LT2-1832 ($9,431-$11,778) in the Health Services Department. (represented)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval, this action will have an annual cost of approximately $454,089 with pension costs of
$107,647 already included. This cost will be fully funded by CalWORKS Home Visiting Initiative.
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department is requesting to add two Public Health Nurse positions. These positions
will support the newly expanded CalWORKS Nurse-Family Partnership Program and provide home
visiting services to 50 additional families in Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health.
The primary duties of these positions are to provide Public Health case management to clients and their
families to promote enhanced health practices and outcomes; to assist with the work of immunization
programs, perinatal
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Sabrina Pearson, (925)
957-5240
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 20
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Add two Public Health Nurse positions in the Health Services Department
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
care, children and adolescent screening services; keeps records and assists with the compilation of
statistics on work performed and directs ancillary workers in carrying out nursing and public health
programs.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, there will be insufficient nursing staff in Family, Maternal and Child
Health Programs which will negatively impact patient care services.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
P300 No. 22459 HSD
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22459
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22459
DATE 5/1/2019
Department No./
Department Health Services Budget Unit No. 0450 Org No. 5831 Agency No. A18
Action Requested: Add two Public Health Nurse (VVXA) positions in the Health Services Department.
Proposed Effective Date: 05/15/2019
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request: $0.00
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $454,089 Net County Cost
Total this FY $107,647 N.C.C. this FY
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT: 100% CalWORKS Home Visiting Initiative
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO.
Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments.
Sabrina Pearson
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Enid Mendoza 05/07/2019
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE
Exempt from Human Resources review under delegated authority.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Date)
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resources Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE 05/7/2019
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources Enid Mendoza
Other: Approve as recommended by the department. ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of the project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resource s Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22460 to increase the hours of Licensed Vocational Nurse
(VT7G) position #9186 at salary plan and grade level TAX-1287 ($4,380 - $5,594) from 24/40 to 32/40 in
the Health Services Department. (Represented)
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is an annual increased cost of approximately $20,733 with pension costs of $5,111 already included.
The entire cost is fully funded by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Per the memorandum of understanding between the County and Teamsters Local 856, the Health Services
Department is requesting to increase the position hours from 24/40 to 32/40 as the incumbent has worked
these increased hours in the past six (6) months and there is an ongoing need to continue these hours. The
incumbent performs direct patient care duties including immunizations, medication refill, wound dressing
changes, and varied clinical duties at the Concord Health Centers.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Jo-Anne Linares, (925)
957-5240
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 21
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Increase the hours of one Licensed Vocational Nurse position in the Health Services Department
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, there is not enough adequate staff hours to meet the patient care needs of
the Concord Health Centers.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
P300 No. 22460 HSD
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22460
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22460
DATE 04/24/19
Department No./
Department Health Services Budget Unit No.0540 Org No.6386 Agency No. A18
Action Requested: Increase the hours of Licensed Vocational Nurse position #9186 from 24/40 to 32/40 in the Health
Services Department.
Proposed Effective Date: 05/16/19
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request: $0.00
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $20,733.00 Net County Cost 0
Total this FY $2,592.00 N.C.C. this FY $0
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT: 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO.
Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments.
Jo-Anne Linares
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Enid Mendoza 05/07/2019
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE
Exempt from Human Resources review under delegated authority.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Date)
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resources Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE 05/07/2019
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources Enid Mendoza
Other: Approve as recommended by the department. ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date 5/7/2019 No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of t he project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resources Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22461 to add one Mental Health Program Chief (VQDN)
position at salary plan and grade level ZA5-2029 ($9,156 - $11,129) in the Health Services Department.
(Represented)
FISCAL IMPACT:
This request has an annual cost of approximately $223,753 with pension costs of $50,857 already included.
The cost will be fully offset with 100% Mental Health Services Act revenues.
BACKGROUND:
As required by the California Department of Health Care Services, the Behavioral Health Division
implemented the use of an Electronic Health Record known as ccLink on September 26, 2017. With over
500 employees, the Behavioral Health Division utilizes the system daily in order to serve an annual
caseload of 17,000 patients. Each patient encounter is recorded by staff including clerks, clinicians, nurses
and psychiatrists.
The newly added position will have the primary assignment of Chief of Behavioral Health Informatics.
Key responsibilities will include planning, organizing, and coordinating
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Jo-Anne Linares, (925)
957-5240
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 22
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Add one Mental Health Program Chief position in the Health Services Department
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the onboarding process and training for program staff; planning, organizing and directing the work of
ccLink 'Champions' and 'Super-Users'; participating in the overall Contra Costa Health Services
Information Technology Governance; serving as the liaison between Division Leadership team and the
Analytics team; formulating the operational goals/metrics; and analyzing and making recommendations
for short-term and long term system enhancements and optimization initiatives.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the Behavioral Health Division will not have the appropriate level of
leadership to execute the ccLink electronic health record system, which may impact patient care services.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
P300 No. 22461 HSD
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22461
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22461
DATE 04/24/19
Department No./
Department Health Services Budget Unit No.0467 Org No.5721 Agency No. A18
Action Requested: Add one (1) Mental Health Program Chief (VQDN) position in the Health Services Department.
Proposed Effective Date: 5/15/2019
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request: $0.00
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $223,753.00 Net County Cost $0
Total this FY $27,969.00 N.C.C. this FY $0
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT: 100% Mental Health Services Act
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO.
Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments. Jo-Anne Linares
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Enid Mendoza 05/07/2019
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE
Exempt from Human Resources review under delegated authority.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Date)
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resources Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE 05/07/2019
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources Enid Mendoza
Other: Approve as recommended by the department. ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date 5/7/2019 No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of t he project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resources Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No.22462 to add one Mental Health Clinical Specialist (VQSB)
position at salary plan and grade level TC2-1384 ($4,980-$7,394) in the Health Services Department.
(Represented)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval, this action has an annual cost of approximately $154,520 with $33,788 in pension costs
already included. The entire cost will be fully funded by the Mental Health Services Act revenues.
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department is requesting to add one Mental Health Clinical Specialist position
allocated to the Center for Recovery and Empowerment (CORE). The CORE Project is an intensive
outpatient treatment program offering transitional and continuing care to adolescents diagnosed with
substance use and mental health disorders.
The new position will be responsible for providing individual, group, and family therapy, and linkage to
community services; interpreting and explaining to clients, relatives, community groups about social and
emotional factors on mental health illness, and participating in the evaluation of problems presented and in
the formulation of diagnoses and the development of treatment plans.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Sabrina Pearson,
925-957-5240
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 23
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Add one Mental Health Clinical Specialist Postion in the Health Services Department
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the Center for Recovery and Empowerment within the Behavior Health
Division will not have adequate staffing to meet the demand and volume of patient cares services for
those we serve.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
P300 No. 22462 HSD
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22462
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22462
DATE 04/25/2019
Department No./
Department Health Services Budget Unit No. 0467 Org No 5899 . Agency No. A18
Action Requested: Add one Mental Health Clinical Specialist (VQSB) position in the Health Services Department.
Proposed Effective Date: 05/15/2019
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request: $0.00
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $154,520 Net County Cost $0
Total this FY $12,876 N.C.C. this FY $0
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT 100% funded by Mental Health Services Act revenues
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO.
Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments.
Sabrina Pearson
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Enid Mendoza 05/07/2019
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE
Exempt from Human Resources review under delegated authority.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Date)
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resources Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE 05/07/2019
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources Enid Mendoza
Other: Approve as recommended by the department. ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of the project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resource s Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No.22463 to add one Substance Abuse Lead Counselor (VHTC)
position at salary plan and grade level TC5-1503 ($5,439-$6,611) and cancel one vacant Substance Abuse
Counselor (VHVC) position, #17210, at salary and grade level TC5-1436 ($5,090-$6,187) in the Health
Services Department. (Represented)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval, this action will have an annual cost increase of $7,866 with $1,939 in pension costs already
included. The cost will be equally divided between Realignment and the Substance Abuse Block Grant
(SABG).
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department is requesting to add one Substance Abuse Lead Counselor position and
cancel one vacant Substance Abuse Counselor position within its Alcohol and Other Drugs Services
Program. Discovery House is a fully Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) certified facility. Due to the level of acuity of
clients admitted into the program, it requires a higher level of supervisor for the staff and increased support
to the overall program operation. The Lead is needed to support the safety of staff and clients.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Sabrina Pearson, (925)
957-5240
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 24
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Add one Substance Abuse Lead Counselor position and Cancel one Substance Abuse Counselor position in the Health
Services Department
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The new position will provide lead direction to subordinate staff, provide instruction and orientation
around program procedures, counseling theories and how to interview persons applying for substance
abuse counseling services to obtain personal, social and emotional history.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the Discovery House within Alcohol and Other Drug Services will not
have adequate staffing to support the clients they serve.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
P300 No. 22463 HSD
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P3oo 22463
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22463
DATE 04/25/2019
Department No./
Department Health Services Budget Unit No. 0466 Org No 5933 . Agency No. A18
Action Requested: Add one Substance Abuse Lead Counselor (VHTC) position and cancel one vacant Substance Abuse
Counselor (VHVC) position #17210 the Health Services Department.
Proposed Effective Date: 05/15/2019
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is wit hin Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request: $0.00
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $ 7,866 Net County Cost $0
Total this FY $ 655 N.C.C. this FY $0
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT 50% Realignment and 50% the Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG)
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO.
Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments.
Sabrina Pearson
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Enid Mendoza 05/07/2019
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE
Exempt from Human Resources review under delegated authority.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Dat e)
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resourc es Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE 05/07/2019
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources Enid Mendoza
Other: Approve as recommended by the department. ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of the project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resource s Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No.22464 to reassign vacant Clerk-Experienced Level position
#11987 (JWXB) from Department Budget Unit #0450 (Public Health - Communicable Disease) to
Department Budget Unit #0460 (CA Child Services Therapy) in the Health Services Department
(Represented)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval of this action, will shift an approximate annual salary and benefit cost of $88,35 to
Department Budget Unit #0460 (CA Child Services - Rehabilitation Therapy Program) and will be 100%
offset by County & California Department of Healthcare Services/Medi-Cal State funding.
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department is requesting to reassign the vacant Clerk-Experience position to the CA
Child Services Therapy (CCS). This is a statewide program that arranges and pays for medical care,
equipment, and rehabilitation for eligible children and youth. This position will be assigned to the Medical
Therapy Program (MTP) as it has over 850 clients. This position will relieve the Chief Pediatric Therapist,
therapist Aides and Physical/Occupational Therapists
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Sabrina Pearson, (925)
957-5240
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 25
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Reassign one Clerk-Experienced level Position #11987 to the California Child Services in the Health Services
Department
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
from clerical tasks, allowing more efficient client treatment and family-centered care for a vulnerable
population.
The new position will be responsible for dealing tactfully and courteously with clients/families and the
public, receive office visitors, answer questions regarding specific departmental procedures and
practices as well as make calls to families/clients. The position will also be responsible for performing a
variety of clerical work in connection with the assembly, sorting, tabulation and recording of fiscal and
statistical data.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the CCS Rehabilitation Therapy Program will not have adequate clerical
staffing to support the clinic providers, which will negatively impact patient services.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
P300 No. 22464 HSD
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22464
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22464
DATE 04/25/2019
Department No./
Department Health Services Budget Unit No. 0460 Org No. 5891 Agency No. A18
Action Requested: Reassign one Clerk -Experience Level (JWXB) position #11987 from Department #0450/5803
(Communicable Disease) to Department #0460/5891 (CA Child Services Therapy) in the Health Services Department .
Proposed Effective Date: 05/15/2019
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request: $0.00
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $ 0 Net County Cost $0
Total this FY $ 0 N.C.C. this FY $0
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT Cost Neutral. The action will result in a shift of $83,351 annually from
one budget unit to another within the Health Services agency.
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO.
Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments.
Sabrina Pearson
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Enid Mendoza 05/07/2019
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE
Exempt from Human Resources review under delegated au thority.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Dat e)
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resourc es Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE 05/07/2019
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources Enid Mendoza
Other: Approve as recommended by the department. ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of the project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resource s Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22465 to increase the hours of vacant Physical Therapist II
(V5VF) position #9353 at salary level TC5-1746 ($6,918-$8,409) from 1/40 to 40/40 in the Health Services
Department. (Represented)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval, this action will have an annual cost increase of approximately $169,434 with $37,465 in
pension costs already included. The cost will be funded by 50% County funding (budgeted) and 50% State
funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department is requesting to increase the hours of one Physical Therapist II from part
time (1/40) to full time . The California Children Services (CCS) Rehabilitation Program is a statewide
program that arranges and pays for medical care, equipment, and rehabilitation for eligible children and
youth. Our CCS program utilizes contracts for physical therapists to cover medical leaves and increase on
prescribed treatment hours or caseload growth. Increasing the hours of a physical therapist position will
reduce the costly usage of contracts.
This position will be responsible for
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Sabrina Pearson, (925)
957-5240
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 26
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Increase Hours for One Physical Therapist II Position in the Health Services Department
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
explaining medical recommendations concerning physical therapy to patients and their families while
monitoring and facilitating patients' progress; instructing patients in pain management, injury prevention,
posture correction, and body mechanics and collaborating with other care providers to ensure proper
patient treatment and follow-up.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the CCS Rehabilitation Therapy Program will not have sufficient physical
therapy staff, which negatively impacts patient services.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
P300 No. 22465 HSD
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22465
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22465
DATE 04/25/2019
Department No./
Department Health Services Budget Unit No. 0460 Org No.5891 Agency No. A18
Action Requested: Increase the hours of one vacant Physical Therapist II (V5VF) position #9353 from 1/40 to 40/40 in the
Health Services Department.
Proposed Effective Date: 05/15/2019
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request: $0.00
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $169,434 Net County Cost $0
Total this FY $14,119 N.C.C. this FY $0
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT 50% County (budgeted), 50% State funding
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO.
Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments.
Sabrina Pearson
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Enid Mendoza 05/07/2019
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE
Exempt from Human Resources review under delegated authority.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the B asic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Dat e)
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resourc es Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE 05/07/2019
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources Enid Mendoza
Other: Approve as recommended by the department. ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of the project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resource s Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Resolution No. 22450 to establish the classification Director of Risk
Management-Exempt (AJD3) (unrepresented) at salary plan and grade BD5 1001 ($11,721 - $14,248) and
add one (1) Director of Risk Management-Exempt position; abolish the Risk Manager (AJD1) classification
and position number 5725 in the County Administrators Office, Risk Management Division.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total annual salary and benefits for the Director of Risk Managment-Exempt (AJD3) position is
estimated at $232,500, including $43,068 in pension costs. The net increase after the cancelation of the
Risk Manager (AJD1) position will total $14,519 annually.
BACKGROUND:
Risk Management has been a division of the County Administrator’s Office. Recently, the Manager over
the Risk Management Division retired, and as a result of preparing to fill the position, Human Resources
has worked with the County Administrator’s Office to study the position. Through this process, it was
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Dianne Dinsmore (925)
335-1766
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 27
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Dianne Dinsmore, Human Resources Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Establish the classification Director of Risk Management-Exempt and add one position; abolish Risk Manager
classification and cancel position
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
determined that the Risk Management Division should be a separate stand-alone department in the
County. The following factors contributed to this conclusion; the County has a hospital, which adds the
complexity of medical malpractice risk management that not all Counties require; and the County
manages Workers Compensation claims in-house, as opposed to using a third-party administrator for
claims adjustment. The consequence of error and the impact on the County for this role also support
making Risk Management a department rather than a division of the County Administrator’s Office. As
a result, the County must establish a new classification as the Director of Risk Management, in order to
properly staff the management structure of the newly formed department.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved in the County Administrator's Office, Risk Management Division will not
be properly staffed for the future.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
AIR 37542 P300 22450 Establish Dire of Risk Mngmt Exempt
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22450
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22450
DATE 4/7/2019
Department No./
Department Risk Management Budget Unit No. 0150 Org No. 1505 Agency No. 03
Action Requested: Establish the classification of Director of Risk Management -Exempt and one position; abolish the Risk
Manager (AJD1) (unrepresented) classification and cancel position #5725
Proposed Effective Date:
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request:
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $14,519.00 Net County Cost
Total this FY $14,519.00 N.C.C. this FY
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUS TMENT 100% Self-Insurance Internal Service Funds
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO. Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments.
David Twa
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
L.Strobel 4/29/2019
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE 4/7/2019
Establish the classification of Director of Risk Management -Exempt (AJD3) at salary plan and grade BD5 1001 ($11,721 -
$14,248) and add one position; abolish the Risk Manager (AJD1) (unrepresented) classification and cancel position #5725
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Date) Gladys Scott Reid 4/7/2019
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resources Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Other: ____________________________________________ ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date 4/29/2019 No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have cons idered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of the project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resources Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current j ob
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22456 to establish the class of Census Outreach
Coordinator-Project (ADV1) (unrepresented), allocate it to the Salary Schedule D85/1000 ($4,956-$5,465),
and add one position in the County Administrator's Office.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The State allocated $26.7 million of its $90 million Census budget to help California counties fund
complete count efforts. Allocations for most counties are based on the number of residents who live in
California’s hardest-to-count census tracts within their jurisdictions. The limited-term position will be
funded through the State of California's $362,605 allocation to the County for outreach services. The
estimated cost of the position is $100,000 annually and $150,000 for the duration of the census project.
BACKGROUND:
Every 10 years, the federal government counts all persons living in the United States. The U.S. Census
Bureau collects this information, which is then used to determine the number of representatives in Congress
each state will have and how approximately $675 billion dollars of federal funds flow to tribal, state and
local governments.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Julie DiMaggio Enea (925)
335-1077
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc:
C. 28
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:ESTABLISH THE CLASS OF CENSUS OUTREACH COORDINATOR-PROJECT AND ADD ONE POSITION IN
CAO
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Census data is also used to make decisions at every level of government that will affect our
communities, e.g. siting of schools, hospitals, libraries, and public services. Businesses rely on Census
data for planning future locations for retail stores, new housing developments and other business
decisions.
Counties have a role in achieving a complete and accurate census. The County has entered into an
agreement with the State of California to do the following activities:
Develop and implement a 2020 Census awareness campaign to encourage a response, with particular
emphasis on the hard to count (HTC) communities.
Encourage and increase the self-response rate for households responding via internet, by phone, or mailing
through a focused, structured, neighbor-to-neighbor program.
Collaborate with existing organizations that work with HTC populations in the county to create a
countywide 2020 Census awareness campaign strategy. The HTC population in Contra Costa County
consists of immigrants, minorities, low-income households, non-English speaking households, youths,
transients, and unemployed, homeless persons living in unconventional housing, including those who do
not trust government.
The Board of Supervisors established a Steering Committee for the census effort that is staffed by the
County Administrator's Office and provided technical support by the Conservation and Development
Department. Two subcommittees are staffed by the office of District III Supervisor Diane Burgis, who
chairs the Steering Committee. Coordination of outreach strategies and the networking of
community-based partners requires a full-time coordinator for the duration of the project, which was
contemplated in the County's application for State grant funds. The Census Outreach Coordinator will
be assigned to the County Administrator's Office and will work under the direction of Supervisor
Burgis's office.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the recommendation not be approved, the County will not obtain the necessary project
coordinator resources that will be required to meet its obligations to the State for access to the census
grant funds.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
AIR#37880establishADV1
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22456
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22456
DATE 5/2/2019
Department No./
Department County Administrator Budget Unit No. 0003 Org No. 1200 Agency No. 03
Action Requested: Establish the class of Census Outreach Coordinator-Project, allocate it to the Salary Schedule, and add
one position.
Proposed Effective Date: 5/15/2019
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request:
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $100,000.00 Net County Cost $0.00
Total this FY $15,000.00 N.C.C. this FY $0.00
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT 100% State Census Grant funds
Department must initiate n ecessary adjustment and submit to CAO. Use additional sheet for further explanations or comments.
/s/ Julie DiMaggio Enea
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
/s/ Julie DiMaggio Enea 5/2/2019
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIO NS DATE 5/8/2019
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22456 to establish the class of Census Outreach Coordinator -Project (ADV1)
(unrepresented), allocate it to the Salary Schedule D85/1000 ($4956 -$5465), and add one position in the County
Administrator's Office.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
(Date) Marta Goc 5/8/2019
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resources Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Other: ____________________________________________ ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department County Administrator Date 5/8/2019 No. xxxxxx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project positio n(s) in terms of:
a. potential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Indicate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of the project duration. This report is to be submitted to the Human Resources Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22435 to reclassify one (1) full-time Clerk Senior Level
(JWXC) (represented) in salary plan and grade 3RX 1033 ($3,406.49 - 4,350.23) and incumbent in position
number 11095 to a Civil Litigation Secretary (J3TH) (represented) in salary plan and grade 3R5 1253
($4,246.54 - $5,161.69) effective February 1, 2019 in the Office of the County Counsel.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The action would result in an increased cost this fiscal year of $1,717 of which $731 is pension. The
increased cost of this position will be recovered through client billable hours and can be accommodated
within the department's current authorized budget.
BACKGROUND:
This Office has had a 25% turnover in clerical staff since 2017, losing several of our more experienced staff
members to promotions, separations, and higher paying jobs outside the county. This problem is
compounded by
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Wanda McAdoo, (925)
335-1811
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Jami Napier, Deputy
cc: Wanda McAdoo
C. 29
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Reclassification of Clerk-Senior to Civil Litigation Secretary
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the fact that in this year alone we have seen a significant uptick in litigation managed by the Civil Rights
and Tort Litigation Division. We added an Experienced Level Clerk position in 2013, due to the
hardship of finding qualified Civil Litigation Secretaries within the designated pay range. Hiring an
Experienced Level Clerk that learned the job from the ground up proved to be a successful alternative.
There are numerous tasks that are performed that are not commensurate with the current classification.
Reclassification is warranted and properly aligns the job classification with the desk's duties. This action
is requested on the basis that the incumbent is performing the full higher-level responsibilities for the
Civil Litigation Secretary classification since 2018
This action will be accomplished under provisions of the AFSCME Local 2700, United Clerical,
Technical and Specialized Employees, Section 22.7- Promotion by Reclassification without
Examination. Both incumbent and the action proposed meet all requirements imposed by that Section.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to reclassify would result in production delays and other serious impacts to the County Counsel's
Office.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
P300 22435 AIR 37133
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed P300 22435
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
NO. 22435
DATE 3/19/2019
Department No./
Department Office of the County Counsel Budget Unit No. 0030 Org No. 1735 Agency No. 17
Action Requested: ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22435 to RECLASSIFY one Clerk - Senior Level position
(JWXC) and incumbent position No. 11095 (represented) at salary level 3RX 1033 ($3,406.49- 4,350.23) to Civil Litigation
Secretary (J3TH) (represented) at salary level 3R5 1253 ($4,246.54-5,161.69) in the Office of the County Counsel.
Proposed Effective Date: 2/1/2019
Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No / Cost is within Department’s budget: Yes No
Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with request: $
Estimated total cost adjustment (salary / benefits / one time):
Total annual cost $5,151.00 Net County Cost $0.00
Total this FY $1,717.00 N.C.C. this FY $0.00
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT Budgeted
Department must initiate necessary adjustment and submit to CAO.
Use additional sheet fo r further explanations or comments.
Sharon L. Anderson
______________________________________
(for) Department Head
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Laura Strobel 3/8/19
___________________________________ ________________
Deputy County Administrator Date
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS DATE 5/1/2019
Reclassify one (1) full-time Clerk Senior Level (JWXC) (represented) in salary plan and grade 3RX 1033 ($3,406.49 -
4,350.23) and incumbent in position number 11095 to a Civil Litigation Secretary (J3TH) (represented) in salary plan and
grade 3R5 1253 ($4,246.54 - $5,161.69) effective February 1, 2019 in the Office of the County Counsel.
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic / Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: Day following Board Action.
2/1/2019(Date) Mary Jane De Jesus -Saepharn 5/1/2019
___________________________________ ________________
(for) Director of Human Resources Date
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: DATE
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
Other: ____________________________________________ ___________________________________
(for) County Administrator
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: David J. Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Adjustment is APPROVED DISAPPROVED and County Administrator
DATE BY
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL / SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING BOARD ACTION
Adjust class(es) / position(s) as follows:
P300 (M347) Rev 3/15/01
REQUEST FOR PROJECT POSITIONS
Department Date 5/8/2019 No. xx
1. Project Positions Requested:
2. Explain Specific Duties of Position(s)
3. Name / Purpose of Project and Funding Source (do not use acronyms i.e. SB40 Project or SDSS Funds)
4. Duration of the Project: Start Date End Date
Is funding for a specified period of time (i.e. 2 years) or on a year -to-year basis? Please explain.
5. Project Annual Cost
a. Salary & Benefit s Costs : b. Support Cost s : (services, supplies, equipment, etc.)
c . Less revenue or expenditure: d. Net cost to General or other fund:
6. Briefly explain the consequences of not filling the project position(s) in terms of:
a. pot ential future costs d. political implications
b. legal implications e. organizational implications
c . financial implications
7. Briefly describe the alternative approaches to delivering the services which you have considered. Ind icate why these
alternatives were not chosen.
8. Departments requesting new project positions must submit an updated cost benefit analysis of each project position at the
halfway point of the project duration. This report is to be su bmitted to the Human Resources Department, which will
forward the report to the Board of Supervisors. Indicate the date that your cost / benefit analysis will be submitted
9. How will the project position(s) be filled?
a. Competitive examination(s)
b. Existing employment list(s) Which one(s)?
c. Direct appointment of:
1. Merit System employee who will be placed on leave from current job
2. Non-County employee
Provide a justification if filling position(s) by C1 or C2
USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NECESSARY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Lease with Wang
Brothers Investment, LLC (the Lessor), to lease approximately 7,779 square feet of office space located at
3095 Richmond Parkway in Richmond for use by the Probation Department for an initial term of 10 years
with two 5-year renewal terms at $12,446 per month for the first year with annual increases thereafter. The
County shall pay (i) the cost of all flooring installed in the premises, and (ii) up to $20,000 toward the cost
of architect and design fees and engineering fees related to the design and construction of the Tenant
Improvements.
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute the lease and any renewal options under
the terms and conditions set forth in the lease.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% General Fund. The Lease costs and related Tenant Improvement costs were anticipated and budgeted
in the approved FY 2018/19 Probation Admin budget (org. 3000).
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Charlotte Nelson, 925.
957-2458
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 30
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVE a Lease with Wang Brothers Investment, LLC for office space at 3095 Richmond Parkway for the
Probation Department
BACKGROUND:
In August 2017, Probation requested the Real Estate Division investigate and recommend potential office
space to relocate the West County Probation office to a more suitable location. The West County Probation
office currently shares space with Employment and Human Services Department who now needs the entire
premises for its staff. Following a long and thorough search, the potential relocation site identified provides
the Probation Department with an ideal location, ample parking, and fair market rates. In addition, the
Landlord has agreed to perform the Tenant Improvements needed.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Lease is not approved, the Employment and Human Services Department, which currently shares
office space with Probation, would not have offices for incoming employees that will be backfilling the
office space that Probation would be vacating. Probation would still need to find an alternative relocation
site that will take 9-12 months and may be at a higher cost.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE clarification of Board action on April 16, 2019 (C.30), which authorized six lease amendments
with Jupiter Investment, LLC, for the West County Health Center at 2523 El Portal Drive, San Pablo, to
reflect a correction that all six lease amendments stipulate a three percent (3%) annual rent increase through
March 31, 2020, rather than no change to the monthly rental rate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Mental Health Realignment Funds.
BACKGROUND:
On April 16, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved six lease amendments with Jupiter Investment, LLC,
for the West County Health Center, at 2523 El Portal Drive, Suites 101, 102, 103, 104, 202 and 206 in San
Pablo.
The purpose of this board order is to reflect a correction that all six lease amendments stipulate a three
percent (3%) annual rent increase through March 31, 2020.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Julin Perez, 925.
957-2460
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 31
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVE Clarification of Board Action on April 16, 2019, item C.30 regarding lease amendments with Jupiter
Investment, LLC, San Pablo area.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this clarification is not approved, the monthly rental payment will remain incorrect.
ATTACHMENTS
Executed Board Order
Executed Leases
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with the California
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), including full indemnification of the State
of California, to pay the County an initial amount of $165,000 to provide Emergency Vehicle Operations
Course instruction for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County Costs. $165,000; 100% Revenue, State of California. Budgeted in fiscal year 2019/20.
BACKGROUND:
The Office of the Sheriff - Law Enforcement Training Center provides State Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training (POST) approved Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) instruction,
required by POST, for qualified law enforcement personnel. POST provides funding on an annual basis for
agencies that present this training. The contract allows the Law Enforcement Training Center to initially
train 110 students at an initial cost of $1,500 per student.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Office of the Sheriff will not be able to provide or be reimbursed for the services outlined in the
contract.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Sandra Brown,
925-335-1553
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 32
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:POST Emergency Vehicle Operations Course Contract
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the
Workforce Development Board, Small Business Development Center, to accept Humboldt State University
Sponsored Programs Foundation funding in an amount ot to exceed $210,000 to provide consulting,
training, and business development information to small business owners and potential owners throughout
the County for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive $210,000 from Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation. There is a
required 1:1 match of which 97% is cash match using Small Business Administration funds and 3% is
in-kind match.
BACKGROUND:
Funding will be used by the Workforce Development Board, Small Business Development Center, to
provide outreach, group and individual training, education , and information services to small business
owners and potential small business owners in Contra Costa County.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres 608-4960
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 33
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation Funding
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without funding, services of the Small Business Development Center could not be delivered or expanded to
small business owners or potential owners throughout the County.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to apply for and
accept funding from the California Department of Community Services and Development, and execute a
contract in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for Community Services Block Grant program services for the
period June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded entirely with Federal funding via California Department of Community Services
and Development. It is a pass through of Federal funds [CFDA #93.569]. There is no county match.
State Contract: 19F-4409
County Contract: 39-823
BACKGROUND:
The Department received notification of funding from California Department of Community Services and
Development on April 23, 2019. As the County's Community Action Agency, the Department's Community
Services Bureau regularly receives Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding to operate
self-sufficiency programs under the advisement of the County's Economic Opportunity Council (EOC).
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: CSB (925) 681-6345
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Nancy Sparks, Sam Mendoza
C. 34
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2019-20 Community Services Block Grant Targeted Initiative Revenue Contract
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
This funding is for selected Community Action agencies to receive discretionary funds to support activities
in agency capacity and expanding or enhancing program services. The funds can also be used to support
programs that focus on the homeless population and to assist low-income individuals to claim the Earned
Income Tax Credit. Funding is provided under 3 categories: Capacity Building, Homelessness, and Earned
Income Tax Credit.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the Department will be hampered in its ability to meet the needs of the community and to
establish partnerships with community based agencies and public organizations.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This action of the Employment and Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau supports
two of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes - Outcome 3: “Families that are Economically
Self-sufficient,” and, Outcome 4: “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing.” These outcomes are
achieved by funding programs that support self-sufficiency and the homeless population throughout Contra
Costa County.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Grant Agreement #28-882-3 with Sutter Bay Hospitals, to pay the County an amount not to exceed
$75,000 for the County’s Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (C.O.R.E.) program for
homeless outreach, for the period from May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Agreement will result in an amount of $75,000 for the County’s C.O.R.E. program
for homeless outreach. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
The Concord Shelter in conjunction with the County’s Behavioral Health Services Division is part of a
comprehensive strategy to provide housing and services to the homeless in Contra Costa County. The
Behavioral Health Services Division Homeless Program will dedicate three beds within the Concord
Shelter for Sutter Bay Hospital patients who are homeless, identified
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Lavonna Martin,
925-608-6701
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: L Walker, M Wilhelm
C. 35
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Agreement #28-882-3 from Sutter Bay Hospitals
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
to be too low acuity to access the Respite Shelter program, capable of self-care and are appropriate for
placement in regular shelter programs. These homeless residents are allowed stay up to 120 days.
On July 10, 2018 the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #29-882-1 with Sutter Bay Hospitals
to provide funding to support County’s Behavior Health Services Division C.O.R.E. program for homeless
residents for the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
Approval of Grant Agreement #28-882-3 will allow County to receive funds for County’s C.O.R.E.
program through April 30, 2020. The County is agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless the State for
claims arising out of County’s performance under this Contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Grant Agreement is not approved the County will not receive funding to support homeless residents
being discharged from Sutter Bay Hospitals, Concord .
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute an agreement
containing modified indemnification language with State of California - Natural Resources Agency -
Department of Parks and Recreation for an amount not to exceed $9,000 for the County to provide noxious
weed eradication services for the period May 14, 2019 through August 30, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will reimburse the Department of Agriculture in an amount not to exceed
$9,000 for providing noxious weed eradication services.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Agriculture will provide noxious weed eradication at Mount Diablo State Park and
Marsh Creek State Historical Park for the State of California - Natural Resource Agency - Department of
Parks and Recreation for the period May 14, 2019 through August 30, 2019. Mapped treatment locations by
the State Park Representative will be forwarded to the Department of Agriculture. The Department of
Agriculture will supply all necessary equipment and personnel to perform the work.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: 608-6600
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 36
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Matt Slattengren
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Dept. of Parks and Recreation Services Agreement - Noxious Weeds
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A negative action would result in loss of revenue and restrict the Department of Agriculture in providing
noxious weed eradication, thus possibly spreading noxious weeds throughout Contra Costa County.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT the attached State of the Trauma Center at John Muir Health 2019 Report with information
regarding the performance of John Muir Medical Center and their fulfillment of Agreement #29-325-3 with
the County;
FIND that (1) that the County is satisfied with John Muir’s performance, (2) the County’s demographics or
other factors have not changed to the extent that the County Trauma System Plan requires substantial
modification, (3) John Muir’s patient charges are consistent with those of other northern California trauma
centers, and (4) John Muir has continued to work reasonably and cooperatively with the County in response
to an evolving emergency medical service system and to an evolving healthcare system; and
ACKNOWLEDGE that, based on the above findings by the Board, Agreement #29-325-3 shall continue
from May 21, 2021 through May 21, 2031 and, upon continued performance by John Muir Medical Center,
shall automatically renew annually thereafter with the County able to cancel without cause at any time after
May 21, 2031 by providing two-year advance written notification.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patricia Frost,
925-608-5454
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Marcy Wilhelm
C. 37
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Extension of Agreement #29-325-3 with John Muir Medical Center for the Trauma Center Designation and Hospital
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon execution of this extension and annually thereafter, John Muir Medical Center will continue to pay
County a $250,000 designation fee, plus $100,000 for use by County in funding programs to decrease
violence or to prevent injury, for a total of $350,000 annually.
BACKGROUND:
John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek was initially designated as the County’s level II Trauma
Center in 1986 following a competitive selection and review process. In May 1992, a revised Trauma
Center Designation Agreement was entered into between John Muir and the County assuring
continuation of the agreement through 2012.
Since its designation as a Level II Trauma Center in 1986, John Muir Medical Center has consistently
provided an excellent level of trauma care as evidenced by outside evaluations and through the
hospital’s participation in the ongoing Alameda-Contra Costa Trauma Audit Committee process. On
September 26, 2006, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 2006/580 recognizing John Muir’s
dedication and performance in providing superior trauma care to the residents of Contra Costa County.
A 2008 Survival Measurement and Reporting Trial for Trauma (SMARTT) report conducted in
conjunction with the American College of Surgeons rated John Muir Medical Center as a “very high
quality hospital” and among the top few of some 125 Level I and Level II trauma centers submitting data
to the National Trauma Data Bank.
On August 10, 2010, an amendment to this agreement as approved by the Board of Supervisors,
extended the agreement for ten (10) years through May 21, 2021; allowed for an additional 10-year
extension through May 21, 2031, upon a finding by the Board of Supervisors that (1) the County is
satisfied with John Muir’s performance, (2) the County’s demographics or other factors have not
changed to the extent that the County Trauma System Plan requires substantial modification, (3) John
Muir’s patient charges are consistent with those of other northern California trauma centers, and (4) that
John Muir has continued to work reasonably and cooperatively with the County in response to an
evolving emergency medical service system and to an evolving healthcare system; and allowed for
annual renewals after May 21, 2031, with the County able to cancel without cause with a two-year
notification.
John Muir Medical Center (JMMC) requested the ten-year amendment of the Trauma Center
Designation Agreement through May 21, 2031, as necessary for the hospital’s substantial investment in
expansion of the trauma center physical facilities and expansion of physician panels to respond for
trauma care. The Department supports continuing the agreement based on the information provided in
this Board Order and the attached State of the Trauma Center at John Muir Health 2019 Report. Our
Emergency Medical Services Agency, in accordance with our statutory authority, is ready to
re-designate the JMMC trauma center based on the attached findings of substantial compliance, and
therefore recommends renewal of the agreement and renewal process.
Approval of this Amendment Agreement #29-325-3 allows John Muir Medical Center to continue to
partner with the County for designation and oversight of the trauma care program through May 21, 2031
or beyond as may be approved by the Board of Supervisors.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Potential for direct impact resulting in disruption in trauma services to the residents and visitors of
Contra Costa County.
ATTACHMENTS
State of the Trauma Center at John Muir Health 2019 Report
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State of the Trauma Center at John Muir Health
2019
John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Medical Center, has served as Contra Costa County’s only designated
trauma center since 1992. In May of 2010, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted to
continue that exclusive designation for ten more years through May of 2021, with automatic renewal for
an additional ten years through May of 2031, upon certain findings by the Board of Supervisors prior to
May 21, 2019. The following information has been prepared in anticipation of action by the Board of
Supervisors.
Requirement 1: That Hospital has continued to perform those services described in the agreement to
the substantial satisfaction of the County.
In addition to achieving and maintaining Level II verification by the American College of Surgeons
Committee on Trauma since 2007, there have been many changes made at the Trauma Center both in
anticipation of potential volume growth and to continue to improve the overall quality of care provided,
including but not limited to the following:
Facilities and Hospital Services
• Continued service as Contra Costa County’s only Base Station, including the provision of medical
direction and certified Mobile Intensive Care Nurses (MICNs), as well as a dedicated Base Station
Coordinator;
• Relocation of the helipad to the roof of the Long Tower, placing it directly above the trauma
bays in the emergency department and the addition of two high speed trauma elevators to
expedite movement of patients from the helipad to the trauma room;
• Trauma bay capacity doubled from two to four with all four bays equipped with new state-of-
the-art technology including new Focused Abdominal Sonography in Trauma (FAST) machines,
Belmont rapid fluid warming and infuser devices, ROTEM (thromboelastogram/TEG) and
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA);
• Implementation of a dedicated trauma ED nurse role;
• Dedicated state-of-the-art trauma and neurosciences critical care units with all private rooms;
• Dedicated and recently renovated trauma medical/surgical unit with all staff including nursing,
social services, rehabilitation (PT, OT, speech) and case management specifically trained in the
care of the severely injured trauma patient;
• Establishment of a cohesive trauma service, which includes the addition of four critical care
surgeons; additionally, the trauma service is supported 24/7/365 by a team of trauma Advanced
Practice Providers.
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Since 2011, trauma patient volume overall has grown by 53%, however trauma inpatient volume has
remained relatively steady throughout that same time period fluctuating up and down with an average
of approximately 1,200 inpatients:1
To ensure the optimal use of resources in serving those patients most in need while still accommodating
increased demand for the trauma center, changes to the internal trauma triage criteria were developed
and implemented. Changes included the roll-out of a new 3-tiered activation criteria in March of 2017,
followed by a revision of the activation criteria in May of 2018.
The tables below illustrate those revisions and their impact on internal over-and under-triage:
Trauma PI Indicators 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alpha Activations 90% 80% 40% 24%
Beta Activations 10% 20% 27% 32%
Charlie Activations 33% 44%
Trauma Triage 2015 2016 2017 2018
Overtriage Rate (Cribari Matrix Method2) 77% 86% 83% 80%
Undertriage Rate (Cribari Matrix Method) 19% 10% 9% 7%
Overtriage Rate (Standardized Triage Assessment Tool 3) 65%
Undertriage Rate (Standardized Triage Assessment Tool) 4%
With the implementation of the 3-tiered activation system, the trauma center can more appropriately
direct and “right-size” the trauma team resources needed for the acuity of the patient, thereby
decreasing over-utilization of resources (over-triage) while simultaneously ensuring that the highest
acuity patients’ needs do not go under-resourced (under-triage).
1 Green arrow indicates initiation of changes to EMS trauma triage criteria.
2 Roden-Foreman, et al. (2018). J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 84: 718-726.
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Other indicators that are followed to ensure that the trauma center continues to provide the resources
needed to meet the needs of Contra Costa trauma patients are Transfers Out and Transfers In.
The above graph demonstrates that while overall trauma patient volume did increase, the trauma
center continued to meet the specialty care trauma needs of Contra Costa patients with no
corresponding increase in transfers out for Higher Level of Care (HLOC, in green). However, there was an
increase in health system repatriations from the ED for patients who were directed to the trauma center
with no findings of acute injury, but still in need of inpatient admission for a non-injury cause.
Additionally, there was no corresponding decrease in the transfer in of Contra Costa trauma patients
and the trauma center continued to be able to accept appropriate trauma patients in transfer from
other acute care hospitals in Contra Costa.
Trauma Diversion
The trauma center is contractually permitted to be on trauma bypass/divert up to 5% of the time.
Historically, however, the diversion has been well below that and has been trending down over the last
ten years. In 2017 the trauma center revised the internal diversion criteria and approval process. As a
result, there has been no trauma diversion since that change was made.
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Post-acute Care
In 2015 the trauma center implemented a post-discharge Trauma Follow-up Clinic, including the
addition of a trauma social worker in 2017. While primarily intended to ensure optimal continuity of
care, the trauma clinic has been a much needed addition to the services the trauma center provides as
community resources have become increasingly taxed.
The following graphs provide information on the post-discharge services provided to trauma patients
through the trauma clinic.
Patients with intentional injury are disproportionately represented in the trauma clinic, underscoring the
additional needs often required by this particularly vulnerable population. The payer mix shown above is the
targeted population, with MediCal and uninsured patients representing nearly 70% of trauma clinic patients.
Injury Prevention
In addition to the injury prevention program support fee paid to the County annually, the trauma
center remains very committed to guiding other efforts in reducing and preventing traumatic injury.
Ongoing programs include,
• Participation in “Every 15 Minutes”, a two day program for high school students aimed at
preventing teen drinking and driving. An average of five Contra Costa high schools participate
annually in this emotionally evocative two day experience;
• Child passenger safety education and distribution of car seats to low income families;
• Senior fall prevention through a regional collaborative;
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• In 2018 John Muir Health began offering the Department of Defense’s “Stop the Bleed”
program. The purpose of the campaign is to build national resilience by better preparing the
public to save lives by raising awareness of basic actions to stop life threatening bleeding
following everyday emergencies, and man-made and natural disasters. The trauma center’s
initial efforts around “Stop the Bleed” have focused on obtaining course supplies and preparing
over 100 course instructors to bring the campaign to the community.
All of these injury prevention initiatives are impactful to the populations they reach, however the
majority of the trauma center’s injury prevention efforts over the past ten years have been focused
primarily on youth violence prevention, through the Beyond Violence program, which was initiated
in 2010 through a collaborative effort that included Contra Costa Health Services Department and
EMS, as well as numerous community based organizations.
The primary goals of Beyond Violence are to prevent retaliation, re-injury and criminal recidivism.
The program objectives are:
• Social Worker: Signed consents from 85% of eligible patients
• Intervention Specialist: Signed consents from 75% of referred patients
• 70% of clients engaged for at least 6 months
• 90% of clients still alive in 3 and 6 months from time of referral
• 75% of clients without criminal incident in 3 and 6 months from time of referral
• 70% of clients will have received assistance with documentation prep or completion (VVC,
DMV, etc.)
• 70% of clients have pursued life enhancement activities
The following information demonstrates some of the program’s outcomes since 2014:
Beyond Violence efforts have been focused in East and West County only. Additionally, while in
West Contra Costa County there are community services more typical of what is found in an urban
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setting, East Contra Costa in comparison remains without a similar infrastructure of support services,
particularly mental health services.
To address these gaps, in 2018 the trauma center submitted a proposal to the CARESTAR
Foundation to expand the Beyond Violence initiative with these additional objectives:
• Reduce emergency and trauma visits by troubled or vulnerable youth by addressing one of
the leading causes of youth morbidity and mortality;
• Expand the Beyond Violence Program to a regional initiative, engaging other hospitals
such as Kaiser Richmond and Sutter Delta, and incorporate out-patient as well as in-
patient youth effected by crime;
• Convene area partners and identify key stakeholders to make a difference in our
community;
• Develop a multi-organizational model to tackle violence prevention;
• Build Contra Costa County’s community infrastructure to better address the needs of
youth;
• Better prepare medical professionals to align with community partners and recognize
when interventions may prevent violence; and
• Create stronger safeguards to protect our own healthcare providers so that they do not
have to fear for their own safety when attending to others.
In December of 2018, John Muir Health was awarded a $1 Million grant from the CARESTAR
Foundation to expand the Beyond Violence intervention and prevention program. That work is currently
underway and on-schedule.
Community Outreach
Outreach to the County’s emergency departments have centered mainly on trauma triage and re-triage,
with good provider engagement in discussions around continuing to improve the trauma triage and
transfer process. Trauma outreach has recently been conducted with providers from the following non-
trauma centers:
• John Muir Health, Concord Medical Center
• Kaiser Antioch
• Kaiser Walnut Creek
• San Ramon Regional (scheduled May 2019)
• Sutter Delta
There are also plans to conduct additional outreach in 2019 at Contra Costa Regional and Kaiser
Richmond.
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Requirement: That demographic and other conditions within the County have not changed in such a
manner as to necessitate substantive changes in the County’s Trauma System Plan in order to assure
optimal delivery of hospital trauma care services for the County’s residents.
The population of Contra Costa County grew 9% from a population of 1,049,025 to 1,147,439 between
2010 and 2017.3 East Contra Costa County has experienced the most robust growth4, however John Muir
Health continues to meet the hospital trauma care needs of Contra Costa residents.
___________________________________________________________________________________
Requirement: Hospital has maintained patient charges that are comparable on a per case basis to
other trauma centers in Northern California (the analysis is to be based on the charge per case using
the then current MS-DRG classification methodology or its successor).
Per case MS-DRG comparable data was not available in the OSHPD data base. In lieu of that
methodology, trauma activation fees and trauma ICU bed charges were used as a proxy. The level II
trauma centers that were used for comparison are:
Using the identified proxies, John Muir Health maintained patient charges that are comparable to or
lower than other similar Northern California trauma centers:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3 Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2017
4 http://worldpopulationreview.com/us-counties/ca/contra-costa-county-population/
Trauma Center City
Sutter Eden Castro Valley
Enloe Chico
Mercy San Juan Carmichael
Sutter Roseville Roseville
Doctors Medical
Center Modesto
Kaiser Vacaville Vacaville
Santa Rosa
Memorial Santa Rosa
Regional Medical
Center San Jose
Natividad Salinas
JMH Charge Code JMH Charge Description JMH Average
20800811 HC ROOM RATE ICU TRAUMA 24,630.50$ $24,142.19
68200159 HC TRAUMA SERVICE ACTIVATION APLHA 27,151.00$ $33,037.89
68200161 HC TRAUMA SERVICE RESPONSE BETA 23,567.00$ $24,858.43
68200160 HC TRAUMA SERVICE RESPONSE CHARLIE 14,293.00$ $15,339.63
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Requirement: Hospital has worked reasonably and cooperatively with County in response to an
evolving emergency medical system and to an evolving healthcare system.
The Trauma Center continues to actively participate in the following trauma and EMS committees and
programs:
• Bi-county Trauma Advisory Committee (TAC);
• Greater San Francisco Bay Area Regional Trauma Coordination Committee (RTCC);
• Contra Costa County Emergency Medical Care Committee;
• American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Project (TQIP);
• Trauma triage criteria workgroup: in 2015 and 2016 trauma center and base station
personnel worked closely with EMS leadership to identify trauma center criteria to a less
restrictive definition.
Additionally during the 2011-2018 contract period, at the request of EMS, the trauma center assumed
responsibility for reporting trauma data directly to the California Emergency Medical Services
Information System (CEMSIS).
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Probation Department , to purchase
twenty-four (24) Uber, twenty-four (24) Wal-Mart, twenty-four (24) Target, twenty-four (24) Safeway, and
twenty-four (24) Food Maxx gift cards in an amount of $20 each for a total of $2,400 to use to support the
Probation Department's evidence based incentives program for adult Probationers who have attained
rehabilitative goals.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% SB678 State Revenue
BACKGROUND:
The Probation Department is implementing an Evidence Based Practices (EBP) cognitive behavioral
program called "Core Correctional Practices (CCP)" as part of an EBP redesign. CCP focuses on training
Deputy Probation Officers to utilize effective communication and rehabilitative interventions with
individuals on Probation to effect positive behavioral change. The Department is working to create a
behavioral management system that offers sanctions, incentives and interventions which are responsive to
the individual risk and needs of the Probationer. Incentives, that may include gift cards, have been proven
to be a positive motivator for sustained behavioral change and a necessary component to a successful
behavior management system.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Lesha Roth,
925-313-4149
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 38
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Todd Billeci, County Probation Officer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Gift Cards for the Probation Department's Evidence Based Incentives Program
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the Department will not be able to provide incentives to individuals on
Probation which will have an impact on the overall behavior management system and the ability to reward
Probationers for meeting their rehabilitative goals.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a Services Agreement with
Gemalto Cogent, Inc., in an amount not to exceed, $123,600 for the services and maintenance enhancement
of a dedicated on-site support engineer for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County Cost. $123,600 from CAL ID Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The California Identification System (Cal-ID) is the automated system maintained by the California
Department of Justice (DOJ) for retaining fingerprint files and identifying latent fingerprints. Cal-ID
monies are collected from the fees from each non-commercial and commercial vehicles registered, and are
used to fund programs that enhance the capacity of the state and local law enforcement to provide
automated mobile, fixed Livescan fingerprint capture stations and Cogent Automated Biometric
Identification System (CABIS), formerly known as Cogent Automated Fingerprint Identification System
(CAFIS), that allow identification of individuals involved in motor vehicle crimes. The California
Department of Justice has established the Remote Access Network (RAN), which
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Sandra Brown
925-335-1553
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 39
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Gemalto Cogent Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
is a uniform statewide network of equipment and procedures allowing local law enforcement agencies direct
access to the Cal-ID System. The Contra Costa County local RAN board determines the placement of RAN
equipment within the County, and coordinates the acceptance, delivery, and installation of RAN equipment.
Acting as the local RAN board, mobile fingerprint identification hardware has been distributed to local law
enforcement agencies within the County pursuant to the criteria specified in the Penal Code. Under the
proposed contract, a dedicated support engineer will provide to Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and
its client agencies high availability of support for the Cogent Automated Fingerprint Identification System
(CAFIS), the mugshot server, Latent Gateway, WebID, 31 Livescans, and the 350 Mobile ID devices
throughout the county. A dedicated support engineer will provide continuity to the support needs, develop
more personalized technical support relationships with users, perform proactive maintenance to reduce
technical problems and downtimes minimizing disruption to the daily business for the law enforcement
officer.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Office of the Sheriff is not allowed to contract with Gemalto Cogent for the dedicated support
engineer, Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and its client agencies will experience support engineers
that are not familiar with the configurations and components of our systems which slows the support
response. In addition, Contra Costa County and its agencies vie for support time with the Gemalto Cogent
support engineers with many other counties and police departments throughout Northern California.
Delayed support response can translate into the inability to identify unknown subjects on the street with
Mobile ID or the inability to capture fingerprints at booking facilities with a Livescan for mandated
reporting to the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The delay to fix
failures of the aforementioned systems could lead to the release of subjects on the street or from booking
facilities because they have not been identified and may be wanted for a more serious offense under another
name. In addition, the lack of ability to identify an arrested subject may detain an individual that is not the
person sought in a warrant or an investigation.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment
with Hawley, Peterson & Snyder, Architects (HPS), effective May 14, 2019, to increase the payment limit
by $100,000 to a new payment limit of $1,000,000 and to extend the term from April 26, 2019 to April 26,
2020, to provide on-call architectural services for various facilities projects, Countywide. (100% Various
Funds)
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% various funds. Projects will be assigned to HPS when there is an approved project and funding.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Ramesh Kanzaria
925-957-2480
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 40
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve and Authorize Amendment No.2 to Consulting Services Agreement with Hawley, Peterson & Snyder,
Architects for On-Call Architectural Services
BACKGROUND:
On April 26, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved an on-call Consulting Services Agreement with
HPS, in the amount of $500,000 which terminated April 26, 2018.
On July 11, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment No. 1 to increase the payment limit from
$500,000 to a new payment limit of $900,000, and to extend the termination date to April 26, 2019.
The contract payment limit of $900,000 has nearly been reached. Amendment No. 2 is necessary to provide
architectural services and the additional costs associated with the completion of ongoing projects and
potentially new small project(s).
HPS is familiar with these active projects, and the design and construction of typical building type and
health care facilities; therefore, it is recommended that the contract amendment be awarded at this time.
The additional funds made available to pay HPS will be used for additional projects which include
remodels, tenant improvements, additions, modernization, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrades,
and code-related improvements. Projects may also include investigations, studies, and reports. Some of the
anticipated projects include those identified in the County's FLIP projects under the recent budget allocation
for capital projects and deferred maintenance. Having this as-needed agreement in place will allow the
design phase to commence sooner and provide for a shorter project completion schedule.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If amendment No. 2 is not approved, projects currently in process will be delayed, which will ultimately
result in higher project costs.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer,
Department of Information Technology, a purchase order to Presidio Networked Solutions Group, LLC, in
an amount not to exceed $195,000 for the acquisition of Cisco Stealthwatch software and maintenance for
the period May 14, 2019 through July 30, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of $195,000 is budgeted under Org #1055 FY 18/19 and recovered through the Department of
Information Technology’s billing process.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Information Technology is purchasing the Cisco Stealthwatch software subscription
solution to increase the visibility of the County’s network. The Cisco Stealthwatch solution is a single,
agentless solution that allows visibility across an extended network, including endpoints, branch, datacenter
and cloud, allowing for encrypted traffic analytics.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Marc Shorr, CIO (925)
608-4071
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 41
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Marc Shorr, Chief Information Officer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with Presidio Networked Solutions, LLC.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
This subscription service is utilized in securing wireless network connectivity in facilities, Countywide. The
software subscription can:
Detect malware in encrypted traffic without decryption
Speed up incident and response forensics
Simplify network segmentation
Help secure the County Data Center
Cisco will provide support for the application under the County’s August 10, 2018 support agreement with
Cisco.
