HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06092009 - C.48RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District Attorney, or designee, to submit an application
and execute a grant award agreement, and any extensions or amendments thereof, pursuant
to State guidelines, with the California Emergency Management Agency's (CalEMA) Law
Enforcement and Victim Services Division in the amount of $34,079 for funding of the
Victims of Crime Act Stimulus (VS), Victim/Witness Assistance Program for the period
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$34,079; $27,329 Federal funding, $6,840 In-Kind County match. Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance No. 16.575. The grant funds and combined match will provide
continued funding for a half-time Victim Witness Specialist position in the District
Attorney's Victim Witness Assistance Program.
BACKGROUND:
This grant program is authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
and by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA). The objective is to provide direct
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/09/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Jennifer Marttinen,
925-957-2234
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: June 9, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc:
C.48
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Robert J. Kochly, District Attorney
Date:June 9, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVAL TO SUBMIT APPLICATION WITH STATE FOR RECOVERY ACT - VOCA STIMULUS
VICTIM/WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
services to crime victims in support of the Recovery Act objectives to preserve and create
jobs and promote economic recovery. The County District Attorney' Office operates the
Victim/Witness Assistance Program with State funds for comprehensive assistance
programs for victims and witnesses of all types of crime and thereby allowing for faster and
more complete recovery from the effects of crime.
The Federal Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awards each State a Recovery Act - VOCA
victim assistance formula grant to support the provision of services to victims of crime
throughout the Nation. Services under this grant program are defined as those efforts that 1)
respond to the emotional and physical needs of crime victims; 2) assist primary and
secondary victims of crime to stabilize their lives after a victimization; 3) assist victims to
understand and participate in the criminal justice system; and 4) provide victims of crime a
measure of safety and security such as boarding-up broken windows and replacing and
repairing locks.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: