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.