In accordance with Administrative Bulletin No 611.0, County Departments are required to obtain Board
approval for contracts exceeding $100,000. The County Administrator’s Office has reviewed this request
and recommends approval.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to secure the County’s network may result in a compromised system, system failure, and interrupted
business.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to terminate the marine salvage contract
with Marine Emporium Boat Works Inc., which wast was approved by the Board of Supervisors on January
23, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On January 23, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Marine Emporium Board Works
Inc. to provide marine haul out, destruction, and storage of vessels for the term of April 1, 2018 through
March 31, 2020. The Office of the Sheriff-Coroner has determined the services from Marine Emporium
Boat Works Inc., are no longer needed.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
N/A
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
N/A
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Sandra Brown,
925-335-1553
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 42
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Marine Emporium Boat Works Inc.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a
contract amendment with FCS International, Inc. (dba FirstCarbon Solutions/Michael Brandman
Associates), to increase the payment limit by $37,000 to a new payment limit of $256,442 to complete the
Environmental Impact Report for the Del Hombre Project in the unincorporated Walnut Creek area, with no
change to the original term of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the General Fund. The cost for preparing the EIR is paid by the project applicant.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) received an application from 3000 Del Hombre
Holdings, LLC requesting approval of a General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Minor Subdivision, and
Development Plan for a proposed 284-unit apartment project in the Walnut Creek area to be known as the
Del Hombre Apartments. Based on the scope and scale of the project, the Department determined that an
Environmental Impact Report should be prepared inorder to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of
the project. The County awarded a contract to FCS (Contract #46393), who is currently in the process
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Jennifer Cruz, (925)
674-7790
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 43
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract Amendment with FCS International Incorporated to Continue Work on the EIR for the Del Hombre
Apartment Project in the Walnut Creek Area
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
of preparing the document. Due to the adoption of new 2019 California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines, additional work and additional funds will be required in order to complete the EIR.
The increased expenditure limit of $37,000 is needed to complete the remaining tasks for the environmental
review.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the contract amendment is not approved, the DCD will be unable to complete the environmental review
for the pending land development application.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County,
a contract extension with Smith & Associates, Inc., to extend the term from May 24, 2019 to May 24, 2020,
with no change to the payment limit, for continued on-call appraisal services, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The contract is funded 100% by Road, Flood Control, various Special Revenue and outside agency funds.
There is no fiscal impact to this action as it is an extension to the existing contract only.
BACKGROUND:
In March 2015, the Public Works Department’s Real Estate Division (Division) requested a statement of
qualifications from various appraisal firms. After conducting interviews, Smith & Associates, Inc. was
selected to provide appraisal services for road, flood control, airport and various other projects.
The Division continues to have a need for on-call appraisal services. Extending this contract will allow the
Division to obtain services when needed without unnecessary delays.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Scarlett Torres (925)
957-2466
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 44
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE a contract extension with Smith & Associates, Inc. for on-call appraisal services,
Countywide.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Government code section 31000 authorizes the County to contract for services including the type of
services that Smith & Associates, Inc. provides.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Public Works Department will be unable to deliver timely appraisal reports for various projects.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
ATTACHMENTS
Contract Extension Agreement
Form L-8 (Page 1 of 1)
Contra Costa County CONTRACT EXTENSION AGREEMENTS Number: F4766300
Standard Form L-8 (Purchase of Services – Long Form) Fund/Org:
Revised 2014 Account:
Other:
1. Identification of Contract to be Extended.
Number: F476300
Effective Date: May 25, 2015
Department: Public Works
Subject: On-Call Appraisal Services
2. Parties. The County of Contra Costa, California (County), for its Department named above, and the following named
Contractor mutually agree and promise as follows:
Contractor: Smith & Associates, Inc.
Capacity: California Corporation
Address: 140 Town & Country Dr., Ste F, Danville, CA, 94526
3. Extension of Term. The termination date of the above described contract is hereby extended from May 24, 2019 to
the new termination date of May 24, 2020 , unless sooner terminated as provided in said contract.
4. Payment Limit. The maximum amount payable by the County under this Contract is unchanged.
5. Signatures. These signatures attest the parties’ agreement hereto:
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
By: ___________________________________________
Chair/Designee
ATTEST: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: ___________________________________________
Deputy
CONTRACTOR
Signature A
Name of business entity: SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC.,
a California Corporation
By: ___________________________________________
(Signature of individual or officer)
___________________________________________
(Print name and title A, if applicable)
Signature B
Name of business entity: SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC.,
a California Corporation
By: ___________________________________________
(Signature of individual or officer)
___________________________________________
(Print name and title B, if applicable.)
Note to Contractor: For corporations (profit or nonprofit) and limited liability companies, the contract must be signed by two officers. Signature A must be that of the
chairman of the board, president, or vice-president; and Signature B must be that of the secretary, any assistant secretary, chief financial officer or any assistant
treasurer (Civil Code Section 1190 and Corporations Code Section 313). All signatures must be acknowledged as set forth on Form L-2.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee to execute a contract amendment with
Jeweld Legacy Group, LLC, to increase the payment limit by $50,000 to a new payment limit of $125,000
and extend the term from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020 to provide Capacity Building for reentry service
providers, as recommended by the Public Protection Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Realignment Local Innovation Fund: Increase of $50,000 for Total Payment Limit $125,000.
BACKGROUND:
With the passage of SB 1020 in 2012 related to Public Safety Realignment, the County was required to
create a Local Innovation Subaccount intended to promote local innovation and county decision making.
The bill required each county treasurer to transfer 10% of the money the county receives from the Trial
Court Security Growth Special Account, the Community Corrections Growth Special Account, the District
Attorney and Public Defender Growth Special Account, and the Juvenile Justice Growth Special Account
to the Local Innovation Subaccount, to be used for any of the purposes that money in those accounts may be
expended, beginning with fiscal year 2015-16. Revenue deposited in this “Local Innovation Fund” must be
used to support local needs, and the law provides the Board of Supervisors with the authority to fund any
activity that is otherwise allowable for any of the underlying accounts that fund the Innovation Subaccount.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Lara DeLaney, (925)
335-1097
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 45
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract Amendment for Jeweld Legacy Group, LLC to provide Capacity Building Services
In September 2016, the Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) of the Community Corrections Partnership
(CCP) discussed the development of recommendations for the use of Local Innovation Fund revenue. This
matter was then forwarded to the CCP Community Advisory Board (CAB) for their input on the
recommendations. The matter was further considered by the QAC in November 2016 as the CAB
continued to formulate its input .
After the County Administrator’s Office of Reentry and Justice (ORJ) was created in January 2017, the
ORJ began working with CAB to determine recommendations for the use of revenue in the Local
Innovation Fund. In June 2017, CAB recommended that this revenue be used to fund a capacity building
project. The CAB recommended a project where a cohort of AB 109-funded community based service
providers would be guided through a self-assessment of needs related to organizational development. The
cohort would then be provided individualized assistance to help participating agencies build capacity in the
critical areas identified through the self-assessment process.
The ORJ received CAB’s input, developed additional considerations, and returned to the QAC in September
2017 where it was determined that the ORJ would conduct a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the
allocation of up to $250,000 to be split between a capacity building project as envisioned by CAB and an
innovative reentry program to compliment the array of reentry services currently offered. On October 4,
2017, the ORJ published RFP #1709-252 for “Local Innovation Fund Projects.” The RFP provided up to
$75,000 in funding for a “Capacity Building Project” to be implemented from January 2017 – December
$75,000 in funding for a “Capacity Building Project” to be implemented from January 2017 – December
2017, and for up to $175,000 for an “Innovative Reentry Program” that would start in January 2017 and
could end in December 2018. A Bidder’s Conference was held on October 17, 2017 and streamed online as
a webinar. Final responses to the RFP were due November 8, 2017, and Review Panels were convened the
week of November 12, 2017 to review the submitted responses and provide the County with contract award
recommendations.
In December 2017 the Public Protection Committee supported the RFP Review Panel’s recommendations
that contracts be awarded to Fast Eddies Auto Tech Training and to the Richmond Workforce Development
Board (WDB). $112,500 has been awarded to Fast Eddie's and $175,000 has been awarded to Richmond
WDB. After a subsequent RFQ process, Jeweld Legacy Group was awarded a $75,000 contract in May
2018 for Capacity Building Services from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Capacity Building Program
In September 2018, Jeweld Legacy Group began working with five (5) non-profit community-based
agencies that provide a variety of reentry services with the intent to help these agencies improve
operationally and in their ability to provide more effective reentry services. This work involves an
organizational assessment, creation of a capacity development plan, and support making progress on that
plan through both group and individual consultation sessions. In November 2018, a project update was
provided to the Quality Assurance Committee.
The agencies participating in the capacity building project include:
Back on Track Expungement Services & Back on Track Community Services
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)
FAST Automotive Technician Training
Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay
Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)
Jeweld Legacy Group has worked with each of these agencies to develop their capacity development plan
and in October 2018, held their first group consultation session. Since then Jeweld has met independently
with program participants to make further progress on elements of their capacity development plans.
Through this process, Jeweld Legacy Group made a written request to the ORJ that further revenue be
committed to this project in the form of “micro-grants” to the participating agencies to incentivize and
support the organizations’ commitment to make progress on their capacity development plans.
On April 18, 2019, Jeweld Legacy Group hosted the Contra Costa County Capacity Building Network
Symposium with the theme of “Characteristics of Thriving Organizations.” This event was hosted in
partnership with the ORJ, the Reentry Success Center and Health RIGHT 360. The Symposium was also
open for attendance by other local service providers and served as one of the ORJ’s featured events in
recognition of April as Second Chance Month.
At its March 11, 2019 meeting, the Public Protection Committee considered this matter in item 7 and
accepted staff's recommendation to award up to $50,000 from the Local Innovation Fund through “micro –
grants” in amounts ranging from $3,000 - $10,000 to the five agencies currently participating in the
County’s Capacity Building Project. These grants will be provided through the contract with Jeweld Legacy
Group.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Effective capacity building will not be available to participating reentry service providers.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a purchase order
amendment with Netronix Integration, Inc. to extend the term from May 31, 2019 to May 31, 2020 with no
change to the original payment limit for Lenel brand access control hardware products, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This cost is to be funded through Public Works Facilities budget and user departments. (100% General
Fund)
BACKGROUND:
Public Works Materials Management is responsible for access control parts and supplies. Our facilities are
equipped with Lenel brand access control hardware. This is the equipment that allows staff to gain access to
buildings and gates with our keycards. As solicited on Bidsync # 1706-230, Netronix Integration, Inc. has
been awarded this commodity. This commodity was bid for a two (2) year term with three (3) possible
one-year extensions.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Ted Lavelle
925-313-7077
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 46
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVE a Purchase Order amendment with Netronix Integration, Inc.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this agreement is not approved, then purchasing access control products through Netronix Integration,
Inc. will discontinue.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Probation Department, a
purchase order with Sysco Food Service, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $500,000 to provide bulk
foodstuffs for the residents of the John A. Davis Juvenile Hall and the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation
Facility for the period June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2020. The purchase order is eligible for two one-year
extensions if agreed by both parties.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of $500,000 is funded through County General Fund as well as the National School Meals
Program.
BACKGROUND:
In January 2019, the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Probation Department, solicited bids for bulk
foodstuffs. Sysco Foods was the vendor that was selected. The Probation Department is required to provide
residents detained at the John A. Davis Juvenile Hall and the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility with
three meals per day. These meals must conform to the guidelines of title 15 articles 9 section 1461 CCR. In
addition to the State mandated guidelines breakfast and lunch must meet the requirements of the Hunger
Free Kids Act of 2010 (HFKA) to qualify for reimbursement through the National School Meals Program.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Danielle Fokkema,
925-313-4195
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 47
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Todd Billeci, County Probation Officer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with Sysco Food Service, Inc.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Probation Department will not have the necessary bulk foodstuffs to feed detained youth, and the
department will would be out of compliance with the nutritional mandates of California Code of
Regulations Title 15.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This action continues to support two of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card:
1) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood" and 2) "Children ready for and
succeeding in school.”
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Public
Works Director, a purchase order amendment with W.W. Grainger, Inc. to increase the payment limit by
$100,000 to a new payment limit of $ 450,000 with no change to the original term, for miscellaneous parts,
small tools and supplies, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This cost is to be funded through Facilities Maintenance budgets. (100% General Fund)
BACKGROUND:
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (Grainger) provides thousands of supplies, tools, parts and equipment to Facilities in a
next-day format. Grainger has been awarded a contract through the Western States Contracting Alliance
(WSCA contract number 1824) which allows Facilities to utilize them for purchases of parts, supplies, tools
and small equipment. Utilizing such a government contract guarantees the County fair pricing and
exceptional service.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Ted Lavelle
925-313-7077
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 48
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve a purchase order amendment with W.W. Grainger, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Last year, Facilities ran short of money on this order at $420,000. This year the cost is expected to be a bit
higher partly due to Public Works Road Maintenance being added to their projected costs.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this purchase order amendment is not approved, parts, tools, equipment, and supplies will not be
purchased at government pricing.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the County Librarian, a
purchase order in an amount not to exceed $141,000 and a Service and Maintenance Agreement with
Bibliotheca, LLC, for software and equipment maintenance for library book and media security and
inventory equipment, and customer self-service equipment, for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost is appropriated in the Library's FY 2019/2020 budget.
BACKGROUND:
Bibliotheca, LLC, equipment is used throughout the library’s 26 locations. The Service and Maintenance
Agreement covers equipment plus software and includes labor, parts, and equipment modifications. Service
can be requested via an 800 number 24 hours 7 days a week. The equipment under the Service and
Maintenance Agreement is used for book/media security equipment, inventory equipment, and customer
self-service equipment.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Walt Beveridge
925-608-7730
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 49
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Bibliotheca LLC Equipment and Software Maintenance Renewal
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
In accordance with Administrative Bulletin No 611.0, County Departments are required to obtain Board
approval for single item purchases over $100,000. The County Administrator’s Office has reviewed this
request and recommends approval.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
This support is a critical to maintaining book/media security and inventory equipment, and customer
self-service equipment. Without it, the Library would be unable to resolve issues that arise during the
normal course of County business.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-641-1 with The Huntzinger Management Group,
Inc., a corporation, effective March 1, 2019, to amend Contract #23-641, to increase the payment limit by
$800,500 from $99,500, to a new payment limit of $900,000, and extend the termination date from July 31,
2019 to July 31, 2020 for additional consultation, implementation and technical assistance with regard to an
assessment of the Health Services Department’s Information Technology Unit’s organizational structure.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
In September 2018, the County Administrator approved, and the Purchasing Services Manager executed
Contract #23-641, with The Huntzinger Management Group, Inc. for consultation and technical assistance
with regard the Health Services Department’s Information Technology Unit’s organizational structure
including an assessment, project management, communication
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patrick Wilson,
925-335-8700
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Marcy Wilhelm
C. 50
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment/Extension #23-641-1 with The Huntzinger Management Group, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
and support services, for the period from August 1, 2018 through July 30, 2019.
Approval of Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-641-1 will allow the Contractor to provide
follow-up consultation, implementation and technical assistance with regard to recommendations
identified in the assessment, through July 31, 2020.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, Contractor will not continue providing services with regard to the
Department’s Information Technology Unit’s organizational structure.
ATTACHMENTS
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to execute a contract with Cypress
Security, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $238,000, to provide security services at the Walnut Creek
Library, the Concord Library, and the San Pablo Library for the period January 1, 2019 through December
31, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Library Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Library is requesting approval for a contract with Cypress Security, LLC, to
provide security services at the Walnut Creek Library, the Concord Library, and the San Pablo Library.
The Walnut Creek Library is a two-story, 42,000 square foot facility located in downtown Walnut Creek,
adjacent to Civic Park. It is a very well-used library that is open to the public 6 days each week for a total of
56 open hours per week. On average, 140 people visit the library each hour it is open with a total of
approximately 408,000 visits per year. Library patrons come from a broad cross section of community
members. The Trinity Center, a non-residential program serving people who are homeless in Central
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: W. Beveridge
925-608-7730
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 51
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract with Cypress Security, LLC
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Contra Costa County, is located four blocks from the Walnut Creek Library. Many of the people served by
the Trinity Center are regular library users. In addition to welcoming persons who are homeless into the
library, staff provides services each day to patrons who exhibit behaviors consistent with mental illness
and/or substance abuse.
Built in 1959, the Concord Library is one of the busiest branches in Contra Costa County. This is the only
branch in the City of Concord which has a population of 128,726 (2016). Taking great pride in serving the
community, the Concord Library has a helpful staff and is housed in a one-story building than spans 12,500
square feet. The Concord Library is located in downtown Concord, right next to Concord’s City Hall and
Civic Center. It is a well-used library that is open to the public 7 days each week for a total of 52 open hours
per week. On a daily basis, the Concord Library sees up to 600 visitors per day. On average close to 100
people access this library each hour the library is open. The Concord Library has approximately 200,000
visits per year.
The San Pablo Library opened in its new 20,000 square foot facility in August 2017. The previous location
of 9,000 square feet was located in the shopping center at El Portal and San Pablo Avenues. A security
guard was provided by the property manager and patrolled the library and other businesses. The new San
Pablo Library is open 7 days each week for a total of 47 hours per week, but lacks security services. Since
moving to the new location, the foot traffic has tripled from an average of 52 visitors per hour to 136
visitors per hour. The library is projected to have 200,000 library visitors this fiscal year.
In situations where illegal behavior on the part of a patron might be occurring or when staff have difficulty
enforcing the Library’s Patron Conduct Policy, staff will call upon the local police for assistance. The
Walnut Creek Police, the Concord Police and the San Pablo Police have been very responsive to these
requests for assistance. However, the Library has determined, through a security review of the incidents that
have been occurring, that the services of an unarmed security guard would further help to discourage
behaviors that could be dangerous to other patrons or staff or violate the Library's Patron Conduct Policy.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the Walnut Creek Library, the Concord Library and the San Pablo Library would not
obtain security services to enhance the patron library experience.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-639-1 with IG Insight Global, Inc., a corporation,
effective May 30, 2019, to amend Contract #23-639, to increase the payment limit by $100,000 from
$220,000, to a new payment limit of $320,000, and extend the termination date from May 31, 2019 to
December 31, 2020 for additional management consulting and training of leadership, teamwork and
organization for the Health Services Department’s Information Technology Unit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
On November 6, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-639 with IG Insight Global, Inc.
for management consulting and training of leadership, teamwork and organization for the Health Services
Department’s Information Technology Unit, for the period from June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019.
Approval
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patrick Wilson,
925-335-8700
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Marcy Wilhelm
C. 52
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment/Extension #23-639-1 with IG Insight Global, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
of Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-639-1 will allow the Contractor to provide additional
management consulting and training of leadership, teamwork and organization for the Health Services
Department’s Information Technology Unit, through December 31, 2020.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, Contractor will not continue providing services with regard to the
Department’s Information Technology Unit’s organizational structure.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute First
Amendment to Development Loan Agreement between the County and Carena Associates, L.P. regarding
the use of Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Act loan funds on
Elaine Null Court Apartments, an affordable housing development located at 112 Alves Lane and 300-310
Water Street in the Bay Point area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact. The recommended action amends a legal document with no change to the loan amount.
BACKGROUND:
Elaine Null Court Apartments (Elaine Null) in Bay Point is one of three affordable housing developments
included in the Carena Scattered Site project. Staff is recommending approval of the First Amendment to
Development Loan Agreement (the “First Amendment”) between the County and Carena Associates, L.P.
for two reasons. The first is that there was an error in the Development Loan Agreement (the “DLA”),
specially in Section 2.5, Use of New County Loans, regarding the use of Community Development Block
Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Act loan proceeds on Elaine Null. The second reason is to grant
the request of the developer to expand the allowable use of loan funds for maximum flexibility with other
project funding sources.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kristen Lackey (925)
674-7888
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
C. 53
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment to Carena Scattered Site Development Loan Agreement - Elaine Null Court Apartments, Bay Point
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The First Amendment will allow the loan proceeds to be used for acquisition, construction costs,
developer fee and soft costs associated with the refinancing and rehabilitation of Elaine Null.
On October 17, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved the following two Board orders:
1. Item C.149 approving loan documents associated with $200,000 in HOME and $100,000 in CDBG
funds for the purpose of paying off existing bank mortgages and rehabilitating Elaine Null; and
2. Item C.159 approving an additional allocation of $61,900 of CDBG funds to be used for site
acquisition of Elaine Null.
In November 2017, the construction financing transaction closed with $161,900 of CDBG funds used
for acquisition of Elaine Null. This use was not included in Section 2.5(b) of the DLA, but the associated
Board order clearly identified acquisition as one of the intended uses. The error needs to be corrected.
Carena Associates, L.P. requested to revise its DLA with the County to expand the allowable uses of the
Elaine Null loan funds from “construction costs” (associated with the hards costs of construction to
rehabilitate Elaine Null) to “acquisition, construction, developer fee, and soft costs” (associated with the
design, permits, fees, financing costs and hard construction costs of the refinance and rehabilitation of
Elaine Null) in order to have maximum flexibility with other funding sources. The rehabilitation of
Elaine Null is nearly finished, which mitigates the risk of premature County investment, and the bulk of
the construction costs were covered by multifamily housing revenue bond proceeds. The project will
transition from construction to permanent financing stage in the next two months, and the funds will be
expended within the HUD imposed deadline.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the previous use of funds will be inconsistent with the terms of the loan, and the
developer will be unable to use the remainder of loan funds necessary to complete the rehabilitation of
Elaine Null.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The preservation of housing affordable to families supports one or more of the following children's
outcomes:
(1) Children Ready for and Succeeding in School;
(2) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood;
(3) Families that are Economically Self Sufficient;
(4) Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing; and
(5) Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.
ATTACHMENTS
Loan Agreement
863\102\2578054.1
1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
DEVELOPMENT LOAN AGREEMENT
This first amendment to Development Loan Agreement (“First Amendment ”) is dated
____________, 2019, and is between the County of Contra Costa, a political subdivision of the
State of California (the “County”), and Carena Associates, L.P., a California limited partnership
(“Borrower”).
RECIALS
A. The County and Borrower are parties to a Development Loan Agreement dated
November 1, 2017 (the “Agreement”), under which the County loaned funds to Borrower in
connection with the acquisition and improvement of several affordable housing sites in Contra
Costa County, including the property located at 112 Alves Lane and 300 -310 Water Street in the
community of Bay Point, defined in the Agreement as the Elaine Null Prop erty.
B. The parties desire to amend the Agreement to modify the permitted use of loan proceeds
allocated to the Elaine Null Property.
The parties therefore agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. All defined terms used but not defined in this First Amendment have the meaning ascribed to
them in the Agreement.
2. Section 2.5 of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Section 2.5 Use of New County Loans.
(a) New Riley Loan. Borrower shall use the New Riley Loan for permits,
fees, construction costs, developer fee, in amounts consistent with the Approved
Development Budget. Use of the New Riley Loan for reimbursement of costs incurred prior
to the date of this Agreement is subject to Section 92.206(d)(1) of the HOME Regulations.
(b) New Elaine Null Loan. Borrower shall use (i) $200,000 of the New
Elaine Null Loan for construction costs, developer fee and soft costs, in amounts consistent
with the Approved Development Budget, and (ii) $161,900 of the New Elaine Null Loa n for
acquisition of the Elaine Null Property. Use of the New Elaine Null Loan for
reimbursement of costs incurred prior to the date of this Agreement is subject to Section
92.206(d)(1) of the HOME Regulations.
(c) Borrower may not use the New County Loans for any other purposes
without the prior written consent of the County.
863\102\2578054.1
2
3. All other terms of the Agreement remain unchanged.
[signatures on following page]
863\102\2578054.1
Signature Page
First Amendment to Loan Agreement
3
The parties are entering into this First Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
COUNTY:
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, a political
subdivision of the State of California
By: ____________________________________
John Kopchik
Director, Department of Conservation and
Development
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SHARON L. ANDERSON
County Counsel
By: ______________________
Kathleen Andrus
Deputy County Counsel
BORROWER:
CARENA ASSOCIATES, L.P., a California limited
partnership
By: RCD GP LLC, a California limited liability
company, its general partner
By: Resources for Community
Development, a California nonprofit
public benefit corporation, its sole
member/manager
By:_________________________
Daniel Sawislak, Executive Director
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT the Contra Costa County Public Law Library Board of Trustees 2018 Annual Report.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
BACKGROUND:
Per Resolution No. 2011/497, each Advisory Body shall submit annually to the Board of Supervisors a
report on its activities, accomplishments, membership attendance, required training/certification and
proposed work plan or objectives for the following year.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the report is not accepted, the Board will not have an official record of the Public Law Library Board of
Trustees activities in the past year.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Jami Napier, (925)
335-1908
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
C. 54
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contra Costa County Public Law Library Board of Trustees 2018 Annual Report
ATTACHMENTS
2018 Public Law Library Annual
Report
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, on behalf of Employment and Human
Services, to pay $4,703.75 to Wolf Consulting Group for psychological evaluation services from June 12,
2018 through August 30, 2018, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Department
Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The $4,703.75 payment will be funded with 43% Federal, 52% State, and 5% County funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) contracted with Gordon Wolf, doing business
as Wolf Consulting Group (WCG), to conduct pre-employment psychological evaluations when hiring
Senior Welfare Fraud Investigators and Fraud Prevention Supervisors. The contract term was from July 1,
2017 through June 30, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.
In June 2018, EHSD required a rapid response to the need for a psychological, fitness for duty evaluation
for an EHSD staff member. An immediate decision by WCG and EHSD was agreed upon for the provision
of psychological fitness for duty evaluation services. WCG began the evaluation services June 12, 2018,
which consisted of meetings, one long report, and review of administrative files. The services continued
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres 608-4960
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
C. 55
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Auditor-Controller Payment to Wolf Consulting Group
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
for two (2) months at a total cost of $4,703.75. On June 30, 2018 the contract had expired. However, WCG
was directed by EHSD staff to provide services beyond that date. This oversight was recently recognized
by EHSD when WCG submitted invoices for services completed in August 2018. The contractor is entitled
to payment for the reasonable value of their services under the equitable relief theory of quantum meruit.
This theory provides that where a person has been asked to provide services without a valid contract and
does so to the benefit of the recipient, the provider is entitled to recover the reasonable value of those
services. This board order seeks to rectify the oversight by providing payment for services rendered.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Provider will not be paid for delivered services.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE the Remodel Suite 200 for CCTV Project (Project), Martinez area. [County Project No.
250-1713, DCD-CP#18-27, WH221B] (District V).
DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1(a) Categorical
Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, and
DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with
the County Clerk, and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to the
Department of Conservation and Development for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing
the Notice of Exemption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated project cost:
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Sandeep Singh, (925)
313-2022
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc: Ave Brown - Environmental Division Manager, Sandeep Singh-Environmental Services
C. 56
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVE the Remodel Suite 200 for CCTV Project and take related actions under CEQA. (WH221B)
FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)
$1,500,000.
100% Public Education & Government fees (PEG fees), included in FY 2018/19 General Fund Plant
Acquisition budget
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this Project is to improve public entry, add video editing space, install a back-up power
supply, and construct a closed circuit television van enclosure within the parking lot at the existing
Contra Costa Television (CCTV) location 10 Douglas Drive Suite 200.
The Project consists of the remodeling of the suite’s common areas and the addition of a “green room”
and video editing space. The machine room will need to have racks reoriented and some cabinets and
counters removed. A new on site emergency generator and enclosure for a CCTV van will be installed
for uninterrupted CCTV operation. The generator will be used as an on-site stand-by generator and will
not be visible from the street as it will be installed at the far edge of the property and will be surrounded
by trees, a building, a road berm, and a concrete wall. The generator will be approximately 250 feet
away from the roadway and approximately 15 feet lower elevation then the roadway due to the road
berm, concrete wall, and building which will provide noise shielding for adjacent land uses.
On November 13, 2018, the Board of Supervisors awarded a job order contract (JOC) for repair,
remodeling, and other repetitive work to be performed pursuant to the Construction Task Catalog to each
of Mark Scott Construction, Inc., Aztec Consultants, and Staples Construction Company, Inc., each in
the amount of $2,500,000. This project is expected to be performed by one of the three JOC contractors.
A task order catalogue has been prepared for the JOC contractor to complete this Project. In the event
that the Project is not performed by the JOC contractor, the Public Works Department will return to the
Board for approval of plans and specifications and authorization to advertise and solicit bids.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Delay in approving the project may result in a delay of design, construction, and may jeopardize funding.
