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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11052013 - C.46RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Department, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Community Violence Solutions, a non-profit corporation, effective November 1, 2013, to increase the contract by an amount not to exceed $57,000, for a total contract amount of $167,000, for the continued operation of the Children's Interview Center, with no change in term of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. FISCAL IMPACT: $167,000 9% County costs through Employment and Human Services Department; 8% Sheriff's Department; 10% Office of the District Attorney; 38% Local Law Enforcement agencies (all local Contra Costa County police agencies); 19% Federal; and 16% State. BACKGROUND: Community Violence Solutions in collaboration with the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), the Sheriff's39;s Department, and local Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) operates the multidisciplinary Children's Interview Center (CIC). The CIC provides forensic interviews and exams to child victims of sexual abuse. The Center provides skilled interviewers in a child-friendly setting to decrease the child's trauma by minimizing the number of interviews. Standardized APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 11/05/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Valerie Earley, 313-1583 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: November 5, 2013 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: C. 46 To:Board of Supervisors From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director Date:November 5, 2013 Contra Costa County Subject:Community Violence Solutions Contract for the Operation of the Children's Interview Center BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) evidence collection processes that increase the number of cases prosecuted have been implemented at the Center. Increased funding will allow the CIC to increase services to child victims of sexual abuse. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Without increased funding, the CIC would be unable to increase services to child victims of sexual abuse. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: The contract supports three of the five community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing", and 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a Life for Children and Families" by immediately addressing the needs of children abused or at risk of child buse.