ATTACHMENTS
CEQA Document
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the ongoing destruction of certain County records maintained by the Library
Department as follows: (1) Personnel records that are no longer necessary for county purposes and are not
otherwise required by law to be preserved may be destroyed at the direction of the County Librarian seven
years after employment ends; (2) medical records that are no longer necessary for county purposes and are
not required by law to be preserved may be destroyed at the direction of the County Librarian thirty years
after employment ends; and (3) other records that are over two years old, are no longer necessary for county
purposes, and are not otherwise required by law to be preserved, may be destroyed at the direction of the
County Librarian.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
In order to efficiently manage the volume of records continuously generated and received, the Library must
dispose of unnecessary records and documents that have no apparent historical significance or further
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Samuel Treanor at (925)
608-7702
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
C. 57
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Authorize the destruction of records in the Library Department
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
administrative or litigation value, are over two years old, are not required to be maintained by statute, and
are no longer necessary or required for County purposes pursuant to Government Code section 26202.
For efficient records management, the Library must also dispose of personnel files that have been
maintained for more than seven years after employment ends, have no apparent historical significance or
further administrative or litigation value, are no longer required by law to be preserved, and are no longer
necessary or required for County purposes pursuant to Labor Code section 1198.5(c)(1) and Government
Code sections 12946 and 26202.
Finally, for efficient records management, the Library must dispose of medical files that have been
maintained for more than thirty years after employment ends, have no apparent historical significance or
further administrative or litigation value, are no longer required by law to be preserved, and are no longer
necessary or required for County purposes pursuant to Labor Code section 3204(d), Government Code
section 26202, and 15 U.S.C. section 2607.
Government Code section 26202 provides that unless the law requires a record to be preserved, any record
more than two years old may be destroyed without being photographed, microfilmed or otherwise
reproduced if the Board determines by four-fifths (4/5) vote that the retention of such documents is no
longer necessary or required for County purposes.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board of Supervisors does not approve this recommendation, then the Library will not have a clearly
specified records retention policy. It will need to incur additional expense to locate additional space for
further records and for storage of these records.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT the Contra Costa County Library Strategic Plan 2019, a Renewed Focus, APPROVE
the goals, objectives, strategies, and key performance indicators, and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian to
execute the plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County Library was established on July 21, 1913. Today the Contra Costa County Library
serves communities through 26 libraries located across the county. Enter any Contra Costa County Library
and you will be met with rich collections to meet reading and research needs, knowledgeable and
welcoming staff to help with reference questions, vibrant programs such as children’s storytimes, WiFi
access to high-speed internet for personal computing devices, public computers with a variety of personal
computing programs, and quiet study space or meeting rooms.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Contact: Walt Beveridge
925-608-7730
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc:
C. 58
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Accept the report "Contra Costa County Library Strategic Plan 2019, A Renewed Focus."
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Library service does not stop with the physical building. The Contra Costa County Library expands
services wherever residents live or work and creates services that will enhance life skills at every age.
The Library expands reading skills and opportunities at various locations outside of community libraries:
Project Second Chance, the adult literacy program; library services at the Juvenile Hall and Orin Allen
Youth Services Facility; and the Rossmoor Retirement Community.
Attached is the Library’s Strategic Plan that will guide the library in prioritizing its resources,
programming and services. Mindfully created with the input and direction of the communities the
Library serves, the plan will be a powerful tool in tailoring, reshaping and rethinking how library
services, facilities and programs support the needs of the community.
To be accountable to Contra Costa County, the library will measure planning efforts and operate in an
environment of continuous improvement. By collecting ongoing feedback, listening to the needs of the
community, and adapting services, the strategic plan will be relevant and beneficial for years to come.
Specifically, the library will set milestones for progress. The library will also focus on patron retention
so community needs are met. And, with a core goal of literacy and reading, the library will evaluate
relevance of services to keeping current with cultural trends.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Contra Costa County Library Strategic Plan 2019, a Renewed Focus will not be
accepted and will not be able to move towards full implementation.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Contra Costa County Library ensures easy, equitable access to library services for all Contra Costa
County residents, including children. The Library's 2019 Strategic Plan has specific areas focusing on
improving services to the youth of our communities and directly supports three of the five community
outcome areas established in the Children's Report Card: (1) Children Ready for and Succeeding in
School; (2) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood; (5) Communities that
are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.
ATTACHMENTS
CCCPL Strategic Plan 2019
Contra Costa County Library Strategic Plan 2019
A Renewed Focus
Introduction
“Public libraries are the sole community centers left in America. The degree to which a branch of the local library is connected to the larger culture is a
reflection of the degree to which the community itself is connected to the larger culture.” —Russell Banks
The need for connection and community is essential. And yet, with a highly mobile population, community is
quickly becoming a blend of backgrounds, interests and lifestyles, making those connections increasingly
difficult. The characteristics that once distinguished one community from another are blurring.
The good news is that we know there are still common threads that unify communities. Within our county,
Contra Costa County Library is one such unifier. Day in and day out, we bring ideas and people together to
fulfill our mission in ways large and small.
As we took a strategic look at our future, we considered demographic trends across our service area, sought
customer input, and assessed our performance. The result of our planning efforts is an updated strategic plan
that will guide our work and will allow for annual reviews and adjustments.
The previous plan identified our vision to, “reflect the place the library holds in the minds and hearts of the community – what we call ‘The Evocative
Library.’” We seek to be a community unifier by serving the public and providing an array of experiences that are responsive to community needs. To
spark imagination and fuel potential we seek to respond to needs quickly while keeping quality of service in mind at all times.
. . .
Our core goal is to champion personal and community engagement. We do this by championing literacy and reading. These are not generic words to
us. We see your relationship with the library as essential to your success. Whether that be professional ambition, exploring storytime with your tots,
engaging in a civic discussion, or finding a good read, we are the place to help you meet your personal goals. We believe the library has the unique ability
to bring communities together through shared culture and experiences. We also believe literacy and reading are core skills every person needs to
achieve their full potential, whatever that may mean. As Frederick Douglass stated, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” The other goals
support the core goal: we provide equitable and easy access to services, we deliver a consistent and high-quality experience, and finally, we promote
the library’s value, programs and opportunities to the community.
Mission
Bringing people and ideas together
Vision
Contra Costa County Library is the pulse of
our community. Working together, we
spark imagination, fuel potential, and
connect people with ideas and each other
The following sections outline our strategic goals, highlight key strategies, and identify how we will measure success. We have also included early
successes that have already put the plan into motion.*
*A PDF of the 2014 – 2017 Strategic Plan is available on our website, ccclib.org
Goal 1: The library champions personal and community engagement in literacy and reading to enrich lives.
Objective A – Increase opportunities for literacy, education, and lifelong learning by a minimum of 10 percent.
Objective B – Increase library visits by 10 percent.
Objective C – Increase website visits by 10 percent.
Objective D – Increase active users by 10 percent annually.
Objective E – Increase circulation by 10 percent annually.
Key Strategies:
Plan and Promote Targeted Outreach Utilize data and customer feedback to create outreach opportunities across county to gain new cardholders
Website Update Implement new website increasing ease of access for online users
Create Dynamic Planning Efforts Empower branches and departments to create services that align with system-wide goals
Key Performance Indicators:
• Branch visit tracking over time
• Website visit tracking over time
• Circulation tracking by branch and system-wide
Early Successes:
• Increased active cardholders from 2017 t0 2018 for a total increase of over 32,000 active cardholders
• Implemented Lunch at the Library, which expanded to nine libraries and served 18,969 lunches to youth from 2014 – 2017
• Website update in 2019
(goal 3 image)
Goals
The focus and
method the
library will put
towards the
community in
support of its
vision and
mission.
Goal 2:
The library ensures easy, equitable
access to library services for all Contra
Costa County residents.
Goal 3:
The library delivers a consistent, high-
quality, and inviting experience at all
points of contact.
Goal 4:
The library successfully promotes its
value, programs, and opportunities to
the community.
Objectives Objective A – Expand services to identified
underserved populations a minimum of 10
percent.
Objective B – Optimize hours at the
community level and other service points
to increase usage by 10 percent.
Objective C – Enact initiatives to increase
direct use of library services by non-active
users by 10 percent.
Objective A – Enact barrier-free customer
service to improve user satisfaction levels
by 10 percent.
Objective B – Assess all facilities and
develop methods to increase user
satisfaction levels by 10 percent.
Objective C – Create a long-term vision for
library facilities to serve evolving
community needs and address equity of
resources.
Objective D – Explore and implement
technology to enhance the customer
experience.
Objective A – Update the library-wide
marketing communications plan.
Objective B – Implement county-wide
marketing of library services.
Objective C – Implement a staff-wide
strategic marketing and communications
plan.
Objective E – Establish standards of
preparedness to respond to and recover
from emergencies.
Strategies
Needs Assessment Utilize standard
research practices to identify economic
and demographic factors for developing
pilot programs
Implement and Communicate
Measurement of Library Usage
Report system and branch measurements
of Library’s reach and engagement with
cardholders
Standardize Programming and Services
Organize and standardize Contra Costa
County Library programming experience
to create consistent experience across
communities
Implement Annual Cardholder Survey
Provide customers ability to give feedback
on an annual basis. Surveys will be
compared year over year to address
changing needs
Implement Weekly Net Promoter Score
Survey Net Promoter Score provides
recurring voice of the customer so Library
can follow up with customers about their
library experience.
Increase Customer Transparency
Provide the public quarterly updates of
library usage measurements.
Create and Implement Targeted
Marketing Plan an annual marketing
effort that includes targeted messaging,
events, outreach, and in-branch
promotions
Standardize Branding and Customer
Experience Branches align merchandising
and branding with Contra Costa County
Library strategic and marketing priorities
Create Framework to Measure Outputs
Measurement and tracking of physical
spaces allows Library to plan and promote
resources according to strategic priorities
Key
Performance
Indicators
The data
sources and
measurements
that will be
used to track
the goals.
• Open hours by branch
• Household market share quarterly
• Digital resource tracking and
benchmarking
• Program tracking by branch, age, and
type
• Improve Net Promoter Score by 10
points in 2019, with a system wide
goal of 62
• Implement branch Net Promoter
Score benchmarks
• Audit of system and branch resources
• Tracking of marketing efforts
• Measure new cardholder retention
with targeted email campaign
Early
Successes
• Increased open hours by 20 hours per
week
• Increase of Overdrive ebook and
audiobook use from 17,000 monthly to
over 20,000 monthly (April 2018
compared to January 2019)
• Market share increased from 22% to
24% in one year
• 1 in 4 households used library services
in the last year
• Fines forgiveness for all fines-
implemented in 2019
• Achieved a Net Promoter Score of 60
for active cardholders
• New San Pablo and Brentwood
Libraries opened
• Added 11 new staff positions and
increased hours for several vacant
positions that directly serve customers
• 18,345 customers responded to
cardholder survey in 2018
• Re-engaged over 1,000 cardholders
from a single email message
• Hired dedicated marketing specialist
A realistic, measurable, and consistent effort
To be accountable to our community, we will measure our planning efforts and operate in an environment of continuous improvement. In
2018, we created a progress report to inform stakeholder and the public of our efforts surrounding the 2014 – 2017 strategic plan. You may
find the progress report online at ccclib.org. In keeping with the trend of visibility and data driven tactics, we will also collect ongoing
feedback, as listening to the needs of the community and adapting are what will keep the strategic plan relevant and beneficial for years to
come. Specifically, we will use measures gained to set milestones for progress. We will also focus on customer retention, so we are sure to
meet community needs. And with our core goal of literacy and reading, we will evaluate usefulness of digital services to keep up with
cultural trends.
Goal 1 image
100000
110000
120000
130000
140000
150000
160000
1 -YEAR ACTIVE CARDHOLDERS
(Goal 2 image)
Goal 3 Image
al 4 Image
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT the 2018 Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity's Annual Report as recommended
by the Hiring Outreach Oversight Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
On June 18, 2002, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2002/377
requiring each regular ongoing board, commission, and committee shall annually report to the Board of
Supervisors on its activities, accomplishments, membership, attendance, required training and certification
programs, and proposed work activities for the following year. The requirement is addressed by the
Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity in the attached report.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The annual report will not be accepted.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Antoine Wilson, (925)
335-1455
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
C. 59
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:ACCEPT the 2018 Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity's Annual Report
ATTACHMENTS
ACEEO 2018
Accomplishments
TO: HIRING OUTREACH OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
FROM: ANTOINE WILSON, EEO OFFICER
RE: 2018 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EEO ANNUAL REPORT
DATE: MARCH 27, 2019
The ACEEO made efforts to increase the group’s performance and identity within
Contra Costa County. The ACEEO’s accomplishments ate listed below:
• Increased the diversity of the committee’s membership.
The members are from various racial, ethnic and socio-economic
backgrounds. The council also elected a female chair and a male vice
chair.
• Filled one Union Seat.
The union seat has been difficult to fill. The council through outreach
with the unions and employees were able to secure an interested
candidate who is excited to be a part of the council.
• Developed the committee’s on-boarding procedures
The ACEEO developed an onboarding document that explains the goals
and objectives of the council. It also provides information about the
ACEEO and provides contact information for all members.
• Revised the By-Laws.
The council wanted to update the bylaws to reflect the current issues and
processes that are used. The bylaws had not been updated since 1991.
• Improved committee attendance
The ACEEO had a quorum 100% of the time, which allowed the council
to conduct business as usual. It also helped to develop a stronger
commitment and comradery amongst the members to focus on the
issues and work together to make positive changes.
• Invited various speakers to discuss EEO issues.
The ACEEO invited departmental representatives to discuss what they
were doing to promote EEO throughout their workforce.
• Completed the Brown Act and Ethics training.
All members have taken the Brown Act and Ethics trainings for 2018.
The ACEEO will follow up with the trainings in the 2019 calendar year.
• Reviewed and discussed the 2018-2019 Outreach and Recruitment
report.
The ACEEO reviewed the most recent EEO report, made
recommendations and approved it.
• Reviewed and discussed the 2018 Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
report.
The ACEEO reviewed the 2018 SBE report and had a few questions to ask
David Gould. Once clarification was provided, they approved the report.
2019 GOALS
• Conduct outreach to recruit and fill vacant council seats.
• Review ADA hiring practices and accommodations.
• Conduct a climate survey to gauge the employee viewpoint of our
workforce, which could possibly be implemented by HR, EHSD, or
the unions.
• Invite David Twa to speak at one of our council meetings
• Invite HR to discuss policies on hiring, training, and equity.
• Invite union leaders to speak on climate of the workforce.
• Continue to invite other speakers especially department heads
and managers.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/173, to supersede and replace Resolution No. 2018/54 adopted on February
13, 2018, authorizing appropriate County officials continued access to confidential County Sales and Use
Tax Records.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. Administrative only.
BACKGROUND:
Section 7056 of the Revenue and Taxation Code provides that any county, city or district wishing to
examine the Board of Equalization's records to verify that transactions subject to sales or transactions and
use tax have been reported properly, must adopt a resolution authorizing one (or more) of its officials,
employees, or other designated persons to examine the appropriate sales or transactions and use tax records
of the Board.
Local officials allowed access to confidential SBOE records should note that the use of such information is
limited to governmental purposes and is not subject to release in public meetings or other such forums.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Julie DiMaggio Enea (925)
335-1077
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc: County Finance Director, Treasurer-Tax Collector, Asst Tax Collector, HdL (Mary Hubbell)
C. 60
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Resolution to State Board of Equalization Authorizing Access to Sales and Use Tax Records
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
This new resolution is required to add the Assistant County Tax Collector to the list of authorized
officials in order to obtain electronically a list of persons/ businesses registering with the State for a
Seller's Permit. This information is used to compare the businesses on file with the State to those with
current County Business Licenses for the purpose of Business License administration.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 2019/173
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed Resolution No. 2019_173
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
Adopted this Resolution on 05/14/2019 by the following vote:
AYE:4
John Gioia
Candace Andersen
Diane Burgis
Karen Mitchoff
NO:
ABSENT:1 Federal D. Glover
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
Resolution No. 2019/173
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA AUTHORIZING
EXAMINATION OF SALES, USE AND TRANSACTIONS TAX RECORDS
WHEREAS, the County of Contra Costa entered into a contract with the State Board of Equalization to perform all functions
incident to the administration and collection of local sales, use and transactions taxes;
WHEREAS, the County Administrator of the County of Contra Costa deems it desirable and necessary for authorized
representatives of the County to examine confidential sales, use and transactions tax records of the State Board of Equalization
pertaining to sales, use and transactions taxes collected by the Board for the County pursuant to that contract; and
WHEREAS, Section 7056 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code sets forth certain requirements and conditions for the
disclosure of Board of Equalization records, and establishes criminal penalties for the unlawful disclosure of information
contained in, or derived from, the sales, use and transactions tax records of the Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. That the Members of the Board of Supervisors, County Administrator, County Finance Director, Chief Assistant
County Administrators, Economic Development Manager, Senior Deputy County Administrators, Assistant County Assessor,
Assistant County Tax Collector and Senior Management Analysts, or other officer or employee of the County designated in
writing by the Board of Supervisors to the State Board of Equalization (hereafter referred to as Board), are hereby appointed to
represent the County of Contra Costa with authority to examine sales, use and transactions tax records of the Board pertaining to
sales, use and transactions taxes collected for the County by the Board pursuant to the contract between the County and the
Board. The information obtained by examination of Board records shall be used only for purposes related to the collection of
County sales, use and transactions taxes by the Board pursuant to that contract.
Section 2. That the officers listed above, or other officers or employees of the County designated in writing by the Board of
Supervisors to the Board, are hereby appointed to represent the County with authority to examine those sales, use and
transactions tax records of the Board, for purposes related to the following governmental functions of the County:
County administrationa.
Revenue management and budgetingb.
Community and economic developmentc.
Business license tax administration d.
The information obtained by examination of Board records shall be used only for those governmental functions of the County
listed above.
Section 3. That Hinderliter, de Llamas & Associates is hereby designated to examine the sales, use and transactions tax records
of the Board pertaining to sales, use and transactions taxes collected for the County by the Board. The person or entity designated
by this section meets all of the following conditions:
has an existing contract with the County to examine those sales, use and transact ions tax records; a.
is required by that contract to disclose information contained in, or derived from, those sales, use and transactions tax
records only to the officer or employee authorized under Sections 1 or 2 of this resolution to examine the information;
b.
is prohibited by that contract from performing consulting services for a retailer during the term of that contract; andc.
is prohibited by that contract from retaining the information contained in, or derived from those sales, use and transactions
tax records, after that contract has expired.
d.
The information obtained by examination of Board records shall be used only for purposes related to the collection of County
sales, use and transactions taxes by the Board pursuant to the contract between the County and the Board and for purposes
relating to the governmental functions of the County listed in section 2 of this resolution.
Contact:
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc: County Finance Director, Treasurer-Tax Collector, Asst Tax Collector, HdL (Mary Hubbell)
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/169 authorizing the issuance and sale of "Mount Diablo Unified School
District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2018, Series A" in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 by
the Mount Diablo Unified School District on its own behalf pursuant to Section 15140(b) of the Education
Code.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the County.
BACKGROUND:
The Mount Diablo Unified School District intends to issue General Obligation bonds to fund capital
improvements throughout the District. The District has requested that the Board of Supervisors adopt a
resolution authorizing the direct issuance and sale of bonds by the District on its own behalf as authorized
by Section 15140(b) of the Education Code.
The District adopted a resolution on April 22, 2019 authorizing the sale and issuance of the bonds (copy
attached). This issuance was approved by the voters as part of a $150,000,000 bond measure listed on the
November 6, 2018 ballot.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Timothy Ewell,
925-335-1036
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
C. 61
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Mount Diablo Unified School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2018, Series A
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors authorization, the School District would not be
able to issue the bonds as proposed.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The recommendation supports the following Children's Report Card outcome: Communities that are
Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 2019/169
District Resolution
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Signed Resolution No. 2019_169
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
Adopted this Resolution on 05/14/2019 by the following vote:
AYE:4
John Gioia
Candace Andersen
Diane Burgis
Karen Mitchoff
NO:
ABSENT:1 Federal D. Glover
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
Resolution No. 2019/169
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CONSENTING TO AND
AUTHORIZING THE MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ISSUE ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION
BONDS, ELECTION OF 2018, SERIES A ON ITS OWN BEHALF
RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors (the "Board") of Contra Costa County (the "County"), State of California:
WHEREAS, Sections 53506 et seq. of the California Government Code, including Section 53508.7 thereof, provide that
California public school district may issue and sell bonds on its own behalf at private sale pursuant to sections 15140 or 15146 of
the California Education Code;
WHEREAS, Section 15140(b) of the California Education Code provides that the board of supervisors of county may authorize
California public school district in the county to issue and sell its own bonds without the further action of the board of
supervisors or officers of the county;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District (the "District"), a public school district under the
jurisdiction of the County, has heretofore adopted and filed with the Clerk of this Board, a resolution (the "Bond Resolution")
providing for the issuance and sale of its Mt. Diablo Unified School District (Contra Costa County, California) General
Obligation Bonds, Election of 2018, Series A (the "Series A Bonds"), through negotiated sale pursuant to Sections 53506 et seq.
of the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, it has been requested that this Board consent to such issuance of the Series A Bonds and authorize the District to
issue and sell the Series A Bonds on its own behalf at negotiated sale pursuant to Sections 15140 or 15146 of the California
Education Code as permitted by Section 53508.7 of the California Government Code and the terms set forth in the Bond
Resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, State of California, as
follows:
Section 1. Recitals. All of the foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. Consent and Authorization of Negotiated Sale. This Board hereby consents to and authorizes the issuance and
negotiated sale by the District on its own behalf of the Series A Bonds pursuant to Sections 15140 and 15146 of the California
Education Code, as permitted by Section 53508.7 of the California Government Code and the terms and conditions set forth in
the Bond Resolution. This consent and authorization set forth herein shall only apply to the Series A Bonds.
Section 3. Source of Payment. The County acknowledges receipt of the Bond Resolution as adopted and the requests made by
the District to levy collect and distribute ad valorem tax revenues pursuant to Section 15250 et seq. of the California Education
Code to pay for principal of and interest on the Series A Bonds when and if sold. Correspondingly, and subject to the issuance
and sale of the Series A Bonds and transmittal of information concerning the debt service requirements thereof to the appropriate
County officers, there shall be levied by the County on all of the taxable property in the District in addition to all other taxes, a
continuing direct ad valorem tax annually during the period the Series A Bonds are outstanding commencing with fiscal year
2017-18 in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Series A Bonds when due which tax revenues when
collected will be placed in the Debt Service Fund established pursuant to the Bond Resolution and have been irrevocably pledged
collected will be placed in the Debt Service Fund established pursuant to the Bond Resolution and have been irrevocably pledged
for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Series A Bonds, when and as the same fall due. The monies in the Debt
Service Fund, to the extent necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the Series A Bonds, as the same become due and
payable, shall be transferred by the County to the Paying Agent for such bonds to pay the principal of and interest on the Series
A Bonds as set out in California law and in the Bond Resolution.
Section 4. Approval of Actions. Officers of the Board and County officials and staff are authorized to do any and all things and
are hereby authorized and directed jointly and severally to execute and deliver any and all documents which they may deem
necessary or advisable in order to assist the District with the issuance of the Series A Bonds and otherwise carry out give effect to
and comply with the terms and intent of this Resolution. Such actions heretofore taken by such officers, officials and staff are
hereby ratified confirmed and approved.
Section 5. Indemnification of County. The County acknowledges and relies upon the fact that the District has represented that it
shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, the County and its officers and employees ("Indemnified
Parties"), against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Parties may
become subject because of action or inaction related to the adoption of this resolution, or related to the proceedings for sale,
award, issuance and delivery of the Series A Bonds in accordance herewith and with the District's resolution and that the District
shall also reimburse any such Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or
defending any such claims or actions not due to bad faith or negligence.
Section 6. Limited Responsibility for Official Statement. Neither the Board nor any officer of the County has prepared or
reviewed the official statement of the District describing the Series A Bonds (the "Official Statement") and this Board and the
various officers of the County take no responsibility for the contents or distribution thereof; provided, however, that solely with
respect to a section contained or to be contained therein describing the County's investment policy, current portfolio holdings and
valuation procedures, as they may relate to funds of the District held by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector, the County
Treasurer-Tax Collector is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and review such information for inclusion in the Official
Statement and in a preliminary official statement, and to certify in writing prior to or upon the issuance of the Series A Bonds that
the information contained in such section does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein in the light of the circumstances under which they are made not misleading.
Section 7. Limited Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the Series A Bonds or in any other
document mentioned herein, neither the County nor the Board shall have any liability hereunder or by reason hereof or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the Series A Bonds shall be payable solely from the moneys of the
District available therefore as set forth in the Bond Resolution and herein.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
Contact: Timothy Ewell, 925-335-1036
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE staff from the Department of Conservation (DCD) and Development and
Public Works (PWD) to submit a joint application for grant funding for the amount of $130,000 from the
California State Coastal Conservancy for the Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the General Fund. DCD and PW will receive up to $130,000 in funding for the project. (No
County match)
BACKGROUND:
The Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail (CSSLT) is a 59-mile trail composed of Bay Trail and Ridge Trail
segments that surrounds a portion of the Carquinez Strait, from Crockett to Vallejo and Benicia in Solano
County, to Martinez and back to Crockett (reference attached maps). The CSSLT Gap Closure Study is a
collaboration between Contra Costa County, the City of Benicia, San Francisco Bay Trail, and the Bay Area
Ridge Trail Council that will identify actions to remedy 18 miles of trail gaps. DCD and PWD propose to
hire a consultant to help conduct the study, which will be phased into three steps:
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2019 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: (925) 674-7755 Colin
Piethe
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 14, 2019
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie Mello, Deputy
cc:
C. 62
To:Board of Supervisors
From:TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Date:May 14, 2019
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail Grant Application
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
1) Identify any “fatal flaws” related to closing existing identified gaps with bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure. Pending the results of the fatal flaw analysis, the scope of the study will continue to
either step 2A or 2B.
2A) Use the information gathered in the fatal flaw analysis to narrow the study’s focus and study
one or two (depending on the results of step 1) trail gaps in greater detail.
2B) If the fatal flaw analysis identifies segments of the CSSLT alignment that may not be feasible
or practical, step 2B includes a revisited study of potential trail alignments in order to identify an
improved preferred alignment, focused upon developing a route with greater value and a more
expeditious path towards implementation.
3) The final step will include preparation of presentation material and identification of an action
plan to increase awareness of the general public and elected officials in an effort to draw increased
attention and financial resources towards implementation of the CSSLT gap closure project
segments. Conducting a study to close these gaps will help identify projects that will, in turn,
create public health, economic, and social equity benefits.
Increase in Trail Usage/Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction: The 2005 The San Francisco
Bay Trail Project Gap Analysis Study estimated that trail users will grow from 2.3 million to 5.1 million
annual users in 2026 due to increasing growth in population and tourism. Safe and convenient
connections, particularly to the two bridges connecting the CSSLT, will further increase the number of
trail users who might have otherwise driven to parts of the CSSLT. This mode shift is expected to
reduce GHG emissions and improve public health outcomes due to increased rates of physical exercise.
Disadvantaged Communities: Identifying bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements in
the CSSLT will also serve disadvantaged communities. The CSSLT runs through MTC-designated
“Communities of Concern” in Crockett, Martinez, and Vallejo. In particular, improving the quality of
non-motorized infrastructure around the CSSLT will improve traffic safety and mobility outcomes for
those who are walking, bicycling, or taking transit out of necessity.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not authorizing this grant will prevent the County from securing funding that will lead to trail gap
remedy projects around the Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail.
ATTACHMENTS
Trail Map
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